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Cooktop Controls - Electronic Touch Controls
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COOKTOP CONTROLS - ELECTRONIC TOUCH CONTROLS Cooktop Controls WARNING Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. The electronic touch controls offer a variety of heat settings for optimal cooking results. For maximum element operation, all cooktop electronic touch controls can be set to High when bringing liquids to a rapid boil. When the cooktop is turned on or after power is restored to the cooktop after a power failure, all temperature setting lights will glow for 10-15 seconds. After the lights go off, the cooktop is ready to use. To Use: 1. Touch the On/Off keypad for the desired element. 2. Touch the "+" (plus) or "-" (minus) keypad to select the power level. NOTE: Press the "+" (plus) or "-" (minus) keypads to increase or decrease power one level at a time. If a power level is not selected within approximately 10 seconds, the element will not turn on. 3. To change the power level while cooking, select a power level with the "+" (plus) or "-" (minus) keypad. 4. When finished cooking, touch ON/OFF for the desired element to turn off surface cooking area(s) individually or touch the Off keypad to turn off all surface cooking areas at once. Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. Setting High 10 BOIL Medium High 08-09 Medium 06-07 Medium Low 04-05 Low 03 SIMMER Keep Warm 02 K. WARM Melt 01 MELT Dual/Triple Elements Recommended Use ■ Start food cooking. ■ Bring liquid to a boil. ■ Hold a rapid boil. ■ Quickly brown or sear food. ■ Maintain a slow boil. ■ Fry or sauté foods. ■ Cook soups, sauces, and gravies. ■ Stew or steam food. ■ Provide lowest simmer/heat setting. ■ Simmer (range of simmer temperatures). ■ Keep cooked foods warm. ■ Melt chocolate and butter. ■ Home canning ■ Large-diameter cookware ■ Large quantities of food REMEMBER: When cooktop is in use, the entire cooktop area may become hot. Hot Surface Indicator Lights An "H" will appear in the surface cooking area display as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off. A. Hot surface indicator Cooktop On Indicator Light The cooktop has a Cooktop ON indicator light. The light will glow when any of the elements are ON. The element display will show the current power level when that element is On and a power level is selected. 8