Miele KM84-2 - Manual (Page 11)

Description of cooking areas
Cooking areas - diameter
The cooking areas are clearly marked
on the cooktop unit. Only the area
which has been turned on will be
heated. The rest of the cooktop surface
will remain relatively cool.
Residual heat indicator
Each cooking area has a residual heat
indicator. When a cooking area is
turned on, its residual heat indicator
lights up. It only goes out after the cook-
ing area has been turned off and the
cooking surface has reached a tem-
perature safe to the touch.
Temperature limiter
All cooking areas are equipped with a
temperature limiter, which turns the
heating element off if the temperature
under the ceramic surface gets too
high.
The temperature limiter turns the heat-
ing element on again after the tempera-
ture has returned to a safe level.
The temperature limiter operates
. . . when unsuitable cooking utensils
are used (e.g. saucepans with uneven
bases or which are too small).
. . . when cooking areas are used with-
out pots.
The temperature limiter may also be ac-
tivated when the utensils are suitable.
The reason for this could be light co-
lored saucepan bases (heat reflection)
or poor transfer of heat from the sauce-
pan base to the food.
Important note
While the cooking areas are heating
up, a “humming
” noise may be no-
ticed. This is caused by magnetization
of the heating filaments. As the cooking
areas heat up, the humming noise will
diminish and finally will cease al-
together.
For halogen cooking areas only:
The radiant elements work together
with the
halogen lamps . This gives a
quicker heat transfer to the pan base,
resulting in a shorter heating-up period.
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