Using Your Range; Using The Surface Units - Whirlpool RS386PXB Use And Care Manual

Using Your Range
To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your range properly. This
section gives you important information for efficient and safe use of your range.
Using the surface units
Push in control knobs before turning
them to a setting. You can set them any-
where between HI and OFF.
Surface unit markers
The solid dot in the surface unit marker
shows which surface unit is turned on by
that knob.
Surface heating indicator light
The SURFACE HEATING Indicator Light on
the control panel will glow when a surface
unit is turned on.
Hot surface indicator lights
The Hot Surface Indicator Lights on the
cooktop surface will glow when the surface
units are turned on. The Indicator Lights will
continue to glow as long as the surface units
are too hot to touch, even after they are
turned off.
Burn and Fire Hazard
Be sure all control knobs are turned to
OFF and all indicator lights are OFF
when you are not cooking.
Someone could be burned or a fire
could start if a surface unit is acciden-
tally left ON.
Until you get used to the settings, use the
chart at right as a gulde.
For best results,
start cooking at the high setting; then turn
the control knob down to continue cooking.
SElTING 1 RECOMMENDED USE
HI
I
l
To start foods cooking.
l
To bring liquids to
a
boil.
Medium-high
I
l
To hold a rapid boil.
l
To fry chicken or pancakes,
Medium
I
l
For gravy, pudding and
(opposite OFF) icing.
I
l
To cook large amounts of
vegetables.
Medium-low
*To keep food cooking after
starting it on a higher
setting.
LO
I
*To keep food warm until
ready to serve.