Setting Surface Controls - Kenmore 970C4250 Use & Care Manual

Setting Surface Controls

Operating Induction Cooking Zones
Start most surface cooking on a higher setting and then adjust
to a lower setting to finish cooking. The suggested settings may
vary slightly depending on the cookware design, quality, and
amount of food being prepared
cookware that is constructed with magnetic base material and
meets the minimum and maximum pan size requirements.
To operate induction cooking zones:
Unlike radiant surface elements, induction
cooking zones do not glow red. 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 handle
cookware.
1. Place induction cookware on the desired cooking zone.
2. Push in and turn the control knob to the desired setting.
3. Adjust the power level by turning the knob. This will
decrease or increase the power level. Power levels 9.5
through 1.5 decrease and increase by 0.5 increments. Lo is
the lowest power level available.
4. Once cooking is complete, turn the control knob to OFF and
remove cookware.
Table 1: Suggested cooking zone power level settings
Settings
Power boost (Pb) Use to start heating pans that contain
large amounts of food or to bring
large pans of water to boil
High (8.0-Hi) Start most foods, bring water to a
boil, pan broiling
Medium high (5.0- Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry
8.0)
Medium (4.0-5.0) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces
and gravies or steam vegetables
Medium Low (2.0- Keep foods cooking, poach, stew
4.0)
Low (Lo - 2.0) Warm, melt, simmer
The suggested power level settings shown in
with medium sized pans with lids. Be sure to make any further
setting adjustments needed for best surface cooking results.
The size and type of utensil used, as well as the amount and type of food
being cooked, will influence the setting needed for best cooking
results.
(Table 1). Be sure to use quality
Type of cooking
Table 1 are based on cooking
Do not place flammable items (plastic salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders, plastic wrappings, etc.) on the
cooktop when in use. These items could melt or ignite if placed
too close to hot cookware. The cooking zones may appear to
have cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface
may still be hot from residual heat and burns may occur if the
cooktop is touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
Pan Preheat Recommendations
Induction cooking may decrease the amount of time required to
preheat a cooking utensil compared to cooking on a radiant
element cooktop or gas surface burner.
Remember that induction surface cooking will initially heat the
cooking utensil very quickly.
• The HE (hot element) message will appear in the display
windows once a heating element or cooking zone is turned
off and will remain on until the heating surface area or
areas have cooled sufficiently.
• Do not allow aluminum foil, or any material that can melt,
to make contact with the ceramic glass cooktop. If these
items melt, they may damage the ceramic cooktop.
• The pan sensor will detect if the cookware is moved from
the center of any active induction cooking zone, and the
cookware will no longer heat. The display window will flash
until the cookware is moved back to the center of the
cooking zone. If the cookware is properly centered on the
cooking zone, the zone will resume heating. The cooking
zone will remember the power level setting for up to three
minutes before the cooking zone will automatically shut off.
Moving Cookware on a Smoothtop:
Always lift cookware before moving on the ceramic glass
smoothtop. Any cookware that has rough or dirty bottoms can
mark and scratch the ceramic glass surface. Always start with
clean cookware.
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