GE EER3000 Owner's Manual page 9

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The foflowing information will help you choose cookwara which will give good performance on glass cooktops.
About the radiant surface units...
Never cook directly on the glass.
Always use cookware.
Always place the pan fit the center of
the surface unit you are cooldng on.
The radiant cooktop fbamres heating
units beneath a smooth glass surfime.
_;pRAGGING _,
NOTE:A s/>t 0d0.s n0rma/when anew
cooktop Is used for the first tlnTe.It Iscaused&
,he heat,bg new pa s and ,bsu/at, bg m atena/s
and will disappearib a short tlkne.
NOTE: On models with//i?ht-coloredglass
cooktops,it/s normal for the cook/bgzonesto
changecolor when hot or coohbgdown. Th/2/s
temporary and will disappear as the glass cools
to room temperature.
The sma, hce refit will cycle on and off to
maintain w)ur selected control setting.
It is salb to place hot cookware on tile
glass surfime even when the cooktop
is cool
Even after the surfitce milts are turned
ott; d_e glass cooktq) retains enough
heat to continue cooldng. To a\_)id
_wercooking, remove pans fl'om the
suHitce units when the food is cooked.
Avoid plating anything on tile sulfime
unit until it has cooled completel>
Do not slide cookware across the
cooktop because it can scratch the
glass--the glass is scratch-resistant,
not
scratchproof.
::Ji:: Waterstalbs (mineral deposits)are removable
uslbg the c/eanlbgcream or furl-strength white
vinegar
_ Useof wlbdow cleanermay leave an
lYidescentfilm on the cooktop. Thecleaning
cream will remove this discoloration.
;;Ji:: Don't store heavy items above the cooktop.
If they drop onto the cooktop, they can cause
damage.
_ Donot use the surfaceas a cutting board
Selecting typesof cookware.
Check pans for flat bottoms by
usfl}g a straight edge.
Pans with rounded, curved, ridged
or warped bottoms are not
recommended.
Stainless Steel'.
recommended
Aluminum:
heavy weight recommended
Good conductivity: _Muminum residues
sometimes appear as scratches on the
cooktop, but can be removed if cleaned
immediately Because of its low melting
point, thin weight ahmfinum should not
be t:lsed.
CopperBottom:
recommended
Copper may leave residues which ('an
appear as scratches. The residues can be
removed, as long as the cooktop is
cleaned immediately. Howe\'et; do not let
these pots boil dry. Overheated metal can
bond to glass cooktops. An overheated
copper bottom pot will leave a residue
that will pemmnenfly stain the cooktop
if not removed immediately.
Porcelain Enamel-CoveredCast Iron:
recommended
_&slong as the cookware is covered
completely with porcelain elmlnel, this
cookware is reconmlended. Caution is
i'ecoi/llllended _k)i" cast iron
cookware
that is not completely covered with
smooth porcelain enamel, since it may
scratch the glass ceramic cooktop.
Glass-Ceramic:
usable,but not recommended
Poor peHommnce. May scratch the
StlI5[il ce,
Stoneware:
usabie, but not recommended
Poor peHimnance. May scratch the
StlI5[il ce.