Kenmore ELITE 790.4417 Series Use & Care Manual page 10

Setting Surface Controls
Operating the Bridge Surface Radiant Element (continued)
To Operate the Bridge Surface Element:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the Bridge surface element.
2. Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise (See Figure 1) to
heat the portion of the Bridge element for normal shaped cookware or
clockwise (See Figure 2) for larger or rectangular shaped cookware.
3. 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 extending beyond the
bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small.
Please note that not all cookware will fit the Bridge element correctly.
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 OFF.
The BRIDGE element may also be used in combination with the left rear single
element (See Figure 3). Because these elements have 2 different controls,
one element can be used to cook while the other element may be used to keep
food warm.
Off
Figure 1 Figure 2
Single Setting Bridge Setting
Bridge Radiant heating areas on
ceramic smooth top (shown in black)
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned
off. A hot surface indicator light will come on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has
cooled down to a moderate level. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the
glass surface is touched before the indicator light has turned off.
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.
Do not allow aluminum foil, or ANY material that can melt to make contact with
the ceramic glass cooktop. If these items melt on the cooktop they will damage the ceramic
cooktop.
10
Figure 3