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SURFACE
COOKIHG
SURFACE
CONTROLS
Useto turn onthe surfaceelements.An
infinitechoiceof heatsettingsis available BeforeCooking
After Cooking
fromLOWto HIGH.Theknobscanbeset
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Alwaysplacea panon the surface
on or between anyof thesettings,
unitbefore youturnit on.Toprevent >- Makesuresurfaceunitfsturnedoff.
damageto range, never operate
Cleanup messyspills as soon as
SETTING THECONTROLS
surfaceunitwithouta panJnplace,
possible.
1. Placepanon surfaceelement.
>
NEVERusethe cooktopas a stor-
2. Pushin andturntheknobin either
ageareafor foodor cookware.
OtherTips
direction to the desiredheatsetting.
>- Ifcabinetstorage is provided direct-
> Thebackguard is markedto identi-
DuringCooking
ly abovecookingsurface,limit itto
fy whichelement t he knobcontrols. >
Besureyouknowwhichknobcon-
itemsthatareinfrequently u sedand
-_oFor example, t he icontothe
trois whichsurfaceunit.Makesure
canbesafelystoredinanareasub-
left indicatesrightfrontele-
ment.
you turnedon the correctsurface
jectedto heat.
unit.
3. Thereis an indicatorlightlocatedon
Temperatures may be unsafefor
the control p anel.Whenanyofthe sur-
>
Begincookingona higherheatset-
itemssuchasvolatileliquids, c lean-
face controlknobsare turnedon, the
ling then reduceto a lowersetting
ors or aerosol s prays.
lightwill turn on. Thelightwill turnoff
to completethe operation.Never
whenthe surfaceelements are turned
usea highheatsettingforextended >- NEVERleaveanyitems,especially
plasticitems,on the cooktop.The
off.
cooking,
hot air from the vent may ignite
4. After cooking,turn knobto OFF.Re-
NEVER altowa panto boildry.This
flammableitems, melt or soften
movepan.
coulddamagethe pan andthe up-
plastics,or increase pressure in
pliance,
closedcontainers causingthemto
SUGGESTED
HEAT
SETTIHGS
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NEVERtouch cooktopuntil ,, has
burst.
Thesize,type of cookware and cooking
cooled.Expectsome partsof the >- NEVERallow aluminum foil, meat
operation willaffecttheheatsetting.For
cooktop, e specially aroundthe sur-
probesor any other metalobject,
information on cookware and otherfac-
face units,to becomewarmor hot
otherthana pan on a surfaceele-
tors affecting heat settings, refer to
duringcooking.Use potholdersto
merit,to contactheatingelements.
"CookingMadeSimple" booklet,
protecthands.
OFF
5
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MEDIUM
HIGH:Usetobringliquid to a boil.Always
reducesettingto a lowerheatwhen liq-
uidsbegintoboilor foodsbeginto cook.
9 MED. H IGH:Usetobrownmeat, h eatoil
for deepfat fryingor sauteing. M aintain
fastboilforlargeamounts of liquids.
MEDIUM:Use to maintainslowboil for
largeamounts of liquidsandfor mostfry-
ingoperations.
3 MED. LOW:Use to continuecooking
covered foodsor steamfoods.
LOW': U seto keepfoodswarmand melt
chocolate andbutter.
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