Setting The Controls; Surface I Ndicator L Ights - Maytag MER5505BAH User Manual

SURFACE COOKIHG
SURFACE CONTROLS
Use toturnonthesurface e lements. Aninfinite
Before Cooking After C ooking
choiceofheatsettingsisavailablefromLOWto>- Always placea panonthesurface unit > Clean up messy spillsassoonas pus-
HIGH. T heknobs c an besetonorbetween a ny
before you turniton.Toprevent damage sible.
ofthesettings, torange, never o perate s urface u nit w ith- >- Make suresurface unitisturned off.
SETTING THECONTROLS
outa panin place.
> NEVER usethe cooktop as a storage Other Tips
1. Place panonsurface element.
area forfoodorcookware. >- Ifcabinet storage i sprovided directly a bove
2.Push inand turntheknobineither d irection cooking surface, l imitit toitemsthatare
tothedesired heatsetting. During Cooking infrequently used andcan besafelystored
>- Thebackguard ismarkedtoidentifywhich > Besureyouknow whichknobcontrols inanarea subjected t oheat.
elementtheknobcontrols.Forexample, whichsurfaceunit.Makesureyouturned T emperatures maybeunsafe for items
thisgraphic i ndicates r ight f ront _] onthecorrect s urface unit. suchasvolatile liquids, cleaners o raero-
element. >- Begin cooking ona higher h eatsetting solsprays.
3. Aftercooking, turnknob to OFF.Remove thenreduce to a lowersetting to com- >. NEVER leave anyitems, e specially p las-
pan. pletethe operation. Neverusea high ticitems, o nthecooktop. Thehotairfrom
heatsetting forextended c ooking, thevent m ayignite flammable i tems, m elt
SURFACE I NDICATOR L IGHTS
> NEVER allowa panto boil dry.This orsoften plastics, orincrease p ressure i n
There isanindicator light l ocated onthecon- coulddamage the panand the appli- closed containers causing them to burst.
trol panel. W henanyofthe surface control ance. > NEVER allowaluminum f oil,meat p robes
knobs areturned on,thelightwillturn on.The > NEVER t ouch cooktop u ntil i thas cooled, orany other m etal object, o therthan a pen
light w illturn offwhen thesurface e lements are Expect some parts ofthecooktop, espe- ona surface element, to contact h eating
turned off. ciallyaround the surfaceunits, t o be- elements.
come warm or hotduring cooking. U se
potholders toprotect h ands.
SUGGESTED HEAT SETTIHGS
The size, t ypeofcookware and cooking o pera- HIGH:Usetobring liquid toaboil,blanch or boil f orlarge amounts o fliquids a ndformost
tion willaffect t heheat s etting. F or information reach pressure i na pressure c ooker. Always frying operations.
oncookware a ndotherfactors affecting heat reduce setting to a lowerheatwhenliquids MED. L OW(3): Useto continue cooking
settings, r eferto "CookingMadeSimple" begin to boil o rfoodsbegin tocook. covered f oodsandto maintain p ressure i n
booklet. MED. H IGH(8): Use tobrown meat, h eatoil mostpressure c ookers a ndsteworsteam
OFF fordeep fatfryingorsauteing. Maintain f ast operations.
LOW
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HIGH boilforlarge amounts o f liquids. LOW: Useto keepfoodswarmandmelt
2 MEDIUM: Usetomaintain m oderate t oslow chocolate a ndbutter.
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