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BATHROOMS & KITCHENS

NIKOLATESLA UNPLUGGED

The NIKOLATESLA UNPLUGGED extractor hob from Elica brings together Italian style with intuitive ease-of-use to fully meet the expectations of the design conscious cook .
Conceived to create a natural and immediate relationship between the user and the product , NikolaTesla UNPLUGGED is controlled through perfectly weighted knobs which provide smooth , instantaneous and intuitive access to all its features . The great advantage of knobs is that they are equally responsive even when your hands are wet or greasy .
The knobs are beautifully machined for excellent grip and the magnetic release of the outer part makes cleaning easy .
In either all black glass or black glass and stainless steel designs , a clean separation of the cooking zone from the control area is provided by an elegant shock-resistant bulkhead that protects the control area from any possible contact with cookware and from any unwanted spills .
NIKOLATESLA UNPLUGGED has a host of features to make cooking easier and to keep your environment comfortable . There are 3 automatic temperature modes : melting mode where the temperature is kept below 50 ° to assure that the ingredients fully melt but without you having to keep stirring ; warming mode which is for low temperature cooking and is ideal for warming delicate sauces without worrying about them overheating and simmering mode which keeps the pan a gentle simmer without the risk of it boiling over .
It also has a fast boil function which sets the cooking zone to maximum power for 10 minutes to bring the contents of the pot to a boil 30 % faster and 2 bridge zones - a function that joins two cooking zones into one single larger one with both sections having the same power and uniform temperature .
With its Autocapture feature you can concentrate on your cooking . UNPLUGGED automatically adjusts the extraction power based on the number and power level of the zones being used to achieve the optimum balance between silence , power and energy consumption . But thanks to Comfort Silence technology noise levels are low enough to allow easy conversation even at maximum speed .
If you are installing in re-circulating mode Elica ’ s patented ceramic filters reach 80 % efficiency in comparison to the market average of 60 % - and can be regenerated for up to five years which is good for the environment and economical .
Elica has even designed their NikolaTesla hobs so that any spillages are safely collected and can be easily drained away .
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