Cooking Areas; Hot Surfacelight - Maytag MER5750BAQ - Electric Range User Manual

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Do not use the coektop if the glass is
broken or if metai meltson to it. Call an
authorizedservicer. Do not attempt to
COOKING AREAS
The cookingareason yourrangeare identified
by permanentpatternson the glass-ceramic
surface,For mostefficientcooking,fit the pan
sizeto the elementsize,
Pans should not extend more than 1/2 to 1_
inch beyond the cooking area.
For more informationon cookware, refer to
"Cooking Made Simple" booklet,
WARMING CENTER
HOT SURFACE
LIGHT ON COOKTOP
HOT SURFACELIGHT
The hot surfaceindicator light is located at
the frontcenter of the cooktop,The lightwill
be illuminatedwhenanycookingareais hot,
It will remain on, even after the control is
turnedoff, untilthe area has cooled,
DUAL ELEMENT
(select models)
Select glass-ceramicsurfaces are equipped
with a dual element locatedin the rightfront
position,
To operate, press the rocker switch on the
control panel to the left to control the small
element or to the right to
controlthe large element,
COOKWARE
Toachieveoptimum cookingperformance, use
heavy-gauge, f lat, smooth bottom pans that
conformto the diameterof the cookingarea,
(See "Cooking MadeSimple" for cookware
characteristics and recommendations,)
WARMING CENTER
(select models)
Use the Warming Center to keep cooked
foods warm, such as vegetables, gravies
and oven-safedinner plates,
Pushthe switchon the control panelto turn
the WarmingCenteron and off,
> All foodsshouldbe coveredwith a lid
oraluminumfoilto maintainfoodqual-
ity,
;; > When warming pastriesand breads
the cover shouldhavean openingto
allow moistureto escape,
> Donotuseplasticwraptocoverfoods,
Plasticmaymelton tothesurfaceand
be very difficultto clean,
Use only cookware and dishes rec-
ommended as safe for oven and
cooktopuse,
> Alwaysuse oven mitts when remov-
ing foodfrom theWarmingCenteras
cookwareand plates will be hot,
> It is not recommendedto warm food
for longer than one hour, as food
quality may deteriorate,
> It is not recommendedto heat cold
foodon the WarmingCenter,
GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE
| Cooktopmay emit light smoke
and odor the first few times the
cooktopis used, This is normal,
| Whena controlisturnedon,a red
glow can be seen through the
glass-ceramic surface, Theele-
mentwillcycleonandoffto main-
tain the presetheatsetting,
| Glass-ceramiccooktops retain
heatfor a periodof timeafter the
unit is turned off, Turn the ele-
ment off a few minutes before
food is completelycooked and
usetheretainedheattocomplete
thecooking.WhentheHOTSUR-
FACElightturns off (seebelow),
the cooking area will be cool
enoughto touch,
Because of the heat retention
characteristics, t heelementswill
not respondto changes in set-
tings asquicklyas coilelements,
In the event of a potential
boilover, remove the pan from
the cooking area.
| NOTE:Do not attemptto lift the
cooktop.
TiPSTO PROTECT THE
GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
Beforefirst use, cleanthe cooktop,(See
Qeaning,page 13,)
Do not useglasspans,They may scratch
the surface,
Do not allow plastic,sugar or foods with
high sugar contentto melt onto the hot
cooktop,Shouldthishappen,cleanimme-
diately,(SeeCleaning,page 13,)
Neverleta pan boildryasthiswilldamage
the surfaceand pan,
Never use cooktopas a work surfaceor
cuttingboard,Nevercook fooddirectlyon
the surface,
Never placea trivetor wok ring between
the surface and pan, These items can
markor etchthe top,