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Surface Controms Use to turn on the surface elements. An hfinite choice of heat settings is available from Low to High. The knobs can be set on or between any of the settings. Setting the Controls 1. Place pan on surface ebment. 2. Push in and turn the knob in either direction to the desired heat setting. , The control panel is marked to identify' Front which element the knob controls. For example, the graphic at right indicates left front element. 3. There is an ebment indicator light on the control panel. When any surface control knob is turned on, the light will turn on. The light will turn off when all the surface elements are turned off. When a control is turned on, a glow can be seen through the smoothtop surface. The element will cycb on and off to maintain the preset heat setting, even on High. 4. After cooking, turn knob to OFF. Remove pan. Suggested Heat Settings The size and type of cookware, type and amount of food being heated, and wattage of individual elements will determine where to set the knob for cooking operations. Some elements have a predetermined simmer and melt setting that will require only minor adjustment up or down depending on the food being prepared. The other elements have settings printed around the knobs that are also unique to those elements. Adjust the heat settings to the numbers that give the desired cooking results. For information on cookware and other factors affecting heat settings, refer to Cookware Recommendations on page 7 or the "Cooking Made Simple" booklet. The following descriptions will aid in choosing the settings that will give optimum results. Hold or Warm: Food maintains a temperature above 140°F without continuing to cook. Food is initially hot and then heat is reduced. Never use a hold or warm setting to reheat cold food. Simmer: Food forms bubbles that barely break the surface. Foods are between 185°F and 200°F.A simmer setting can also be used to steam or poach foods or continue cooking covered foods. Slow Boil: Food forms bubbles at a moderate pace. A slow boil setting can also be used for most frying and for maintaining the cooking of large amounts of liquids. Boil: Liquid forms bubbles at a rapid pace. A fast boil setting can also be used to brown meat, stir fry, saut6, and heat oil for frying before turning to a lower setting. The highest 3 or 4 settings on the knob are used for these cooking operations. The highest setting is always used to bring water to a boil. Some dements offer an even higher speed for boiling liquids. [}ua[ Element The cooking surface has one dual dement located in the right front of the smoothtop. This allows you to change the size of the element. Press the switch to the left to use the large element or to the right to use the small element. The selection should be made before turning on the element. © OFF 2 ® Medium BEFnCE oonK|N6 o Always place a pan on the surface unit before _ou turn it on. To prevent damage to r ange. never operate surface unit without a pan in place. NEVER use the cooktop as a storage area for food or cookware. [}UR|NG onnK|NG o Be sure you know which knob controls which surface unit. Make sure you turned on the correct surface unit. o Begin cooking on a higher heat setting :hen reduce -toa lower setting to complete the operation. Never use a high heat setting for extended cooking. o NEVER allow a pan to boil dry. This could damage the pan and th_ appliance. • NEVER touch cooktop until it has cooled. Expect some parts of the cooktop, especially around the surface units to become warm or hot during cooking. Use potholders _o protect hands. AFTER cnnKiN61 - Make sure surface unit is turned off. - Clean up messy spills as soon as possible. OTHER T|PS - If cabinet storage is provided directl_ above cooking surface, limit it to items that are infrequently used and can be safely stored in an area subjected to heat. Temperatures may be unsafe for items such as volatile liquids. cleaners or aerosol sprays o NEVER leave an_ items, especially plastic items, on the cooktop. The hot air from the vent may ignite flammable items, melt or sof[en plastics, or increase pressure in closed containers causing them to burst. - NEVER aflow aluminum foil. meat probes or any other metal object, other than a pan on a surface element, to contact heating elements. o NEVER store heavy items above the cooktop that could fall and damage it. 4

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Surface
Controms
Use to turn on the surface elements. An hfinite
choice of
heat settings is available from Low to High. The knobs can
be set on or between any of the settings.
Setting
the
Controls
1. Place pan on surface ebment.
2.
