Frigidaire FGEF3056KF Complete Owner's Guide (English) - Page 12

SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Single radiant surface elements The cooktop has 2 single radiant surface elements. Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then set to a lower setting to finish cooking. The suggested power level settings found in Fig. 1 are based when cooking with medium-weight aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types of pans. To operate a single radiant surface element: Step Press 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element. 2. Press and hold the on-off for the desired element position until a beep is heard. 3. Press lo, med (5.0) or hi. ,, Each touch of the lo or hi pad will decrease or increase the power level by 1/2 from 9.5 through 3.0. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and 1.2 will decrease or increase by .2 increments. lo is the lowest power level available. 4. Once cooking has completed, press on-off. CAUTION Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before it has cooled sufficiently. Do not place flammable items such as plastic salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the surface elements. Suggested power level settings table (for single, dual or triple elements) Settings Type of cooking High (8.0-HI) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling Medium high (5.0 - 8.0) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry Medium (3.0 - 5.0) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies or steam vegetables Medium Low (2.0 - 4.0) Keep foods cooking, poach, stew (2.8 or lower is a simmer setting) Low (Lo - 2.0) Keep warm, melt, simmer (2.8 or lower is a simmer setting) Note: These settings are based when cooking with mediumweight aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types of pans. Fig. 1 IMPORTANT The HE (hot element) message will appear in the display windows once a heating element is turned OFF and will remain ON until the heating surface area or areas have cooled sufficiently. Do not allow aluminum foil, or ANY material that can melt to make contact with the ceramic glass cooktop. If these items melt on the cooktop they will damage the ceramic cooktop. NOTE The size and type of utensil used, and the amount and type of food being cooked will influence the setting needed for best cooking results. 12