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Many pans have a slight depression
in the center of the pan
bottom.
Some cookware
has circular
ridges in the pan
bottom.
Many older pans have become warped from over-
heating
in the past.
None of these pans will give top
performance
on any type of electric cooking element be-
cause they do not make contact with the element across the
,ntire pan bottom.
COOKWARE
TIPS
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Pans must have flat bottoms
and should have straight
sides and lightweight
handles that do not tilt the pans.
Pans must cover the entire element to absorb the full heat
output.
They should be the same size or slightly larger
(not more than 1" overhang)
than the element.
Use tight fitting lids to shorten cooking time and allow food
to cook in a minimum amount of liquid.
Be sure that specialty
pans such as woks, lobster pots,
pressure cookers,
french fryers, griddles etc.
meet the
same standards
as other pans:
flat bottom, balanced,
correct
size and covered,
if applicable.
Use only flat
bottomed woks on solid disk elements.
Use canners that do not extend more than 1 inch beyond
the solid disk element.
Be sure the canner has a flat
bottom.
When canners do not meet these standards the
use of the high heat setting may cause the heat to become
excessive
and may result in damage to the cooktop.
Place pans on the elements before controls are turned on
to conserve
energy.
CORRECT
Pan Bottom Flat / Pan Sits Level
Pan Covers Entire Element
INCORRECT
Pan Too Small
Warped
Pan
Warped
Pan
Waqmd
Pan
Heavy
Handle
Tilts Pan
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CAUTION
— The solid disk elements
are
clamped
securely to the cooktop to keep
spills
from flowing in to the area below the
cooktop
as
happens
with open coil elements.
This,
and the heat retention characteristics
of the cast iron
used for the elements,
will cause the cooktop to get
hotter than you might be used to with
open coil
elements and stay hot Iongerafter
the elements have
been turned off.
Please use care when working around your cooktop
when any surface elements are on or when the cooktop
has not had time to cool after surface element
use.
The cooktop
could
get hot enough
to burn you,
especially
during prolonged
surface element use.
SETTING COOKTOP CONTROLS
Be sure that the cooktop
elements
have been cured as
described
on previous page, before first use.
The sign near each cooktop
control
knob shows which
element is turned on by that knob.
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Left
Left
Right
Right
Rear
Front
Rear
Front
To operate cooktop controls:
1. Push to turn.
The control knobs for the regular cooktop
element turn in any direction.
The knob for the automatic
element turns in the counterclockwise
direction only.
2. Set on or between marks for desired heat.
The indicator light will glow when any cooktop element is on
8
7
5
REGULAR
ELEMENT
COOKTOP
CONTROL
(shown
here with settings
numbered-to
be used with chart on next page)
The elements have a built-in temperature
protection device
which protects the element
and your pan from excessive
(damaging)
heat.
If the element is left turned on without a
pan, or if a pan boils dry, the excess heat buildup will be
detected and power will be reduced to the element.
If your
pans do not have a flat bottom and there is space between
the element and some parts of the pan bottom, this limiter
may detect excessive
temperatures
and automatically
turn
the element down.
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