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USING YOUR COOKTOP
SURFACE ELEMENTS
To prevent risk of electricshock or fire,
Never let a pan boil dry as this could
do notline dripbowlswith aluminumfoil.
damagethe utensiland the appliance.
Drip bowls will turn blue or gold over
time or ifoverheated. This type of discol-
COOKWARE
Surface elements are self cleaning. Do
oration is permanent and will not affect
Cooking performance isgreatly affected
not immerse elements in water. When
cooking performance. To protect finish,
by the type of cookware used. Cook-
an element is turned on, it will cycle on
avoid using high settings for long peri-
ware SHOULD HAVE A FLAT BOT-
and off to maintain the heat setting,
ods of time. Reduce to a lower setting
TOM. The flat bottom allows good con-
To remove: Raise element WHEN
once food begins cooking. Also, do not
ductivitybetween thecookware and the
COOL and carefully pull out and away
use oversized utensils. Utensil should
element to provide uniform cooking re-
not extend more than 2 inches from the
suits, faster heating and more efficient
from the receptacle,
element,
use of energy.
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Your cooktop is equipped with control
knobs that provide an infinite choice of
settings from LOW to HIGH. The knob
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can be set on any of the numbered set-
tingsor between the numberedsettings.
To operate push in and turn knobto the
Cookware with uneven, warped, or
To replace: Insert the terminals on the
desired setting.
element into the receptacle. Gently lift
grooved bottoms do not make good
up on outer edge of element (opposite
contact, will reduce heat conductivity
terminal-side of element) while insert-
and result in slower, less even heating.
ing terminals into receptacle. Gently
SIGNAL LIGHTS
A pan with a badly curved bottom will
not make good contact with the element
press down on outer edge of element
Ranges are equipped with one to four
and may not get enough heat to bring
until element sits level on drip bowl.
signal lights to indicate when a surface
water to a boil.
element is on. The light will remain on
Be sure drip bowl and chrome trim ring
until the element is turned off. After a
are properly installed. Notchon trim ring
cooking operation, be sure element and
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should be centered over the screw se-
signal light are off.
curing the receptacle to the maintop. If
trim ring is not installed properly and
rests on this screw, the trim ring and drip
bowl will "rock".
TIPS
FOR
SUCCESSFUL COOKING
Food will not cook any faster when a
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DRIP BOWLS
higher heat setting is used than needed
The drip bowls, located under each sur-
to maintain a gentle boil. Water boils at
face element, are designed to catch
the same temperature whether boiling
spills or boilovers,
gently or vigorously. If a high setting is
used, excessive spattering will occur
Fitthe size 0f the cookware to the size of
Be sure drip bowls are in place. Ab-
and food may stickor burn ontothe bot-
the element. This conserves energy.
sence of these bowls during cooking
tom of the pan.
Oversized cookware or cookware that
may subject wiring or component parts
rest across two elements may trap
underneath the cooktop to damage.
Use a higher heat setting to bring liquid
enough heat to cause damage to the
to a boil or to begin cooking, then re-
cooktop or elements.
Clean after each use with soap and
duce to a lower setting. Never leave
water. Remove stubborn stains with
food unattended during a cooking
Do not use woks equipped with round
baking soda paste and plastic scouring
operation,
metal rings. The ring, which is designed
pad.To prevent scratching the finish, do
to support the wok above the element,
not use abrasive cleaning agents.
Always place pan on the surface ele-
will trap heat and may damage the ele-
Rinse, dry and replace,
ment before turning element on.
ment and the cooktop.
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