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SolidDiskElementQuestionsandAnswers
Q. May I cm foodsandpreserves
onmysoliddiskelements?
A. Yes,butonlyusecontainers
designedforcanningpurposes.
Checkthe
mamdiictuxer’sinstructions
andrecipesforpreservingfoods.
Besurecannerisflat-bottomedand
fitsoverthecenter
ofthesoliddisk
element.Sincecanninggenerates
largeamountsofsteam,becareful
toavoidbumsfromsteamorheat.
@ Whydoesthesoliddisk
elementsmokewhenIfirstturn
iton?
A.Thisinitialharmlessnontoxic
smokingisbothnormaland
necessary.A rustpreventative
isappliedtoeachelementatthe
factory.Whentheunitisturnedon
forthefirsttime,thecoatingwill
bumofftheelementareas.This
takesapproximatelyfiveminutes
andshouldbedonewithoutany
pansontheelement.Otherwise,
thecoatingwillsticktothepan.
Q. WhyisthecooktopM to
thetouch?
A.Moreheatistransferredtothe
cooktopbythesoliddiskelements
thanbyconventionalcoilsbecause
theelementsareclampedsecurely
tothecooktopsurface.This,of
course,eliminatesspilloversfrom
gettinginsidethecooktopchassis.
Thesecrettokeepingthecooktop
comfortablycooleristoturnthe
cooktopononlyafterthecookware
anditscontentsareplacedonthe
element.Moreheatwillthenbe
transferredtothecookwareandthe
fti ratherthanthecooktop.In
eithercase,however,thecooktop
temperaturewillnotcausedamage
tothecabinets,countertopsor
cookware.
Q. WhyamIovemookingmy
food?
A. Thesoliddiskelementsare
veryenergy-efficientandretainheqt
muchlongerthancoilelements.
Fbodwillboi lorfiyfbrthreet ofive
minutesafterthecontrolsareturned
off.Werecommendthatyoubegin
cookingatlowersettingsthanyou
haveinthepastandgradually
increaseor decreaseheatasdesired.
Theenergysavingsaresignificant.
Q. Whydoesittakealong time
tocookmy f~d?
A. Theextratimeittakescompared
totheconventionalcoilelementis
measuredinseconds,notminutes.
Thesefewsecondsareduetothe
greatermassofthesoliddisk
element.If thefoodiscooking
slowly,itisbecausethepotsand
pansarewarpedorhaveanuneven
bottomsurface.If flat-bottomed
potsandpansareused,cooking
performanceofthesoliddisk
element,closelyparallelsthatof
thecoilelementwithlessenergy
consumption.
Q,
CanIusespecialcooking
equipmentlikeanorientalwok?
A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfkces
isnotrecommended.
Thelifeof
yoursoliddiskelementcanbe
shortened
andthecooktopcanbe
damaged
fromthehigh$&tneeded
forthistypeofcooking.
Q.
Whyistheporcelainfinish
onmycontainerscomingoff?
A. Ifyouselectaheatsettinghigher
thanrequiredforthecontainer
materialandleaveit, thefinish
maysmoke,crack,pop,orbum
dependingonthepotorpan.Also,
atoohighheatforlongperiods,
andsmallamountsofdryfood,
maydamagethefinish.
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