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Setting Surface Controls
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Models
with Ceramic
Glass Cooktop
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Operating
the Dual Surface
Radiant
Element
The cooktop is equipped with two dual radiant surface elements
located at the right and left front (See Figure 2 & 4) position.
"Single and Multi on the control knob are used to indicate which
coil of the dual radiant element will heat. "Single" indicates that
only the inner coil will heat (Figures 1 & 2). "Multi" indicates
that both inner and outer coils will heat (Figures 3 & 4). You may
switch from either coil setting at any time during cooking.
Figure 1
Figure 3
Figure 2
Figure 4
To
1.
2.
,
4.
When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The
Surface Indicator light will come on when the control knob is turned on and will continue to glow until the glass
cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The light may remain on even though the controls are turned OFR
Note: See "Recommended Settings for Single and Dual Surface Elements" for recommended control settings.
Operate
the Dual Surface
Element:
Place correctly sized cookware on the dual surface element.
Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise
(See
Figure 1) for smaller cookware or clockwise (See Figure 3)
for larger cookware.
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 ext ending beyond the bottom edge ofthe cookware indicat es
the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.
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t
Selecting
Surface
Cooking
Cookware
Cookware should have flat bottoms that
make good contact with the entire surface
heating element. Check for flatness by
rotating a ruler across the bottom of the
cookware (See Figure 5). Be sure to follow
the recommendations for using cookware
as shown in Figure 6.
Note: The size and type of cookware
used will influence the setting needed
for best cooking results.
Figure 5
Cookware
Material types
The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly heat is
transferred from the surface element to the pan bottom. The most
popular materials available are:
Correct
incorrect
11"
t
e Fiat bottom and straight
sides.
• Tight fitting
lids.
® Weight
of handledoes not
tilt pan. Pan is well
balanced.
e Pansizes matchthe
amount of foodto be
prepared
and the size of
the surfaceelement.
• Madeof a materialthat
conductsheat well.
• Easy
to clean.
o Always match pot
diameter
to elementsurface
diameter.
o Curved and warped pan
bottoms.
® Pan overhangs
element by
more than one-half inch.
!
® Pan is smaller than
element.
o Heavy handle tilts pan.
Figure 6
ALUMINUM - Excellent heat conductor. Some types of food will cause it to darken (Anodized aluminum cookware resists
staining & pitting), If aluminum pans slide across the ceramic glass cooktop, they may leave metal marks which will resemble
scratches. Remove these marks immediately. See Cleaning Recommendations
for the Ceramic Glass Cooktop
section.
COPPER - Excellent heat conductor but discolors easily. May leave metal marks on ceramic glass (see Aluminum above).
STAINLESS STEEL - Slow heat conductor with uneven cooking results. Is durable, easy to clean and resists staining.
CAST iRON - A poor heat conductor however will retain heat very well. Cooks evenly once cooking temperature
is
reached. Not recommended for use on ceramic cooktops.
PORCELAIN=ENAMEL
on METAL - Heating characteristics will vary depending on base material. Porcelain-enamel
coating must be smooth to avoid scratching ceramic cooktops.
GLASS - Slow heat conductor. Not recommended for ceramic cooktop surfaces because it may scratch the glass.
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