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Surface Cooldng
Questions & Answers
Q. May I can foods and preserves
on my solid disk dements?
A. Yes, but only use containers
designed
for canning purposes.
Check the manufacturer's
instructions
and recipes for
pleserving
foods Be sure canner
is fiat-bottomed
and fits over the
center of solid disk element
Since
canning generates large amounts
of steam, be careful to avoid burns
from steam or heat. Canning
should only be done on surface
units° Follow our iecommendations
in the Home Canning
Tips section_
Q, Why does the solid disk
element smoke when I first
turn it on?
A. This initial smoking
is both
normal and necessary
A rust
preventative
is applied to each
element at the factory. When the
unit is turned on for the first time,
the coating will burn off the
element
areas° This takes
approximately
five minutes and
should be done without any pans
on the element.
Otherwise,
the
coating wil! stick to the pan_
Q. Why is the cooktop hot to
the touch?
A. More heat is transferred
to the
cooktop by the solid disk elements
than by conventional
coils because
the elements are clamped securely
to the cook-top. This, of course,
eliminates
spil!overs from getting
inside the cooktop chassis_ The
secret to keeping the cook-top
comfmtably
cooler is to turn the
cooktop on only after the cookware
and its contents are placed on the
element.
More heat will then be
tmnsfeired
to the cookwaze and the
food rather than the cooktop.
The
cooktop temperature
will not cause
damage to the cabinets, countertops
or cookware,
Q. Why am I overcooking
my
food with the new solid disk
elements?
A. The solid disk elements
are
very energy-efficient
and retain
heat much longer than the coil
elements,
Food wilt boil or fly
three to five minutes after the
controls are turned off. We
recommend
that you begin cooking
at lower settings than you have in
the past and gradually
increase
or
decrease heat as desiled.
The
energy savings are significant°
Q. Why does it take a long time
to cook my food?
A. It doesn't.
The extra time it
takes compared
to the conventional
coil element is measured in seconds,
not minutes. These few seconds are
due to the greater mass of the element°
If the food is cooking slowly, it is
because the pots and pans are warped
or have an uneven bottom surface.
If flat bottom pots and pans are
used, cooking performance
of the
solid disk element
closely parallels
that of the coil element with less
energy consumption.
Q. Can I use special cooking
equipment,
like an oriental wok,
on my solid disk elements?
A. Cookware
without flat surfaces
is not recommended°
The life of
your solid disk elements can be
shortened
and the range cooktop
can be damaged
from the high heat
needed for this type of cooking_
Qo Brhy is the porcelain finish on
my containers
coming off?.
A. If you select a heat setting
higher than required for the
container
material,
and leave it,
the finish may smoke, crack, pop,
or burn depending
on the pot or
pan, Also, a too high heat for long
periods,
and small amounts
of dry
food, may damage the finish.
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