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7
NOTES
BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS
About the ceramic glass cooktop
The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements
located below the surface of the glass. The design of the
ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element
underneath. Be sure to match the pan size with the
diameter of the element outline on the cooktop and only
at-bottomed cookware should be used.
The type and size of cookware, the number of surface
elements in use and their settings are all factors that will
affect the amount of heat that will spread to areas beyond
the surface elements. The areas surrounding the elements
may become hot enough to cause burns.
About the radiant surface elements
The element temperature rises gradually and evenly.
As the temperature rises, the element will glow red. To
maintain the selected setting the element will cycle ON
and OFF. The heating element retains enough heat to
provide a uniform and consistent heat during the off cycle.
For more efcient surface cooking, turn the surface
control OFF several minutes before cooking is complete.
This will allow residual heat to complete the cooking
process.
Air circulation in the oven
For best baking results allow 2-4” (5-10 cm) around the
cookware for proper air circulation and be sure pans and
cookware do not touch each other, the oven door, sides or
back of the oven cavity. Hot air must be able to circulate
around the pans and cookware in the oven for even heat
to reach around the cookware (See Fig. 1).
Fig. 1
• Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the
surface element to cycle ON and OFF, even at the HI
setting. This helps to prevent damage to the ceramic
smoothtop. Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will
occur more often if the cookware is too small for the
radiant element or if the cookware bottom is not at.
• Be sure to read the detailed instructions for ceramic
glass cooktop maintenance and cleaning in the Care
& Cleaning and Before You Call checklist sections
of this Use & Care Manual.
Baking layer cakes with 1 or 2 oven racks
For best results when baking cakes using 2 oven racks,
place cookware on rack positions 2 & 5. For best results
when using a single oven at rack, place cookware on rack
positions 2, 3 or 4.
on & hot surface indicator lights
Your appliance is equipped with two different types of
surface element control indicator lights located on the
control panel — the on indicator and the hot surface
indicator lights.
The on indicator light (See Fig. 2) will glow when any
surface element is turned ON. A quick glance at this
indicator light after cooking is an easy check to be sure
the surface controls are turned OFF. The hot surface
indicator light (See Fig. 3) will glow when any surface
cooking area becomes hot and will remain on until the
glass cooktop has cooled to a MODERATE level.
BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
Fig. 2
hot surface
indicator light
Fig. 3
on
indicator light
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