Surface Cooking - Electrolux EW30ES65GS Use And Care Manual

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Surface Cooking

Cookware material types
The cookware material determines how evenly and
quickly heat is transferred from the surface element
to the pan bottom. The most popular materials
available are:
ALUMINUM - Excellent heat conductor. Some
types of food will cause it to darken (Anodized
aluminum cookware resists staining & pitting). If
aluminum pans slide across the ceramic glass
cooktop, they may leave metal marks which
will resemble scratches. Remove these marks
immediately.
COPPER - Excellent heat conductor but discolors
easily. May leave metal marks on ceramic glass
(see Aluminum above).
STAINLESS STEEL - Slow heat conductor with
uneven cooking results. Is durable, easy to clean
and resists staining.
CAST IRON - A poor heat conductor however will
retain heat very well. Cooks evenly once cooking
temperature is reached. Not recommended for use
on ceramic cooktops.
PORCELAIN-ENAMEL on METAL - Heating
characteristics will vary depending on base
material. Porcelain-enamel coating must be smooth
to avoid scratching ceramic cooktops.
GLASS - Slow heat conductor. Not recommended
for ceramic cooktop surfaces because it may
scratch the glass.
Setting the cooktop
The cooktop control provides 5 digital display
windows to help set power levels for the heating
zones located on the cooktop. These settings work
the same way as normal knob settings except the
settings are displayed in LCD style displays.
Available cooktop settings
Your control provides 25 different settings for each
heating zone. Some of these power levels include
Lo (1%) Fig. 1, 5.0 (medium 50%) Fig. 2, Hi
(100%) Fig. 3.
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
The hi+ and lo- keys provide incremental
adjustments for more precise control when
changing settings between the lower heat levels
(Lo to 3.0 power levels). Higher heat level setting
changes (between 3.0 to HI) will change much
faster.
Display Setting Changes
Setting / Power
Lo to 3.0 (1-30%)
3.0 to HI (30-100%)
Element size indicators
Some cooktop zone positions offer 2 or 3 different
element sizes. At these locations, you may choose
to use the single inner heating ring only or you may
add 1 or 2 more heating rings with each press of
the BURNER SIZE key.
The number of circles displayed at the element
zone LCD represents the number of heating rings
available for that position.
• 1 circle = single element
• 2 circles = double element (some positions)
• 3 circles = triple element (left front position)
Fig. 3
Incremental change
0.2
0.5