• whistle sound: you use a cooking zone
with a high power level and the cookware
is made of different materials (a sandwich
construction).
• humming: you use a high power level.
• clicking: electric switching occurs.
• hissing, buzzing: the fan operates.
The noises are normal and do not indicate
any malfunction.
8.3 Öko Timer (Eco Timer)
To save energy, the heater of the cooking
zone deactivates before the count down timer
sounds. The difference in the operation time
Heat setting
Use to:
1
Keep cooked food warm.
1 - 2
Hollandaise sauce; melt: butter, choco‐
late, gelatine.
2
Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs.
2 - 3
Simmer rice and milk-based dishes,
heat up ready-cooked meals.
3 - 4
Stew vegetables, fish, meat.
4 - 5
Steam potatoes and other vegetables.
4 - 5
Cook larger quantities of food, stews
and soups.
6 - 7
Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu,
cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, doughnuts.
7 - 8
Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks.
9
Boil water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep-fry chips.
Boil large quantities of water. PowerBoost is activated.
8.5 Hints and tips for Hob²Hood
When you operate the hob with the function:
• Protect the hood panel from direct
sunlight.
depends on the heat setting level and the
length of the cooking operation.
8.4 Simplified cooking guide
The correlation between the heat setting of a
zone and its consumption of power is not
linear. When you increase the heat setting, it
is not proportional to the increase of the
consumption of power. It means that a
cooking zone with the medium heat setting
uses less than a half of its power.
The data in the table is for guidance only.
Time
Hints
(min)
as neces‐
Put a lid on the cookware.
sary
5 - 25
Mix from time to time.
10 - 40
Cook with a lid on.
25 - 50
Add at least twice as much liquid as
rice, mix milk dishes halfway through
the procedure.
20 - 45
Add a few tablespoons of water.
Check the water amount during the
process.
20 - 60
Cover the bottom of the pot with 1-2
cm of water. Check the water level
during the process. Keep the lid on the
pot.
60 - 150
Up to 3 l of liquid plus ingredients.
as neces‐
Turn over when needed.
sary
5 - 15
Turn over when needed.
• Do not spot halogen light on the hood
panel.
• Do not cover the hob control panel.
• Do not interrupt the signal between the
hob and the hood (e.g. with the hand, a
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