Magic Chef CES1110AAH Owner's Manual page 8

• Cooktop may emit a light smoke and odor the first few HOT SURFACE lightwill turn on when smoothtop cooktep
times cooktopis used,This is normal, is hot. Lightwill turn off when top cools. Hot surface light
is locatedeither on the backguardor at the back center of
* Element under smoothtop cycles on and off to maintain the cooktop.
the preset heat setting. Elementwill glow red when it
cycles ON........ _' _'
HOT SURFACEuGHT ON :_ "__'3" ',_ ,
, SmoothtopRETAINSheat for a period of time after the BACKGUARO
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unit is turned off. When the HOT SURFACElight turns i
off, cooktopwill be cool enoughto touch. ,_,_, 8_o_ i
• Before using cooktopfor the first time, clean it
thoroughly as directed in the cleaning chart on page 15.
This will protect the smoothtopand will guaranteea HOTSURFACE
clean cooktopwhen the elements are turned
on.
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Aluminum foil will damage the smoothtop if it melts onto
the top. Never use aluminumfoil or foil-type disposable
containerssuch as popcorn poppers. They may leave
metalmarks or may permanentlymelt onto the
smoothtop.
Important: Watch sugaryor starchysolutions carefully to
avoid believers. If a sugar solution (jam,jelly, candy)or a
starch solution (potatoes, rice) boils over, it may pit or
discolor the smoothtop.Turn element to LOW and clean
believer immediately. See page 15 for cleaning
instructions.
TO PROTECT SMOOTHTOPfrom scratching,chipping, etching, or metal marks:
• Clean smoothtopafter each use. • Never place plasticson warm or hot smoothtop.
• Neverlet pan boil dry as this will permanently Plastic may melt onto top. Top may chip or pit in
damagetop. attemptingto remove plastic.
• Never use smoothtop as a work surface or cutting • Never leave sugar, salt, sand, soil, shortening,or fat
board, on smoothtop.They may scratch or damagetop.
• Nevercookfood directlyon smoothtop. • Only useflat-bottompansthat are free of soil, rough
• Never place trivet or wok ring betweentop and pan. areas, nicks or scratches as these may soil or
These itemscan mark or etch the top. scratchthe top.