Frigidaire Electric Range Use & Care Manual page 17

Ceramic Glass Cooktop
Operating ESEC Surface Elements
Operating the ESEC Bridge Surface Radiant Element (some models)
The cooktop is equipped with a "Bridge" surface element located at the left front and
middle positions. The Bridge can be used when cooking with rectangular (like a griddle) or
oval shaped cookware. The element will maintain an even temperature setting across both
portions of the Bridge. If needed for normal cookware, the Bridge element can work like a
single element without the Bridge.
Bridge element operation symbols are located on the control panel on each side of the
Bridge element control knob. These symbols indicate the direction to turn the control knob
when operating the Bridge element. The symbol in figure 1 indicates that only the single
portion of the Bridge element will heat (see figure 3). The symbol in figure 2 indicates
that both the single and Bridge portions of the element will heat together (see figure 4).
You may switch from either of these settings at any time during cooking with the Bridge el-
ement.
To Operate the Bridge Surface Elements:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.
2. Push in and turn the surface control knob counterclockwise to heat the portion of the
Bridge element for normal shaped cookware or clockwise for larger or rectangular
shaped cookware.
3. Use the ESEC digital display window for the desired setting. Turn the knob to adjust the
setting if needed. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a
lower setting to finish cooking. Each surface element provides a constant amount of
heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom
edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small. Please note that not all cook-
ware will fit the Bridge element correctly.
3. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the
cookware. Note: The HE message will appear after turning the control knob to OFF if
the cooktop is still hot and will remain on until heating surface area has cooled suffi-
ciently.
The BRIDGE element may also be used in combination with the left rear single element
(see figure 5). Because these element have 2 different controls, one element can be used
to cook while the other element may be used to keep food warm.
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been
turned off. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is
touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
(some models) (continued)
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Figure 1
Figure 2
Appearance and graphics of
cooktops may be differents
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5