Practical Advice
Practical Advise on Using the Burners
For best performance, follow these general guidelines:
•Use the appropriate cookware for each burner (see table) in order to prevent the flame from reaching the sides of the pot or pan;
•Alwasy use cookware with a flat bottom and keep the lid on;
•When the contents come to a boil, turn the knob to "Low".
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Rapid (R) | 24 - 26 | |
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Reduced Rapid (RR) | 24 - 26 | |
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16 - 20 | ||
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Auxilliary (A) | 10 - 14 | |
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16 - 20 | ||
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Triple Crown (TC) | 24 - 26 | |
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Ultrarapid (UR) | 24 - 26 | |
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Fishburner (P) | Oval cookware | |
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Double flame (DCDR | 10 | |
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Double flame (DCDR | 26 - 28 | |
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N.B. On the models supplied with a reducer shelf, remember that this should be used only for the Double flame internal (DCDR internal) burner when you use casserole dishes with a diameter under 12 cm.
Practical Advice on Using the Electric Hot Plates
In order to avoid heat loss and damage to the hot plate, use cookware with a flat bottom the diameter of which is not less than that of the hot plate.
Setting | Normal or Fast Plate | |
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0 | Off | |
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1 | Cooking vegetables, fish | |
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2 | Cooking potatoes (using steam) soups, | |
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3 | Continuing the cooking of large quantities | |
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4 | For roasting (average) | |
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5 | For roasting (above average) | |
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6 | For browning and reaching a boil in a | |
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Before using the hot plates for the first time, you should heat them at maximum temperature for approximately 4 minutes, without any pans. During this initial stage, their protective coating hardens and reaches its maximum resistance.
Practical Advice on Using the Half Fish-Kettle Burner
The two central burners, or Half
To turn the two central burners 90°, proceed as follows:
•Make sure that the burners are cool;
•Lift the burner completely out of its housing;
•Replace it in its housing in the position desired;
•Make sure that the burners are positioned correctly before use.
In addition, the two cetnral burners can be used in tandem or speartely with cookware of different shapes and sizes:
•Double burner for a
•Double burner for a griddle or rectangular/square cookware with minimum dimensions of 28x28 cm (Fig. B)
•Double burner for large cookware (diameter of
•Single burner for medium size cookware (diameter of
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Fig. C | Fig. D |
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