Whirlpool 4211866 warranty Using Your Cooktop, Using the surface units, Cookware, Signal lights

Using Your Cooktop

Models CEX375VB(shown) & CEX375VW(white)

6” solid	element	Left rear	Right rear
surface	unit	control knob	control knob

I Bum, Fire And Property Damage Hazard

n Be sure all control knobs are turned to OFFand all signal lights are off when you are not cooking. Someone could be

is cooktop burned or a fire couJd start if a surface unit is accidentally left

on.

l Solid elements stay hot for a long time. Do not use the high setting for long periods of time or leave pans on hot elements when cooking is done. Burned food and damage to the cookware could result.

Cookware

7 112”solid	Left front ’	Control	Signal light ’ Right front \	Model and serial
element	control Imob	panel	control knob	number plate (on
surface unit				bottom of outer box)

Using the surface units

Push in

Control knobs must be pushed in

before turning them to a setting. They can be set anywhere between HI and OFF.

Signal lights

The Surface Unit Signal Light next to a control knob will glow when that surface unit is on.

NOTE: When a Signal Light goes off, the surface unit will still be hot. Do not leave or store plastic, pans or other items on surface units.

Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide. For best results, start cooking at the high settings, then turn the control knob down to continue cooking.

Use a high setting to start food cooking; to bring liquids to a boil.

Use a medium-high setting to hold a rapid boil; to fry chicken or pancakes.

Use a medium setting for gravy, puddings and icing; to cook large amounts of vegetables.

Use a medium-low setting to keep food cooking after starting it on a higher setting.

Use a low setting to keep food warm until ready to serve. Set the heat higher or lower within the low band to keep food at the temperature you want.

Solid element surface units

Before using a solid element surface unit for the first tune, heat on high setting for five minutes. The surface unit will give off smoke as the protective coating, applied at the factory, finishes bonding to the surface.

Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even cooking. Each surface unit has a built-in protective limiter as a safety feature. The limiter senses uneven cooking temperatures and automatically reduces the heat level. The limiter will sense uneven heat when a pan boils dry or when a pan is removed and the surface unit is left on. The heat level may also be reduced automatically if the bottom of the pan is not flat or if the pan is too large or too small for the element. This will result in longer cooking times.

Solid elements hold heat longer than conventional surface units. For best cooking results, use a high setting for only a short period of time. Then use a lower setting to complete the cooking. You may want to turn the solid element surface unit OFF a few minutes before you finish cooking.

Pans should be the same size or larger than the surface unit to prevent boil- overs and hot handles.

Use only flat-bottomed utensils. Flat bottoms allow maximum contact between the pans and surface units for fast, even cooking. Pans with uneven bottoms or with raised patterns on the bottoms are not suitable. Do not use trivets, woks with skirts, or canners with concave or ridged bottoms.

To check your cookware for flatness, place a straight-edge acrossthe bottom of each piece. Rotate the straight-edge across the bottom. If light shows anywhere between the pan and the straight-edge, the pan is not flat. Do not

Bum Hazard

If the pan is too small for the surface unit, you could be burned by the heat from the exposed section of the surface unit. Use correctly sized utensils to prevent injury.

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