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Operating the appliance
• Before the fi rst use, heat up each heating plate without a pot for approximately 5 minutes
at maximum temperature. Thus, the plate coating gets its optimal protection effect. Please
disregard the temporary formation of harmless smoke.
• The cooking plates are equipped with a patented thermostatic system that allows a
continuous fi ne adjustment.
• Your cooking plate always heats up with the full power until the temperature is reached,
which corresponds to the selected setting. Through the whole heating period the pilot lamp
glows up. It turns off as soon as the adjusted temperature is reached. By the time the heating
plate heats again to maintain the adjusted temperature, the pilot lamp glows up again. This
illumination/extinction repeats consistently.
• After a while you will certainly fi nd the applicable settings for your dishes. Then readjustment
is not necessary anymore. The following scale is suitable for orientation:
Switch off your appliance in time, and use the residual heat stored in the heating plates for
keeping dishes warm.
Cleaning and maintenance
Always unplug and let cool down the appliance before
cleaning. Never immerse appliance, power cord or plug in water
for cleaning.
• Clean the appliance with a damp cloth and some dishwashing detergent.
• Keep the heating plates dry. Moisture and vapor leads to rust.
• Treat the surface of the heating plates with a suitable care product from time to time.
• Never use abrasives, solvents, steel wool or pointed objects!
• Never treat the appliance with a steam cleaner!
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