Kenmore 4050 Use and Care Guide - Page 8

Setting Surface Controls General Cooktop information Use the table below to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing. The Simmer settings (Lo, sim, 2) are used to simmer and keep larger quantities of foods warm such as stews and soups. The lower Simmer settings are ideal for delicate foods and melting chocolate or butter. Note: The size and type of cookware used will influence the setting needed for best cooking results. Hi (High) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling 5-8 (Medium high) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry 5 (Medium) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables 2-4 (Medium low) Keep foods cooking, poach, stew LO-2 (Low) i Keep warm, melt, simmer ! Operating the Single Radiant Surface Elements The cooktop has 3 SINGLE radiant surface elements: the RIGHT REAR, the CENTER REAR and the LEFT REAR positions (Figure 1). The left rear element may also be used with the Bridge element. To Operate the Single Radiant Surface Elements 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element. 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting (Figure 2). Turn the knob to adjust the setting if desired. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. 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. 3. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The Hot Surface indicator light will come on when the control knob is turned on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The light may remain on even though the controls are turned OFF. Figure 1 Note: See above Table for recommended control settings. Off Lo Si_rl2 3 4 Med 6 7 8 Hi] Figure 2 Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. A hot surface indicator light will come on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before the indicator light has turned off. Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on cooktop 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. 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.