Operating Dual Radiant Surface Element; Surface Cooking; Setting Surface Controls - Kenmore 790. 4637 Series Use & Care Manual

Setting Surface Controls

Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3

Surface Cooking

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 8).
Be sure to follow the
recommendations for using
cookware as shown in Figure 7.
Note: The size and type of
cookware used will influence the
setting needed for best cooking
results.
Operating the Dual Surface Radiant Element
The cooktop is equipped with a dual radiant surface element
located at the right & left front (See Figure 6) positions.
Symbols on the control panel are used to indicate which coil of
the dual radiant element will heat. The
Figure 4
only the inner coil will heat (Figures 1 and 3). The
indicates that both inner and outer coils will heat (Figures 4
and 6). You may switch from either coil setting at any time
during cooking.
To Operate the Dual Surface Element:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the dual surface
2. Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise (See
Figure 5
3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed. Start most
4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control
Figure 6
Note: See page 9, Figure 1 for recommended control settings.
Figure 7
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element.
Figure 2) for smaller cookware or clockwise (See Figure 5)
for larger cookware.
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.
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.
symbol indicates that
symbol
Figure 8