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Cooking areas
•
The cooking areas on your range are identified by permanent circles on the
glass cooking surface. For the most efficient cooking, fit the pan size to the
element size.
•
Pans should not extend more than
1
/
2
” to 1” beyond the cooking area.
•
When a control is turned on, a glow can be seen through the glass cooking
surface.
The element will cycle on and off to maintain the preset heat setting,
even at high settings.
•
For more information on selecting proper types of cookware, refer to the
section “Using the proper cookware” on page
22
.
How to set the appliance for cooktop cooking
CAUTION
•
The surface elements may be hot and burns may occur. Do not touch the
surface elements until they have cooled down sufficiently.
•
At high or medium-high settings, never leave food unattended. Boilovers
cause smoking and greasy spillovers may catch on fire.
•
Be sure you turn the control knob to
OFF
when you finish cooking.
Surface unit control knob
1
1
2
1
2
B
A
Single (Left rear, Right rear)
Dual (Left front, Right front)
1.
Push the knob in.
2.
Turn in either direction to the setting you want.
•
Position A : Single burner
•
Position B : Dual burner
NOTE
If you remove a knob for cleaning, make sure you re-attach it in the correct
orientation. Refer to the figure on the previous page.
CAUTION
The area between the high and off settings is not appropriate for cooking.
Recommended settings
SETTING
TYPE OF COOKING
HIGH
Starting most foods, bringing water to a boil, pan broiling
MEDIUM HIGH
Continuing a rapid boil, frying, deep fat frying
MEDIUM
Maintaining a slow boil, thickening sauces and gravies,
steaming vegetables
MEDIUM LOW
Keeping foods cooking, poaching, stewing
LOW
Keeping food warm, melting, simmering
Using the warming center
The
warming center
, located in the back center of the glass surface, will keep hot,
cooked food at serving temperature.
NOTE
The surface warmer will not glow red like the cooking elements.
CAUTION
•
Do not warm food on the warming center for more than two hours.
•
Use only cookware and dishes recommended as safe for oven and cooktop
use.
•
Always use potholders or oven mitts when removing food from the warming
center as cookware and plates will be hot.
•
When warming pastries and breads, the cover should have an opening to
allow moisture to escape.
•
Do not use plastic wrap to cover foods. Plastic may melt onto the surface and
be very difficult to clean off.
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