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en Preventing material damage
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2 Preventing material damage
Follow these instructions to prevent material damage to
your appliance, accessories or other objects in your kit-
chen.
ATTENTION!
Rough pot and pan bases will scratch the ceramic.
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Check your cookware.
Boiling pans dry may damage cookware or the appli-
ance.
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Never place empty pans on a heated hotplate or al-
low to boil dry.
Incorrectly positioned cookware can cause the appli-
ance to overheat.
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Never place hot pots or pans on the controls or the
hob surround.
Damage can occur if hard or pointed objects fall onto
the hob.
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Do not let hard or pointed objects fall onto the hob.
Non heat-resistant materials will melt on heated hot-
plates.
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Do not use oven protective foil.
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Do not use aluminium foil or plastic containers.
2.1 Overview of the most common damage
Here you can find the most common types of damage
and tips on how to avoid them.
Damage Cause Measure
Stains Food boiling
over
Remove boiled-over food
immediately with a glass
scraper.
Stains Unsuitable
cleaning
products
Only use cleaning
products that are suitable
for glass ceramic.
Scratch
es
Salt, sugar or
sand
Do not use the hob as a
work surface or storage
space.
Scratch
es
Rough pot or
pan bases
Check your cookware.
Discol-
ouration
Unsuitable
cleaning
products
Only use cleaning
products that are suitable
for glass ceramic.
Discol-
ouration
Pan abrasion,
e.g. aluminium
Lift pots and pans to
move on the hob.
Blisters Sugar or food
with a high
sugar content
Remove boiled-over food
immediately with a glass
scraper.
3 Environmental protection and saving energy
Help protect the environment by using your appliance
in a way that conserves resources and by disposing of
reusable materials properly.
3.1 Disposing of packaging
The packaging materials are environmentally compat-
ible and can be recycled.
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Sort the individual components by type and dispose
of them separately.
3.2 Saving energy
If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use
less energy.
Select the cooking zone to match the size of your
pan. Centre the cookware on the hob.
Use cookware whose base diameter is the same dia-
meter as the hotplate.
Tip:Cookware manufacturers often give the upper
diameter of the saucepan. It is often larger than the
base diameter.
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Unsuitable cookware or incompletely covered cook-
ing zones consume a lot of energy.
Cover saucepans with suitable lids.
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Cooking without a lid consumes considerably more
energy.
Lift lids as infrequently as possible.
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When you lift a lid, a lot of energy escapes.
Using a glass lid
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You can see into the pan through a glass lid
without having to lift it.
Use pots and pans with flat bases.
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Uneven bases increase energy consumption.
Use cookware suited to the quantity of food.
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Large items of cookware containing little food need
more energy to heat up.
Cook with little water.
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The more water contained in cookware, the more
energy is required to heat it up.
Turn down to a lower heat setting early on. Use a suit-
able ongoing cooking setting to continue cooking.
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If you use an ongoing cooking setting that is too
high, you will waste energy
Adjust the fan speed to the amount of steam pro-
duced during cooking.
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The lower the fan speed, the less energy is con-
sumed.
If cooking produces large amounts of steam, select a
higher fan speed in good time.
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The odours are distributed around the room less.
Switch the appliance off when you are not using it.
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The appliance does not consume any energy.
Ensure that there is sufficient ventilation when cook-
ing.
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The appliance works more efficiently and with fewer
operating noises.
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