13
BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
CAUTION
•
Although induction cooking zones do not di-
rectly generate heat,
they can become hot from
contact with hot cookware
. Burns may occur if a
cooking zone or the surrounding area is touched
before it has cooled to a safe temperature.
• Do
not
place fl ammable items such as plas-
tic salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders, or
plastic wrapping on top of the range when it is in
use. Heat radiating from cookware could cause
these items to melt or ignite. Potholders, towels,
or wooden spoons could catch fi re if placed too
close to hot cookware.
• Do
not
use aluminum foil to line any part of the
cooktop. Improper installation of these liners
may result in risk of electric shock or fi re. If these
items melt on the cooktop, they will damage the
cooktop.
Moving Cookware on a Smooth Cooktop
It’s best to lift cookware before moving it on the ce-
ramic glass cooktop. Cookware that has a rough or
dirty bottom can mark and scratch the ceramic glass
surface. Always start with clean cookware.
Figure 13: Move cookware carefully on cooktop
Power Management
Your induction cooktop has 2 or 3 generators and
4 or 5 cooking zones, depending on the model. A
generator may power 1 or 2 cooking zones. If you
use more than one cooking zone on high power at
the same time and they are on the same gener-
ator, the cooktop may need to manage power to
the two cooking zones.
Figure 14: Power management, 4 cook zones
Figure 15: Power management, 5 cook zones
To get the best performance from your cooktop, start
cooking on only one cooking zone. After the fi rst piece
of cookware has reached cooking temperature, then
start cooking on the second cooking zone.
