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SolidDiskElementQuestionsandAnswers
Q. MayIcanfoodsandpreserves
onmysoliddiskelements?
A. Yes,butonlyusecontainers
designedforcanningpurposes,
Checkthemanufacturer’sinstructions
andrecipesforpreservingfoods. ‘
Besurecannerisflat-bottomedand
fitsoverthecenterofthesoliddisk
element.Sincecanninggenerates
largeamountsofsteam,becareful
toavoidburnsfromsteamorheat.
Q.
Whydoesthesoliddisk
elementsmokewhenIfirstturn
iton?
A.
Thisinitialsmokingisboth
normalandnecessary.Arust
preventativeisappliedtoeach
elementatthefactory.Whenthe
unitisturnedonforthefirsttime,
thecoatingwillbumofftheelement
areas.Thistakesapproximatelyfive
minutesandshouldbedonewithout
anypansontheelement.Otherwise,
thecoatingwillsticktothepan.
(). Whyisthecooktophotto
thetouch?
A. Moreheatistransferredtothe
cooktopbythesoliddiskelements
thanbyconventionalcoilsbecause
theelementsareclampedsecurely
tothecooktopsurface.This,of
course,eliminatesspilloversfrom
gettinginsidethecooktopchassis.
Thesecrettokeepingthecooktop
comfortablycooleristoturnthe
cooktopononlyafterthecookware
anditscontentsareplacedonthe
element.Moreheatwillthenbe
transferredtothecookwareandthe
foodratherthanthecooktop.In
eithercas~ however,thecooktop
temperaturewillnotcausedamage
tothecabinets,countertopsor
cookware.
Q.
WhyamIovercookingmy
food?
A.
Thesoliddiskelementsare
veryenergy-efficientandretainheat
muchlongerthancoilelements.
Foodwillboilorfryforthreetofive
minutesafterthecontrolsareturned
off.Werecommendthatyoubegin
cookingatlowersettingsthanyou
haveinthepastandgradually
increaseor decreaseheatasdesired.
Theenergysavingsaresignificant.
Q.
Whydoesittakealongtime
tocookmyfood?
A.
Theextratimeittakescompared
totheconventionalcoilelementis
measuredinseconds,notminutes.
Thesefewsecondsareduetothe
greatermassofthesoliddisk
element.Ifthefoodiscooking
slowly,itisbecausethepotsand
pansarewarpedorhaveanuneven
bottomsurface.Ifflat-bottomed
potsandpansareused,cooking
performanceofthesoliddisk
elementcloselyparallelsthatof
thecoilelementwithlessenergy
consumption.
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Q. Can
Iusespecialcooking
e
equipmentlikeanorientalwok?
A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces
m
isnot
recommended.Thelifeof -
yoursoliddiskelementcanbe
shortenedandthecooktopcanbe
damagedfromthehighheatneeded
forthistypeofcooking.
Q.Whyistheporcelainfinish
onmycontainerscomingoff?
A.
Ifyouselecta heatsettinghigher
thanrequiredforthecontainer
materialandleaveit, thefinish
maysmoke,crack,pop,orburn
dependingonthepotorpan.Also,
a toohighheatforlongperiods,
andsmallamountsofdry food,
maydamagethefinish.
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