Before Setting Oven Controls
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Element On and Hot Surface indicator Lights
Your range is equipped with two different surface control lights that will glow on your
The Element On located on the control panel, will glow when any surface element is turned on. A quick glance at this light after cooking is an easy check to be sure all surface controls are turned off.
The Hot Surface indicator light, located on the control panel, will glow as the surface cooking area heats up and will REMAIN ON until the glass cooktop has cooled to a MODERATE level.
Setting Surface Controls
To Operate Single Radiant 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.
Surface Elements
. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting.
HOTSURFACE
Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. The surface control knobs do not have to be set exactly on a particular mark. Use the marks as a guide and adjust the control knob as needed. 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 for the surface heating area.
3.When cooking is completed, turn the surface element off before removing the cookware. Note: the Element On indicator light will glow when one or more elements are turned on. A quick glance at the indicator light(s) when cooking is finished is an easy check to be sure all control knobs are turned off. The Hot Surface indicator light will continue to glow AFTER the control knob is turned to the "Off" position and will glow until the heating surface area has cooled sufficiently.
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range 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.
Surface Cooking
Using proper cookware
Cookware should have flat bottoms that make good contact
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with the entire surface heating element. Check for flatness by rotating a ruler across the bottom of the cookware (See Fig. 1).
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Note: The size and type of cookware used will influence the setting needed for best cooking results.
Deep fat frying - Use a thermometer and adjust the surface control knob accordingly. If the fat is too cool, the food will absorb the fat
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and be greasy. If the fat is too hot, the food will brown so quickly
that the center will be undercooked. Do not attempt to deep fat fry too much food at once as the food will neither brown or cook
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