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USING THE COOKTOP
The recommended surface cooking setting
Element Temp. Recommended Use
Single or
Dual
8.5-Hi • Bring liquid to a boil
• Start cooking
5.5-8.0 • Hold a rapid boil, frying, deep fat fry
• Quickly brown or sear food
3.5-5.0 • Maintain a slow boil
• Fry or saute foods
• Cook soups, sauces and gravies
2.2-3.0 • Stew or steam food
• Simmer
LO-2.0 • Keep food warm
• Melt chocolate or butter
Element Temp. Recommended Use
Warming
Zone
Hi • Fried Foods
• Hot Beverage
• Soups (liquid)
2-4 • Dinner Plate with Food
• Sauces
• Soups (Cream)
• Stew
• Vegetables
• Meats
Lo • Bread/Pastries
• Gravies
• Casseroles
• Eggs
Home canning tips
Be sure that the canner is centered over the surface
unit and flat on the bottom.
• The base must not be more than 1 inch larger than
the element. Use of water bath canners with rippled
bottoms may extend the time required to bring the
water to a boil and cooktops may be damaged.
• Some canners are designed with smaller bases for use
on smooth top surfaces.
• Use the high heat setting only until the water comes to
a boil or pressure is reached in the canner.
• Reduce to the lowest heat setting that maintains the
boil, or pressure. If the heat is not turned down, the
cooktop may be damaged.
USING THE PROPER COOKWARE
Using the proper cookware can prevent many problems,
such as food taking longer to cook or achieving
inconsistent results. Proper pans will reduce cooking
times and cook food more evenly. Stainless steel is
recommended.
Check pans for flat bottoms by using a straight
edge or ruler
1. Place a ruler across the bottom of the pan.
2. Hold the ruler and pan up to the light.
3.
No light should be visible between the ruler and the pan.
• Do not use the pan less than 7" diameter for the
front surface units.
• Do not use a small pan on a large element. Not
only does this waste energy, but it can also result in
spillovers burning onto the cooking area.
• The bottom surfaces of cookware should be flat. Do
not use cookware that is oversized or uneven such
as rounded-bottom woks, cookware with a rippled
bottom, or oversized canners and griddles.
•
Do not use foil or foil-type containers. Foil may melt
onto the glass. Do not use the cooktop if metal has
melted on it. Call an authorized Service Center.
NOTE
Recommended
cookware
Do not use
Flat bottom and straight
sides.
Curved, grooved, or warped
pan bottoms. Pans with
uneven bottoms do not cook
eciently and sometimes
may not boil liquid.
Heavy-gauge pans. Very thin-gauge metal or
glass pans.
Pan sizes that match the
amount of food to be
prepared and the size of
the surface element.
Pans that are smaller or larger
than the element.
Weight of handle does
not tilt pan. Pan is well
balanced.
Cookware with loose or
broken handles. Heavy
handles that tilt the pan.
Tight-tting lids. Loose-tting lids.
Flat bottom woks. Woks with a ring-stand
bottom.
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