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Setting Surface Controls
General Cooktop information
Use the table below to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing, The Simmer settings are
used to simmer and keep larger quantities of foods warm such as stews and soups, The lower Simmer settings are
ideal for delicate foods and melting chocolate or butter,
Note: The size and type of cookware used will influence the setting needed for best cooking results.
Recommenrferf Settings Table
for Singte and Dual Surface Etemente
Hi (High) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling
5-8 (Medium high) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry
5 (Medium) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables
2-4 (Medium low) Keep foods cooking, poach, stew
LO-2 (Low) Keep warm, melt, simmer
Operating the Single Radiant Surface
Elements
The 30" cooktop has 3 SINGLE radiant surface elements:
the RIGHT REAR position and the LEFT FRONT and REAR
position (figure 1),
The 36" cooktop has 4 SINGLE radiant surface elements:
the RIGHT REAR position, CENTER REAR position and the Figure 1
LEFT FRONT and REAR position (figure 2),
To Operate the Single Radiant Surface E_ements
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 3), 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 completerf, turn the surface control knob to OFF before
removing the cookware. Note: The Hot Surface indicator light will come on when the
control knob is turned 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 above Table for recommended control settings,
Figure 2
OFF
Figure 3
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 stilt be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before the indicator light has
turned off,
Do not pJace plastic items such as eaJt anrf pepper shakers, spoon bottlers or pJaetic wrappings
on cooktop 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,
Do not allow aJuminum foit, or ANY materfaJ that can melt to make contact with the ceramic gtaee
cooktop, if these items melt on the cooktop they wiii permanently damage it,
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