Smoothtop Cook'fop; Cooking Areas; Hot Surface Light; Retained Heat - Maytag 6898XVB Owner's Manual

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SMOOTHTOP
COOKTOP
Cooking Areas
Cooking Tips
On Canadianmodels only: The surface units will not op-
When cooking delicate foods which easily scorch or
erate during a clean cycle. This is normal,
overcook, start with a lower heat setting then gradually
increase the setting until you find the optimum setting.
The four cooking areas on
Boilovers are more likelyto occur ifyou start out on HIGH
your range are identified by
then reduce to the lower setting. If you do begin cooking
cooktop.permanent
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If food is cooking too fast or if a boilover occurs, remove
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not look like the cooktop in
a lower setting. Allow enough time for the cooking areato
this illustration but your
adjust to the new setting.
cooktop will operate as de-
scribed in this manual.
Cookware
Before using the cooktop for thefirst time,clean it thor-
Aluminum foil will damage the smoothtopif it melts
oughlyas directedon the cleaningcharton page7. This
ontothe glass.Do notuse aluminum foilor foil-type dis-
will protect the smoothtopand will guarantee a clean
posablecontainerssuchas popcornpoppersunderany
cooklop whenthe elementsare turned on.
circumstances.They may leave metal marks or mayper-
manently melt onto the smoothtop. Do not use cooktop if
During the first few hours of use, you may notice that the
aluminum foil melts onto the smoothtop. Call an autho-
cooktop emits a slight burning odor and a light smoke,
rized servicer. Do not attempt to repair cooktop yourself.
Both of these conditions are normal and are caused by
the insulation material of the heating elements.
Aluminum ¢ookware will cause metal marks on the
glass if you slide them across the smoothop. Remove
When a cookingarea isturnedon, the coilelement under
any metal marks immediately using Ceektop Cleaning
the cooktop will heat up and glow red. To maintain the
Creme.
heat setting the element will cycle on and off. It is normal
to see a red glow through the smoothtop when the ele-
Glass ceramic, earthenware, porcelain over metal,
ment cycles on.
heat-proof glass or glazed cookware mayscratchthe
smoothtopcooktopif you slide them acrossthe top.
Indicator Lights
Rangesareequippedwithtwoindicatorlightswhichglow
TO Protect Smoothtop
when a surfaceelementis on. The indicatorlightwillre-
main on until the element is turned off.After a cooking
• Do not use the top as a work surface or as a cutting
operation, be sure the element and indicator light are off.
board. Do not cook food directly on the cocktop.
• Do not use a trivet or metal stand (such as a wok ring)
Hot Surface Light
between the utensil and the cooktop.These items can
Your range is equippedwitha HOT SURFACE lightIo-
mark or etchthe surface and affectcookingefficiency.
caredat the center-backof the smoothtop. T hisred light
• Do not place plasticson a warm or hot cookingarea.
will turnon to indicatethat the smoothtopis hot and will
They will melt and adhere to the smoothtop. The
remainon untilthe top has cooled,
smoothtopmay chip or pit in attempting to remove
melted plasticfrom the top.
Retained Heat
• Topreventscratchingor damage tothe smoothtop,do
The smoothtopcookingarea retainsheat fora periodof
not leave sugar,salt, sand, soil, shortening or other
time after the element has been turned off. Turn the ele-
fats on the cooking area. Be sure area is free from
ment off a few minutes before food is completely cooked
these before turning on cooking area.
and usethe retained heat to completethe cooking opera-
tion, After 30 minutes, the cooktop may be too cool to
• Do not slide metal or glass items across the smooth-
keep foods warm. However, the TOP MAY STILL BE
top. They may scratch top or leave metal marks.
TOO WARM TO TOUCH. When the HOT SURFACE
• Donotallowapantoboildry.Thiscouldcauseperma-
light turns off, the top will be cool enough to touch,
nent damage to the smoothtop.
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