AEG 33620 DK-M - Manual (Page 5)

Helpful hints and tips
Heat Setting Cooking process
• Simmering
2 Frying / browning
• - 3 Bringing to the boil / quick frying / deep - frying
Pilot light
Pilot light is activated when either of the zones are turned on, and will remain on until the
cooking zones are switched off.
Residual-Heat indicator
Each plate has a residual heat indicator which remains on as long as the temperature of
the cooking zone exceeds 80°C, even if the cooking zone is switched off.
Helpful hints and tips
Adjust the cooking zones correctly.
Select the highest setting for the cooking zones until the food is brought to the boil. Then
reduce the setting as far as possible, without the food going off the boil.
Use level saucepans. An uneven saucepan may in­
crease the electricity consumption by up to 50 per
cent. Check whether your saucepans have level
bases by placing the item in question upside down
on a work top and positioning a ruler on the base.
A curved base, both inwards and outwards, will
prolong the cooking time and increase the energy
consumption.
The saucepan should match the cooking zone - or
be slightly larger.
Cooking zone Diameter of pans to use
rear cooking zone 180 mm
Front cooking zone 145 mm
Remember that a large saucepan can also hold
small quantities. If the diameter of the base is too
small, the energy consumption will increase, and
any food boiling over will burn onto the hot cook­
ing zone.
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