Operating The Surface Elements - Frigidaire FFES3015LSE Use & Care Manual

SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
Surface cooking settings (A. models)
Use the chart to determine the correct setting for the type
of food you are preparing.
Note: The size and type of cookware used will influence
the setting needed for best cooking results.
Recommended Setting for Surface Element
Setting
HIGH (HI)
MEDIUM HIGH
(7-8)
MEDIUM (4-6)
MEDIUM LOW
(2 - 3)
LOW (LO)
Type of Cooking
Start most foods; bring water to a boil
and pan broiling.
Continue a rapid boil; frying, deep fat
frying.
Maintain a slow boil; thicken sauces
and gravies; steaming vegetables.
Keep foods cooking; poaching and
stewing.
Keep warm, melting and simmering.
Operating the Surface Elements
(All models)
To Operate the Surface Elements
I. Place correctly sized cooleware on the surface
element.
2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either
direction to the desired setting (Figure i).
3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if desired. 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. Ceramic Glass Cool{top Only: A glowing
red surface heating area extending beyond the
bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cook_vare
is too small for the surface heating area.
4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface
control knob to OFF before removing the
coo IoNa re.
CAUTION
Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper
shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on
cooktop 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,
OFF
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Figure 1 =Control knob shown is typical only.
NOTE
See Recommended Setting for Surface Element table,
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