Frigidaire CPEF3077QFA Use & Care Manual page 12

SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
Dual Surface Radiant Element (some models)
The expandable burner can handle 9 inch or 12 inch
cookware. This dual burner is especially useful for bringing
large cookware to boil for canning or heating large amounts
of water.
Figure 4: Dual element control for 9 or 12 inch burner
To operate the dual surface element:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the dual surface
element.
2. Push in and turn the control knob toward the inner
element side for smaller cookware or to the dual
element side for larger cookware (See
3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed. Start most
cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to
a lower setting to finish cooking. Each surface element
provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. 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.
4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control
knob to OFF before removing the cookware.
CAUTION
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled
after they have been turned off. The hot surface indicator
light will turn on and will continue to glow until the glass
cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The glass
surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass
surface is touched before the indicator light has turned
off. The message may remain on even though the
controls are turned off.
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Warmer Zone
The warmer zone will not glow red when it is hot, but
becomes hot enough to cause burns. Avoid placing
hands on or near the warmer zone until the hot surface
indicator light is off. Always use potholders or oven mitts
when removing food from the warmer zone as cookware
and plates will be hot.
The purpose of the warmer zone is to keep hot cooked
foods at serving temperature. Use the feature to keep
cooked foods hot such as: vegetables, gravies, casseroles,
soups, stews, breads, pastries and oven-safe dinner plates.
Always start with hot food. Do not heat cold food on the
warmer zone. All food placed on the warmer zone should
be covered with a lid to maintain quality.
For best results, when warming pastries or breads, the
cover should have an opening to allow moisture to escape.
Do not use plastic wrap to cover food. Plastic may melt onto
the surface and be very difficult to clean. Use only plates,
utensils and cookware recommended for oven and cooktop
Figure 4). use on the warmer zone.
Figure 5:
To set the keep warmer zone control:
1. Turn the warmer zone control knob clockwise to the ON
2. When ready to serve, turn the warmer zone control
Food Poisoning Hazard. Do not let food sit for more than one
hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result in food
poisoning or sickness.
CAUTION
WARMER ZONE
Warmer zone control knob
position. The warmer zone uses a pre-set temperature
designed to keep foods at serving temperature.
knob to the off position. The warmer zone will remain
hot until the hot surface indicator light turns off.
WARNING