Cooktop Features; Surface Cooking - Kenmore 790.41289001 Use & Care Manual

Cooktop Features
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE COOKTOP
_The Cooking Zones may appear to be cool while turned ON and after they have been turned OFF. The glass
surface may be HOT form residual heat transferred from the cookware and burns may occur.
1. Left Rear Radiant Element
2. Left Front Double Radiant Element
3. Right Rear Radiant Element
4. Right Front Radiant Element
5. Center Rear Radiant Element
(Fig. 2 only)
6. Right Rear Element Control Knob
7. Left Rear Element Control Knob
8. Left Front Double Element Control Knob
9. Right Front Element Control Knob
10. Center Rear Radiant Element Control Knob
(Figure 2 only)
11. Hot Surface Indicator Lights
Fig. 1 - 30" Model
Fig. 2 - 36" Model
Surface Cooking
Use Proper Cookware
Cookware should have
flat bottoms that make
good contact with the
entire surface heating
element. Check for
flatness by rotating a
ruler across the bottom of
the cookware
(See
Figure
1). Be sure to follow the
recommendations for
using cookware as shown
to the right.
Figure 1
Note: The size and type of cookware used wiii
influence the setting needed for best cooking
results.
CORRECT INCORRECT
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* Flat bottom and straight sides.
° Tight fitting lids.
° Weight of handle does not tilt
pan. Pan is well balanced.
° Pan sizes match the amount of
food to be prepared and the
size of the surface element.
° Made of material that
conducts heat well.
° Easy to dean.
° Always match pan diameter to
element surface diameter.
° Curved and warped pan bottoms.
Pan overhangs unit by more than
one-half inch.
Pan is smaller than the element.
° Heavy handle flits the pan.