Cooktop Operating Instructions

The Elements

RADIANT ELEMENTS

This type of electric element uses a wire ribbon located under the glass-ceramic surface to provide the heat for cooking. Radiant elements will cycle on and off by design. (See Temperatures limiters, below).

There are ten heat settings ranging from 9 ( high) to keep warm ( L)

DUAL ELEMENT

The dual element consists of two radiant ribbon elements within the same heating area .Either the small nner element or both the inner and outer elements may be selected for use

TRIPLE ELEMENT ( SELECT MODELS)

The triple element consists of three radiant ribbon elements within the same heating area. Either the small nner element, the nner and middle elements or the nner middle and outer elements may be selected

BRIDGE ELEMENT

(36” AND 45” MODELS ONLY )

The bridge element consists of 3 separate elements that can be operated in 2 different ways

•Use of either one or both of the circular elements independently

•Use of both circular elements plus the Bridge ele- ment simultaneously with a single control

When all 3 elements are used, it creates an oblong heating area. This oblong shape is ideal for griddles, open roasters and poachers. Pans should have a fl at bottom and match the bridge cooking area as closely as possible

BRIDGE OPERATION

To use the Bridge elements, touch center area between the two elements in the control panel area. Touch cook setting indicator

To use single elements separately

•Touch the element display for appropriate ele- ment

•Touch cook setting indicator

KEEP WARM

Each element has a keep warm setting. The main function of the warming feature is to keep hot, cooked foods at serving temperatures . Keep warm is not for cooking foods

To use the keep warm feature:

•Touch desired element display

•Touch PAN SIZE pad, if needed,. Touch keep warm pad

•“ L” will appear in element display .

The lower power of the element makes it practical to warm a serving platter before adding the hot food, or to keep a casserole hot for second helpings.

Keep Warm Guidelines

•Use pans/utensils with fl at bases. Plates, platters, and casseroles with a shallow ridge around the base can be used provided they are made of heat safe material.

•Keep dish covered to keep foods hot.

•Choose pans and utensils that may be safely used on a hot surface. Example: use Corningware “safe for range top” rather than Pyrex “not recommend ed for cooktop use”

•Use a trivet or steamer basket underlining inside of pan when necessary to raise food off bottom of the pan. Use a small amount of water to steam tortillas. Do not use a trivet directly on the cook top.

TEMPERATURE LIMITERS

Each radiant heating element has it own sensor to protect the glass cooking surface from extreme high temperatures. The limiters will operate automatically by cycling the element off regardless off the cook setting although cycling is normal, anyone of the following conditions can activate the limiter and cause it to cycle on and off more than usual

•The base of the pan is not making full contact with the heating surface (due to a warped or uneven base).

•The pan is too small for the size of the element

•The pan has boiled dry

•The material or shape of the pan is slow to trans- fer the heat

•No pan has been placed on the element (CEF and CET models only or Zone Smart™ turned off on CEP models.)

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