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Use to turn on the surface elements• An
infinite choice of heat settings is available
from LOW to HIGH. The knobs can be
set on or between any of the settings•
SETTING THE CONTROLS
1. Place pan on surface element•
2. Push in and turn the knob in either
direction to the desired heat setting•
:_ The backguard is marked to identi-
fy which element the knob controls•
For example, the icon to the
left indicates right front ele-
ment.
3. There is an indicator light by each pair
of control knobs• When one or both of
the surface control knobs are turned
on, the light will turn on. The light will
turn off when the surface elements are
turned off.
4. After cooking, turn knob to OFF. Re-
move pan.
The size, type of cookware and cooking
operation will affect the heat setting• For
information on cookware and other fac-
tors affecting heat settings, refer to
"Cooking Made Simple" booklet•
OFF
LOW HIGH
2
3
4
MEDIUM 7
HIGH: Use to bring liquidto a boil. Always
reduce setting to a lower heat when liq-
uids begin to boil or foods begin to cook.
9 MED. HIGH: Use to brown meat, heat
oil for deep fat frying or sauteing. Maintain
fast boil for large amounts of liquids.
MEDIUM: Use to maintain slow boil for
large amounts of liquids and for most fry-
ing operations.
3 MED. LOW: Use to continue cooking
covered foods or steam foods.
LOW: Use to keep foods warm and melt
chocolate and butter.
Before Cooking After Cooking
Always place a pan on the surface :_ Make sure surface unit is turned off.
unit before you turn it on. To prevent >- Clean up messy spills as soon as
damage to range, never operate
surface unit without a pan in place, possible.
NEVER use the cooktop as a storage Other Tips
area for food or cookware.
DuringCooking
Be sure you know which knob con-
trols which surface unit. Make sure
you turned on the correct surface unit.
:_ If cabinet storage is provided directly
above cooking surface, limit it to items
that are infrequently used and can be
safely stored in an area subjected to
heat.
Temperatures may be unsafe for
Begin cooking on a higher heat set- items such as volatile liquids, clean-
ring then reduce to a lower setting ers or aerosol sprays.
to complete the operation Never :_
• ,, NEVER eave any terns, especa y
use a h gh heat setting for extended
cooking, plastic items• on the cooktop. The
hot air from the vent may ignite flam-
;-- NEVER allow a pan to boil dry. This mable items, melt or soften plastics,
could damage the pan and the appli- or increase pressure in closed con-
ance. tainers causing them to burst•
NEVER touch cooktop until it has _ NEVER allow aluminum foil. meat
cooled• Expect some parts of the probes or any other metal object,
cooktop, especially around the sur- otlqer than a pan on a surface ele-
face units, to become warm or hot merit, to contact heating elements.
during cooking. Use potholders to ....
protect hands.
COOKING AREAS
The cooking areas on your range are
identified by permanent patterns on the
glass-ceramic surface. For most efficient
cooking, fit the pan size to the element
size.
Pans should not extend more than 1/2
to 1-inch beyond the cooking area.
For more information on cookware, refer
to "Cooking Made Simple" booklet•
DUAL ELEMENT
Select glass-ceramic surfaces are
equipped with a dual element located in
the right front position. To turn on the
large element press the rocker switch
toward the (O). To turn on I
I
the smaller element press
the rocker switch toward It.
COOKWARE
To achieve optimum cooking perform-
ance, use heavy-gauge, flat, smooth
bottom pans that conform to the diameter
of the cooking area. (See "Cooking
Made Simple" for cookware characteris-
tics and recommendations.)
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