Bosch PKF375FP2E Stainless Steel Domino Hob User Manual
BOSCH PKF375FP2E Stainless SteelDomino Hob User Manual
PKF375FP2E
Observe the following safety instructions.
1.1 General information
- Read this instruction manual carefully.
- Keep the instructions, the appliance pass and the product information safe for future reference or for the next owner.
- Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit.
1.2 Intended use
Only a licensed professional may connect appliances without plugs. Damage caused by incorrect connection is not covered under the warranty. Only use this appliance:
- To prepare meals and drinks.
- Under supervision. Never leave the appliance unattended when cooking for short periods.
- In private households and in enclosed spaces in a domestic environment.
- Up to an altitude of max. 2000 m above sea level.
Do not use the appliance: - With an external timer or a separate remote control. This does not apply if operation with appliances included in EN 50615 is switched off.
1.3 Restriction on user group
This appliance may be used by children aged 8 or over and by people who have reduced physical, sensory or mental abilities or inadequate experience and/or knowledge, provided that they are supervised or have been instructed on how to use the appliance safely and have understood the resulting dangers. Do not let children play with the appliance. Children must not perform cleaning or user maintenance unless they are at least 15 years old and are being supervised. Keep children under the age of 8 years away from the appliance and power cable.
1.4 Safe use
Leaving fat or oil cooking on an unattended hob can be dangerous and may lead to fires.
- Never leave hot oil or fat unattended.
- Never attempt to extinguish a fire using water; instead, switch off the appliance and then cover with a lid or a fire blanket. The cooking surface becomes very hot.
- Never place flammable objects on the cooking surface or in its immediate vicinity.
- Never place objects on the cooking surface. The appliance will become hot.
- Do not keep combustible objects or aerosol cans in drawers directly underneath the hob. Hob covers can cause accidents, for example due to overheating, catching fire or materials shattering.
- Do not use hob covers. Food may catch fire.
- The cooking process must be monitored. A short process must be monitored continuously.
The appliance and its parts that can be touched become hot during use, particularly the hob surround, if fitted.
- Caution should be exercised here in order to avoid touching heating elements.
- Young children under 8 years of age must be kept away from the appliance. Hob protective grilles may cause accidents.
- Never use hob protective grilles. The appliance becomes hot during operation.
- Allow the appliance to cool down before cleaning.
Incorrect repairs are dangerous.
- Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist staff.
- Only use genuine spare parts when repairing the appliance.
- If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, the manufacturer’s Customer Service or a similarly qualified person in order to prevent any risk. If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is dangerous.
- Never operate a damaged appliance.
- If the surface is cracked, you must switch off the appliance in order to prevent a possible electrical shock. To do this, switch off the appliance via the fuse in the fuse box rather than at the main switch.
- If the appliance or the power cable is damaged, immediately switch off the fuse in the fuse box.
- Call customer services. Page 14 An ingress of moisture can cause an electric shock.
- Do not use steam- or high-pressure cleaners to clean the appliance. The insulation on cables of electrical appliances may melt if it touches hot parts of the appliance.
- Never bring electrical appliance cables into contact with hot parts of the appliance.
Saucepans may suddenly jump due to liquid between the saucepan base and the hotplate. Always keep hotplates and saucepan
bases dry.
Children may put packaging material over their heads or wrap themselves up in it and suffocate.
- Keep packaging material away from children.
- Do not let children play with packaging material. Children may breathe in or swallow small parts, causing them to suffocate.
- Keep small parts away from children.
- Do not let children play with small parts.
2 Preventing material damage
ATTENTION!
Rough pot and pan bases will scratch the ceramic.
- Check your cookware. Boiling pans dry may damage cookware or the appliance.
- Never place empty pans on a heated hotplate or allow to boil dry. Incorrectly positioned cookware can cause the appliance to overheat. Never place hot pots or pans on the controls or the
hob surround. Damage can occur if hard or pointed objects fall onto the hob. - Do not let hard or pointed objects fall onto the hob. Non heat-resistant materials will melt on heated hotplates.
- Do not use oven protective foil.
- Do not use aluminium foil or plastic containers.
2.1 Overview of the most common damage
Here you can find the most common types of damage and tips on how to avoid them.
3 Environmental protection and saving energy
3.1 Disposing of packaging
The packaging materials are environmentally compatible and can be recycled. Sort the individual components by type and dispose of them separately.
