Automatic Surface Unit - Hotpoint JKP65WV Use And Care Instructions Manual

The automatic surface unit ('(mtrol.s
the temperature oj'your" coobare
cooking that you may have
experienced with a well-controlled
electric skillet or saucepan.
The spring-mounted sensor,
located in the center of the surface
unit, measures and controls the
heat to the pan on the unit.
1. Set pan on unit. Use a cover
on cookware when suggested on
on next page.
2. Turn Automatic Unit Selector
knob to select unit size. The unit
may be used as an 8-inch, 6-inch or
4-inch unit to accommodate large,
medium-sized or small cookware.
Match unit size selection to size
of cookware as shown on page 10.
3. Select heat setting as
recommended on the Automatic
Unit Coc)king Guide. (Settings were
chosen using medium-weight
aluminum pans. )
For cooking with liquids, use
settings anywhere in the area
marked HI, MED, LOW BOIL,
desired rate of cooking.
anywhere in area numbered 200
500.
to
For warming operations use
settings marked 200 and the line
just below 200.
4. When cooking is finished, turn
Automatic Unit control dial to OFF.
Use flat-bottomed, medium-weight
aluminum cookware, in relation to
size of unit in use. Use tight-fitting
lids with foods which require a
cover; loose lids or no cover
lengthen cooking time. Warped,
concave or convex-bottomed pans
may not touch sensor in center of
Automatic Unit; if not, sensor
cannot control heat supplied to pan.
on Automatic Unit Guide; if more is
used, higher heat setting and longer
cooking time may be required.
Cookware of other materials
may require different heat settings
and/or cooking time.
Use a minute timer to time
TOTAL cooking. Include time
usually required to bring food to
boil, switching heats, etc. Do not
judge cooking time by visible
steaming only. Food will cook in
covered cookware even though no
steam may be apparent during the
cooking process.