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Using
Your Cooktop
Cooktop
At A Glance
1 - Left Rear
3 - Right Front
,_
2 - Left Front
(dual element)
4 - Right Rear
Hot Surface
Indicator
Lights
Your cooktop
has Hot Surface
Lights
located next to the
elements.
These lights indicate
when the adjacent
cooking
area is hot to thc touch even after the control has been turned
off. The red light will remain
on until the area has cooled.
Cooking
Areas
The cooking areas on your cooktop are identified by permanent
patterns
on the glass-ceramic
surface.
For most efficient
cooking, fit the pan size to the element size. Pans shouldnot
extend more than 1/2 to 1-inch beyond the cooking
area.
Setting
the Controls
The controls are push-turn type.
To turn on the elements,
push
down
and
turn
in
either
direction.
€ To turn on the dual element,
turn clockwise
from OFF to control the large element and
counter-clockwise
from OFF to control the small element.
l, When the control is in any position other than OFF, it may
be turned without pushing down.
€ When the control knob is turned ON, the ring around the
control knob will glow.
€ When an element is turned ON, the cooking arca will heat
up and the red g!ow of the heating element
will be seen
through the glass-ceramic
top. It is normal to see the red
glow of the element whenever it cycles ON. The elements
will cycle on and off for all control settings except HI.
Suggested
Control
Settings
The size and type of cookware
used and the amount and type
of food being cooked will influence
the setting needed
for
best cooking
results. Electrical
line voltage
may also vary,
which will affect the needed control
setting.
The settings indicated
below serve as a guide.
7 i0
A fast heat to start cooking quickly and to bring
liquids to a boil or blanch.
(Medium
High) for fast frying or browning
foods, to
maintain
rapid boil of large amounts
of food.
(Medium)
For foods cooked in a double boiler,
sauteing,
stow boil of large amounts
of food, and
most frying.
(Medium
Lo) To stew, steam, simmer; to continue
cooking
foods started on higher settings.
•
Maintaining
serving temperatures
of foods,
LO
simmering
foods, melting butter or chocolate.
Cookware
To achieve optimum cooking performance,
use heavy gauge,
flat, smooth bottom pans that conform to the diameter of the
cooking area. (See "Cooking
Made Simple"
for cookware
characteristics
and recommendations.)
Wok
Cooking
Use
Jenn-Air's
flat
bottom
wok
(Model AO 142) for optimum results. The
wok has a nonstick
finish, wood handles,
cover, steaming rack, rice paddles, cooking tips and recipes.
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