Using Your Cooktop; Halogen Surface Units; How To Set The Controls; Radiant Surface Units - GE Radiant Cooktop Use And Care Manual

How to set
the controls
Halogen/
radiant
surface
units
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At both OFF and HI the control "clicks"
into position. (The halogen controls click in
every position.)
In a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight
"clicking" sounds—an indication that the heat
settings you selected are being maintained.
Switching heats to higher settings always results
in a quicker change than switching to lower
settings.
Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when
you finish cooking.
The surface UNIT ON indicator light will glow
when ANY heat on any surface unit is on.
The halogen/radiant cooktop features heating
units beneath a smooth glass ceramic surface.
The surface units are shown by outlines on
the glass.
Before you use the cooktop for the first time,
clean it with cleaning cream. This helps protect
the top and makes clean-up easier.
NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new cooktop is
used for the first time. It is caused by the heating of
new parts and insulating materials and will
disappear in a short time.
When a surface unit is turned on, coils beneath
the surface unit radiate heat through the glass
to the cookware. The red glow of the coils will
be visible through the glass. It will take the
surface unit a few moments to heat up. The coil
cycles on and off to maintain your selected
control setting. With poor cookware, you will
see frequent cycling of the unit off and on.
Good, flat cookware will minimize the cycling.
Use only flat-bottomed cookware. Do not
let pots boil dry. Overheated metal can bond
to glass cooktop. An overheated copper pot
will leave a residue that will permanently stain
the glass.

Using Your Cooktop

Halogen/Radiant Cooktop
Push the knob in and turn in either direction
to the desired heat setting.
Sliding aluminum cookware across the glass
may leave metal marks. These metal marks will
appear as small scratches. They can be removed
with cleaning cream and a razor scraper.
It is safe to place hot cookware on the glass
ceramic surface even when the cooktop is cool.
Avoid sliding pans on the glass cooktop. Pan
edges that are even slightly rough or grit on the
cooktop can cause scratches on the glass.
Even after the surface units are turned off, the
glass ceramic cooktop retains enough heat to
continue cooking. To avoid overcooking,
remove pans from the surface units when the
food is cooked. Avoid placing anything on the
surface unit until it has cooled completely.
The Hot Surface Lights will stay lit until the
cooktop is cooled to approximately 150°F.
It is not unusual for the lights to stay lit for
30 minutes.