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Questions and hswem
Q. May I can foods and preserves on my solid
disk surface units?
A. Yes, but ody use mokware designed for canning
purposes. Check the manufacturer's instructions
and recipes for preserving foods. Be sure the
canner is flat-bottomed and fits over the center of
the solid disk surface unit. Since canning generates
large amounts of steam, be eareti to avoid burns
from steam or heat. ~ing shotid ofly be done
on the surface units. Follow our recommendations
in the Home &nning Tips section.
Q. my does the solid disk surface unit smoke
when I fmt turn it on?
A. This initial smoking is both normal and necessary.
A rust preventative is applied to each unit at the
factory. When the unit is turned on for the first
time, the coating will burn off the unit areas.
This takes approximately 5 minutes and should be
done without any eoohare on the surface unit.
Otherwise, the coating will stick to the cookware.
Q. my is the coo~p hot to the touch?
A. More heat is transferred to the eooktop by the solid
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disk surface units than by electric wil units
from getting inside the moktop chassis. The secret
to keeping the cooktop comfortably cooler is to
turn the @oktop on ordy after the cookware and its
contents are placed on the surface unit. More heat
will tien be transferred to the mokware and the
food rather than the eooktop. The cooktop
temperature til not cause damage to the wbinets,
countertops or cookware.
Q. my am I ovemooking my food with the new
A. The solid disk surface units are very ener~-
efficient and retain heat much longer than the cofi
units. Food Ml boil or fry 3 to 5 minutes after the
controls are turned off. We recommend that you
begin rooking at lower settings than you have in
the past and gradudly increase or decrease heat as
desired. The energy savings are signifi=nt.
Q. my does it take a long time to cook my food?
electric mil surface unit is measured in seeonds,
not minutes. These few semnds are due to the
greater mass of the surface unit. U the food is
cooking slowly, it is bemuse the pots and pans are
warped or have an uneven bottom surface. If flat-
bottomed pots and pans are use~ cooking
parallels that of the electric coil unit with less
energy consumption.
Q. Can I use special cooking equipment like an
oriental wo& on my solid disk surface units?
wok. They are available at your lod retail store.
The bottom of the wok shodd have the same
diameter as the surface unit to ensure proper
contact. Do not use woks that have support rings.
This type of wok wdl not heat on solid disk
surface units.
Q. my is the porcelain finish on my cookware
coming Ow
A. If you set the solid disk surface unit on a heat
cookware's finish may smoke, crack pop or
bum depending on the pot or pan. Aso, woking
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