General Safety Instructions
The cooker must be installed by a qualified electrician in accordance with the installation instructions. It should be serviced by a qualified service engineer and only approved spare parts used. Have the installer show you the location of the cooker control switch. Mark it for easy reference. Always allow the cooker to cool and then switch off at the mains and before cleaning or carrying out any maintenance work, unless specified otherwise in this guide.
All parts of the cooker become hot with use and will retain heat even after you have stopped cooking.
Take care when touching the hob especially the marked cooking areas. The glass surface of the hob will retain heat after the controls have been turned off. To minimize the possibility of burns, always be certain that the hob controls are in the OFF position and that the entire glass surface is cool before attempting to clean the hob.
Use dry oven gloves when applicable - using damp gloves might result in steam burns when you touch a hot surface. Never operate the cooker with wet hands.
Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of a glove. They might catch fire if they touch a hot surface.
Always turn the surface unit controls off before removing the pans.
Don’t place utensils on the hob surface when it is in use. They may become hot and could cause burns.
Clean the hob with caution. If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface unit, be careful to avoid steam burns. Some cleansers can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
Do not use unstable saucepans and position the handles away from the edge of the hotplate.
Babies, toddlers and young children should not be allowed near the cooker at any time. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. Teach them not to play with controls or any other part of the cooker.
Never store anything of interest to children in cabinets above a cooker - children climbing on the cooker to reach them could be seriously injured.
Clean only parts listed in this guide.
In the interests of hygiene and safety the cooker should be kept clean at all times as a build up in fats and other food stuff could result in a fire.
We recommend that you avoid wiping any surface unit areas until they have cooled and the indicator light has gone off. Sugar spills are the exception to this. Please see ‘Cleaning your cooker’. When the hob is cool, use only the recommended cleaning cream to clean the hob.
To avoid possible damage to the cooking surface, do not apply the cleaning cream to the glass surface when it is hot. Read and follow all instructions
and warnings on the cleaning cream labels. After cleaning, use a dry cloth or paper towel to remove any cleaning cream residue.
Avoid heating an empty pan. Doing so may damage the hob and the pan.
Always keep combustible wall coverings or curtains etc. a safe distance away from your cooker.
Do not place or store items on top of the glass hob surface when it is not in use.
Do not spray aerosols in the vicinity of the cooker while it is in on.
Do not store or use combustible materials, or flammable liquids in the vicinity of this appliance.
Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the pan completely with a well fitting lid or baking tray. If available
use a multipurpose dry chemical or
Never leave the hob unattended at high heat settings. Pans boiling over can cause smoking and greasy spills may catch on fire.
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Take great care when heating fats and oils, as they will ignite if they get too hot.
Use a deep fat thermometer whenever possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.
Never leave a chip pan unattended. Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats. Deep fry pans should be only one third full of fat. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause spill over when food is added. If you use a combination of oils or fats in frying, stir them together before heating, or as the fats melt.
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