Preserving And Maintaining Your Hob; Cooking - Brandt TI216 Guide D'utilisation Et D'installation

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Preserving and maintaining your hob

You must:
Avoid any shocks with recipients:
The glass surface is highly resistant but not un-
breakable.
Avoid rubbing with recipients. as in time this
will deteriorate the markings on the top of your
ceramic hob.
Avoid using recipients with rough or dinted
bases:
They may hold and transport matter liable to
stain or scratch the hob.
Any such faults, which are not the cause of
breakdowns nor make the hob impossible
to use, are not
included in the guarantee conditions.
Place your recipient in the middle of the
heating zone.
It is very easy to clean your countertop hob, especially if you follow these few
recommendations:
TYPE OF STAIN
Minor
Accumulated burnt-on
stains
Rings and traces of
limescale
Burnt-on stains following
sugar spillage, melted
aluminium or plastic.
abrasive-backed sponge
powder
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You must not
Leave metal cooking utensils, knives and forks,
or metal objects on the hob. They will get hot if
left close to any heating zone that is in use.
Store M
products in the cupboard under your hob.
Leave an empty
zone.
Heat up a closed can. It may burst; this
recommendation applies to all methods of

cooking.

Put the pans on your frame or plate
(depending on the model)
Preheat at maximum temperature when using
recipients with
non-stick inside surfaces (Teflon type). Use very
little or no fat at all.
The maximum heating position is for boiling and
frying only.
WHAT TO DO
Soak the area to be cleaned with hot water, then
wipe it.
Soak the area to be cleaned with hot water, use a special
ceramic hob scraper to remove the worst, finish off with the
rough side of a cleaning sponge, then wipe it clean.
Apply hot white spirit vinegar on the stain, leave to
act then wipe off with a soft cloth.- Use a
commercial cleaner.
- Apply a special ceramic hob cleaner on the
surface, preferably one which contains silicone
(protective action).
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AINTENANCE NFLAMMABLE
on a heating
recipient
ACCESSORIES
EMPLOYED
Cleaning sponges
Cleaning sponges
special ceramic hob
scraper
Special ceramic hob
cleaning paste
Special ceramic
hob cleaner
ordinary sponge or special
sponge for delicate items