AEG 33620 DK-M - Manual (Page 6)

Care and cleaning
Saucepans with very shiny/bright bases will prolong the cooking time slightly compared
with cooking utensils with matt/dark bases.
Use a tightly fitting lid on the saucepan. Without
a lid you use more than three times as much elec­
tricity.
Do not slide saucepans across the surface of the
hob - always lift the pan when placing it on, or
removing it from the ceramic surface.
Wipe the bottom surface of the pots and pans with
a clean dry cloth before placing them on the ce­
ramic surface. This helps to reduce cleaning and prevents scratching the hob glass.
Wipe off spills whilst the hob is warm.
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Care and cleaning
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Before any maintenance or cleaning can be carried out, you must DISCONNECT the hob
from the electricity supply.
For reasons of hygiene and safety, the cooking zones must be kept clean. Grease stains and
spilled food generate smoke when heated, and can even cause fire.
Never use metal wool, metal sponges or other abrasive cleaning agents.
Never use steam or a steam cleaning machine to clean the appliance.
The decorative pattern on the ceramic surface can become scratched and marred with use,
depending upon maintenance, but does not adversely affect performance.
Such blemishes are not covered by the warranty and do not affect the operation of
the hob.
Immediately scrape off stains caused by food which has boiled over using a proper ceramic
hob scraper, spilled sugar, dishes containing sugar (jam, juice, etc.), melted plastic and
aluminium foil while the ceramic hob is still hot. If the ceramic hob is allowed to cool it
may become damaged.
Utensils which have been in contact with the abovementioned melted materials must be
cleaned throughly before used again on the ceramic-top hob unit.
Defects in the ceramic surface which can be related to the above are not covered by the
warranty.
A dirty ceramic hob decreases the heat transfer between cooking zones and cookware.
After use the cooking zones should be wiped with a damp cloth with washing up liquid.
For severe soiling you can follow these steps:
1. Remove stains etc., with a proper ceramic hob scraper.
2. Make sure that the ceramic hob has cooled down. Use a proper ceramic cleaning agent.
3. Wipe the ceramic hob clean with a damp cloth or kitchen roll. Tough stains can be
removed by rubbing the stain hard with kitchen roll.
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