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Setting Surface Controls
(cont'd)
Models
with
Ceramic
Glass
Cooktop
(cont'd)
Operating
the Dual Surface
Radiant
Element
The cooktop is equipped with a dual radiant surface element
located at the right front (See Figure 4) position. "Single and
Dual" on the control knob are used to indicate which coil of the
dual radiant element will heat. "Single" indicates that only the
inner coil will heat (Figures 1 and 2). "Dual" indicates that both
inner and outer coils will heat (Figures 3 and 4). You may switch
from either coil setting at any time during cooking.
Figure 1
Figure 3
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To Operate
the Dual Surface
Element:
1.
Place correctly sized cookware on the dual surface element.
2.
Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise
(See
Figure 1) for smaller cookware or clockwise (See Figure 3) for
largercookware.
3.
Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed. Start most cooking
operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to
finish cooking. Each surface element provides a constant amount
of heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area
extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the
Figure 2
Figure 4
cookware is too small for the surface heating area.
4.
When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The Surface
Indicator light will come on when the control knob is turned on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has
cooled down to a moderate level. The light may remain on even though the controls are turned OFF.
Note: See page 9, Figure 1 for recommended control settings.
Selecting
Surface Cooking
Cookware
Correct
Incorrect
Cookware should have flat bottoms that
make good contact with the entire surface
heating element. Check for flatness by
rotating a ruler across the bottom of the
cookware (See Figure 5). Be sure to follow
the recommendations for using cookware
as shown in Figure 6.
Note: The size and type of cookware
used will influence the setting needed
for best cooking results.
Figure 5
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:
® Curved and warped pan
t
t
bottoms.
o Flat bottom and straight
sides.
• Tight fitting lids.
• Weight
of handledoes not
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tilt pan. Pan is well
e Pan
overhangs
element by
balanced,
morethan one-halfinch.
o Pansizes matchthe
.
_
amount of foodto be
prepared
and the size of
the surface element.
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® Made of a material that
• Pan is smaller than
conductsheat well.
element.
• Easy
to clean.
• Alwaysmatchpot diameter
to elementsurface
diameter.
• Heavy handle tilts pan.
Figure 6
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.
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