Sears 61011 Owner's Manual page 8

How Does This Cooktop Compare to
Your Old One?
Your new cooktop has gas burnets. If you are used to
cooldng with induction or other electric surface units,
you wilt notice some differences when you use gas
burners°
The best types of coolcware to use, plus heat-up and
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you haven
The following chart will help you to understand the
differences between gas burner cooktops and any other
type of cooktop you may have used in the past.
Type of Cooktop
Gas Burners
Hectric Coil
@
Solid Disk
@
Radiant (Glass
Ceramic') Cooktop
O
Induction
Description
Regular or sealed
gas burners use
either LP gas
or natural gas,
Flattened metal
tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suspended
over a drip pan,
Solid cast iron
disk sealed to the
cooktop surface.
Electric coils
under a glass
ceramic cooktop.
High frequency
induction coils
under a glass
5urface_
How It Works
Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critiol to cooldng results,
but pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and
change heat settings right awa_ When you turn the control off, cooking stops
right away°
Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For
best cooking results, use good quality pans, Electric coils are more forgiving
of warped pans than radiant or solid disks, Heats up quictdy but does not
change heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot
enough to continue cooking for a short time afi:er they are turned off,
Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for
good cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric
coils, The disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off',
Remove the pan from the solid disk if you want the cooldng to stop.
Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be
flat on the bottom for good cooking results, The glass cooktop stays hot
enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the
surface unit if you want cooking to stop
Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is
produced by a magnetic circuit between the coll and the pan. Heats up right
away and changes heat settings right away. like a gas cooktop.. After turning
the control off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking
stops right away