Cookware material types
The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly
heat istransferred from the surface element to the pan
bottom. The most popular materials available are:
Aluminum =Excellent heat conductor. Sometypes offood
will cause itto darken (Anodized aluminum cookware
resists staining & pitting).
Copper - Excellent heat conductor but discolors easily (See
Aluminum).
Stainless - Slow heat conductor with uneven cooking
results, is durable, easyto clean and resists staining.
Cast Iron = A slow heat conductor however will retain heat
very well. Cooks evenly once cooking temperature is
reached.
Porcelain-enamel on metal - Heating characteristics will
vary depending on base material.
Glass - Slow heat conductor.
On indicator lights
Your range isequipped with one or more element on
indicator lights located on the control panel just above the
surface control knobs (See Fig. 1). The element on
indicator light will glow when a surface element is turned
ON. A quick glance at thisindicator light after cooking is an
easy check to besure ALL surface controls are turned OFF.
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on indicator light
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OFF OFF
Home Canning
Besure to read andobserve allthe following points when
home canning with your appliance. Check with the USDA
(United States Department of Agriculture) website and be
sure to readall the information they haveavailable as well
asfollow their recommendations for home canning
procedures.
Useonly quality flat bottom cannerswhen home canning.
Usea straight-edge tocheck canner bottom (see
"Cookware material types" in the Before setting
surface controls section).
• Useonly a completely flat bottom canner with no
ridges that radiate from the bottom center when home
canning using a ceramic cooktop.
lake sure the diameter of the canner does not
exceed I inch beyond the surface element
markings or burner, It isrecommended to use smaller
diameter canners on electric coil and ceramic glass
cooktops.
• Start with hot tap water to bring water to boil more
quickly.
• Use the highest heat seating when first bringing the water
to a boil. Once boiling isachieved, reduce heat to lowest
possible setting to maintain that boil.
NEVER place or straddle a cooking utensil over 2different
surface cooking elements at the same time. This can
cause uneven heating results. For models equipped with
aceramic cooktop, the cooktop could fracture.