Control Panel
Choice Of Utensils
Every Electric Hob deserves the right choice of utensils. We recommend for optimum performance the use of good quality utensils.
LEFT | LEFT | RIGHT | RIGHT | GRILL | OVEN |
FRONT | REAR | REAR | FRONT | CONTROL | CONTROL |
} HOTPLATES
Control Knobs The controls for the hotplates and grill can be turned in either direction to provide variable heat control, the oven control knob can only be rotated clockwise from the Off position.
Operating the control when the grill is in use. In common with all cookers having controls sited above the grill compartment, care must be taken when setting the controls, due to hot air being emitted from the grill compartment.
Always ensure that all controls are in the OFF position, when appliance is not in use.
Hob General Information Notes
Note: | Under no circumstances should the hob be used with | |
| aluminium foil in contact with the hob surface. | |
Use | The controls set the hotplates at six | |
of Hotplate | Each control can be used to select one of six temperature | |
| settings from a minimum at position 1 to a maximum at | |
| position 6. | |
Control | This table is provided only as a guide – settings also | |
Settings | depend on the type of pan used and the quantity of food. | |
Guide |
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Knob Position | Type of food | |
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1 |
| To melt butter, chocolate, etc. |
1 or 2 |
| To heat food gently. |
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| To keep small amounts of water simmering. |
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| To heat sauces, containing egg yolks and butter, |
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| To simmer: stews, meat, fish, vegetables, fruit. |
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3 |
| To heat solid and liquid foods. |
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| Keep water boiling. |
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| Thaw frozen vegetables. |
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| Make |
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4 or 5 |
| To cook foods, just above simmering. |
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| To maintain 'rolling' boil for preserve making. |
5 or 6 |
| To seal meat and fry fish. |
6 |
| Frying potatoes. |
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| Bringing water to the boil. |
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| Deep fat frying. |
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| Dissolve sugar for preserve making. |
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Safety requirements for deep fat frying :
1.Use a deep pan, large enough to completely cover the appropriate heating area.
2.Never fill the pan more than
3.Never leave oil or fat unattended during the heating or cooking period.
4.Never try to fry too much food at a time, especially frozen food. This only lowers the temperature of the oil or fat too much, resulting in greasy food.
5.Always dry food thoroughly before frying, and lower it slowly into the hot oil or fat. Frozen foods, in particular, will cause frothing and spitting, if added too quickly.
6.Never heat fat, or fry, with a lid on the pan.
7.Keep the outside of the pan clean and free from streaks of oil or fat.
PANS SHOULD | Always ✓ | Never ✗ | |
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| ● Use good quality flat | ● Use gauze, metal pan | |
| based cookware on | diffusers, asbestos | |
| all electric heat | mats and stands e.g. | |
| sources. | Wok stands – they can | |
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| cause overheating. | |
Be concave | ● Ensure pans have | ● Use utensils with skirts | |
clean, dry bases | |||
(bowed in) | before use. | or rims e.g. buckets | |
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| and some kettles. | |
| ● Ensure pans match | ● Use badly dented or | |
| size of heating area. | ||
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| ● Remember good | pans. | |
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Be convex | quality pans retain | ● Leave an element | |
heat well, so | |||
(bowed out) | |||
generally only a low | switched on when not | ||
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| or medium heat is | cooking. | |
| necessary. | ● Cook food directly on | |
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| ● Ensure pan handles | the hotplate. | |
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| are positioned safely | ● Drag or slide utensils | |
Be rimmed | and away from heat | ||
| sources. | across the hob surface. | |
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| ● Lift pans, do not drag. | ● Place large preserving | |
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| ● Use pan lids except | across two hotplates. | |
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| when frying. | ● Place plastic vessels or | |
Be deeply |
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● Deal with spillage | utensils on a hot hob. | ||
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immediately but with |
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| ● Use the hob as an area | ||
| care. | for storage | |
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| Always place pans | ||
But essentially | centrally on the | ||
Flat | hotplate | ||
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THE BEST COMBINATIONS
This table is a general guide to the types of pan suitable for different types of hobs and cookers. Remember pans should be good quality, with smooth, flat bases. For any further information refer to manufacturers’ instructions.
✓suitable ✗ unsuitable *care should be taken when using any pans on these surfaces not to drag and cause scratching.
| Ceramic* | Solid | |
Aluminium | ✓ | ✓ | |
Stainless steel with single layer | ✗ | ✓ | |
copper base | |||
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Stainless steel with sandwich bases | ✓ | ✓ | |
of aluminium and stainless or | |||
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aluminium and copper. |
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Enamelled steel | ✓ | ✓ | |
Enamelled aluminium | ✓ | ✓ | |
Enamelled based cast iron | ✓ With Extra Care ✓ | ||
Copper | ✗ | ✗ | |
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Toughened glass or ceramic/ | Not | ✓ | |
glass/pottery | Recommended |
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Mild steel, | ✓ | ✓ | |
stainless with a magnetic | |||
sandwich base |
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