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• BEFORE FIRST USE CLEAN COOKTOP. (See p. 40.)
• For best results,always use recommendedcookware.
• Different cookpotsand different amounts of food beingpreparedwill influencethe
controlsettingsneededfor best results. Forfastest cooking,start withthe surface
controlon High for one minute; then turn the controlto the lower desired setting.
Coveringpans, wheneverpossible,speeds cooking and is more energyefficient.
• The glass ceramic cookingarea retainsheat for a periodof time after the elements
havebeen t_med off. Put this retainedheat to gooduse. Turn the elements off a
few minutesbeforefoodiscompletelycookedand usethe retainedheat to complete
the cooking. Because of this heat retention characteristic,the elements will not
respondto changes in heat settingsas quickly as coil elements. In the event of a
potentialboil over, remove the cookpot from the cookingarea.
• When preparLng foodswhich can be easilyscorchedor over-cooked,start cooking
at a lowertemperaturesettingand graduatlyincrease temperature as needed.
• A higher setting than normal may be necessarywhen usingcookpotsmade with
material that is slow to conduct heat, such as cast iron.
• A lowersetting can be used when cookingsmall quantitiesof foodsor when using
a cookpotthat conductsheat quickly.
IMPORTANT
• Do not use wire trivets,fire rings,pads or any such item betweenthe cookware
and the element.
• Do not cookfoods directlyon cooktop.
• Do not allow pan to boil dry as this coulddamage the cooktopand the pan.
• Do notslideheavymetalor glasscookpots acrosssurfasesincethesemayscratch
the surface.
• Do not use or place plasticitemsanywhereon cool(top.
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