Using Your Cooktop - Jenn-Air JED8430 Safety Instructions

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Cooktop At A Glance
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1 - Left Rear 3 - Right Front _
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4- Right Rear
Hot Surface Indicator Lights
Your cooktop has Hot Surface Lights located next to the
Suggested Control Settings
elements. These lights indicate when the adjacent cooking
area is hot to the touch even after the control has been turned
off. The red light will remain on until the area has cooled. The size and type of cookware used and the amount and type
of food being cooked will influence the setting needed for
best cooking results. Electrical line voltage may also vary,
Cooking Areas
which will affect the needed control setting.
The settings indicated below serve as a guide.
The cooking areas on your cooktop are identified by permanent
A fast heat to start cooking quickly and to bring
patterns on the glass-ceramic surface. For most efficient HI
cooking, fit the pan size to the element size. Pans should not ..... liquids to a boil or blanch.
extend more than 1/2 to 1-inch beyond the cooking area. 7ii0 (Medium High) for fast frying or browning foods, to
maintain rapid boil of large amounts of food.
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Setting the Controls
(Medium) For foods cooked in a double boiler,
sauteing, slow boil of large amounts of food, and
• Thecontrolsarepush-turntype. most frying.
To turn on the elements, push (Medium Lo) To stew, steam, simmer; to continue
down and turn in either 2-3 cooking foods started on higher settings.
direction. Maintaining serving temperatures of foods,
• To turn on the dual element, LO simmering foods, melting butter or chocolate.
turn clockwise from OFF to control the large element and
counter-clockwise from OFF to control the small element.
• When the control is in any position other than OFF, it may Cookware
be turned without pushing down.
To achieve optimum cooking performance, use heavy gauge,
• When the control knob is turned ON, the ring around the flat, smooth bottom pans that conform to the diameter of the
control knob will glow. cooking area. (See "Cooking Made Simple" for cookware
• When an element is turned ON, the cooking area will heat characteristics and recommendations.)
up and the red glow of the heating element will be seen
through the glass-ceramic top. It is normal to see the red Wok
Cooking
glow of the element whenever it cycles ON. The elements
will cycle on and off for all control settings except HI. Use Jenn-Air's flat bottom wok
(Model AO 142) for optimum results. The
wok has a nonstick finish, wood handles,
cover, steaming rack, rice paddles, cooking tips and recipes.