Kenmore 970C4250 Use & Care Manual page 12

Before Setting Surface Controls
When Using the Cooking Zones
• Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply a
ceramic cooktop cleaning cream (available in most
hardware, grocery and department stores) to the ceramic
surface. Clean and buff with a clean paper towel. This will
make cleaning easier when soiled from cooking. Cooktop
cleaning creams leave a protective finish on the glass to
help prevent scratches and abrasions.
• Be sure to use cooktop cookware made with a magnetic
base material.
• Use quality cooktop cookware with heavier bottoms for
better heat distribution.
• Cookware should have flat bottoms that make good
contact with the entire cooking zone area. Check for
flatness by rotating a ruler across the bottom of the
cookware (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Check for level-bottomed cookware
• Be sure cookware is properly balanced and does not tilt
from a heavy handle.
• Be sure that the pan size matches the amount of food to be
prepared. The size and type of cookware used will influence
the setting needed for best cooking results. Use cookware
that meets the minimum and maximum cookware size
requirements for each cooking zone.
• Never let cookware boil dry. This may cause permanent
damage to the cooktop, such as breakage, fusion, or
marring.
Hot Cookware and Residual Heat
Unlike radiant surface elements, the cooking
zones will not glow red when they are hot. The glass surface
may be hot from residual heat transferred from the cookware
and burns may occur. Do not touch hot cookware or pans
directly with hands. Always use oven mitts or pot holders to
protect hands from burns.
The type and size of cookware, cooking duration, the number of
cooking zones in use, and their power level settings are all
factors that will affect the amount of heat that will spread
beyond the cooking zones. The induction cooking zones and
areas surrounding the cooking zones may become hot enough to
cause burns. Be sure to read all cautions.
Important note:
Some accessories are made to straddle cooking zones. Never
straddle a cooking utensil over two different surface cooking
zones heating at the same time unless it designed for straddling.
This will cause uneven heating results and could cause the
ceramic cooktop to fracture.
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