Setting Surface Controls; Radiant Surface Element Settings - Kenmore 790.9258 Series Use & Care Manual

Setting Surface Controls

Radiant Surface Element Settings

The size and type of utensil used, and the amount and type of
food being cooked will influence the surface element power
level setting needed for best cooking results.
The suggested settings found in
with medium-weight aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary
when using other types of pans.
Table 1: Suggested settings for single, dual, and triple radiant
surface elements
Settings
High (HI) Start most foods, bring water to a boil,
pan broiling
Medium high (5 - 8) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry
Medium (5) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and
gravies or steam vegetables
Medium Low (2 - 4) Keep foods cooking, poach, stew
Low (LO - 2) Keep warm, melt, simmer
1. Simmer & Warm and Keep Warm settings are used to simmer and
keep larger quantities of foods warm, such as stews and soups.
These settings are ideal for delicate foods and melting choco-
late or butter.
Important notes:
• Do not straddle cookware between two cooking surfaces
unless the cookware is designed specifically for that
purpose, such as a griddle.
• For efficient cooking, turn off the element several minutes
before cooking is complete. This will allow residual heat to
complete the cooking process.
• The surface control knobs do not have to be set exactly on
a particular spot. Use the graphics provided as a guide and
adjust the control knob as needed. Each surface element
provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. Refer to
Table 1 for suggested power level settings.
• Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then
turn to a lower setting to finish cooking.
• Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant
heating element to cycle on and off, even at the HI setting.
This helps prevent damage to the ceramic smoothtop.
Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will occur more often
if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the
cookware bottom is not flat.
• A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the
bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too
small for the surface heating area.
Table 1 are based when cooking
Type of cooking
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Single Radiant Surface Elements
To operate the single radiant element:
Your range is equipped with two 6-inch single radiant elements,
located at the right rear and left rear positions. In addition, the
9-inch TURBO BOIL FLEX radiant element, located at the left
front position, acts as a single radiant element.
Radiant surface elements may appear to have
cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface may
still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched
before it has cooled sufficiently.
Do not place plastic items such as salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of
the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite.
Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed
too close to the surface elements.
Do not allow aluminum foil, empty glass/
porcelain cookware or any material that can melt to make
contact with the ceramic cooktop. If these items melt on the
cooktop they may damage the ceramic cooktop.
1. Place correctly sized cookware on single radiant surface
element.
2. Push in and turn the surface element control knob in either
direction to the desired setting
adjust the setting if desired.
3. When cooking is complete, turn the radiant surface element
OFF before removing the cookware.
Figure 6: Location of single radiant surface elements
Figure 7: Single surface element control knob
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(Figure 7). Turn the knob to