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Setting Surface Controls (cont'd)
Models with Ceramic Glass Cooktop (cont'd)
Figure 1 Figure 3
Figure 2 Figure 4
Operating the Dual Surface Radiant Element
The cooktop is equipped with two dual radiant surface elements
located at the right and left front positions (See Figure 2). "Single
and Dual" on the control knob are used to indicate which coil of the
dual radiant element will heat. "Single" indicates that only the inner
coil will heat (Figures 1 and 2). "Dual" indicates that both inner and
outer coils will heat (Figures 3 and 4). You may switch from either
coil setting at any time during cooking,
To Operate the Dual Surface Element:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the dual surface element.
2. Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise (See Figure
1) for smaller cookware or clockwise (See Figure 3) for larger
cookware.
3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed, 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.
4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The 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 OFR
Note: See "Recommended Settings for Single and Dual Surface Elements" for recommended control settings.
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Selecting Surface Cooking Cookware
Cookware should have flat bottoms
that make good contact with the entire
surface heating element. Check for
flatness by rotating a ruler across the
bottom of the cookware (See Figure 5).
Be sure to follow the recommendations
for using cookware as shown in Figure
6.
Note: The size and type of cookware
used will influence the setting needed
for best cooking results.
Figure 5
Cookware Material types
The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly heat is
transferred from the surface element to the pan bottom. The most
popular materials available are:
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® Curved and warped pan
1_ t bottoms.
o Flatbottomandstraight
sides.
® Tight fitting lids.
o Weight of handledoes not _1I_
tilt pan. Panis well • Panoverhangs element by
balanced, morethan one-halfinch.
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® Madeof a materialthat o Panis smallerthan
conductsheat well, element.
• Easy to clean,
® Always match pot diameter
to elementsurface
diameter. • Heavy handle tilts pan.
Figure 6
ALUMINUM - Excellent heat conductor. Some types of food will cause it to darken (Anodized aluminum cookware
resists staining & pitting). If aluminum pans slide across the ceramic glass cooktop, they may leave metal marks which
will resemble scratches. Remove these marks immediately. See Cleaning Recommendations for the Ceramic Glass
Cooktop section.
COPPER- Excellent heat conductor but discolors easily. May leave metal marks on ceramic glass (see Aluminum above).
STAINLESS STEEL- Slow heat conductor with uneven cooking results. Is durable, easy to clean and resists staining.
CAST IRON- A poor heat conductor however will retain heat very well. Cooks evenly once cooking temperature is
reached. Not recommended for use on ceramic cooktops.
PORCELAIN=ENAMEL on METAL- Heating characteristics will vary depending on base material. Porcelain-enamel
coating must be smooth to avoid scratching ceramic cooktops.
GLASS- Slow heat conductor. Not recommended for ceramic cooktop surfaces because it may scratch the glass.
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