Kenmore 9746 Use and Care Guide - Page 13

Setting Surface Controls Settinq ii Recommended Surface Cooking Settings Table Ty_pe of Cookinq (Settings are for single or triple surface elements) HIGH (8.0 - Hi) MEDIUM HIGH (5.0 - 8.0) MEDIUM (3.0 - 5.0) MEDIUM LOW (2.0 - 4.0) LO / SIMMER (Lo - 2.0) Start most foods, bring water to a boil or pan broiling Continue a rapid boil, fry or deep fat fry Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies or steam vegetables Keep foods cooking, poach or stew (2.8 or lower is a simmer setting). Keep warm, melt or simmer (2.8 or lower is a simmer setting). Note: The suggested settings provided above are based when cooking with medium-weight aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types of pans. Fig. 1 Single radiant surface elements The cooktop has 2 single radiant surface elements; the right rear and the left rear element positions (See Fig. 2), Refer to Fig. 1 for recommended surface cooking settings. 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, To operate a single radiant surface element: Step Press 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element. , Press and hold the On/Off for the desired element position until a beep is heard. 3. Press Lo, Meal (5.0) or Hi. 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 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. Donotallowaluminufmoil,orANYmateriathl at can melt to make contact with the ceramic glass cooktop. If these items melt on the cooktop they can damage the ceramic cooktop. 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 powerlevel available. 4. Once cooking has completed, press On/Off. Fig. 2 i [\ Fig. 3 Each time a pad is touched a beep will sound, If no further pads are touched within 10 seconds the request to power any heating element ON will clear, The power level may be adjusted at any time while the element is ON, Once the power level is turned OFF the HE indicator light will remain ON if the cooktop is still hot and will remain ON until the heating surface area has cooled sufficiently. - The size and type of cookware used will influence the setting needed for the best cooking results, The simmer settings 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. / 13