Using Your Range; Using The Surface Cooking Areas - Whirlpool RS696PXE Use And Care Manual

Using Your Range

To get the best cooking results, you should use your range the correct way. This section tells
you what you need to know to use your range safely and efficiently.

Using the surface cooking areas

Push in control knobs before turning
them to a setting. You can set them any-
where between HI and OFF.
Surface cooking area markers
The solid dot in the surface cooking area
marker shows which surface cooking area is
turned on by that knob.
Hot surface indicator light
The Hot Surface Indicator Light on the
cooktop surface will glow when any of the
surface cooking areas are turned on. The
Indicator Light will continue to glow as long
as the surface cooking areas are too hot to
touch, even after they are turned off.
wWARNING
Fire Hazard
Turn off all controls when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death,
fire, or burns.
Until you become familiar with the
settings, use the chart at right as a guide.
For best results, start cooking at the high
setting; then turn the control knob down to
continue cooking.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
•
HI To start foods cooking.
• To bring liquids to a boil.
•
Medium-high To hold a rapid boil.
• To fry chicken or
pancakes.
•
Medium For gravy, pudding,
(opposite OFF)
and icing.
•
(opposite OFF To cook large amounts
of vegetables.
•
Medium-low To keep food cooking
after starting it on a
higher setting.
•
LO To keep food warm until
ready to serve.
HOT
SURFACE
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