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- Alwaysturnthesurfaceunitsoffbeforeremovingcookware.
- Whenpreparingamingfoodsunderthehood,turnthefanon.
- Usecarewhentouchingthecooktop.Thesmoothsurfaceofthecooktopwillretainheatandmaybehotenoughtoburn
eventhoughitmayappeardarkincolorafterthecontrolshavebeenturnedoff.
- Uselittlefatforeffectiveshallowordeepfatfrying.Fillingthepantoofulloffatcancausespilloverswhenfoodisadded.
Nevertrytomoveapanofhotfat,especiallyadeepfatfryer.Waituntilthefatiscool.
- Ifacombinationofoilsorfatswillbeusedinfrying,stirtogetherbeforeheating,orasfatsmeltslowly.
- Foodsforfryingshouldbeasdryaspossible.Frost,frozenfoods,ormoistureonfreshfoodscancausehotfattobubble
upandoverthesidesofthepan.
- Alwaysheatfatslowly,andwatchasitheats.
- Useadeepfatthermometerwheneverpossibletopreventoverheatingfatbeyondthesmokingpoint.
- Avoidscratchingthesmooth cooktop.Thecooktopcanbe scratchedwithitemssuchas sharpinstruments,ringsor
otherjewelry,andrivetsonclothing.Donotstandonthesmoothtop.
- Donotoperatetheradiantsurfaceunitsif theglassisbroken.Spilloversorcleaningsolutionmay penetrateabroken
cooktopandcreateariskof electricalshock.Contactaqualied technicianimmediatelyshouldyoursmoothcooktop
becomebroken.
- Neverusethesmoothsurfaceasacuttingboard.
- Neverheatunopenedfoodcontainers.Pressurebuildupmaymakecontainerburstandcauseinjury.
- Neverleavejarsorcansoffatdrippingsonornearcooktop.
- Donotplaceorstoreitemsthatcanmeltorcatchreonthesmoothsurface,evenwhenitisnotbeingused.
- Becarefulwhenplacingspoonsorotherstirringutensilsonthesmoothsurfacewhenitisinuse.Theymaybecomehot
andcouldcauseburns.
- Cleanthecooktopwithcaution.Ifawetspongeorclothisusedtowipespillsonahotsurfaceunit,becarefultoavoid
steamburns.Somecleanerscanproducenoxiousfumesifappliedtoahotsurface.
- NOTE: We recommend that you avoid wiping any surface unit areas until they have cooled and the indicator
light has turned off. Sugar spills are the exception to this. Please see the “Cleaning the Smooth Cooktop” sec-
tion for detailed instructions on keeping your cooktop clean.
- Whenthecooktopiscool,use onlyCeramaBryteceramiccooktopcleanerand theCeramaBrytecleaningpadto
cleanthecooktop.
- Toavoidpossibledamagetothecookingsurface,donotapplycleaningcreamtothesmoothsurfacewhenitishot.
- Aftercleaning,useadryclothorpapertoweltoremoveallcleaningcreamresidue.
- Readandfollowallinstructionsandwarningsonthecleaningcreamlabels.
- Largescratchesorimpactstocooktopscanleadtobrokenorshatteredglass.