Kenmore 790.4304 Series Use And Care Manual page 10

Setting Surface Controls
Operating the Bridge Surface Radiant
To Operate the Bridge Surface E_ement
1, Place correctly sized cookware on the Bridge surface element,
2, Push in and turn the control knob clockwise to heat the portion of the
Bridge element for normal shaped cookware (See Figure 1) or
counterclockwise for larger or rectangular shaped cookware (See Figure
2),
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 cookware is too small,
Please note that not all cookware will fit the Bridge element correctly,
4, When cooking has completed, turn the surface controt 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,
The BRIDGE element may also be used in combination with the left rear single
element (See Figure 3), Because these elements have 2 different controls, one
element can be used to cook while the other element may be used to keep food
warm,
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Bridge Radiant heating areas on
ceramic smooth top (shown in black)
Figure 1 Figure 2
Portion of a bridge Portion of a bridge
element for normal
cookware cookware
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 gJaes surface may stilt be hot and burns may occur if the glass
surface is touched before the indicator light has turned off,
Do not ptace plastic items such as eaJt 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 altow aluminum foil, or ANY materiaJ that can mett to make contact with
the ceramic gtass cooktop, if these items melt on the cooktop they wili damage the ceramics
cooktop,
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Figure 3