Surface Cooking; Surface Controls; Suggested Heat Settings; Setting The Controls - Jenn-Air JES9800 User Manual

URFACE COOKING I
SURFACE CONTROLS[ CAUTION:
Useto turn on the surface e lements.An BEFORECOOKING AFTER COOKING
infinite choice of heatsettings isavailable , Alwaysplace a panonthe surface u nit • Makesuresurface unitisturnedoff.
fromIo to hi. Theknobs canbesetonor
before youturniton.Toprevent d am- • Cleanup messy s pills assoonaspos-
between anyofthe settings.
ageto range,neveroperatesurface sible.
unitwithouta panin place.
SETTING THE • NEVERuse the cooktop as a storage
CONTROLS area for food or cookware. OTHER TIPS
• If cabinet s torageis provideddirectly
I. Place panonsurface element, above cookingsurface, limititto items
2. Pushin and turn the knob in either DURING COOKING that areinfrequently usedandcanbe
directionto the desired heatsetting. • Besureyouknowwhichknobcontrols safely stored in anareasubjectedto
which surfaceunit. Make sure you heat.
• Thecontrolpanel i smarkedto
identifywhichelement t he knob turnedon the correct surface unit. Temperatures m aybeunsafe for items
,) controls.Forexample, • Begin cookingona higherheatsetting such as volatile liquids,cleanersor
indicates r ightfront thenreduce to alower setting to corn- aerosolsprays.
element, pletethe operation.Never usea high • NEVER leave any items, especially
3. Thereis anindicatorlightaboveeach heatsettingfor extended cooking, plastic items,onthe cooktop. T hehot
control knob.Whena surface control • NEVER allowa panto boil dry. This airfrom the ventmayigniteflammable
knobisturnedon,the lightwill turn on. coulddamage the panand the appli- items,melt or softenplastics, o r in-
Thelightwillturn offwhenthe surface ante. creasepressure in closedcontainers
elementisturnedoff. • NEVER touch cooktop until it has causing t hemto burst.
4. After cooking, turn knobto OFF. Re- cooled. Expect some parts of the • NEVER allow aluminumfoil, meat
movepan. cooktop, e specially aroundthe surface probes or anyothermetal o bject, o ther
units,to become warm or hot during than a panon a surfaceelement,to
cooking.Use potholdersto protect contactheating elements.
DUAL ELEMENT
hands.
Thecooking surface isequipped with two
dual e lements located inthe rightfrontand
leftrearpositions. To operate,pushin on
the control knob and turn to the right to
SUGGESTED HEAT SETTINGS I
controlthe largeelement, o r pushin and
I
turn to the left to control the smallele-
The size,type of cookwareand cooking hi I Io
ment.
I operationwillaffect t he heatsetting. For
information on cookware and other fac-
torsaffecting h eat s ettings, referto
"Cook-
ing Made Simple" booklet.
hi: Useto bringliquid to a boil. Always medl h i reed. Io
reduce setting to alowerheat w henliquids
begin to boilorfoodsbegin to cook. medium
(_ C) med. hi: Useto brownmeat,heatoilfor
deep fatfryingor sauteing. Maintain fastboil meal.Io:Useto continue cooking covere
LARGE SMALl. for largeamounts of liquids, foodsor steam foods.
ELEMENT ELEMENT
medium: Useto maintain slow boil for Io: Use to keep foods warm and me
largeamountsofliquidsand for mostfrying, chocolateandbutter.
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