Hotpoint RB557 Use And Care Manual page 5

Cooktop and Radiant Surface Units
• Use proper pan size—select
cookware having flat bottoms
large enough to cover the selected
surface unit heating element. The
use of undersized cookware will expose a portion
of the surface unit to direct contact and may result
in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of
cookware to surface units will also improve
efficiency.
• Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet
sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot
surface unit, be careful to avoid steam burns.
Some cleansers can produce noxious fumes if
applied to a hot surface.
NOTE: We recommend that you avoid wiping
any surface unit areas until they have cooled and
the indicator light has gone off. Sugar spills are
the exception to this. Please see the Glass
Cooktop Cleaning section.
When the cooktop is cool, use only the
recommended cleaning cream to clean the cooktop.
• Use care when touching the cooktop.
The glass surface of the cooktop will retain heat
after the controls have been turned off.
• Never leave the surface units unattended at
high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
• Do not operate the radiant surface units if
the glass is broken. Spillovers or cleaning
solution may penetrate a broken cooktop and
create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a
qualified technician immediately should your
glass cooktop become broken.
• Avoid scratching the glass cooktop surface.
The cooktop can be scratched with items such as
sharp instruments, or with rings or other jewelry
and rivets on clothing.
• Never use the glass cooktop surface as a
cutting board.
• Do not place or store items on top of the glass
cooktop surface when it is not in use.
• Do not stand on the glass cooktop. The weight
may cause the top to break.
• Carefully watch for spillovers or overheating
of foods when frying at high or medium high
temperatures.
• Avoid heating an empty pan. Doing so may
damage the cooktop and the pan.
• Do not allow water, other liquids or grease to
remain on the cooktop or the control panel.
• Be careful when placing spoons or other
stirring utensils on glass cooktop surface
when it is in use. They may become hot and
could cause burns.
• To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of
flammable materials and spillage, the handle of a
container should be turned toward the center of the
range without extending over nearby surface units.
• Always turn the surface unit controls off before
removing cookware.
• When flaming foods are under the hood, turn the
fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.
• Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods
can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides
of the pan.
• Use little fat for effective shallow or deep fat
frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause
spillovers when food is added.
• If a combination of oils or fats will be used in
frying, stir together before heating, or as fats
melt slowly.
• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
• Use a deep fat thermometer whenever
possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the
smoking point.
• Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially
a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.
• To avoid possible damage to the cooking
surface, do not apply the cleaning cream to the
glass surface when it is hot.
• After cleaning, use a dry cloth or paper towel to
remove all the cleaning cream residue.
• Read and follow all instructions and warnings
on the cleaning cream labels.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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