Glass-Ceramic Surface; Hot Surface Light - Maytag MER5505BAH User Manual

GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
(SELECT MODELS) GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
I Cooktop m ayemit l ightsmoke andodor thefirstfewtimesthecooktop i sused.Thisis
normal.
Do not usethe cooktop if the glassis ! When acontrol isturned on,a redglow canbeseen through t heglass-ceramic surface.
broken or if metal m eltsonto it. Callan Theelement willcycle onandofftomaintain t hepreset heatsetting.
authorized s ervicer. D o not attempt t o ! Glass-ceramiccooktopsretainheatforaperiodoftimeaftertheunitisturnedoff. Turnthe
repair i t yourself, element offafewminutes before foodiscompletely cooked andusetheretained h eat t o
complete thecooking. When theHOT SURFACE l ight t urns off(seebelow), thecooking
area willbecool e nough t otouch.
COOKING A REAS
Because oftheheat r etention characteristics, theelements willnotrespond t ochanges i n
Thecooking a reas onyour r ange areidentified settings asquickly a scoil e lements. Intheevent o fapotentialboilover, remove thepan
by permanent patterns o nthe glass-ceramic fromthecooking area.
surface. Formost e fficient cooking, fit thepan l NOTE: D onotattempt toliftthecooktop.
sizetotheelement size. ............................................ "
Pansshouldnot extend morethan½to 1.
inchbeyond thecookingarea.
TIPS TOPROTECT THE
main which may cause stains o nthecook-
For moreinformation on cookware, referto
GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
ingsurface a fter t hearea isheated.
"Cooking Made Simple" booklet. > Before firstuse, c leanthecooktop. (See > Donot u se asmall panona large element.
Cleaning, page 13.) Not only does thiswaste energy, butitcan
alsoresult i n spillovers b urning ontothe
HOT SURFACE LIGHT
> Donotuse glass pans. T hey mayscratch cooking area whichrequires extraclean-
The HotSurface I ndicator Light islocated a tthe thesurface, ing.
frontcenter o f thecooktop. Thelightwillbe > Donotallow plastic, sugar or foods with
> Donot u se non-flat specialty items thatare
illuminated whenanycook- r,,_ highsugar content to meltontothe hot oversized oruneven s uch asround b ottom
ing areais hot. It will __ cooktop. Should t his happen, cleanimme- woks, rippledbottomand/oroversizedcan-
remainon, even ._E_/_,4cE .-'C. _ diately. ( See Cleaning, page 13.) nersandgriddles.
after thecontrol is _._,,_N _u,,_
turnedoft, untilthe_. S > Never l eta pan boil d ryasthiswilldamage >- Donotslideheavy metal p ans across t he
area hascooled._ thesurface a ndpan. surface s ince these mayscratch.
> Never u secooktop a sa worksurface o r
> Donotuselollorfoil-type c ontainers. Foil
DUAL ELEMENT
( select models)
cutting board. Never c ook fooddirectly o n maymelt o nto theglass. I fmetal m elts on
thesurface.
Select g lass-ceramic surfaces a reequipped thecooktop, donot u se. C all a nauthorized
> Never p lace a trivet o r wokringbetween servicer.
witha dual e lement l ocated in theright f ront
position, the surface and pan.Theseitemscan >- Ifaspilloveroocurswhilecooking, immedi-
Tooperate, p ressthe rocker s witchonthe mark oretchthetop. ately clean thespill f romthecooking area
control p anel t o the leftto control the small >- Donotslide aluminum pansacross a hot while it ishottoprevent a tough cleaning
element ortotheright t ocon- _ surface. Thepans mayleave marks w hich chore later. U sing extreme c are, w ipe spill
trolthelarge element. II B_IIJ need toberemoved promptly. (See Clean- witha clean drytowel.
ing,page 13.) >- Donot a llow spills t oremain o nthecooking
> Make sure thesurface a ndthepan bottom area orthecooktop t rim foralongperiod o f
COOKWARE
are cleanbeforeturning on to prevent time.
Toachieve o ptimum c ooking p erformance, use scratches. > Donotuse abrasive c leansing powders or
heavy-gauge, flat,smooth bottom pansthat > To prevent scratching or damage t o the scouringpads whichwill scratchthe
conform to thediameter ofthecooking area. glass-ceramic top,donot l eave sugar, salt cooktop.
(See "Cooking Made Simple"forcookware or fats on the cooking area.Wipethe
> Donotusechlorine bleach, ammonia o r
characteristics andrecommendations.) cooktop s urface w ithaclean cloth orpaper othercleansers not specifically r ecom-
towel b efore using, mended f oruseonglass-ceramic.
>- Never u seasoiled dishcloth orsponge t o >- To retainthe appearance of the glass-
cleanthecooktop surface. A filmwillre- ceramic c ooktop, clean after eachuse.