It means that the cooking zone with themedium heat setting uses less than ahalf of its power.The data in the table is for guid-ance only.HeatsettingUse to: Time Hints Nominalpower con-sumption1Keep warm the foodyou cookedas required Put a lid on a cook-ware3 %1 -3Hollandaise sauce,melt: butter, choco-late, gelatine5 - 25 min Mix from time totime3 – 8 %1 -3Solidify: fluffy ome-lettes, baked eggs10 - 40 min Cook with a lid on 3 – 8 %3 -5Simmer rice and milk-based dishes, heatingup ready-cookedmeals25 - 50 min Add the minimumtwice as much liquidas rice, mix milkdishes part proce-dure through8 – 13 %5 -7Steam vegetables,fish, meat20 - 45 min Add some table-spoons of liquid13 – 18 %7 -9Steam potatoes 20 - 60 min Use max. ¼ l waterfor 750 g of potatoes18 – 25 %7 -9Cook larger quantitiesof food, stews andsoups60 - 150minUp to 3 l liquid plusingredients18 – 25 %9 -12Gentle fry: escalope,veal cordon bleu, cut-lets, rissoles, saus-ages, liver, roux, eggs,pancakes, doughnutsas necessa-ryTurn halfway through 25 – 45 %12 -13Heavy fry, hashbrowns, loin steaks,steaks5 - 15 min Turn halfway through 45 – 64 %14 Boil water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast),deep-fry chips100 %Boil large quantities of water. Power function is activated.7. CARE AND CLEANINGClean the appliance after each use.Always use cookware with clean bottom.Scratches or dark stains on theglass-ceramic cause no effect onhow the appliance operates.To remove the dirt:1. – Remove immediately: meltedplastic, plastic foil, and food withsugar. If not, the dirt can causedamage to the appliance. Use a12 www.aeg.com