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English 23
Cooktop cooking
Hot surface indicator
• Comes on when the unit is turned on or hot to the touch.
• Stays on even after the unit is turned off.
• Glows until the unit is cooled to approximately 150 °F.
Cooking areas
• The cooking areas on your range are identied by permanent circles on the glass
cooking surface. For the most efcient cooking, t the pan size to the element size.
• Pans should not extend more than ½” to 1” beyond the cooking area.
• When a control is turned on, a glow can be seen through the glass cooking surface. The
element will cycle on and off to maintain the preset heat setting, even at high settings.
• For more information on selecting proper types of cookware, refer to the section
“Using the proper cookware” on page 24
How to set the appliance for cooktop cooking
CAUTION
• The surface elements may be hot and burns may occur. Do not touch the surface elements
until they have cooled down sufciently.
• At high or medium-high settings, never leave food unattended. Boilovers cause smoking
and greasy spillovers may catch on re.
• Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you nish cooking.
Surface unit control knob
1
2
A
B
1
2
C
A
B
1
2
Single (Left rear, Right rear)
Bridge (Left front) Triple (Right front)
1. Push the knob in.
2. Turn in either direction to the setting you want.
• Position A : Single burner
• Position B : Bridge or Dual burner
• Position C : Triple burner
CAUTION
The area between the high and off settings is not appropriate for cooking.
Recommended settings
SETTING TYPE OF COOKING
HIGH Starting most foods, bringing water to a boil, pan broiling
MEDIUM HIGH Continuing a rapid boil, frying, deep fat frying
MEDIUM
Maintaining a slow boil, thickening sauces and gravies,
steaming vegetables
MEDIUM LOW Keeping foods cooking, poaching, stewing
LOW Keeping food warm, melting, simmering
Using the warming center
The warming center, located in the back center of the glass surface, will keep hot,
cooked food at serving temperature.
NOTE
The surface warmer will not glow red like the cooking elements.
CAUTION
• Do not warm food on the warming center for more than two hours.
• Use only cookware and dishes recommended as safe for oven and cooktop
use.
• Always use potholders or oven mitts when removing food from the warming
center as cookware and plates will be hot.
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