Surface Cooking; Indicator Lights; Ceramic-Glass Cooktop - Frigidaire FEF365BGDB Owner's Manual

Surface Cooking
Ceramic-Glass Cooktop
The ceramic-glass cooktop has electric heating coils located below the surface of
the glass. The design of the glass cooktop outlines the area of the surface heating
unit below. Most importantly, make sure the diameter of the pan matches the
diameter of the surface unit. Heat is transferred up through the surface of the
cooktop to the cooking utensil. Only flat-bottomed pans should be used. The type
and size of the cookware, number of units in use and the settings of the surface units
are factors that will affect the amount of heat that will spread to areas surrounding
the units. The areassurrounding the surface units may become hot enough to cause
burns.
The cooktop should not be used as a cutting board or work surface in the kitchen.
Dropping heavy or hard objects on the cooktop may cause it to crack. Pans with
rough bottoms may scratch the cooktop surface. Placing foods directly on the
smoothtop surface (without cooking utensils) is never recommended asdiscoloration
and more difficult cleaning will result.
Your range may be equipped with any combination of the surface units
described below.
Radiant Surface Units
The radiant surface unit is a group of heating coils enclosed in a ceramic fixture
below the glass cooktop. The surface unit temperature rises gradually and evenly.
As the temperature rises, the unit will glow red. To maintain the selected setting,
the unit will cycle on and off. The surface heating unit retains enough heat to
provide a uniform and consistent heat during the off cycle. The ceramic fixture
thermally insulates the heating unit, concentrating heat in the heating zone. For
efficient cooking, turn off the unit several minutes before cooking iscomplete. This
will allow residual heat to complete the cooking. The amount of residual heat
depends on the type and quality of cooking utensil, the quantity of food being
cooked and the selected heat setting.
Dual Radiant Surface Units (some models)
The dual radiant surface unit is made up of an inner and outer coil within the same
surface unit. A control knob and rocker switch is used for operating the inner and
outer coils. The smaller unit or inner coil has a lower wattage and can be used to
prepare smaller quantities of foods in smaller pans. The larger unit or outer coil has
a higher wattage and can be used to prepare larger quantities of food in larger pans.
When using the outer coil, both coils will operate.
Indicator Light(s)
There are 2 different surface control lights that will glow on your range---a surface
signal light and a hot surface signal light for each surface unit.
The surface signal light, located on the control panel, glows when any surface
unit is turned on. A quick glance at the light after cooking is an easy check to be
sure all surface controls are turned off.
The hot surface signal light, located under the glass cooktop, wilt come on asthe
surface cooking or warming area heats up and will continue to glow until the glass
cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level.