Cooking on the Smoothtop
Cooking Safely 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.
!WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock or serious personal injury,
•never cook on a broken smoothtop cooking surface. Spillovers can penetrate broken surface and cause electric shock.
•never clean broken cooktop. Cleaners can penetrate broken surface and cause electric shock.
If smoothtop cooking surface breaks, discontinue use and notify an authorized servicer immediately.
!WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury, do not use a damp or wet cloth to clean up spills on a hot or warm cooktop. Moist or damp cloths on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam.
Setting Surface Element Controls
Push and turn the surface element control knobs in either direction to turn on the surface elements. Surface elements are located under the ceramic cooking surface and radiate heat through the cooktop. The controls have infinite settings between LO and HI for fine temperature control.
1. Push in and turn surface element control to desired setting.
•You will see the element turn on and off while
you are cooking. This is the element cycling to maintain proper temperature.
2.When finished cooking, turn control to OFF position.
Dual Surface Elements
Dual surface elements have an inner and outer element that can be set according to the pan size. The outer edge of your pan should always cover the element graphic, with a maximum overhang of 1 inch. To use inner and outer element simultaneously, depress switch to LARGE position. To use inner element only, turn switch to SMALL position.
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CONTROL SETTINGS | WHEN TO USE SETTING | |
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LO | Use to prepare food at less than boiling | |
temperatures or to simmer. | ||
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MED | Use to maintain boiling of larger amounts of food, | |
low temperature frying. | ||
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HI | Use to bring food to boiling temperatures. When | |
food is boiling temperature setting should be | ||
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| reduced to LO through MED. |
Indicator Lights
Surface elements are indicated by an indicator light that glows when the element is turned on. The location and number of indicator lights vary with each model. After a surface control is turned off, the surface indicator light will continue to glow until surface elements have cooled to approximately 145°F. The length of time the light remains on will vary. If there is more than one surface element light, do not expect the lights to shut off at the same time.
After you cook...
...remember to establish a cleaning routine for your smoothtop. Cooktops can be sensitive to certain cooking spillovers. Unlike conventional ranges, smoothtops should not be cleaned with a wet dishcloth when wiping down other counters.
Daily care is quick, easy and can prevent damage. To purchase Amana recommended cleaning products, contact our Consumer Affairs department at (800)
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