Surface Cooking - Kenmore 790.4304 Series Use And Care Manual

Surface Cooking
Use Proper Cookware
Cookware should have
fiat bottoms that make
good contact with the
entire surface heating
ebment, Check for
flatness by rotating a
ruler across the
bottom of the
cookware (See Figure
1), Be sure to follow
the recommendations
for using cookware as
shown in Figure 2,
Figure 1
Note: The size and type of cookware
used wiii influence the setting needed
for best cooking results,
Using Woks
For ceramic glass cooktop models,
use only fiat bottomed woks
(without support rings),
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o Fiat bottom and straight
sides,
Tight fitting rids,
o Weight of handle does not tilt
pan, Pan is well balanced,
o Pan sizes match the amount
of food to be prepared and the
size of the surface element,
o Made of material that conducts
heat well,
o Easy to clean,
Always match pot diameter to
element surface diameter,
DO NOT use a wok if
it is equipped with a metal ring that
extends beyond the surface ele-
ment, Because this ring traps heat,
the surface element and cooktop
surface could be damaged,
Wire trivets : Do not use wire triv-
ets, Cookware bottoms must be in
direct contact with the surface
cooking areas,
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Curved and warped pan
bottoms,
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o Pan overhangs unit by more
than one-half inch,
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Pan is smaller than the
element,
Heavy handle tilts the pan,
Figure 2
DO NOT use two
surface cooking areas, if your
apppliance is not equipped with a
bridge element, to heat one large pan
such as a roaster or griddle, DO NOT
allow cooking utensils to boil dry,
Either of these situations could dam-
age the glass ceramic cooktop,
Using the GdddWe
The griddle is intended for direct food
cooking, Do not use pans or other
cookware on the griddle, Doing so could
damage griddle finish, Set the griddle
over the element (figure 1) taking care to
not put the legs of the griddle directly on
the heating area (figure 2),
Figure 1
Figure 2
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Always placethegriddle
on the cooktop before turning on the
element,
Always use potholders
to remove the griddle from the cooktop,
Allow griddle to cool before removing,
Do not set hot griddle on surfaces that
cannot withstand high heatl such as
countertops,
Be sure the griddle is
positioned correctly and stable before
use to prevent hot spills and possible
burns,