HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE
TO YOUR OLD ONE?
This new range has a Radiant Glass Ceramic cooktop.
The following information will help you understand
The radiant cooktop works differently than any other
the differences between the Radiant Cooktop and any
type, as to how it conducts heat and how it interacts
other type you may have owned in the past.
with different types of cookware.
Type of Cooktop
Radiant
(Glass Ceramic)
Cooktop
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Electric Coil
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Gas Burners
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Description
Electric coils
under a
ceramic cooktop.
High frequency
induction coils
under a glass
surface.
Flattened metal
tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suspended
over drip pan.
Solid cast iron
disk sealed to the
cooktop surface.
Regular or sealed
gas burners use
either LP gas
or natural gas.
How it Works
Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on
the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to
continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if
you want cooking to stop.
Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is
produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right
away and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the
control off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops
right away.
Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best
cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of
warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change
heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.
Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good
cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The
disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan
from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.
Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but
pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change
heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.
SURFACE UNIT CONTROLS
At both OFF and HI positions, there is a slight niche
Switching heats to higher settings always shows a
so control “clicks” at those positions; the word HI
quicker change than switching to lower settings.
marks the highest setting; the lowest setting is the
word LO. In a quiet kitchen you may hear slight
“clicking” sounds during cooking, indicating heat
settings selected are being maintained.
How to Set the Controls
1. Push the control knob in.
The control must be pushed in to set only from
2. Turn either clockwise or
the OFF position. When the control is in any
counterclockwise to the
position other than OFF, it maybe turned without
desired heat setting.
pushing in.
Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you
finish cooking.
The surface unit “on” indicator light will glow
when ANY surface unit is on.
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