Smoothtop Surface - Maytag MERS751BAW Use And Care Manual

:Surface Cooking
Warming Center Suggested Settings
Setting Type of food
Low = 2 Breads/Pastries Gravies
Casseroles Eggs
2 = Medium Sauces Soups [Cream]
Stews Vegetables
Meats
Medium = High Fried Foods Hot Beverages
Soups [Liquid]
Warming Center Notes:
Use only cookware and dishes recommended as safe for
oven and cooktop use
Always use oven mitts when removing food from the
WarmHLgCenter as utensils will be hot
All foods should be covered with a hd or alulnHlUlll foil 1o
inaHl[aHi food quahty
Wilen warmnlg pastries and breads the cover stloukl tlave
an opeHng 1o allow moisture to escape
Do not use plastic wrap to cover foods Plasuc may melt
on to the surface and be very (htflcul[ to clean
Be very careful not to allow alumHlum foil to touch the
cooktop If foil melts, do not use the cooktop Call an
authorized May[ag sel_ncer
Smoothtop Surface
Smoothtop Surface Notes:
• Cooktop may emit light smoke and odor the firs[ few
tnnes the cooktop is usecl Ths is normal
, Smootlltop cooktops retain heat for a period of time
after tile element is turned off. Turn the elements oft
a few nHnutes before food is completely cooked and use
the retanled heat to complete cookHig When the hot
surface hght turns off, the cooknLg area will be cool
enough 1o touch Because of the way they retail1 heal the
smoothtop elements will not respond to changes HI
settings as
quickly as coil elements
• In the event of a potential bollover, remove the pan from
the cooking surface
• Never attempt to liR tile cooktop.
• The smoofll[op surface may appear discolored when it is
hot Tins is normal and will disappear when the surface
cools
Cooking Areas
The cooknLg areas on your range are identified by permanent
circles on the smoothtop surface For most efficient cookHig,
fit the pan size to the element size
Pans should not extend more than 7-inch beyond the
cookMg area.
cont.
BEFORE COOKING
, Always place a pan Oh the surface unit before you turn it
on To preveht damage to range, never operate surface
unit without a pall m place
• NEVER use the cooktop as a storage area for food or
cookware
DURING COOKING
• Be sure you know which knob controls winch surface
(Inlt Make sure you turned on the COHeCtsurface LInlt
• Begin cooking on a higher heat setting then reduce to a
lower setting to complete the operation Never use a
high heat setting for extended cooking
• NEVER allow a pall to hod dry This could damage the
pan and the apphance
• NEVER touch cooktop until it has cooled Expect some
parts of the cooktop, especially around the surface umts,
to become warm or hot during cooking Use potholders
to protect hands
AFTER COOKING
* Make sure surface unit ts turned off
, Clean up messy spills as sooil as possd)le
OTHER TiPS
. if cabinet storage is provided dH-ectlyabove cooking
surface, hmit it to items that are infrequently used and can
be safely stored In an area subjected to heat Tempera-
tures may be unsafe for items such as volatde hqulds,
cleaners or aerosol sprays
. NEVER leave any items, especially plashc items, on the
cooktop The hot all from the vent may Ignite flamnlable
ttems, melt or soften plasttcs, or increase pressure in
closed contaHiers causing them to burst
. NEVER allow aluminum foil. meat probes or any other
metal object, other than a pan oil a surface element, to
contact heahng elements
. NEVER store heavy itemsabove the cooktop that could fall
and damage it
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