14
SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
Warmer Zone
The purpose of the warmer zone is to keep foods (vegeta-
bles, gravies, casseroles, soups, stews, breads, pastries
and oven-safe dinner plates) at serving temperature
(
Figure 14
).
For best results:
•
When warming pastries or breads, the cover should
have an opening to allow moisture to escape.
•
Do not use plastic wrap to cover food. Plastic may melt
onto the surface and be very difficult to remove.
•
Use only dishware, utensils and cookware recom-
mended for oven and cooktop use.
Food Poisoning Hazard
.
Do not let food sit for more than
1 hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result in food
poisoning or sickness. Foods that can easily spoil such as
milk, eggs, fish, meat, or poultry should be chilled in the
refrigerator first. Even when chilled, they should not stand
in the oven for more than 1 hour before cooking begins
and should be removed promptly when finished cooking.
Figure 14: Warmer zone cooktop location
Always start with hot food. Do not heat cold food on the
warmer zone. All food placed on the warmer zone should
be covered with a lid to maintain quality.
WARNING
IMPORTANT
•
Unlike radiant surface elements, induction cooking
zones will not glow red when they are hot. The glass
surface may be hot from residual heat transferred
from the cookware and burns may occur.
•
Do not touch hot cookware or pans directly with
hands. Always use oven mitts or pot holders to
protect hands from burns.
•
The cooking zones may appear to have cooled after
they have been turned off. The glass surface may still
be hot from residual heat and burns may occur if the
cooktop is touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
•
Do not place flammable items such as plastic salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings
on the cooktop when it is in use. These items could
melt or ignite if placed too close to hot cookware.
•
The hot element (
HE
) message will appear in the
display windows once a heating element or cooking
zone is turned off and will remain on until the heating
surface area or areas have cooled sufficiently.
•
Do not allow aluminum foil, or any material that can
melt to make contact with the ceramic glass cooktop.
If these items melt on the cooktop they may damage
the ceramic cooktop.
•
If the cookware is moved from the center of any active
induction cooking zone, the pan sensor will detect the
situation and the cookware will no longer heat. The
affected cooking zone display window will flash until
the cookware is moved back to center of cooking
zone.
•
If the cookware is placed back properly centered on
the cooking zone, the zone will resume heating. The
cooking zone will remember the power level setting
for up to 3 minutes before the cooking zone will auto-
matically shut off.
CAUTION
IMPORTANT
