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Setting Surface Controls
Surface Cooking Settings
The size and type of utensil used, and the amount and type of
food
being
cooked will influence
the surface
element
power
level setting needed
for best cooking
results.
The suggested settings found in the chart are based when cooking
with medium-weight
aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary
when using other types of pans. Simmer & Warm
and Keep
Warm
settings are used to simmer and keep larger quantities
of foods warm such as stews and soups. These settings are ideal
for delicate
foods and melting chocolate
or butter.
Recommended
Settings for Surface Elements
Setting
Type of Cooking
Hi (High)
Start most foods,
bring water
to a boil,
pan broiling
6-8
Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry
(Medium high)
4-6
Maintain
a slow boil, thicken
sauces and
(Medium)
gravies, steam vegetables
2-4
Keep foods cooking,
poach,2-4
stew
(Medium
low)
Lo -2 (Low)
Keep warm, melt, simmer
Figure 1
Important
notes:
• For efficient
cooking,
turn off: the element
several minutes
before cooking
is complete.
This will allow
residual
heat to
complete
the cooking
process.
• The surface control knobs do not have to be set exactly
on
a particular
spot. Use the graphics
provided
as a guide and
adjust the control knob as needed. Each surface element
provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. Refer
to chart above for suggested power level settings.
• Start most cooking
operations
on a higher setting
and then
turn to a lower setting to finish cooking.
• Radiant
elements
have a limiter that allows the radiant
heating
element
to cycle on and off:, even at the HI
setting. This helps prevent damage
to the ceramic
smooth
top. Cycling
at the HI setting is normal
and will occur
more often if cookware
is too small for the radiant
element
or if the cookware
bottom
is not fiat.
• 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.
Operating
Single Radiant Surface Elements
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Radiant surface
elements
may appear
to
have cooled
after they have been turned off:. The glass
surface
may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass
surface
is touched
before it has cooled
sufficiently.
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Do not place plastic items such as salt and
pepper
shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings
on top
of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or
ignite.
Potholders,
towels or wooden
spoons could catch fire
if placed
too close to the surface elements.
Do not allow aluminum
foil, empty glass/
porcelain
cookware
or any material
that can melt to make
contact
with the ceramic
cooktop.
If these items melt on the
cooktop
they may damage
the ceramic
cooktop.
To Operate
the Single Surface Elements:
1.
Place correctly
sized cookware
on the radiant
surface
element.
2.
Push in and turn the surface control
knob in either
direction
to the desired setting. Turn the knob to adjust
the setting if desired.
3.
When cooking
has completed,
turn the surface
control
knob to OFF before removing
the cookware.
Figure 2
Using Simmer Flex TM
Element
The Simmer Flex TMfeature
off:ers more precise control
to simmer your favorite
meal. The left side of the
control area is used to
adjust the simmer settings.
The right side of the control
area is used as a regular
single element
(Figure 3).
The cooktop
graphics
will
be clearly
marked with this
feature.
Using Turbo Boil Flex TM
Element
The Turbo Boil Flex
TM
feature
off:ers power to melt, warm,
simmer and boil without
moving the pot from element
to element.
The Turbo Boil
Flex TMwill bring food items
to boil much quicker and
may be used when preparing
larger
quantities
of food.
The cooktop
graphics
will
be clearly
marked with this
feature.
SIMMER FLEX
OFF
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Figure 3
TURBO BOIL FLEX
OFF
WARM
&
•
SIMMER
2
4
MED
Figure 4
TURBO
BOIL
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