User manual

Heat setting Use to: Time
(min)
Hints
9 - 12 Gentle fry: escalope, veal cor-
don bleu, cutlets, rissoles,
sausages, liver, roux, eggs,
pancakes, doughnuts.
as nec-
essary
Turn halfway through.
12 - 13 Heavy fry, hash browns, loin
steaks, steaks.
5 - 15 Turn halfway through.
14 Boil water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep-fry chips.
Boil large quantities of water. Power function is activated.
5.5 Hints and Tips for Cook
Assist function
To achieve the best results with the
function:
• Start the function when the hob is
cold (no manual heat up of the
cookware is necessary).
• Use cookware made of stainless steel
with sandwich bottom.
• Do not use cookware with
embossment at the center of the
bottom.
Examples of cooking applications for
the function
The data in the table shows examples of
foods for each frying level. The amount,
thickness, quality and temperature ( i.e.
frozen ) of the food have an influence on
the correct frying level. Choose the frying
level and adjustment that are the best for
your cooking habits and pans.
Frying
level
Food sug-
gestion
Use to prepare
Eggs Fried eggs, ome-
lette, french
toasts, filet of
fish, vegetable
Pancakes Pancakes, fish fin-
gers, frozen
foods, breaded
food, steak medi-
um
Steaks Steak rare
Different sizes of pans can
cause different heat up
times. Heavy pans store
more heat than the light
pans but take more time to
heat up.
5.6 Correct pans for Cook
Assist function
Use only pans with flat bottom. To check
if the pan is correct:
1. Put your pan up side down.
2. Put a ruler on the bottom of the pan.
3. Try to put a coin of 1, 2 or 5 Euro
Cent (or with similar thickness)
between the ruler and the bottom of
the pan.
a. The pan is incorrect if you can
put the coin between the ruler
and the pan.
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