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• Very hot steam clouds can escape when ope-
ning the lid. It is thus best to wear oven mitts
when opening the appliance.
6. Preparing the waffle iron
Before taking the appliance into use check to ensure
that the appliance, the power plug and the power
cable are all in a serviceable condition and that all
packaging materials have been removed.
First clean the appliance as described chapter 8.
Lightly grease the baking surfaces with butter, mar-
garine or oil that is suitable for baking. This will help
better loosen any production residues perhaps
remaining on the baking surfaces.
Heat the appliance briefly to the maximum tempera-
ture (Position 4) with the lid closed.
Note:
On this first use the development of a light odour
may occur, caused by production residues (a slight
smoke development is also possible). This is normal
and stops after a short time. Provide for sufficient
ventilation. Open a window, for example.
1. To do this, insert the plug into a mains power
socket and turn the control knob
q
all the way
to the right.
2. The red operating lamp
w
glows all the time
when the plug is connected to a mains power
socket. The green operating lamp
w
glows as
soon as the programmed temperature has been
reached.
• Remove the power plug and, with the lid open,
allow the appliance to cool down .
Clean the appliance again as described under 8.
The waffle iron is now ready for use.
7. Baking waffles
When you have prepared a batter for the waffle
iron according to your recipe book:
1. Heat the appliance with the lid closed. For this, in-
sert the plug into a mains power socket and turn the
control knob
q
to position 3. The further you turn
the control knob
q
to the right, the darker the
waffles will be after baking.
2. As soon as the green operation lamp
w
glows,
the appliance is hot!
• Grease the hot baking surfaces lightly with
butter, margarine or oil that is suitable for
baking. By doing this you will achieve better
baking results and the waffel can be more easily
lifted from the baking surfaces.
• Spread the batter evenly across the bottom ba-
king surface. To determine the correct amount of
batter, fill it with batter until the batter lightly tou-
ches the edge of the baking area. If necessary, in-
crease or decrease the amount of batter used in
the next waffle. Ensure that the batter does not run
over the edge of the baking surface. Now close
the lid.
• You can open the lid to check the baking result af-
ter 2 minutes at the earliest. Opening the lid ear-
lier will only tear the waffle.
• The waffles are ready after about 3 minutes.
Note:
As the ideal level of browning is wholly dependent
on personal taste and the constituency of the batter,
the baking time can vary: Therefore, bake the waf-
fles until your own desired level of browning has
been achieved. You can determine the level of
browning either by adjusting the control knob
q
or
through the baking time. In this way, the waffles can
be baked from a golden yellow to a crispy brown.