
Frying levels
Quick Reference Guide CookSmart
®
Electric cooktop model: CET305TB, CET366TB
This guide is not a substitute for the Use and Care Manual. 
Read the Use and Care Manual for detailed instructions and important safety notices.
e.g. 
• Omelette
• French Toast
• Hash browns 
 Frie
• 
d food in butter or 
olive oil
min
e.g. 
• Pork chop
• Hamburger
• Fish
• Pancakes
low
Setting the CookSmart® feature
Note:
®
• CookSmart
cooking zone of your cooktop, the outer heating ring 
is not available while using this feature.
•  If only the inner section of the cooking zone is 
activated, the additional ring will automatically be 
turned on once you select the CookSmart
Place the pan in the center of the heating element.
1.  Touch COOK SMART. ‘ lights up. The frying level 
options appear on the display menu.
 is positioned on the three circle 
®
 feature.
e.g. 
• Veal cutlet
• Ground meat
• 
n slices of meat
 Thi
• Vegetables
med
e.g. 
• Steak medium rare
• 
d boiled potatoes
 Frie
max
2.  Select the desired frying level using the number keys 
on the display menu. CookSmart
®
 is enabled. 
The temperature symbol  appears until the frying 
temperature is reached. Then a beep sounds. 
 disappears.
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3.  Add the frying oil and then the food to the pan. 
Turn the food as usual to avoid burning.
4. Touch COOK SMART to turn off this feature.

CookSmart® frying chart
Meat Pork chop, boneless or bone-in (1” thick)
Veal cutlet in breadcrumb (5/8” thick) 
Fillet (1” thick) 
Cordon bleu 
Beef steaks medium rare (¾” thick) 
Beef steaks medium or well done (¾” thick) 
Chicken breast (1” thick) 
Skillet-fried chicken 
Sausages e.g. hot dogs (ø ½ - 1 
Hamburger 
Thin slices of meat 
Ground meat 
Bacon
Fish Fish, fried (whole)
Fish llet with or without breadcrumbs
Shrimps
Egg dishes Pancakes
Omelettes 
Fried eggs 
Scrambled eggs 
French toast
Potatoes Fried boiled potatoes
Fried raw potatoes 
Hash browns
Vegetables Garlic/Onions
Squash, Egg plant 
Mushrooms 
Stir-fried vegetables
Frozen 
products
Ready-made 
meals
Misc. Baked camembert/Baked cheese
* Place in cold pan
Chicken nuggets, Chicken patties 
Cordon bleu 
Chicken breast
Fish llet in breadcrumbs
Fish sticks 
Oven French fries 
Stir-fried vegetables 
Spring rolls/Eggrolls (¾-1¼” thick)
Potato products e.g. fried potatoes 
Potato products e.g. hash browns 
Pasta (with added water)
Roast almonds, nuts, pine kernel*
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8
Frying level Total frying time from signal
low 
med 
med 
low 
max 
med 
min 
min 
low 
low 
med 
med 
min
low 
low/med 
med
low 
min 
min 
min 
min
max 
low 
min
min 
low 
med 
med
med 
min 
low 
low 
med 
max 
min 
low
low 
min 
min
low 
min
10-17 min. 
6-10 min. 
6-10 min. 
15-20 min. 
8-10 min. 
8-12 min. 
20-30 min. 
25-35 min. 
8-20 min. 
6-12 min. 
7-12 min. 
6-10 min. 
5-8 min.
15-25 min. 
10-20 min. 
4-8 min.
continuous frying 
continuous frying 
2-6 min. 
2-4 min. 
continuous frying
6-12 min. 
15-25 min. 
20-30 min.
2-10 min. 
4-12 min. 
10-15 min. 
10-12 min.
8-15 min. 
10-30 min. 
10-30 min. 
10-20 min. 
8-12 min. 
4-6 min. 
8-15 min. 
10-30 min.
10-15 min. 
10-20 min. 
4-6 min.
7-10 min. 
3-7 min.
Cooking safety
WARNING
®
If CookSmart
 is not working properly, 
overheat may result causing smoke and damage 
to the pan.
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When cooking with 
CookSmart® observe the following:
• use the system pan for frying 
• always put the pan in the center of the heating element 
• do not place a lid on the system pan 
• never leave frying fat unattended – only use fat suitable for frying
• CookSmart® is not suitable for boiling
• When using butter, margarine or olive oil choose min
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