5.2 Cookware
• The bottom of the cookware
must be as thick and flat as
possible.
• Cookware made of enamelled
steel and with aluminium or
copper bottoms can cause the
colour change on glass-ceramic
surface.
• When the liquid starts to boil, turn down
the flame to barely simmer the liquid.
Use cookware with diameters applicable
to the size of burners.
Burner Diameters of cook-
ware
Rapid 160 - 260 mm
Semi-rapid 120 - 220 mm
Auxiliary 80 - 160 mm
WARNING!
Do not use cast iron pans, pot-
stones, grill or toaster plates on
gas burners.
WARNING!
Make sure that the bottoms of
pots do not stand above the con-
trol knobs. If the control knobs are
under the bottoms of pots, the
flame heats them up.
Do not put the same pan on two
burners.
WARNING!
Make sure that pot handles is not
above the front edge of the cook-
top. Make sure that pots are cen-
trally put on the rings in order to
get maximum stability and to get
lower gas consumption.
Do not put unstable or damaged pots on
the rings to prevent from spill and injury.
WARNING!
Do not use a flame diffuser.
WARNING!
Liquids spilt during cooking can
cause the glass to break
6. CARE AND CLEANING
WARNING!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
Clean the appliance after each use.
Always use cookware with clean bottom.
WARNING!
Deactivate the appliance. Discon-
nect the appliance from the elec-
trical supply before you clean or
do maintenance work.
Let the gas burner become cool
before you clean it.
It is best to clean the electrical
cooking zone while it is still warm
because you can remove spillage
more easily.
WARNING!
Sharp objects and abrasive clean-
ing agents can damage the appli-
ance.
For your safety, do not clean the
appliance with steam blasters or
high-pressure cleaners.
Scratches or dark stains on the
surface have no effect on how the
appliance operates.
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