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Maytag 20A145-UC Use And Care Manual page 3

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I ___)LECTRIC COOKTOP
CARTRIDGES,
CONT.
SELECTING PROPER
COOKWARE
] I COOKING
PROCEDURES]
• Select heavy gauge cookware. Gen-
All Cartridges:
TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE
erally heavy gauge cookware will not
• Beforefirstuse cleancooktop cartridge
GLASS-CERAMIC
COOKTOP --
change shape whenheated.
(See detailed instructions, p g. 4 .)
Radiantand HalogenCartridges Only:
• Use cookware with fiat, smooth
• For best results, alwaysuse recom-
• Do not useglass pans.They m ayscratch
bottoms. Todetermine if thecookware
mended cookware,
thesurface.
is fiat,placethe edgeof a ruler on the
bottom. Hold upto the light. Nolight
• Different c ooktops anddifferent a mounts
• Donotallowplastic,sugarorfoodswith
shouldbe visiblebetweenthe edgeof
of foodbeingprepared will influence the
highsugar contentto meltonto the hot
the ruler andthe pan. Rejectanypans
controlsettings needed for bestresults,
cooktop. Should this happen, cleanira-
that do not fit flushagainst r uler'sedge.
(See cooktopor range use andcare guide
mediately. (SeeCleaning, pages 4 & 5.)
for typicalcontrol settings.) F or fastest
• Neverleta panboildry asthiswill dam-
. Match the sizeof the cookwareto
the size of the element. Cookware
cooking, s tart with the surfacecontrol
agethe surface andpan.
on Hifor oneminute;then turnthe con-
• Neverusecooktopasawork surface or
shouldbethe same sizeor slighdy larger,
trol to thedesired setting. Covering pans,
cuttingboard.Nevercookfood directly
whenever p ossible, s peeds cookingand
onthe surface.
IMPROPER COOKWARE
is more energy efficient.
• Do not slidealuminumpans across a hot
• DO NOT use cookware that extends
surface.Thepans mayleavemarks which
more than one inch beyondthe cooking
Radiant and Halogen Cartridges:
need to be removed promptly. (See
area.
• The glass-ceramiccooking area retains
Cleaning,pages4 & 5.)
• Cookware that is smaller in diameter
heat for a period of time after the ele-
• Makesure the surface and the pan hot-
thanthecooking area should not beused.
mentshave beenturnedoff. Putthisre-
tom arecleanbeforeturningonto pre-
Not onlycanthis cause the element t o
tainedheatto gooduse.Turnelements
ventscratches.
requiremore energyandtime,but can
off a few minutesbeforefood is corn-
• Topreventscratching or damage t o the
also resultin spillovers burning onto _he
pletelycooked andusethe retained heat
glass-ceramic top,donot leave sugar, salt
cooking area resulting i na cleaning c hore,
to complete the cooking. B ecause of this
heat retention characteristic, t he ele-
or fatson the cookingarea. W ipe the
• DO NOT usespecialty itemsthat are
ments will not respond to changes i n heat
cooktop surfacewith a cleancloth or
nonflat, oversized, uneven o r donot meet
settingsasquicklyascoil elements.In
papertowel beforeusing.
proper cookwarespecifications suchas
the eventof apotential b oilover, r emove
• Do not slideheavy metalpans across the
roundbottomwokswith rings, g riddles,
the panfrom the cookingarea.
surface sincethesemayscratch.
rippledbottom canners,lobster pots,
• Do not usefoil or foil-typecontainers.
largepressure canners, etc. Largeuten-
• Whenpreparing foodswhichcanbeeas-
sirs,suchas pressurecanners or over-
ily scorched or over-cooked, start cook-
Foilmaymeltontotheglass.If metal m elts
sizedskillets, shouldbe usedonlyan
ing at a lower temperaturesettingand
on the cooktop, d o not use. C allanau-
conventional coilcartridges,
gradually increase temperature as
thorizedJenn-Air Servicer.
needed.
• If a spilloveroccurswhile cooking, i ra-
• Glass-ceramic, earthenware, heatproof
mediately cleanthe spillfrom the cook.
glass or glazed cookware may scratch the
• A higher s etting thannormal m aybenec-
glass-ceramic cooktopandthereforeare
essary whenusing cookwaremade with
ingarea whileit ishot to prevent a toug_
cleaning chorelater. U sing extremecare
not recommended,
material thatisslowto conduct h eat, s uch
ascastiron.
wipespillwith a cleandry towel.
• NOTE: On halogen cartridgeonly,alu-
• Do not useabrasive cleansing powder:
minumpansmaycause the elementto
• A lowersettingcanbeusedwhencook-
or scouringpadswhichwill scratchthe
cycleevenwhen the control settingis
ing smallquantitiesof foods or when
cooktop.
Hi.
usinga panthat conducts heatquickly.
• Do not usechlorinebleach, a mmonia ov
other cleansers not specifically recom.
mended for useon glass-ceramic.
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