To Use:
1.Touch ON/OFF.
2.Touch the “up” or “down” arrow to increase or decrease power.
3.To choose a power level between HI and MELT & HOLD, touch and hold either arrow until the desired level has been reached.
4.When finished cooking, touch ON/OFF to turn surface cooking area(s) off individually, or touch ALL OFF to turn off all elements at the same time.
Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels.
SETTING | RECOMMENDED USE | |
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HI | ■ | Start food cooking. |
| ■ Bring liquid to a boil. | |
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■ Hold a rapid boil. | ||
[MED- HI] | ■ Quickly brown or sear food. | |
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MED | ■ Maintain a slow boil. | |
| ■ Fry or sauté foods. | |
| ■ Cook soups, sauces and gravies. | |
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■ Stew or steam food. | ||
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■ | Provide lowest simmer/heat | |
[SIMMER] |
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| ■ Simmer (range of simmer | |
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| ■ | Home canning. |
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| ■ Large quantities of food. | |
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MELT & HOLD | ■ Melt chocolate or butter. | |
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KEEP WARM FUNCTION | ■ Keep cooked foods warm. | |
REMEMBER: When cooktop is in use, the entire cook- top area may become hot.
Hot Surface Indicator Lights (on Touch Control models)
The Hot Surface Indicator Lights are located next to each of the cooktop touch controls. The Hot Surface Indicator Lights will glow as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off.
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1. Hot Surface Indicator Light
If the cooktop is on when a power failure occurs, the Hot Surface Indicator Lights will remain on after power is restored to the cooktop. They will remain on until the cooktop has cooled completely.
ALL OFF
(on Electronic Touch Control models)
The ALL OFF cooktop touch controls turn off all surface cooking areas that are in use at the same time.
Control Lock
(on Electronic Touch Control models)
The Control Lock cooktop touch control prevents unintended use of the surface cooking areas. When the cooktop is locked out, the surface cooking areas cannot be turned on by the cooktop touch controls.
To Lock Cooktop: Press and hold the Control Lock/ALL OFF keypad for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds, CONTROL LOCK will glow red, indicating that the cooktop touch controls are in the lockout position.
To Unlock Cooktop: Press and hold the Control Lock/ALL OFF keypad for 5 seconds.
COOKTOP USE
Ceramic Glass
The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. It will cycle on and off, at all settings, to maintain the selected heat level.
It is normal for the surface of white ceramic glass to appear to change color when surface cooking areas are hot. As the glass cools, it will return to its original color.
Wiping off the cooktop before and after each use will help keep it free from stains and provide the most even heating. For more information, see “General Cleaning” section.
■Do not store jars or cans above the cooktop. Dropping a heavy or hard object on the cooktop could crack it.
■Do not leave a hot lid on the cooktop. As the cooktop cools, air can become trapped between the lid and the cooktop, and the ceramic glass could break when the lid is removed.
■Clean up sugary spills and soils as soon as hot surface indicator light goes off. If spills and soils are not wiped up while warm, surface pitting can occur.
■Do not slide cookware or bakeware across the cooktop. Aluminum or copper bottoms and rough finishes on cookware or bakeware could leave scratches or marks on the cooktop.
■Do not cook popcorn in prepackaged aluminum containers on the cooktop. It could leave aluminum marks that cannot be removed completely.
■Do not allow objects that could melt, such as plastic or aluminum foil, to touch any part of the entire cooktop.
■Do not use the cooktop as a cutting board.
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