Starting Up The Appliance; Non-Stick Coating - WMF LONO Gebrauchsanweisung

Starting up the appliance

Before using the appliance for the first time, clean the pans and the reversible
hot plate in hot water using washing-up liquid and dry carefully. Then add a little
oil to some kitchen towel and rub onto the pans and the hot plate. If you use too
much oil during preparation or grilling, it can burn onto the grill plate. This is
then very difficult to remove.
Position the reversible hot plate correctly on the frame and place the pans on the
storage level.
Before using the appliance, heat up the reversible hot plate for 10 minutes.
Once the mains plug is connected, the indicator light is lit to indicate that the
appliance is connected to the mains. Position the temperature controller on the
highest setting for pre-heating and grilling. When cooking on the raclette, select
a lower setting depending on the ingredients. If the temperature controller is set
to heat the lower third of the area, the grilled food can be kept warm.

Non-stick coating

When cooking the food, always use the raclette spatulas provided. Never touch
the scratch-sensitive coating with sharp or pointed objects.
When using your new appliance for the first time there may be a little smoke or
odour. This is for technical reasons and is perfectly normal.
Attention: You cannot switch the appliance off at the controller! Therefore pull
out the mains plug after use.
Grilling
Cut up the food you wish to grill into smaller pieces that are no thicker than
1 cm. Season meat before grilling, but add salt after grilling to help retain the
juice. Small sausages, tender steaks, minced steaks, meat loaf and fish are ideal
for cooking on the raclette. Sliced tomato, aubergine and pineapple are ideal for
cooking on the raclette and are very tasty.
Pierce thick sausages before you grill them to prevent fat splashes. The cooking
time depends on the type and thickness of the food. Never cut meat or other
foods on the reversible hot plate.
Where possible you should take the food out of the refrigerator and leave to
stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. This helps the food to cook quicker
and prevents thick meat from remaining cold in the centre.
Cooking on the raclette
For a typical Swiss-style raclette, you need 200–300 g of raclette cheese with at
least 45% fat for each person.
Potatoes boiled in their skins are the main side dish. Pearl onions and gherkins are
also served. Air-dried meat, raw ham, salami and other spicy sausages taste great
with the cheese.
The cheese is cut into 5 mm thick slices. Place a slice of cheese in a pan, place the
pan in the appliance and the cheese begins to melt. Once the cheese has turned
golden brown, you pour it over the potatoes.
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