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General
information
about halogen/
radiant surface
units
The halogen/radiant cooktop features heating
units beneath a smooth glass ceramic surface.
The surface units are shown by outlines on the
glass.
Before you use the cooktop for the first time,
clean it with Cooktop Cleaning Cream. This
helps protect the top and makes clean-up easier.
NOTE:
A slight odor is normal when a new
cooktop is used for the first time. It is caused by
the heating of new parts and insulating
materials and will disappear in a short time.
When a surface unit is turned on, coils beneath
the surface unit radiate heat through the glass
to the cookware. The red glow of the coils will
be visible through the glass. It will take the
surface unit a few moments to heat up. The
coil cycles on and off to maintain your selected
control setting. With poor cookware, you will
see frequent cycling of the unit off and on.
Good, flat cookware will minimize the cycling.
Use only flat-bottomed cookware. Do not let pots
boil dry. Overheated metal can bond to glass
cooktop. An overheated copper pot will leave a
residue that will permanently stain the glass.
Sliding aluminum cookware across the glass
may leave metal marks. These metal marks
will appear as small scratches. They can be
removed with Cooktop Cleaning Cream and
a razor scraper.
It is safe to place hot cookware from the oven
or surface on the glass ceramic surface when
the surface is cool.
Avoid sliding pans on the glass cooktop. Pan
edges that are even slightly rough or grit on the
cooktop can cause scratches on the glass.
Even after the surface units are turned off, the
glass ceramic cooktop retains enough heat to
continue cooking. To avoid overcooking,
remove pans from the surface units when the
food is cooked. Avoid placing anything on the
surface unit until it has cooled completely.
Differences
between
halogen and
radiant
surface units
Some cooktops have both radiant and halogen
surface units. This is how they differ.
• Halogen units are much brighter than the
radiant units. Radiant units have a dull red
glow.
• Halogen and radiant units cycle on and off
frequently. This is normal. You will notice the
cycling more on the halogen units because of
their brightness.
• Radiant coils take about 10 seconds longer to
glow than halogen units.
Halogen units have radiant coils in the center that do not glow
as brightly as the outer halogen coils.
