Kenmore 790.4273 Series Use & Care Manual page 7

Setting Surface Controls
General Cooktop information
Use the table below to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing. The Simmer settings are
used to simmer and keep larger quantities of foods warm such as stews and soups. The lower Simmer settings are ideal
for delicate foods and melting chocolate or butter.
Note: The size and type of cookware used will influence the setting needed for best cooking results.
Recommended Settings Table for Surface Elements
Setting Type of Cooking
HI (High) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling
5-8 (Medium high) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry
5 (Medium) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables
2-4 (Medium low) Keep foods cooking, poach, stew
LO-2 (Low) Keep warm, melt, simmer
Operating the Single Radiant Surface Elements
The cooktop has 3 SINGLE radiant surface elements: the LEFT and
RIGHT REAR positions and LEFT FRONT position (Figure 1).
To Operate the Single Radiant Surface Elements
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.
2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to
the desired setting (Figure 2). Turn the knob to adjust the setting
if desired. 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 cookware is too small for the surface heating
area.
3. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob
to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The Hot Surface
Indicator light (Figure 3) 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 OFR
Note: See above Table for recommended control settings.
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been
turned off. A hot surface indicator light will come on and will continue to glow until the
glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The glass surface may still be hot
and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before the indicator light has turned
off.
Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon
holders or plastic wrappings on cooktop when it is in use. These items could melt
or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the
surface elements.
Do not allow aluminum foil, or ANY material that can melt to make
contact with the ceramic glass cooktop. If these items melt on the cooktop they will
permanently damage it.
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