Before Using The Cooktop - Kenmore 4290 - Elite 36 in. Electric Induction Cooktop Use And Care Manual

Before Using the Cooktop
USE THE CORRECT COOKWARE TYPE - The magnetic Cooking Zone sensors
located below the cooktop surface require the use of cookware made with magnetic
material in order to start the heating process on any of the Cooking Zones.
When purchasing pans, look for cookware specifically identified by the manufacturer
for use with Induction cooktops. If you are not sure, use a magnet to test whether the
cookware type will work. If a magnet sticks to the bottom of the cookware, the material
type is correct for Induction cooking (See Fig. 18).
Fig. 18
It is recommended to always use heavier high quality stainless steel cookware on your Induction Cooktop surface. This will
greatly reduce the possibility of developing scratches on the ceramic surface.
Even quality cookware can scratch the cooktop surface, especially if cookware is slid over the ceramic cooktop surface
without being lifted up. Overtime sliding ANY type of cookware over the ceramic cooktop will likely alter the overall appear-
ance of the cooktop. Eventually the buildup of scratches will make cleaning the surface difficult and degrade the overall
appearance of the cooktop.
Minimum Pan Size Requirements for each Cooking Zone
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Left Left Rear Right Right Front
Cooking Zone Cooking Zone Sooking Zone Cooking Zone Cooking Zone
Fig. 19
USE THE CORRECT SIZE COOKWARE - The 5 Cooking Zones available on the Induction Cooktop require a MINIMUM pan
size to be used at each location (Fig. 19). The inner ring of each Cooking Zone is your guide to the correct MINIMUM pan
size. The pan bottom must FULLY cover the inner ring for proper cooking to occur.
The thicker outer ring at each Cooking Zone is helpful to determine the pan MAXIMUM size. After centering the cookware on
the cooktop, make sure the cookware does not extend more than 1/2" beyond the thicker line on the Cooking Zone (See
example in Fig. 19). The pan must make FULL contact on the glass surface without the bottom of the pan touching the metal
cooktop trims (Shown in Fig. 19).
NOTE: If a pan made of the correct material is centered properly on any of the active Cooking Zones but is TOO SMALL, the
affected Cooking Zone LED will display an Fcode and the pan will not heat.
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