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SURFACE
COOKING,
CONT.
Donotslidealuminum pane across a hot
surface. T hepans mayleavemad,,s w hich
needto be removed promptly. (SeeClean-
ing,page 13.)
Make sure thesurface a ndthepan bottom
are cleanbeforeturning on to prevent
scratches.
>- To preventscratching or damageto the
glass-ceramic
top,donotleavesugar, salt
or fats on the cooking area. Wipe the
cooktop surface with a cleancloth orpaper
towelbeforeusing.
>- Nevarusea soiled dishclo_ orspongeto
clean the cooktopsurface.A film will re-
mainwhich maycausestains on thecook-
ingsurface aftertheareaisheated.
>--DOnotusaa smallpenonalargeelement.
Notonlydoesthis waste energy, butit can
also resultin spillovera burningontothe
eaokingareawhich requires e xtraclean.
ing.
>- Donot usenon-flat s pecialty itemsthat a re
oversized oruneven such asroundbottom
wnks, r ippled bottom and/or o versized c an-
hersand gnddles.
>- DOnotslideheavy metalpansacross the
surface since thesemayscratch.
>- DO notusefoilorfoil-typo containers. F oil
maymeltonto theglass. If metalmelts on
thecooktop, donotuse.Cell a nauthorized
servicer.
>- Ifa spillever oncuts whiisceoldng, i mmedi-
atelycleanthespill f rom thecooking area
whileit is hotto prevent a toughcleaning
chorelater.Using extreme care,wipe spill
witha clean drytowel,
>- DonotaRow spilleto r emeln onthecooking
areaorthecooktop trim fora langperiod of
time.
>- Donotuseabras'we cleansing powders o r
scouring pads which will scratchthe
cooktop.
>- Do notusachlorinebleach,ammonia or
other cleansers not specifically recom-
mended foruseonglass.ceramic,
>- To retainthe appearance of the glass-
ceramicccektop, c leanaftereachuse.
COIL ELEMENT
SURF, CE
LIFT-UPPORCELAIN COOKTOP
TOUFT: When cool, g rasp thecooldop front
edge.GenUy liftupun_l thetwosuppott rods
at thefront o fthecooklop s nap intoplace.
TOLOWER: H old theconktop f ront e dge and
carefu_y p ushbackon eachsupport rodto
release. T hengentlylowerthetopintoplace.
The support r odswillelide intothe range
frame.
SUPPORT
RO0
COILELEMENTS
Whenan element i son,itwillcycle on
andofftomaintain theheatsetting.
>- Coilelements are self-cleaning.
Do not
immerse inwater.
TO
REMOVE:
When cool,
f
raise ele- __-,_J"
menlCam-
_
_
fullypull o ut
I,
andawayfromreceptacle.
TOREPLACE: Insert e lement ten'dlnals into
receptacle. G uidethe element intoplace.
Press downontheouter e dge ofelement until
it sitslevelondripbowl..,,,,j_L.
TERMINALS
COILELEMENT SURFACE
I Toprevent staining a nddiscoloration,
clean cooktop a fter eachuse.
it Wipeacidic o rsugary s pltle a ssconas
thecosktop hascooled asthesespills
maydiscolor or etchtheporcelain.
To protect d ripbowlfinish:
I To lessendiscoloration
and crazing,
aveldusing hleJi heatforlong periods.
I Donotuseoversized cookNara. Pans
shouldnctextand
morethan 1-2inches
beyondtheelement.
I Whenhomecanningorcookingwith
bigpots,usa the Canning Element
(ModelCE1). Contact y ourMaytag
dealerfor detailsor call1-800-688-
8408to order.
I Cleanfrequeafly. (Seepage12.)
DRIPBOWLS
The dripbowls under e achsurface element
catchboiloveraand mustalwaysbe used.
Absenceof drip bowlsduringcookingmay
damage wiring orotherparts underneath the
cooktop.
To prevent t he riskof electric shock or fire,
never linedrip bowls with aluminum f oil.
Drip bowls wiltdiscolor (blue/gold stains) o r
craze over timeif overheated. Thisdiscolora-
tion orcrazing i spermanent. Thlawill n otatfeot
cooking pedormanea.
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