Surface Controls; Setting The Controls - Maytag MERS751BAW Use And Care Manual

Surfece Cooking
Surface Controls
Use to turn on the surface elements. An infinite choice of
heat settings is available from Low to High. The knobs can
be set on or between any of the settings.
Setting the Controls
1. Place pan on surface element.
2. Push in and turn the knob in either direction to the desired
heat setting. O O
• The control panel is marked to
identify Front oOo
which element the knob controls. For
example, the graphic at right indicates left front element.
3. There is an element indicator light on the control panel.
When any surface control knob is turned on, the light will
turn on. The light will turn off when all the surface ele-
ments are turned off.
4. After cooking, turn knob to OFF. Remove pan.
Suggested Heat Settings
The size and type of cookware, type and amount of food
being heated, and wattage of individual elements will
determine where to set the knob for cooking
operations. Some elements have a predetermined simmer and
melt setting that will require only minor adjustment up or
down depending on the food being prepared. The other
elements have settings printed around the knobs that are also
unique to those elements. Adjust the heat settings to the
numbers that give the desired cooking results. For
information on cookware and other factors affecting heat
settings, refer to Cookware Recommendations on page 7. The
following descriptions will aid in choosing the settings that
will give optimum results.
Hold or Warm: Food maintains a temperature above 140°F
without continuing to cook. Food is initially hot and then heat
is reduced. Never use a hold or warm setting to reheat cold
food.
Simmer: Food forms bubbles that barely break the
surface. Foods are between 185°Fand 200°F.A simmer
setting can also be used to steam or poach foods or continue
cooking covered foods.
Slow Boil: Food forms bubbles at a moderate pace. A slow
boil setting can also be used for most frying and for
maintaining the cooking of large amounts of liquids.
Boil: Liquid forms bubbles at a rapid pace. A fast boil setting
can also be used to brown meat, stir fry, saut6, and heat oil
for frying before turning to a lower setting. The highest 3 or 4
settings on the knob are used for these cooking
operations. The highest setting is always used to bring water
to a boil. Some elements offer an even higher speed for
boiling liquids.
Dual Element (select models)
The cooking surface has a dual element
located at the left front of the
smoothtop. This allows you to change
the size of the element.
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High
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The small element is operated on the left
side of the knob control. To operate the _ow
entire element, use the right side of the knob control. The
control for both element sizes can be set anywhere between
Low and High.
Flex=Choice TM Element (select models)
The Flex-Choice
TM
element is a fully functioning
element that provides an ultra low Nlelt OFF
Mell Iti_h
heat setting for melting chocolate and
butter. It is located in the left rear position
The Melt setting is located between
2 and OFF. Heat settings outside of s_ . ......
this area function as a normal element .........
with 2 (Low] to High settings. Medium
j Note: When using the normal settings for preparing foods, |
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it may take a few minutes for the cooking area to cool to
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the Melt heat setting.
Warming Center
Use the Warming Center to keep hot cooked foods warm,
such as vegetables and gravies. Warmine °e° Center
Setting the Control: o_:F
1. Push in and turn the knob. Warming ,,_h
temperatures are approximate and are
indicated on the control as Low, 2=10
and High. However, the control can be
set to any position between Low and .....
High.
Medium
2. When done, turn the control to OFF and
remove food. The Hot Surface indicator light will go off
when the Warming Center surface has cooled.
Notes:
• Never warm food for longer than one hour (eggs for 30
minutes], as food quality may deteriorate.
• Do not heat cold food on the Warming Center.
° Heat settings will vary depending on type and amount of
food. Always hold food at proper food temperatures. USDA
recommends food temperatures between 140°-170 ° F.
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