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Models with Ceramic Glass Cooktop (continued)
Operating Single Radiant Surface Elements
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Depending on your model, your cooktop is equipped with 2, 3 or 4 Single Radiant Surface
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To Operate the Single Surface Elements: 8
t. 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 7
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 Figure 1
constant amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending med
beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware istoo small for the surface heating area.
3. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The Surface
Indicator light located on the control panel will come on when the control knob will be turn on and will continue to glow until
the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The light may remain on even though the controls are turned OFF.
Note: See Figure 6 for recommended control settings.
Operating the Dual Surface Radiant Element (some models) Element configuration, appearance and
Your model isequipped with t or 2 Dual Radiant Surface Elements at rightfront graphics of cooktops may be different
position (See Figure 2)and at leftfront position. Symbols on the control panel are
used to indicate which coil of the dual radiant element will heat. The 0 symbol
indicatesthat onlytheinner coilwill heat (Figures 2&3). The (_ symbol indicates
that both innerand outer coils will heat(Figures 4 &5).You may switch from either
coil setting at any time during cooking.
To Operate the Dual Surface Element: Figure 2 Figure 4
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the dual surface element, sma, Small
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2. Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise (See Figure 3) for o hi hi @ o M hi @
smaller cookware or clockwise (See Figure 5) for larger cookware.
3. Turn the knob toadjust the setting if needed. Start most cooking operations 6
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 istoo small for the surface heating area. 2 ....,. . ," 2 ,,,,. • ,,"" 2
4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before Io Io Io Io
removing the cookware. Note: The Surface Indicator light located on the Figure 3 Figure 5
control panel will come on when the control knob will be turn on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled
down to a moderate level. The light may remain on even though the controls are turned OFF.
Note: See Figure 6 on page 10 for recommended control settings.
Radiant surface elements mayappear to have cooled after they have been turned off. The 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 it has cooled sufficiently.
Surface Cooking Settings
Use the chart (Figure 6) to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing.
Note: The size and type of cookware used will influence the setting needed for best cooking results.
Recommended Settings for Single and Dual Surface Elements _ Do not place
Setting Type of Cooking plastic items such as salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders
HIGH (Hi_ Start most foods, bring water to a boil. pan broiling or plastic wrappings on top of
MEDIUM HIGH (5-8) Continuea rapid boil. fry, deep fat fry the range when it is in use.
These items could melt or ignite.
MEDIUM(5) Maintainaslowboil.thickensaucesandgravies. steam vegetables Potholders. towels or wooden
MEDIUM LOW (2 - 4/ Keep foods cooking, poach, stew spoons could catch fire ifplaced
Figure 6 too close tothe surface elements.
LOW [Lo - 21 Keep warm. melt. simmer
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