Kenmore 9961 Use and Care Guide - Page 10

Setting Surface Controls Operating Single Radiant Surface Elements The cooktop has single radiant surface elements at location as shown on figure 2. To Operate the Single 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 1). 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 specific Hot Surface Indicator light for the element will come on when the control knob is turned on. The light will continue to glow until the glass cooktop is cooled enough to touch. The light may remain on even though the controls are turned OFF. Note: See Figure 2 on page 7 for recommended control settings. Off Lo Hi 1 9 2 8 3 7 4 56 Figure 1 Operating the Dual Surface Radiant Element The range is equipped with a dual radiant surface element located at the right front (See Figure 3) position. Symbols on the control panel are used to indicate which coil of the dual radiant element will heat. The @ symbol indicates that only Inner Element ® Figure 2 Inner + Outer the inner coil will heat (Figures 3, 4 and 5). TheO symbol indicates that both inner and outer coils will heat (Figures 6, 7 and 8). You may switch from either coil setting 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 (See Figure 2) for smaller cookware or clockwise (See Figure 7) for larger cookware. 3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed. Start most Figure 3 Inner + Outer Inner Element Off ® Lo 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 Hi Hi 8 Figure 4 Figure 6 Inner + Outer Inner Element • Off ® Lo Lo 2 2 8 Hi Hi 8 Figure 7 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. Figure 5 Figure 8 4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The specific Hot Surface Indicator light for the element will come on when the control knob is turned on. The light will continue to glow until the glass cooktop is cool enough to touch. The light may remain on even though the controls are turned OFF. Note: See page 7, Figure 2 for recommended control settings. 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. rt_ Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the 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. 10