Bridge Cooking Zone - Frigidaire FPEF3081KFA Use & Care Manual

Bridge cooking zone
The 3 left cooking zones may also be used together as a
single cooking zone when setting for the Bridge feature.
The space wise bridge cooking zone is marked on your
cooktop. This feature provides the flexibility to cook with
larger oblong cookware.
Indicator lights located on the backguard for the bridge
show which portions of the bridge element are set to heat.
The O symbol indicates only the left front element will
heat (Fig. 1). The _ symbol indicates both the left front
and left middle elements will heat together (Fig. 2).
The _ indicates that all 3 elements (left front, middle and
rear) will heat together (Fig. 3).
To operate one or more of the bridge radiant
surface elements"
bridge
elements that will
heat is shaded
I
O
indicator light
Fig. 1 (left front)
bridge
elements that will
heat is shaded
bridge
elements that will
heat is shaded
8
O O
indicator light indicator light
Fig. 2 (left front & Fig.3 (left front,
middle) middle & rear)
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Step
Place correctly sized cookware on
the bridge radiant surface cooking zone.
Press
2. Press and hold the on=off on-off
for the bridge element position
until a beep is heard.
3. Press the desired element size size
(once for left front, twice for []
left front and left middle,
3 times for left front, middle and
tea r).
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled
after they have been turned off. The glass surface may
still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is
touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
Do not place flammable items such as plastic salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on
top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt
or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could
catch fire if placed too close to the surface elements.
4. Press Io, meal (5.0) or hi. [o reed hi
Each touch of the Io or hi pad will v ' ' ^
decrease or increase the power
level by 1/2 from 9,5 through 3,0,
Simmer power levels between
3.0 and 1.2 will decrease or increase
by .2 increments. Io is the lowest
power level available,
.
Once cooking has
completed, press on-off.
on-off
The HE (hot element) message will appear in the display
windows once a heating element is turned OFF and will
remain ON until the heating surface area or areas have
cooled sufficiently.
Do not allow aluminum foil, orANY material that
can melt to make contact with the ceramic glass
cooktop, If these items melt on the cooktop they will
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See the Suggested power level settings table
(provided in the instructions for the single radiant
elements). The size and type of utensil used, and the
amount and type of food being cooked will influence the
setting needed for best cooking results.
:If all 3 bridge zones are in use with the bridge feature
and you need the left rear as a single element for a
different reason, change the bridge size to O or
and then set the left rear position independently.