Creda J151E Choosing Your Utensils, General Information Notes All Hobs Do Not, Do not, Removing

Choosing Your Utensils Ceramic Hob only

All copper pans are excellent conductors of heat, and are hard wearing and strong, but need quite a lot of care. They can be very heavy and do not usually have completely flat bases. The interiors are usually lined with a different material such as tin.

A stainless steel pan with a sandwich base of aluminium and stainless steel is an excellent conductor of heat and is suitable for use on ceramic and halogen hobs, providing they are used in accordance with the saucepans manufacturers’ recommendations.

Stainless steel pans with a sandwich base of aluminium and copper are excellent conductors of heat. If using stainless steel saucepans with aluminium and copper sandwich bases on ceramic and halogen hobs, the use of these pans must be in accordance with the saucepan manufacturers’ recommendations. Extra care should be taken to ensure the base of the pan and the hob is cleaned, and the hob conditioned, after each and every use, when using this type of saucepan.

If these recommendations are not followed, the result will be a build up of small copper deposits on the surface of your hob which, if not cleaned after each use, will result in permanent marking of your hob.

Always lift the pan from the hob, do not drag or slide across the hob surface as damage may occur.

General Information Notes

(All Hobs)

Do Not	Do not
	leave any utensils, food or
	combustible items on the hob
Do not	when it is not in use.
cook directly on the hob surface
without a cooking utensil, as this	Do not	place	aluminium or
will result in damage to the surface	plastic foil, or plastic containers on
of the hob.	the hob.
Do not	Do not	leave the hotplates or
use the hob as a worktop surface as	cooking areas switched On unless
damage may occur to the smooth	they are being used.
surface of the hob.	We recommend not to place large
	preserving pans or fish kettles
Do not	across two heating areas.
drag or slide utensils on the hob
surface, as this will cause scratches	Do not
in the surface of the hob.	leave utensils partly covering the
	heated areas. Always ensure that
Do not	they are placed centrally over the
allow a cooking utensil to come	heated areas and have the same
into contact with the hob surround.	diameter as the heating area used.
Do not
place anything between the base
of the utensil and the ceramic hob,
e.g. do not use asbestos mats,
aluminium or wok stand.
	We recommend not to use a utensil
	with a base diameter greater than
	25cm (l0ins).
	Pressure cookers or other large
	pans should be used on the front
	cooking areas.
	Always	ensure	that saucepan
	handles are positioned safely.

CAUTION: IF AT ANY TIME A CRACK IN THE SURFACE BECOMES VISIBLE, SWITCH THE COOKER OFF AT THE MAINS SUPPLY

Under no circumstances should the hob be used with aluminium foil in contact with the hob surface as damage can occur.

The following boiling plates are located beneath the decorative circular patterned cooking areas:-

Front left	1.8kW
Rear left	1.2kW
Rear right	1.8kW
Front right	1.2kW

The cooking areas change colour when heated (become red) indicating which heating element is switched on. The cooking area returns to its original colour when the heating element is switched Off.

Warning: Even though the cooking area has returned to its original colour it may still be hot.

The controls for the hotplates can be turned in either direction.

Turn the control to 6 for fast cooking. To reduce the heat to cook more slowly or simmer, turn the control to a lower setting according to the size of the saucepan and the amount of liquid.

Pans can be placed on the unheated areas of the panel when cooking is finished and before serving food. It is inadvisable at any time to leave a heating element switched on without a pan in position as this wastes energy, and could make soil or rub-off from aluminium pans more difficult to remove. To protect elements against over-heating, safety cut- outs have been incorporated with each element. After several minutes with the control at setting 6 the safety cut-out switches the element Off and On continuously, thus preventing any adverse effects that may be caused by an excessive build-up of heat in the cooking area.

WARNING: Extreme caution should be used when cleaning the hot hob.

IMPORTANT

1.Always clean up any spillage immediately with a clean cloth or a paper towel to avoid unnecessary damage to the hob. Extreme care should be taken to avoid steam burns and hot surfaces when cleaning spillage from the hob.

2.When cooking food which contains sugar (most food) or syrup, use a utensil which is large enough to prevent boil over or spillage. Sugar spillage will permanently damage the hob and therefore should be cleaned off with care immediately. If sugar spillage has occurred, remove it as long as it is still hot with a metal safety razor scraper provided. This will avoid any damage. NEVER LET IT COOL BEFORE

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3.Always ensure that the base of the utensil is dry before placing on the ceramic hob.