GE Monogram ZEW145 Use And Care & Installation Manual page 13

HALOGEN/RADIANT COMPONENT
General Information About Halogen/Radiant Surface Units
The halogen/radiant cooktop features heating units Use only flat-bottomed cookware. Do not let pots boil
beneath a smooth glass ceramic surface. The surface
dry. Overheated metal can bond to glass cooktop. An
units are shown by outlines on the glass.
overheated copper pot will leave a residue that will
Before you use the cooktop for the first time, clean it
permanently stain the glass.
with Cook Top Cleaning Creme. This helps protect Sliding aluminum cookware across the glass may
the top and makes clean-up easier. leave metal marks. These metal marks will appear as
NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new cooktop
small scratches. They can be removed with Cook Top
is
used for the first time. It is caused by the heating of
Cleaning Creme and a razor scraper.
new parts and insulating materials and-will disapp&.r It is safe to place hot cookware from the oven or
in a short time. surface on the glass ceramic surface when the surface
When a surface unit is turned on, coils beneath the
is cool.
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. Wkh poor
cookware, you will see frequent cycling of the unit
off and on. Good, flat cookware will minimize
the cycling.
Avoid sliding pans on the glass cooktop. Pan edges
that are even slightly rough or ~tit 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.
Differences Between Halogen and Radiant Units
Some cooktops have both radiant and halogen surface
units. This is how they differ.
Halogen units are much brighter than the radiant
units. Radiantunits have a dull red glow.
Halogen and radiant units cycle on and off
frequently. This is normal. You will notice the
cycling more on the halogen units because of
their brightness.
. Halogen units have radiant coils in
the center that do not glow as brightly
as the outer halogen coils.
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c Radiant coils take about 10 seconds longer to glow
than halogen units.
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