Amana ART6113* Preparing to Cook with Smoothtop Elements Some Models, Surface Element Settings

Preparing to Cook with Smoothtop Elements (Some Models)

!WARNING

To avoid risk of serious personal injury never cook on a broken smoothtop cooking surface. Spillovers or cleaners can penetrate surface and create a risk of electrical shock. If smoothtop cooking surface breaks, discontinue use and notify an authorized servicer immediately.

•Before cooking on smoothtop, wipe top with cleaner conditioner. Conditioning smoothtop before use makes marks and stains easier to remove.

•Use heavy-gauge metal cookware not including cast iron.

•Bottom of cookware must be flat. Cookware that is warped or slightly curved on the bottom heats slowly and may not boil water. Cookware with an aluminum disk bottom makes excellent contact with cooking surface. See Utensils section for more information.

•Smoothtop cooking surface is not “scratch proof”. Surface is highly scratch and impact resistant. With recommended cooking utensils and proper care, it will continue looking good through years of use.

•Do not use glass, glass-ceramic, or enamel-porcelain cookware. Small imperfections on bottom of such cookware can scratch smoothtop surface.

Cooking with Surface Elements

!WARNING

To avoid risk of serious personal injury, property damage, or fire, do not leave surface elements unattended while in operation. Grease and spillovers can ignite causing a fire.

1.Push in and turn surface element control to desired setting.

•Smoothtop elements will cycle on and off to maintain desired heat setting.

•Some ranges have two indicator lights, one for elements on right side and one for elements on left side of range. When either front or rear element is on, corresponding indicator light glows.

•Some ranges have one indicator under clock. When any element is on, indicator light glows.

•Smoothtop ranges can have one or two indicator lights. After the surface controls are turned off, the appropriate surface indicator light will continue to glow until the surface elements have cooled.

The length of time each light remains on will vary. Do not expect the lights for two different heating areas to go off at the same time even if the elements were turned off simultaneously.

2.When finished cooking, turn control to OFF position.

OFF

HI

MED

Surface Element Control Knobs

Surface Element Settings

LO —Use to prepare food at less than boiling temperatures or to simmer.

MED—Use to maintain boiling of larger amounts of food, low temperature frying and to maintain correct pressure in a pressure cooker.

HI—Use to bring food to boiling temperatures. When food is boiling temperature setting should be reduced to LO through MED.

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