Using Your Range - Whirlpool RF4700XE Use And Care Manual

Using Your Range

Using the coil elements
wWARNING
Fire Hazard
Turn off all controls when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death
or fire.
Push in control knobs before turning
them to a setting. You can set them
anywhere between HI and OFF.
Coil element markers
The solid dot in the coil element marker
shows which coil element is turned on by
that knob.
Hot surface indicator light
The Hot Surface Indicator Light on the
control panel will glow when any of the coil
elements are turned on.
Until you become familiar with the
settings, use the chart at right as a
guide. For best results, start cooking at the
high setting; then turn the control knob
down to continue cooking.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
• To start food cooking.
HI
• To bring liquid to a boil.
• To hold a rapid boil.
MED-HI
• To quickly brown or sear
food.
• To maintain a slow boil.
Med
• To fry poultry or meat.
• To make pudding, sauce,
or gravy
• To stew or steam food.
MED-LO
• To simmer food
• To keep food warm. Set
LO
the heat higher or lower
within the LO band to
keep food at the
temperature you want.
• To melt chocolate or
butter.
OFF
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