Cooking Procedures
IMPORTANT
During the first few hours of use, you may notice that the surface elements emit a slight burning odor and a light smoke. Both of these conditions are normal and are caused by the insulation material of the heating elements in a new
•BEFORE FIRST USE, CLEAN COOKTOP (see p. 9)
•Make sure bottom of cookware is clean before placing on cooktop.
•Cover cookware with lids to shorten cooking time and save energy. This is especially important when cooking large quantities of food.
•Use as little water to cook food as is necessary. Covered cookware requires less water.
•To take advantage of the retained heat, turn the element off
IMPORTANT
•Do not use wire trivets, fire rings, pads or any such item between the cookware and the element.
•Do not cook foods directly on cooktop.
•Do not allow pan to boil dry as this could damage the cooktop and the pan.
•Do not slide heavy metal cookpots across surface since these may scratch the surface.
•Do not use aluminum foil, disposable foil pans (such as those packaged with
popcorn) or foil wrapped food bundles on cooktop since this can permanently mark the surface.
•Do not use or place plastic items anywhere on cooktop.
