Cooking Areas; Hot Surfacelight; Warming Center - Maytag Gemini MER6772 User Manual

GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE ($EL[CT MOD£LS)
;LASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
On Canadian models, the surface will not operate during a self-clean cycle
Cooktop may emit light smoke and odor the first few fimes the cooktop ts used This
is normal
When a control _sturned on, a redglow can be seenthrough the glass-ceramic surface
The element will cycle on and off to maintain the preset heat setting
Glass-ceram[c cooktops retain heat fora penodoft_meafter theundlsturned off When
the HOT SURFACE hghtturns off (see below), the cooking area will be cool enough to
touch
Because of the heat retention characteristics, the elementswill not respond to changes
in settings as quickly as coil elements
! NOTE. Do not attempt to lift the cooktop
: Do'not use the cooktopE the glass is
•broken or if metal meltson to it Call an
_'a_thorizedservicer.Do not'attempt to
repar It yourself.
COOKINGAREAS
Thecookingareason yourrangeare idenh-
fled by permanentpatternson the glass-
ceramicsurface Formostefficientcooking,
5t thepan see to the element s ize
Pansshould not extend more thanf/2to f-
inchbeyondthecookingarea.
For moremformahon on cookware,referto
"Cooking MadeSimple" booklet
Jd,'.4RMING CENTER
(SEL EC T MODZ-L S, I
LIG_'T OI_ COOKT"OP
HOT SURFACELIGHT
Thehot surfacemd=cator I[ghtis located at the
front center of the cooktop The light wdl be
dluminated when any cooking area ts hot It
will remain on, even after the control =sturned
off, unbl the area has cooled
WARMING CENTER
(select models)
Use the WarmingCenterto keep cooked
foods warm, such as vegetabtes,gravies
andoven-safe dinnerplates
Pushthe switchonthecontrolpaneltoturn
theWarming Centeron andoff
WARMING CENTER
> All foodsshouldbe coveredw_th a hd
or aluminum folltomaintain foodqual-
ity
> Whenwarmingpaetnesand breads
thecovershouldhavean opening to
allowmoistureto escape
>- Donotuseplashcwrap tocoverfoods
Plashc maymeltontothesurface and
be verydifficultto clean
> Use only cookwareand dishesrec-
ommendedas safe for oven and
cooktopuse
> Alwaysuse ovenm_tts whenremov-
ingfoodfromtheWarming Centeras
cookware and plateswdlbe hot
> It isnotrecommended to warmfood
for longer than one hour, as food
quahtymaydetenorate
>- It Lsnot recommended to heat cold
foodon theWarmingCenter
TIPS TO PROTECTTHE
GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
:,-.-Before first use, clean the cooktop (See
Cleaning page 13)
>- Donotuseglasspans Theymayscratch
the surface
:,.* Do not allow plastTc,sugar or foods w_th
h_ghsugar content to melt onto the hot
cooktop Should this happen, clean im-
mediately (See Cleaning, page 13 )
r, l ever let apan boildry as th;swdl damage
the surface and pan
Never use cooktop as a work surface or
cutting board Never ceok food directlyon
the surface
>- Neverusefoil-type disposable centamers
or placea trivetor woknngbetween the
surfaceand pan These=tems c an mark
or etchthe top
> Donotslidealuminum pansacrossa hot
surfaceThepansmayleave marks which
needtoberemoved promptly(SeeClean-
_ng,page13 )
Makesurethesurfaceand thepan bot-
tomarecleanbeforeturning on toprevent
scratches
To preventscratching or damagetothe
glass-ceramic top, do not leavesugar,
saltor fatsonthecookingarea Wipethe
cooktopsurfacewith a clean cloth or
papertowelbeforeusing
>- Never usea soded d_sh clothorspongeto
cleantheceoktopsurfaceA film wdlre-
mare whichmay causestares onthecook-
ingsurfaceaftertheareats heated
To retaintheappearance of the glass-
ceramiccooktop, c leanaftereachuse