3.2 Saving energy
If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use less energy. Select the cooking zone to match the size of your pan. Centre the cookware on the hob. Use cookware whose base diameter is the same diameter as the hotplate.
Tip: Cookware manufacturers often give the upper diameter of the saucepan. It is often larger than the base diameter.
- Unsuitable cookware or incompletely covered cooking zones consume a lot of energy. Cover saucepans with suitable lids.
- Cooking without a lid consumes considerably more energy. Lift lids as infrequently as possible.
- When you lift the lid, a lot of energy escapes. Use a glass lid.
- You can see into the pan through a glass lid without having to lift it. Use pots and pans with flat bases.
- Uneven bases increase energy consumption. Use cookware that is suitable for the quantity of food.
- Large items of cookware containing little food need more energy to heat up. Cook with only a little water.
- The more water that is contained in the cookware, the more energy is required to heat it up. Turn down to a lower power level early on.
- If you use an ongoing power level that is too high, you will waste energy. Take advantage of the hob’s residual heat. With longer cooking times switch off the hotplate 5-10 minutes before the end of cooking.
- Unused residual heat increases energy consumption. Product Information according (EU) 66/2014 can be found on the attached appliance pass and online on the product page for your appliance.
4 Familiarising yourself with your appliance
The instruction manual is the same for various different hobs. You can find the hob dimensions in the overview of models. Page 2
4.1 Control panel
You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status.
Indicators/symbols
The displays show selected values and functions.
Touch fields
Touch fields are touch-sensitive surfaces. To select a function, touch the relevant field.
ATTENTION! Incorrectly positioned cookware can cause the appliance to overheat. Never place hot pots or pans on the controls or the hob surround.
Note: Always keep the control panel dry. Moisture impairs the function.
4.2 Hotplates
You can find an overview of the different connections for the hotplates here. If you activate the connections, the relevant displays light up.
4.3 Residual heat indicator
The hob has a two-stage residual heat indicator for each hotplate. Do not touch the hotplate while the residual heat indicator is lit up.
5 Basic operation
5.1 Switching the hob on and off
You can use the main switch to switch the hob on and off.
Switching on the hob
- Press .
- An audible signal sounds.
- The light bar above lights up.
- The displays for the control panel and the power level display light up.
- The hob is ready for use.
Switching off the hob
- Press until the light bar above and the power
level display go out. - All hotplates are switched off.
- The residual heat indicator remains on until the hot-plates have cooled down sufficiently.
Notes
- The hob switches off automatically if all hotplates
have been switched off for more than 10-60 seconds. - The settings remain stored for 4 seconds after the hob has been switched off. If you switch the hob back on during this time, it will operate using the stored settings.
5.2 Setting the hotplates
You can adjust the heat setting of the hotplate on the control panel.
Notes
- Dark areas in the glow pattern of the hotplate are part of the technical design. They do not affect the functionality of the hotplate.
- The hotplate regulates the temperature by switching the heat on and off. The heat may also switch on and off when at the highest setting.
– This protects easily damaged components from overheating.
- The appliance is protected against electrical overload. Better cooking results are achieved. - With multi-circuit hotplates, the heating of the inner filament circuits and the heating of the connections may switch on and off at different times.
Selecting heat settings
Changing heat settings
- Use or to select the hotplate.
- Select the required power level on the control panel.
Switching off the hotplate
- Use or to select the hotplate.
- Set 0 on the control panel.
After approx. 10 seconds, the residual heat indicator appears.
Note: The hotplate that was last selected remains activated. You can adjust the hotplate without selecting it again.
5.3 Recommended cooking settings
You can find an overview of different foods with appropriate power levels here. The cooking time varies depending on the type, weight, thickness and quality of the food. The ongoing power level depends on the cookware used.
Cooking tips
- To bring food to the boil, use heat setting 9.
- Stir thick liquids occasionally.
- Food that needs to be seared quickly or that initially loses a lot of liquid during frying should be fried in small portions.
- Tips for saving energy when cooking. Page 5
6 Power Boost function
You can use the Power Boost function to heat up large volumes of water even faster than with power level 9. The Power Boost function is only available on hotplates marked with Boost.
6.1 Switching on Power Boost
Oil and fat heat up quickly with the Power Boost function. Oil and fat ignite quickly if overheated. When cooking, never leave the hob unattended.
Requirement: With dual-circuit hotplates, the second filament circuit has to be activated for use with the Power Boost function.
