Kenmore 4050 Use and Care Guide - Page 9

Setting Surface Controls Operating the Dual Surface Radiant Element The cooktop is equipped with a dual radiant surface element located at the right front (See Figure 1) position. Words on the control knob are used to indicate which coil of the dual radiant element will heat (Figure 2). Single indicates that only the inner coil will heat (Figure 3). Multi indicates that both inner and outer coils will heat (Figure 4). You may switch between settings at any time during cooking. To Operate the Dual Surface Element: 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the dual surface element. 2. Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise for smaller cookware (See Figure 3) or clockwise for larger cookware (See Figure 4). 3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed. 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. 4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The 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. Note: See the table on previous page for recommended control settings. Figure 1 _ Off _ Hi 6 4 2 SirT LO LO si_ 2 4 6 Hi I Figure 2 Operating the Bridge Surface Radiant Element The cooktop is equipped with a "BRIDGE" surface element located at the left front and middle (See Figure 5) positions. The Bridge can be used when cooking with rectangular (like a griddle) or oval shaped cookware. The element will maintain an even temperature setting across both portions of the Bridge. If needed for normal cookware, the Bridge element can work like a single element without the Bridge (See Figure 7). Figure 3 Figure 4 Dual Radiant heating areas on ceramic smooth top (shown in black) Bridge element operation words are located on each side of the Bridge element control knob (Figure 2). These words indicate the direction to turn the control knob when operating the Bridge element. "Single" indicates that only the single portion of the Bridge element will heat (Figure 7). "Multi" indicates that both the single and Bridge portions of the element will heat together (Figure 8). You may switch between these settings at any time during cooking with the Bridge element. Figure 5 To Operate the Bridge Surface Element 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the Bridge surface element. 2. Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise to heat the portion of the Bridge element for normal shaped cookware (See Figure 7) or clockwise for larger or rectangular shaped cookware (See Figure 8). Figure 7 Figure 8 3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. Each Figure 9 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 istoo small. Please note that not all cookware will fit the Bridge element correctly. 4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The 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. The BRIDGE element may also be used in combination with the left rear single element (See Figure 9). Because these elements have 2 different controls, one element can be used to cook while the other element may be used to keep food warm.