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COOKING, CONT.
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onto the cookingareawhich require
GLASS-CERAMIC
SURFACE
I
extra
cleaning
• Do not usenon-flatspecialty itemstha
IhlIOTIgS_
are oversized or uneven suchasroun,
bottom woks, rippled bottom and/o
• On Canadian m odels, s omeor all of the surface will not operateduringa self-clean
oversized canners andgriddles.
cycle.
• Do not slideheavy metal p ans across thq
• Cooktopmayemit lightsmoke andodorthe firstfewtimesthe cooktopisused. T his
surfacesince thesemayscratch.
is normal.
• Do not usefoil or foil-typecontainers
• Whenacontrotisturnedon,aredglowcanbeseenthroughtheglass-ceramicsurface. Foil may melt onto the glass.If meta
Theelement w ill cycleon andoff to maintain the presetheatsetting,
meltsonthe cooktop, d o not use. C alla_
• Glass-ceramic cooktopsretainheatfor a periodof time afterthe unit isturnedoff.
authorized Jenn-AirServicer.
Whenthe HOT SURFACE l ightturns off(seebelow),the cooking areawill becool
• Ifaspillover o ccurswhilecooking, i mme
enough to touch,
diatelycleanthe spillfrom the cookinl
• NOTE: Do not attemptto lift the cooktop,
areawhile it is hot to preventa toug_
cleaning c horelater.Using extremecare
HOT SURFACE
• Do not allowplastic,sugar or foods with
wipe spillwith a cleandry towel.
INDICATOR
LIGHTS
highsugarcontent to melt onto the hot
• Do not allow spills to remain on th_
cooktop. Should this happen, c leanira-
cookingareaor the cooktoptrim for
Your cooktophasHot Surface Lights Io-
mediately. ( See Cleaning, page16.)
longperiodof time.
catednext to the elements. T heselights
indicate whenthe adjacent cookingareais
• Never let a pan boil dry as this will
• Do not useabrasive cleansing p owder!
hot to the touchevenafterthe controlhas
damage t he surface andpan.
or scouringpadswhichwill scratchth_
beenturnedoff. The red light will re-
• Neverusecooktopasawork surface or
cooktop.
main on until the area hascooled,
cuttingboard.Nevercookfooddirectly
• Do not usechlorinebleach, ammonia or
HOTSVRFACE
onthe surface,
other cleansers not specifically recom.
UGHrSONCOOKTOP
" Neverplaceatrivetorwokringbetween
mended for useon glass-ceramic.
the surfaceand pan. Theseitemscan
• To retainthe appearance o f the glass.
markor etchthe top.
ceramic cooktop,cleanaftereachuse.
• Do not slidealuminum pans across ahot
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surface. Thepans mayleave marks which
i_llolrl::S_
need to be removed promptly. (See
COOKING
AREAS
Cleaning, p age 16.)
• Glass ceramic surfaces retain heat.
Turnthe elements offa few minutes
The cookingareas on your cooktop are
• Makesure the surfaceand the pan bat-
identifiedby permanent p atternson the
tom arecleanbeforeturningonto pre-
before food is completelycooked
and usethe retainedheatto cam-
glass-ceramic surface.For most efficient
vent scratches,
pletethe cooking.
cooking, f it the pansize to the element s ize.
• To preventscratching o r damage t o the
Pansshould not extendmorethan 112 to
glass-ceramic top,donot leave sugar, salt
Because ofthe heatretentioncharac-
I-inch beyondthe cookingarea.
or fatson the cookingarea.Wipe the
teristics,the elementswill not re-
cooktop surface with a cleancloth or
spond to changes insettings asquickly
TIPS
TO
PROTECT
paper towel before using,
as coil elements. In the event of a
potential boilover, remove the pan
THE
GLASS-CERAMIC
• Never use a soiled dish cloth or sponge
from the cooking area.
to cleanthe cooktop surface.A filmwill
SURFACE
remain which may cause stains on the
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• Beforefirst use,cleanthe cooktop.(See
cooking surface afterthe areaisheated.
Cleaning, page16.)
• Do not usea smallpanon a largeele-
• Do not useglass pans. T heymayscratch
meat.Not onlydoesthis wasteenergy,
the surface,
butit canalsoresultin spillovers burning
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