Maytag A126W

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Congratulationsonyourchoiceofa Jenn-Airhalogencooktopcartridge.Thetwocooking
areasareidentifiedbycirclesontheglass-ceramiceooktop. Whenanelementisturned
ON, a circular halogenbulb will glowinstantlyand withinseconds,the red glow of the
heatingelementcanbe seenthroughthe glass-ceramictop. It is normalto seethered
glowoftheelementwheneveritcycleson. Theelementwillcycleonandoffforall control
settingsexceptHi. However,it may alsocycleon Hi ifimpropercookwareisused.
BEFOREFIRSTUSECLEAN COOKTOPCARTRIDGE(Seep.7).
Forbest results,alwaysuserecommendedcookware.
Differentcookpotsanddifferentamountsoffood being preparedwill influencethe
controlsettingsneededforbest results.(Seecooktopor range use& caremanual
fortypicalcontrolsettings.) Forfastestcooking,startwiththesurfacecontrolon Hi
for one minute;thenturn the controlto the lowerdesired setting. Coveringpans,
whenever possible,speedscooking and ismoreenergyefficient.
Theglass-ceramiccookingarea retainsheatfora periodoftime aftertheelements
havebeenturnedoff. Putthis retainedheatto gooduse. Turnthe elementsoff a
fewminutesbeforefoodiscompletelycookedandusetheretainedheattocomplete
the cooking. Because of this heat retention characteristic,the elementswi(Inot
respondto changesin heatsettings asquicklyas coilelements. Inthe event ofa
potentialboil over, removethe cookpotfrom the cookingarea,
Whenpreparingfoodswhich canbe easilyscorchedor over-cooked,startcooking
ata lowertemperaturesettingand graduallyincreasetemperatureas needed.
A higher settingthan normalmay be necessarywhen usingcookpots made with
materialthatis slow toconductheat, suchas castiron.
A lowersettingcanbe usedwhencookingsmall quantitiesof foodsor when using
a cookpotthat conductsheatquickly.
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