Warning and Safety instructions
Do not flambé under a cooker hood. The flames could set the cooker hood on fire.
Do not use the appliance as a resting place for anything else. Take particular care never to place cutlery or other metal objects on the appliance. When the appliance is switched on either deliberately or by mistake, or when there is residual heat present, there is the risk of metal objects heating up, with a danger of burning.
Depending on the material, other objects left on the hob could also melt or catch fire.
Damp pan lids might adhere to the ceramic surface and be difficult to dislodge.
Switch the cooking zones off after use.
Do not cover the appliance, e.g. with a cloth, kitchen foil, etc. This could be a fire hazard if the appliance is switched on by mistake.
Do not use plastic or aluminium foil containers. These melt at high temperatures and could catch fire.
Do not heat up unopened tins of food on the hob, as pressure will build up in the tin, causing it to explode. This could result in injury and scalding or damage.
Do not use pots and pans on the ceramic hob with bases with pronounced edges or ridges, e.g. cast iron pans. These could scratch or scour the hob surface permanently.
Never heat an empty pan unless the manufacturer of the pan expressly states that you can do so. Because induction heating works extremely quickly the base of the pan could heat up to the temperature at which oil or fat
Keep the hob clean. Grains of salt, sugar and sand (e.g. from cleaning vegetables) can cause scratches.
Never place hot pans on the area around the controls. The electronic unit underneath could get damaged.
Do not drop anything on the ceramic surface. Even a light object could cause damage in certain circumstances.
Do not allow either solid or liquid sugar, or pieces of plastic or aluminium foil to get onto the cooking zones when they are hot. If this should occur, switch off the appliance, and carefully scrape off all the sugar, plastic or aluminium residues from the hob whilst they are still hot, using a shielded scraper blade.
Take care not to burn yourself.
If residues are allowed to cool before being removed, the ceramic surface would be susceptible to pitting or even cracking.
Clean the appliance once it has cooled down.
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