Push in and turn the knob in either direction to
the desired heat setting.
, The control panel is marked to identify'
Front
which element the knob controls. For
example, the graphic at right indicates left front element.
3. There is an ebment
indicator light on the control panel.
When any surface control knob is turned on, the light will
turn on. The light will turn off when all the surface ele-
ments are turned off.
When a control is turned on, a glow can be seen through
the smoothtop surface. The element will cycb on and off
to maintain the preset heat setting, even on
High.
4. After cooking, turn knob to
OFF.
Remove pan.
Suggested
Heat
Settings
The size and type of cookware, type and amount of food
being heated, and wattage of individual elements will deter-
mine where to set the knob for cooking operations. Some
elements have a predetermined simmer and melt setting that
will require only minor adjustment up or down depending on
the food being prepared. The other elements have settings
printed around the knobs that are also unique to those
elements. Adjust the heat settings to the numbers that give
the desired cooking results. For information on cookware and
other factors affecting heat settings, refer to Cookware
Recommendations on page 7 or the "Cooking Made Simple"
booklet. The following descriptions will aid in choosing the
settings that will give optimum results.
Hold
or
Warm:
Food maintains a temperature above 140°F
without continuing to cook. Food is initially hot and then heat
is reduced. Never use a hold or warm setting to reheat cold
food.
Simmer:
Food forms bubbles that barely break the
surface. Foods are between 185°F and 200°F.A simmer
setting can also be used to steam or poach foods or continue
cooking covered foods.
Slow Boil:
Food forms bubbles at a moderate pace. A slow
boil setting can also be used for most frying and for maintain-
ing the cooking of large amounts of liquids.
Boil:
Liquid forms bubbles at a rapid pace. A fast boil setting
can also be used to brown meat, stir fry, saut6, and heat oil
for frying before turning to a lower setting. The highest 3 or 4
settings on the knob are used for these cooking
operations. The highest setting is always used to bring water
to a boil. Some dements offer an even higher speed for
boiling liquids.
[}ua[
Element
The cooking surface has one dual
dement located in the right front of the
smoothtop. This allows you to change
the size of the element.
Press the switch to the left to use the
large element or to the
right
to use the
small element. The selection should be
made before turning on the element.
OFF
2
®
Medium
©
BEFnCE
oonK|N6
AFTER cnnKiN61
o Always place a pan on the surface unit before _ou turn it
-
Make sure surface unit is turned off.
on. To prevent damage to r ange. never
operate
surface
unit without a pan in place.
NEVER use the cooktop as a storage area for food or
cookware.
[}UR|NG
onnK|NG
o
Be sure you know which knob controls which surface
unit. Make sure you turned on the correct surface unit.
o
Begin cooking on a higher heat setting :hen reduce
-to
a
lower setting to complete the operation. Never use a
high heat setting for extended cooking.
o NEVER allow a pan to boil dry. This could damage the
pan and th_ appliance.
•
NEVER touch cooktop until it has cooled. Expect some
parts of the cooktop, especially around the surface units
to become warm or hot during cooking. Use potholders
_o protect hands.
-
Clean
up messy spills as soon as possible.
OTHER T|PS
-
If cabinet
storage
is provided
directl_
above
cooking
surface,
limit
it to items that
are infrequently
used and can
be safely stored
in an area subjected
to heat. Tempera-
tures
may be unsafe
for items
such
as volatile
liquids.
cleaners
or aerosol sprays
o
NEVER
leave an_ items, especially
plastic
items, on the
cooktop.
The hot air from the vent
may ignite
flammable
items,
melt or sof[en
plastics,
or increase
pressure
in
closed
containers
causing
them to burst.
-
NEVER
aflow aluminum
foil.
meat probes
or any other
metal
object,
other
than a pan on a surface
element,
to
contact
heating
elements.
o
NEVER
store
heavy items above
the cooktop
that
could
fall
and damage
it.
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