- Use or to select the hotplate.
- Set power level 9.
- Press power level 9 again. a The display lights up.
6.2 Switching off Power Boost
If you do not switch off the Power Boost function, the Power Boost function is automatically switched off after a certain period of time. The hotplate switches back to power level 9.
- Use or to select the hotplate.
- Select any ongoing power level.
a The display goes out.
7 Childproof lock
You can use the childproof lock to prevent children from switching on the hob.
7.1 Activating the childproof lock
Requirement: The hob is switched off. Press and hold for approx. 4 seconds. a lights up for approx. 10 seconds. a The hob is locked.
7.2 Deactivating the childproof lock
Requirement: The hob is switched off. Press and hold for approx. 4 seconds. a The lock is released.
7.3 Automatic childproof lock
This function automatically activates the childproof lock when you switch off the hob. The automatic childproof lock can be activated in the basic settings. Page 11
8 Time-setting options
Your appliance has different time-setting options which can be used to set a cooking time or a kitchen timer.
8.1 Cooking time
Enter a cooking time for the relevant hotplate. When the cooking time has elapsed, the hotplate switches off automatically. You can set a cooking time of up to 99 minutes.
Setting the cooking time
Changing or cancelling the cooking time
- Use or to select the hotplate.
- Press twice.
- On the control panel, change the cooking time or set it to .
Switching off the continuous signal
You can switch the signal off manually. Press any touch field. a The displays go out and the signal tone stops.
Automatic switch-off
Automatic timer You can use this function to preselect a cooking time for all hotplates. Each time a hotplate is switched on, the preselected cooking time counts down. When the cooking time has elapsed, the hotplate switches off automatically. Switch on the automatic timer in the basic settings. Page 11
Tip: The automatic timer is valid for all hotplates. You can reduce or delete the cooking time for individual hotplates. Page 9
8.2 Kitchen timer
You can set a time of up to 99 minutes after which a signal will then sound. The kitchen timer runs independently of all other settings.
Setting the kitchen timer
- Press repeatedly until lights up. a lights up on the timer display.
- Set the desired time on the control panel.
a The time counts down.
a When the time has elapsed, a signal sounds.
lights up on the timer display for 10 seconds. a flashes.
Setting the correct time
- Press repeatedly until lights up.
- Set the time on the control panel again.
Switching off the timer signal
You can switch the signal off manually. Press any touch field. a The display goes out and the signal tone stops.
8.3 Stopwatch function
The stopwatch function displays the time which has passed since activating the function. The stopwatch function only works when the hob is switched on. When the hob is switched off, the stopwatch function is switched off as well.
Switching on the stopwatch function
- Press repeatedly until lights up.
a appears on the timer display. - Press anywhere on the control panel.
a The time measurement begins.
a Seconds are displayed during the first minute, then minutes.
Switching off the stopwatch function
- Press repeatedly until lights up.
- Press anywhere on the control panel.
a The timer display goes out.
9 Automatic switch-off
If you do not change the settings of a hotplate for a long time, automatic switch-off will be activated. When the hotplate switches off depends on the heat setting selected (1 to 10 hours). The heat to the hotplate is switched off. and the residual heat indicator / flash alternately on the hotplate display.
9.1 Continuing cooking after automatic switch-off
- Press any touch field.
a The display goes out. - Set the required power level for the hotplate again.
10 Energy consumption display
This function indicates the total amount of energy consumed between switching the hob on and switching it off again. Once switched off, the energy consumption is displayed in kilowatt hours, e.g. 1.08 kWh, for 10 seconds.
The accuracy of the display depends on various factors such as the voltage quality of the power supply. The display can be activated in the basic settings. Page 11
11 Basic settings
You can configure the basic settings for your appliance to meet your needs.
11.1 Overview of the basic settings
This is where you can find an overview of the basic settings and the factory preset values.
11.2 Changing basic settings
Requirement: The hob is switched off.
12 Cleaning and servicing
To keep your appliance working efficiently for a long time, it is important to clean and maintain it carefully.
12.1 Cleaning products
You can obtain suitable cleaning products and glass scrapers from customer service, the online shop or a retailer.
ATTENTION! Unsuitable cleaning products may damage the surfaces of the appliance. Never use unsuitable cleaning products. Unsuitable cleaning products
- Undiluted detergent
- Detergent intended for dishwashers
- Abrasive cleaners
- Aggressive cleaning products such as oven spray or stain remover
- Abrasive sponges
- High-pressure or steam jet cleaners
12.2 Cleaning the glass ceramic
Clean the hob after every use to stop cooking residues from getting burnt on.
