User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EHS6140HOW

[. . . ] EHS6140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN HOB USER MANUAL 2 www. electrolux. com CONTENTS 1. 12 WE'RE THINKING OF YOU Thank you for purchasing an Electrolux appliance. [. . . ] The red dot is painted on the surface and can come off after some time. It does not have an effect on the performance of the appliance. The rapid hot plate can smoke and make an odour when you use it for the first time. The smoke and an odour will go off after a while. 3. 1 Before first use Put cookware containing water on each cooking zone, set the maximum position and operate the appliance for 10 min. This is to burn off the residue in the appliance. After that, operate the appliance at 6 www. electrolux. com 4. Refer to "Safety information" chapter. 4. 3 Examples of cooking applications Heat setting: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Use to: 4. 1 Cookware · The bottom of the cookware must be as thick and flat as possible. Pots must not enter the control zone. Keeping warm Gentle simmering Simmering Frying / browning Bringing to the boil Bringing to the boil / quick frying / deep-frying 4. 2 Energy saving · If possible, always put the lids on the cookware. · Put cookware on a solid hotplate before you start it. · Stop the solid hotplate before the end of the cooking time to use residual heat. · For satisfactory results, the bottom of pans must have the same dimensions (or slightly larger) as solid hotplates. Do not use smaller pans. Information on acrylamides Important!According to the newest scientific knowledge, if you brown food (specially the one which contains starch), acrylamides can pose a health risk. Thus, we recommend that you cook at the lowest temperatures and do not brown food too much. 5. Refer to "Safety information" chapter. Before any maintenance or cleaning can be carried out, you must disconnect the hob from the electricity supply. The hob is best cleaned while it is still warm, as spillage can be removed more easily than if it is left to cool. Sharp objects and abrasive cleaning agents will damage the appliance. For your safety, do not clean the appliance with steam blasters or high-pressure cleaners. The stainless steel can become tarnished if it is too much heated. Refer to this you must not cook with potstones, earthenware pans or cast iron plates. Do not use aluminium foil to prevent damage the top during operation. [. . . ] Make sure that the cable section is applicable to the voltage and the working temperature. In any case the power cable must be positioned in such a way that no part of it reaches a temperature of 50° C higher than the ambient temperature. The wires in the cord are coloured as follows: Green and yellow Blue Brown 1. with the number 1, the letter 'L' or coloured red. It must always be connected to the network phase. [. . . ]