Before Setting Surface Controls; About The Ceramic Cooktop & Radiant Elements - Frigidaire Electric Ranges Use & Care Manual

Electric
Hide thumbs Also See for Electric Ranges:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Air circulation in the oven
For best baking results allow 2-4" (5-10 cm) around the
cookware for proper air circulation and be sure pans and
cookware do not touch each other, the oven door, sides or
back of the oven cavity. Hot air must be able to circulate
around the pans and cookware in the oven for even heat to
reach around the cookware (See Fig. 1).
Baking layer cakes with 1 or 2 oven racks
For best results when baking cakes using 2 oven racks,
place cookware on rack positions 2 & 5. For best results
when using a single oven flat rack, place cookware on rack
positions 2, 3 or 4.
About the ceramic glass cooktop
The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located
below the surface of the glass. The design of the ceramic
cooktop outlines the area of the surface element
underneath. Be sure to match the pan size with the
diameter of the element outline on the cooktop and only
flat-bottomed cookware should be used.
The type and size of cookware, the number of surface
elements in use and their settings are all factors that will
affect the amount of heat that will spread to areas beyond
the surface elements. The areas surrounding the elements
may become hot enough to cause burns.
About the radiant surface elements
The element temperature rises gradually and evenly. As the
temperature rises, the element will glow red. To maintain
the selected setting the element will cycle ON and OFF. The
heating element retains enough heat to provide a uniform
and consistent heat during the off cycle.
For efficient cooking, turn the surface control OFF several
minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow residual
heat to complete the cooking process.
on & hot surface indicator lights
Your appliance is equipped with two different types of
surface element control indicator lights located on the
control panel — the on indicator and the hot surface
indicator lights.
The on indicator light (See Fig. 2) will glow when any
surface element is turned ON. A quick glance at this
indicator light after cooking is an easy check to be sure the
surface controls are turned OFF. The hot surface
indicator light (See Fig. 3) will glow when any surface
cooking area becomes hot and will remain on until the
glass cooktop has cooled to a moderate level.
BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS

BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS

NOTES
• Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the surface
element to cycle ON and OFF, even at the HI setting.
This helps to prevent damage to the ceramic
smoothtop. Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will
occur more often if the cookware is too small for the
radiant element or if the cookware bottom is not flat.
• Be sure to read the detailed instructions for ceramic
glass cooktop maintenance and cleaning in the Care &
Cleaning and Before You Call checklist sections of
this Use & Care Manual.
Fig. 1
on
indicator light
Fig. 2
hot surface
indicator light
Fig. 3
7

Hide quick links:

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Table of Contents