Maytag MEC8836 Owners Manual - Page 5

COOKTOP CONTROLS WARNING Speed Heat™ Element The Speed Heat™ Element (left rear element) offers flexibility for 2 heating choices: Speed Heat™ High and low heat. Speed Heat™ High boils liquid faster. The lower heat option (single element) can be used to prepare sauces, to brown or saute foods and to keep food at a low temperature. Use cookware appropriate in size for the Speed Heat™ Element. Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. The control knobs can be set to anywhere between HIGH and LOW. Push in and turn to setting. The surface cooking area locator shows which element is turned on. Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels SETTING HIGH Medium High Medium Medium Low LOW Dual Elements RECOMMENDED USE ■■ Start food cooking. ■■ Bring liquid to a boil. For best results, use the Speed Heat™ (left rear) Cooking zone, using cookware appropriate in size. ■■ Hold a rapid boil. ■■ Quickly brown or sear food. ■■ Maintain a slow boil. ■■ Fry or sauté foods. ■■ Cook soups, sauces and gravies. ■■ High simmer or simmer without lids. ■■ Stew or steam food. ■■ Simmer. ■■ Keep food warm. ■■ Melt chocolate or butter. For best results, use the left front element on 30" (76.2 cm) models MEC7430/ MEC9530. Use the center rear element for 36" (91.4 cm) models MEC9536. ■■ Low simmer using lids. ■■ Home canning. ■■ Large-diameter cookware.Large quantities of food. REMEMBER: When cooktop is in use, the entire cooktop area may become hot. A. Speed Heat™ Element Control with Speed Heat HIGH (on some models) Hot Surface Indicator Light This unit features a Hot Surface Indicator Light. The Hot Surface Indicator Light will glow as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off. Cooktop On Indicator Light Each cooktop has a Cooktop On Indicator light. When a control knob is on, the light will glow. Dual Zone Element (on some models) The dual zone elements offer flexibility depending on the size of the cookware. Single size can be used in the same way as a regular element. The dual sizes combine single and dual elements and are recommended for larger cookware, large quantities of food, and home canning. For best High heat performance, match burner to cookware size For best Low heat or Simmer performance, match cookware to largest cooking area ring and use single ring for desired performance. Dual Zone Element (on some models) A. Single size B. Dual size To Use SINGLE: 1. Push in and turn knob from the OFF position to the SINGLE zone anywhere between LOW and HIGH. 2. Turn knob to OFF when finished. To Use DUAL: 1. Push in and turn knob from the OFF position to the DUAL zone anywhere between LOW and HIGH. 2. Turn knob to OFF when finished. 5