Setting Surface Controls
induction Cooking Zones
Use the chart below to determine the suggested setting for the type of food you are preparing when using the cooktop. Be sure to make any further setting adjustments for best surface cooking results.
Suggested power level settings table
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Power Boost (Pb) ) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling.
High (8.0 - Hi) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry.
Medium (6.0 - 7.0) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies or steam vegetables.
Medium Low | Keep foods cooking; poaching and |
To Operate the induction Cooking Zones:
1.Place correctly sized cookware on the cooking zone.
2.Touch and hold the _ pad for the desired cooking position until a beep is heard. The display will show ".z'
Note: If no further pads are touched within 10 seconds the request to power the element ON will dear.
3.Touch Hi pad once to turn ON the power level to "Pb" (Power boost). Touch Lo pad once for Lo power level.
4.Each touch of the Hi or Lo pad will decrease or increase the power level from Hi through 3.0 by .5 increments. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and 1.2 will decrease or increase by .2 increments. Lo is the lowest power level available.
Note: The power level may be adjusted at any time while the element is ON.
. When cooking has been completed touch the (o2_'_pad
(4.0 - 5.0) | stewing. |
Low (Lo - 2.0) | Keep warm, melting, simmering. |
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once to turn the element OFF.
Pan Detection
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Hot Element indicator Message
Heat may be transferred from the cookware to the ceramic glass and the areas surrounding the cooking zones may become hot enough to cause burns. Even after turning the control off, the cooktop will remain hot for some time.
The cooktop control monitors the temperature of the cooktop surface and displays a message "H!:"(hot element) in the display windows when the cooktop is still too hot to
touch. If the HE message remains displayed in the display window, the heating zone may be set again and used for
cooking.
Do not place alurninurn foil, plastic (terns such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the surface elements.
All cooking zones will provide a Pan Detection message. If a cooking zone is turned ON and no pan is detected, or the pan has been moved or is not centered correctly, or is not made of magnetic material, the power level will flash in the affected cooking zone display window and the cookware wiii no longer heat.
The cooking zone wiii remember the power level setting for up to 3 minutes before the cooking zone wiii automatically shut OFF.
Power Boost Feature
Your induction cooktop is equipped with a power boost feature on each cooking zone. The power boost is used to bring large quantities of water or food to cooking temperature at the fastest speed possible. The power boost feature will give you up to 139% power output for a maximum of 10 minutes After 10 minutes, the cooking zone will continue to heat at Hi position.
To turn ON the power boost feature:
Power On the cooking zone of your choice and press Hi.
To turn OFF the power boost feature:
Lower the power setting by pressing Lo.