Surface Cooking; Setting The Controls - Maytag gemini User Manual

SURFACE COOKING
SURFACE COHTROLS
Use toturn onthesurface e lements, Aninfinite
choice ofheatsettings isavailable f romLOW
toHIGH. T heknobs canbesetonorbetween Before Cooking AfterCooking
anyofthesettings.
_- Always p lace apan onthesurface unit >- Make suresurface unitisturned off.
SETTING
THE CONTROLS before youturn it on.Toprevent dam-
ageto range,never operate surface _ Cleanup messyspillsas soonas
possible.
1. Place panonsurface element, unitwithout a panin place.
2. Pushinandturntheknobineitherdirection_ NEVER use thecooktop asastorage OtherTips
tothedesired heatsetting, areaforfoodor cookware. >- If cabinet s torage is provided d irectly
>- Thebackguard i s marked to identify During Cooking above cooking surface, limitit toitems
which element theknobcontrols. For thatareinfrequently used andcanbe
example, i ndicates r ightfront _ Besure youknow which knob controls safely storedin anareasubjected t o
--_e element, whichsurface unit. Makesureyou heat.
turned onthecorrect s urface unit.
3. There isanindicator lightbyeachpairof Temperaturesmaybeunsafe foritems
control k nobs. W henoneor bothof the _- Begin cooking onahigher h eat s etting suci"as volatile liquids, c leaners or
surface control k nobsareturned on,the thenreduce toalowersetting tocorn- aerosol sprays.
light w illturnon. T helight w ill t urnoffwhen oletetheoperation. Neverusea high
thesurface elements a returned off. heatsetting forextended c ooking. _- NEVER leaveanyitems,especially
plastic items, o nthecooktop. Thehot
4. After cooking, turnknobtoOFF.Remove _ NEVER allowa panto boildry.This airfromtheventmayigniteflammable
pan. coulddamage thepanandthe appli- items,meltor softenplastics, o r in-
ance. crease pressure inclosed containers
DUALELEMENT
( selectmodels) causing them toburst.
>- NEVERtouchcooktopuntil it has
Selectglass-ceramicsurfaces cooled.Expectsome partsof the _ NEVER allow aluminum foil, meat
areequipped w itha dual e le- cooktop, especiallyaroundthe surface probesoranyothermetalobject, other
mentlocated intherightfront
position. Tooperate, press the rocker s witch units, [ o oecome warm or hotduring thana panona suflaceelement, to
onthecontrol paneltoward ( _) tocontrolthe cooking.Use potholders t o protect contact h eating elements.
large element ortoward • tocontrol thesmall hands.
element.
MED. H IGH(8-9): OFF
Use tobrown meat, h eat o ilfordeep fatfrying LOW _ HIGH
SUGGESTED ttEAT SETTINGS
orsauteing.Maintainfastboilforlargeamounts 2 • "
of liquids.
The size, t ypeofcookware andcooking o pera- MEDIUM: 3
tion willaffectthe heatsetting. F or information Use tomaintain s low boil f orlarge amounts o f
oncookware a ndotherfactors affecting h eat
settings, r eferto "Cooking MadeSimple" liquids andformostfrying operations. 4 ,..., _.
booklet. MED. L OW (3-4): _ MEDIUM
HIGH: Useto continue cooking covered foodsor
Useto bringliquidto a boil. Always reduce steam foods.
setting toa lowerheatwhenliquids begin to LOW:
boilorfoodsbegin tocook. Usetokeepfoods warmandmeltchocolate
andbutter.