Before Setting Oven Controls (cont'd)

ELEMENT ON indicator Lights

ELEMENT ON

Your range is equipped with surface control indicator lights that will glow on your range--the ELEMENT ON indicator lights. (See illustration at left).

The ELEMENT ON located on the control panel will glow when a surface element

is turned ON. A quick glance at these indicator lights after cooking is an easy check to be sure ALL surface controls are turned OFF.

Setting Surface Controls

To Operate Surface Elements (all models)

To Operate the Surface Elements:

ELEMENT ON

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1. Place cooking utensil on the surface element.

 

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Push in and turn the surface control knob either

direction to the desired

 

setting. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to

 

a lower setting to finish cooking. The control knobs do not have to be set

 

exactly

on a particular setting. Use the settings

as a guide and adjust the

 

control

knob as needed.

 

When cooking is completed, turn the surface element OFF before removing the pan. Note: The surface "ELEMENT ON" indicator light(s) will glow when one or more elements are turned on. A quick glance at these

indicator light(s) when cooking is finished is an easy check to be sure all surface elements are turned off. See chart below for recommended control

settings for different types of foods.

The suggested settings found in the table below are based on cooking in medium-weight aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types of pans.

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED SETTINGS FOR SURFACE ELEMENTS

Setting

 

Typeof

Cooking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH (HI - 9)

 

Start

most foods,

 

bring water

to a boil, pan

broiling

 

MEDIUM HIGH (7 - 8)

Continue a rapid

boil,

fry, deep fat fry

 

 

 

MEDIUM (5 - 6)

Maintain

a slow

boil,

thicken

sauces

and gravies,

steam vegetables

MEDIUM LOW (2 - 4)

Keep

foods

cooking,

poach,

stew

 

 

 

LOW (LO - 1)

 

Keep

warm,

melt,

simmer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED SETTINGS FOR SIMMER SELECT SURFACE ELEMENT

Max. Simmer

(4)

Larger

quantities

 

of

food,

stews and soups

 

 

Min. Simmer

(LO)

Smaller

quanitites

of

food,

delicate

foods,

melting

chocolate or butter

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