Using The Cooktop; Before Using The Cooktop; To Operate; Control Setting Guide - KitchenAid KECT305V Use And Care Manual

Using the Cooktop
Before Using the Cooktop
IMPORTANT: The elements on your
KitchenAid cooktop have a protective
coating which must be heat hardened
before use. To cure this coating, heat
the elements on HIGH for three to five
minutes without a pan. There will be
some smoking and odor as the elements
are heating; this is normal and nontoxic.
The stainless steel rings around each
element will also permanently change
to a gold color as the elements heat.
If the coating is not hardened before
use, it can adhere to the pan and
remove some of the element finish.
To Operate
Grasp the control knob, push down and
turn in either direction to any of the
settings indicated, or to any position in
between. The Power ON Light will glow
when the element is turned on.
Burn or Fire Hazard
Be sure all contro! knobs are
turned to OFF and all Power
ON lights are off when you are
not cooking. Someone could be
burned or a fire could start if an
element is accidentally left on.
Control Setting Guide
The control knobs for each element have
infinite positions ranging from "HI" for
the highest level of heat to "LO" for
simmer.
The following settings are merely a
guide and may vary according to the
material and thickness of the pan used:
Use HI to bring foods to a boil.
Use 6 — 5 to hold a rapid boil or for fast
frying.
Use 4 to continue frying or for foods
cooked in a double boiler.
Use 3 — 2 to continue boiling or cooking
medium to large amounts of food.
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Use LO to keep smaller amounts of food
at the boiling point or to gently simmer
foods.
Cast-iron elements stay hot for
a long time. Do not use the HI
setting for long periods of time
or leave pans on hot elements
when cooking is done. Burned
food and damage to the
cookware could result.
Cast-Iron Elements
Your new KitchenAid cooktop is
equipped with four cast-iron elements
which have been specifically designed
to provide an infinite number of heat
settings to meet a wide variety of cook-
ing needs. Cast-iron elements provide
even heat for uniform cooking. The
elements heat up gradually and retain
heat longer than open coil elements.
Due to the retained heat in the element,
cooking may be completed by turning
the element off and leaving the pan on
the element. Element does not glow
red during normal operation.
IMPORTANT: Each surface element
has a built-in protective temperature
limiter as a safety feature to protect the
element from overheating. This tem-
perature limiter automatically reduces
the heat setting when a pan boils dry
or if the element is turned on without a
pan on it. The heat setting may also be
reduced automatically if the bottom of
the pan is not fiat or if the pan is too
large or too small for the element.