Kenmore 790.4056, 790.4055 manual Operating the Bridge Surface Radiant Element

Setting Surface Controls

Operating the Bridge Surface Radiant Element

The cooktop is equipped with a "BRIDGE" surface
element located at the left front and middle (See Figures
1 & 2) positions. The Bridge can be used when cooking
with rectangular (like a griddle) or oval shaped cookware.
The element will maintain an even temperature setting
across both portions of the Bridge. If needed for normal
cookware, the Bridge element can work like a single
element without the Bridge (See Figure 5). "Single" and	Figure 1	Figure 2
"Multi" on the control knob are used to indicate which

portion of the bridge element will heat."Single" indicates that only the front protion will heat (Figure 3). "Multi" indicates that both inner and outer coils will heat (Figure 4). You may switch between settings at any time during cooking.

To Operate the Bridge Surface Element:

1.Place correctly sized cookware on the Bridge surface element.

2.Push in and turn the control knob as shown in Figure 3 to heat the front portion of the Bridge element for normal shaped cookware or in Figure 4 for larger or rectangular shaped cookware.

3.Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small. Please note that not all cookware will fit the Bridge element correctly.

4.When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The HE message will appear inthe display after turning the control knob to OFF if the cooktop is still hot and remain on until the heating surface area has cooled sufficiently. The message

may remain on even though the controls are turned OFF. Note: See Table on previous page for recommended control settings.

Figure 3

Single Setting

Figure 5

Front portion only

Figure 4

Bridge Setting

Figure 6

Front & Middle

portions

The BRIDGE element may also be used in combination with the left rear single element (See Figure 7). Because these elements have 2 different controls, one element can be used to cook while the other element may be used to keep food warm.

Radiant surface elements may appear to be cooled after they have been turned OFF. HE (Hot Element) message will turn ON and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before the HE message has turned OFF.

Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on cooktop 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.

Do not allow aluminum foil, or ANY material that can melt to make contact with the ceramic glass cooktop. If these items melt on the cooktop they will damage the ceramic cooktop.

Figure 7

Front & Middle

plus Left Rear

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