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Surface Cooking
Ceramic-Glass
Cooktop
The ceramic-glass cooktop has electric heating coils located below the
surface of the glass. The design of the glass cooktop outlines the area of the
surface unit below. Most importantly,make sure the diameter of the pan
matches the diameter of the unit. Heat is transferred up through the surface of
the cooktop to the cooking utensil. Only flat-bottomed pans should be used.
The type and size of the cookware, number of surface units in use and the
settings of the unitsare factors that will affect the amount of heat that will
spread to areas surroundingthe surface units. The areas surroundingthe
units may become hot enough to cause burns.
The cooktop should not be used as a cutting board or work surface in the
kitchen. Dropping heavy or hard objects on the cooktop may crack it. Pans
with rough bottoms may scratch the cooktop surface. Do not place foods
directly on the smoothtop surface (without cooking utensils) damage to glass
or difficulty in cleaning will result.
Radiant
Surface Units
The Radiant Surface Unit is a group of heating coils enclosed in a ceramic
fixture below the glass cooktop.The unit temperature rises gradually and
evenly. As the temperature rises, the unit will glow red. To maintain the
selected setting, the unit will cycle on and off. The heating unit retains enough
heat to provide a uniform and consistent heat during the off cycle. The
ceramic fixture thermally insulates the heating unit, concentratingheat in the
heating zone. For efficient cooking, turn off the unit several minutes before
cooking is complete. This will allow residual heat to complete the cooking
process. The amount of residual heat depends on the type and quality of
cooking utensil, the quantity of food being cooked and the selected heat
setting.
Dual
Radiant
Surface
Units
(if equipped)
The dual radiant surface unit is made up of an inner and outer coil within the
same surface unit. A control knob and rocker switch is used for operating the
different coils. The smaller unit or inner coil has a lower wattage and can be
used to prepare smaller quantities of food in smaller pans. The larger unit or
both inner and outer coils has a higher wattage and can be used to prepare
larger quantities of food in larger pans. When using the outer coil, both inner
and outer coils operate.
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Indicator Light(s)
There are 2 different surface control lightsthat will glow on your range_a
surface indicator and a hot cooktop surface indicator.
The surface indicator,
located on the control panel, glows when any surface
unit is turned on. A quick glance at the light after cooking is an easy check to
be sure all surface controlsare turned off.
The hot cooktop surface indicator, located under the glass cooktop or on
the control panel, will come on as the surface cookingarea heats up and will
continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level.
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