Frigidaire PCFI3668AF Use & Care Manual page 51

Excessive oven smoke during
broiling
Cooktop problems
Problem
Cookware is too hot or not hot
enough
Cookware does not heat or does not
heat evenly
Control for power level setting not
responding
Areas of discoloration with metallic
sheen on cooktop surface
Scratches or abrasions on cooktop
surface
Metal marks on the cooktop
Brown streaks or specks on cooktop
surface
Meat too close to the broiler element. Reposition the rack to pro-
vide more clearance between the meat and the broiler. Pour a
small amount of water into the broiler pan before cooking to pre-
vent meat grease from producing smoke due to intense heating.
Do not let the water overflow from the pan. Meat not properly
prepared. Remove excess fat from meat. Cut any remaining fatty
edges to prevent curling but do not cut into the lean. Grid on
broiler pan wrong side-up. Grease does not drain into broiler pan.
Broiler pan used without grid or grid covered with aluminum foil.
DO NOT use the broiler pan without the grid or cover the grid with
aluminum foil.
Oven needs to be cleaned. Grease has built up on oven surfaces.
Regular cleaning is necessary when broiling frequently. Grease or
food spatters cause excessive smoking.
Solution
Incorrect surface control setting. Adjust power level setting.
Be sure the correct surface control knob is turned on for the cook-
ing zone needed.
Cookware is light weight or warped. Use only flat, evenly bal-
anced, medium or heavyweight cookware. Flat pans heat better
than warped pans. Cookware materials and weight of the mate-
rial affect heating. Heavy and medium weight pans heat evenly.
Because lightweight pans heat unevenly, foods may burn easily.
Wait 5-6 seconds without any pressing the control to allow it to
reset.
Mineral deposits from water and food. Remove them and buff
with a non-abrasive cloth or sponge.
Coarse particles such as salt or hardened soils between cooktop
and utensils can cause scratches. Be sure the cooktop surface
and bottoms of utensils are clean before use. Small scratches do
not affect cooking and will become less visible with time.
Cleaning materials not recommended for ceramic-glass cooktop
have been used.
Cookware with a rough bottom was used. Use smooth, flat-bot-
tomed cookware.
Sliding or scraping of metal utensils on cooktop surface. Do not
slide metal utensils on the cooktop surface. Buff with a non-abra-
sive cloth or sponge. For more information, see "Cooktop clean-
ing and maintenance".
Boil overs are cooked onto the surface. For more information see
"Cooktop cleaning and maintenance".
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