Operation Manual

Tips on saving energy
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– Use a lid whenever possible to min-
imise heat loss.
– Select a smaller pan when cooking
small quantities. A smaller pan uses
less energy than a larger pan with
very little in it.
– Cook with as little water as possible.
– Once food has come to the boil or
the oil in the pan is hot enough for
frying, reduce the heat to a lower set-
ting.
– Use a pressure cooker to reduce
cooking times.
– It is important to ensure that the kit-
chen is well ventilated during opera-
tion. In extraction mode if there is in-
sufficient air flow, the cooker hood
cannot operate efficiently and this
causes increased operating noise
levels.
– Always cook with the lowest possible
setting. This produces fewer cooking
vapours, so you can use a lower
power level and therefore benefit
from reduced energy consumption.
– Check the power level on the cooker
hood. A low power level is usually
sufficient. Only use the Booster set-
ting when necessary.
– When a large volume of cooking va-
pours are being produced, switch to
a high power level in good time. This
is more efficient than operating the
cooker hood for longer to try to cap-
ture cooking vapours which have
already been distributed throughout
the kitchen.
– Switch the cooker hood off after
cooking.
– Clean or replace the filters at regular
intervals. Heavily soiled filters reduce
performance, increase the risk of fire
and are unhygienic.