Complete Owner's Guide

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Porcelain enameled steel or cast iron
• See stainless steel or cast iron.
Stainless steel
• Heats quickly but unevenly.
• Stainless steel cookware with an aluminum or
copper core or bottom provides even heating.
Operating the cooktop burners
All the appliance's control and monitoring devices are
located together on the front panel. The burner con-
trolled by each knob is shown by a marking on the
bottom left of the knob (see “Control panel”). The
appliance is equipped with an electronic ignition
device that generates small sparks at regular intervals
, necessary for the combustion of the gas.
Simply press the knob and turn it counter-clockwise
until the burner lights. If the burner does not light in the
first 15 seconds, turn the knob to and wait 5
minutes before trying again. After lighting, keep the
knob pressed in for a few seconds to allow the ther-
mocouple to heat up. The burner may go out when the
knob is released: in this case, the thermocouple has
not heated up sufficiently. Wait a few moments before
repeating the operation and keep the knob pressed in
longer.
To operate the cooktop burners
1. Place your cookware on the burner.
2. Push in and turn the cooktop knob to the
position to ignite the burner.
3. Check the burner to make sure it has a steady
flame.
4. Once the burner is lit, keep the knob pressed in
for a few seconds. If the burner goes out, wait a
few moments and try again.
5. Turn the burner knob to adjust the flame size.
Note: A clicking sound will occur on all the burners
when a control knob is pushed in. Don't cook with the
knob in the position.
Simmering function
This function is extremely useful for melting food like
butter, chocolate or similar and for simmering small
quantities of food.
1. Switch on one Circular Dual Flame burner inner
ring.
2. Set the flame to the minimum.
3. Leave the outer ring off.
Setting the flame size
The cooktop has three types of burners:
1. Circular Dual Flame burners:
These burners can be adjusted to the HIGH or LOW
flame setting for both the outer and inner rings. Note:
the inner ring will be lit when you light the outer ring on
either high or low flame settings. It is not possible to
light the outer ring without lighting the inner one.
2. Circular Single Flame burners and Fish Burner:
These burners can be adjusted to HIGH, MEDIUM or
LOW settings.
WARNING
Fire Hazard
• Do not allow the burner flames to extend
beyond the edge of the pan.
• Turn off all knobs when the range is not in use.
CAUTION
Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper
shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top
of the cooktop when it is in use. These items could
melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wood spoons
could catch fire if placed too close to the flame.
IMPORTANT
If it is turned off by accident, a safety device will trip,
shutting off the gas supply, even if the gas tap is
open. Return the knob to and wait at least 5
minutes before lighting it again.
NOTE
If the outer ring switches on at full power, set half
power at least for the inner ring.
USING THE COOKTOP