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 All about the

Use

 & 

Care

 of your 

Cooktop

Welcome & Congratulations ...................................2
Important Safety Instructions .................................3
Setting Surface Controls ........................................5
Surface Cooking ..................................................10

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Care & Cleaning (Cleaning Chart) .........................11
Care & Cleaning ..................................................12
Before You Call  ..................................................13
Major Appliance Warranty ....................................14

Summary of Contents for 318203624

Page 1: ...1 800 265 8352 All about the Use Care of your Cooktop Welcome Congratulations 2 Important Safety Instructions 3 Setting Surface Controls 5 Surface Cooking 10 318203624 January 2009 Rev A Care Cleaning Cleaning Chart 11 Care Cleaning 12 Before You Call 13 Major Appliance Warranty 14 ...

Page 2: ...ossible Your satisfaction is our number one priority We know you ll enjoy your new appliance and Thank You for choosing our product We hope you consider us for future purchases please CAREFULLY read and save these instructions This Use Care Manual contains general operating instructions for your appliance and feature information for several models Your product may not have all the described featur...

Page 3: ...appliance Do not let clothing or other flammable materials contact hot surfaces WARNING Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires Smother the fire with a pan lid or use baking soda a dry chemical or foam type extinguisher When heating fat or grease watch it closely Fat or grease may catch fire if allowed to become too hot Use Only Dry Pot ho...

Page 4: ...as recommended for baking if used as a cover placed on the food Any other use of protective liners or aluminum foil may result in a risk of electric shock or fire or short circuit Glazed Cooking Utensils Only certain types of glass glass ceramic ceramic earthenware or other glazed utensils are suitable for range top service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature Check the manufac...

Page 5: ...is will allow residual heat to complete the cooking process Locations of the surface radiant elements Your cooktop is equipped with radiant surface radiant elements with different wattage ratings The ability to heat food quicker and in larger volumes increases as the element wattage increases The radiant surface elements are located on the 30 cooktop as follows One 9 inch radiant element located a...

Page 6: ...d 1 2 are Simmer settings which decrease or increase in increments of 2 1 5 to Lo Figure 4 lowest Simmer setting for more precise settings at lower heat levels Use the Recommended Surface Setting Chart to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing ESEC Power Failure Indicator Message PF When the range is first plugged in or when the power supply to the range has been inte...

Page 7: ...rface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware Figure 1 Figure 2 CAUTION Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off HE Hot Element message will turn on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before the indicator light ...

Page 8: ...mpleted turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Control knobs shown are typical only NOTE See Recommended Setting for Surface Element table on page 6 CAUTION Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off HE Hot Element message will turn on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled ...

Page 9: ... both front and middle portions will heat Fig 4 You may switch from either coil setting at any time during cooking To Operate the Bridge Surface Element 1 Place correctly sized cookware on the Bridge surface element 2 Push in and turn the control knob as shown in Figure 3 to heat the front portion of the Bridge element for normal shaped cookware or in Figure 4 for larger or rectangular shaped cook...

Page 10: ...nd resists staining CAST IRON A poor heat conductor however will retain heat very well Cooks evenly once cooking temperature is reached Not recommended for use on ceramic cooktops PORCELAIN ENAMEL on METAL Heating characteristics will vary depending on base material Porcelain enamel coating must be smooth to avoid scratching ceramic cooktops GLASS Slow heat conductor Not recommended for ceramic co...

Page 11: ...re especially made for cleaning stainless steel Always be sure to rinse the cleaners from the surface as bluish stains may occur during heating that cannot be removed To replace knobs after cleaning line up the flat sides of both the knob and the shaft then push the knob into place Ceramic Glass Cooktop See Ceramic Glass Cooktop in this Owner s Guide Ceramic Glass Cooktop Cleaning Maintenance Cons...

Page 12: ... are turned to OFF and the cooktop is COOL Aluminum foil Use of aluminum foil will damage the cooktop Do not use under any circumstances Aluminum utensils Since the melting point of aluminum is much lower than that of other metals care must be taken when aluminum pots or pans are used Pans that boil dry may permanently damage cooktop by breaking fusing to or marking it Care and Cleaning of Stainle...

Page 13: ...use lightweight pans heat unevenly foods may burn easily Food not heating evenly Improper cookware Select flat bottomed cookware of a proper size to fit element Incorrect control setting Raise or lower setting until proper amount of heat is obtained Scratches or abrasions on ceramic glass cooktop surface Coarse particles such as salt or sand are between cooktop and utensil Be sure cooktop surface ...

Page 14: ... warranties including warranties of merchantability or fitness for particular purpose are limited to one year or the shortest period allowed by law but not less than one year Electrolux shall not be liable for consequential or incidental damages such as property damage and incidental expenses resulting from any breach of this written limited warranty or any implied warranty Some states and provinc...

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