Note: Note the information on unsuitable cleaning products. Page 12
Requirement: The hob has cooled down.
- Remove heavy soiling using a glass scraper.
- Clean the hob with a cleaning product for glass ceramic. Follow the cleaning instructions on the product packaging.
Tip: You can achieve good cleaning results using a special sponge for glass ceramic.
12.3 Cleaning the hob surround
Clean the hob frame after use if dirty or stained.
Notes
- Note the information on unsuitable cleaning products. Page 12
- Do not use the glass scraper.
- Clean the hob frame with hot soapy water and a soft cloth. Wash new sponge cloths thoroughly before use.
- Dry with a soft cloth.
13 Troubleshooting
You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshooting information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unnecessary costs.
Improper repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist staff. If the appliance is defective, call Customer Service.
Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist staff. Only use genuine spare parts when repairing the appliance.
If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, the manufacturer’s Customer Service or a similarly qualified person in order to prevent any risk.
The hotplate heats up but the display does not work. Switch off the fuse in the fuse box. Call the customer service.
The hob switches off automatically and can no longer be operated. It may switch on unintentionally at a later point. Switch off the fuse in the fuse box. Call the customer service.
13.1 Information on display panel
14 Disposal
Find out here how to dispose of old appliances correctly.
14.1 Disposing of old appliance
Valuable raw materials can be reused by recycling.
- Unplug the appliance from the mains.
- Cut through the power cord.
- Dispose of the appliance in an environmentally friendly manner. Information about current disposal methods are available from your specialist dealer or local authority.
15 Customer Service
If you have any queries on use, are unable to rectify faults on the appliance yourself or if your appliance needs to be repaired, contact Customer Service. Function-relevant genuine spare parts according to the corresponding Ecodesign Order can be obtained from Customer Service for a period of at least 10 years from the date on which your appliance was placed on the market within the European Economic Area. Note: Under the terms of the manufacturer’s warranty the use of Customer Service is free of charge. Detailed information on the warranty period and terms of warranty in your country is available from our aftersales service, your retailer or on our website. If you contact Customer Service, you will require the product number (E-Nr.) and the production number (FD) of your appliance.
The contact details for Customer Service can be found in the enclosed Customer Service directory or on our website.
15.1 Product number (E-Nr.) and production number (FD)
You can find the product number (E-Nr.) and the production number (FD) on the appliance’s rating plate. The rating plate can be found:
- on the appliance certificate.
- on the lower section of the hob. Make a note of your appliance’s details and the Customer Service telephone number to find them again quickly.
16 Test dishes
This overview is intended for test institutes to facilitate testing of our appliances. The figures listed refer to preparation in cookware with the following dimensions: Schulte User four-part induction pan set HEZ390042
- Saucepan dia. 16 cm, capacity 1.2 l, for a single-circuit hotplate dia. 14.5 cm
- Pot dia. 16 cm, capacity 1.7 l, for a single-circuit hotplate dia. 14.5 cm
- Pot dia. 22 cm, capacity 4.2 l, for a hotplate dia. 18 cm or dia. 17 cm
- Frying pan dia. 24 cm, for a hotplate dia. 18 cm or dia. 17 cm
If you perform testing with an 18 cm dia. hotplate with a power rating of 1500 W, increase the time for bringing to the boil by approx. 20%. Select the next higher ongoing cooking setting.
16.1 Recipe for lentil stew
To ensure precise testing, first make the lentil stew and leave to cool down to room temperature. Then heat the lentil stew and keep it warm according to the table. The recipe has been developed based on DIN 44550. Ingredients:
- 250 g lentils
- 250 g chopped carrots with an edge length approx. 10 mm
- 250 g chopped potatoes with an edge length approx. 10 mm
- 1 tsp salt
- 1250 ml water Preparation:
- Soak the lentils in the amount of water specified for 3 hours.
- Bring all ingredients to the boil at the highest setting with the pan covered.
- As soon as a plume of steam appears, turn down to the ongoing cooking setting and simmer for 1 hour with the pan covered.
- Leave the lentil stew to cool down.
- Do not perform testing until the cooked lentil stew has cooled down to a temperature of 20 °C ± 5 K.
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