User manual

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Using the hob correctly
To ensure maximum burner efficiency, you
should only use pots and pans with a flat
bottom fitting the size of the burner used
(see table below).
• For easier lighting, proceed before putting
a pan on the pan support.
• Use only pans or pots with flat bottom.
• Take care when frying food in hot oil
or fat, as the overheated splashes
could easily ignite.
• If you use a saucepan which is smaller
than the recommended size, the flame will
spread beyond the bottom of the vessel,
causing the handle to overheat.
• Prolonged cooking with potstones,
earthenware pans or cast-iron plates
is inadvisable. Also, do not use
aluminium foil to protect the top
during use.
• Make sure pots do not protrude over the
edges of the cooktop and that they are
centrally positioned on the rings in order to
obtain lower gas consumption.
• Do not place unstable or deformed pots
on the rings: they could tip over or spill their
contents, causing accidents.
• Pots must not enter the control zone.
• If the control knobs become difficult to
turn, please contact your local Service
Force Centre.
• As soon as a liquid starts boiling, turn
down the flame so that it will barely keep
the liquid simmering.
Burner Minimum Maximum
diameter diameter
Triple crown burner 180 mm 260 mm
Semirapid burner
rear 120 mm 220 mm
front 120 mm 180 mm
Auxiliary burner 80 mm 160 mm