Sutiace Cooking; Cooktop Comparison; Surface Unit Controls - GE 164 D2966P073 Use And Care Manual

HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE
Your new range has a radiant glass ceramic cooktop.
surface units, you will notice some differences when
the radiant cooktop.
vou use
Description
Type of Cooktop
Radiant Electric coils
under a glass-
Cooktop
ceramic cooktop.
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High frequency
Induction
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induction coils
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under a glasi
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Electric Coil
Flattened metal
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tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suipended
over a drip pan.
Solid Disk Solid cast iron
/
disk sealed to the
Cooktop
Burners
Gas
or natural gas.
At both OFF and H1 positions, there is a slight niche
so control "clicks" at those positions: on the word HI
marks the highest setting; the lowest setting is the
word LO. In a quiet kitchen you may hear s]igh(
"clicking" sounds during cooking, indicating heat
settings selected are being maintained.
to Set the Controls
How
1. Push the control knob in.
2. Turn either clockwise or
desired heat setting.
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TO YOUR OLD ONE?
How it Works
Heat travels to the glas~ surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be
on the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to
continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if
want cooking to stop.
Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is
produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away
and changes heat settings right away. like a gas cooktop. After turning the control
cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of
warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change
heat \ettings as quickly as gai or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
continue cooking for a short time af'ter they are turned of'f.
Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans Inusi be flat on the bottom for good
cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The
dish stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan
from the solid disk if }OU want the cooking to stop.
Flames heat the pans directlj. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but
pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change
heat \ettings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.

SURFACE UNIT CONTROLS

The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you have.
The following chart will help you to understand the
differences between radiant cooktops and any other
type of cooktop you may have used in the past.
Switching heats to higher settings always shows a
quicker change than switching to lower settings.
The control must be pushed in to set only from the
OFF position. When the control is in any position
OFF, it may be turned without pushing
other than
it in.
finish cooking.
The surface unit 'bon" indicator light will glow
when AN"Y surf"ace unit is on.