Hotpod RB755, Use And Care Manual

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