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Operating Surface Elements
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of serious personal injury, property
damage, or fire, do not leave surface elements
unattended while in operation. Grease and spillovers
can ignite causing a fire.
1.
Push in and turn surface element control to desired
setting.
• Some ranges have two indicator lights, one for
elements on right side and one for elements on left
side of range. When either front or rear element is
on, corresponding indicator light glows.
• Some ranges have one indicator under clock.
When any element is on, indicator light glows.
• Smoothtop ranges can have one or two hot
indicator lights. After the surface controls are
turned off, the appropriate surface indicator light
will continue to glow until the surface elements
have cooled. The length of time each light remains
on will vary. Do not expect the lights for two
different heating areas to go off at the same time
even if the elements were turned off
simultaneously.
• Element will cycle on and off to maintain desired
heat setting.
2.
When finished cooking, turn control to
OFF position.
Surface Element Control Knob
Surface Element Settings
LO—Use to prepare food at less than boiling temperatures
or to simmer.
MED—Use to maintain boiling of larger amounts of food,
low temperature frying and to maintain correct pressure
in a pressure cooker.
HI—Use to bring food to boiling temperatures. When food
is boiling temperature setting should be reduced to LO
through MED.
Before Cooking with Smoothtop Elements
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of serious personal injury never cook on a
broken smoothtop cooking surface. Spillovers or
cleaners can penetrate surface and create a risk of
electrical shock. If smoothtop cooking surface breaks,
discontinue use and notify an authorized servicer
immediately.
• Before cooking on smoothtop, wipe top with cleaner
conditioner. Conditioning smoothtop before use makes
marks and stains easier to remove.
• Use heavy-gauge metal cookware not including cast
iron.
• Bottom of cookware must be flat. Cookware that is
warped or slightly curved on the bottom heats slowly
and may not boil water. Cookware with an aluminum
disk bottom makes excellent contact with cooking
surface. See
Utensils section for more information.
• Do not use glass, glass-ceramic, or enamel-porcelain
cookware. Small imperfections on bottom of such
cookware can scratch smoothtop surface.
• Smoothtop cooking surface is not “scratch proof”.
Surface is highly scratch and impact resistant. With
recommended cooking utensils and proper care, it will
continue looking good through years of use.
Using a smoothtop
Hot Zones
Shaded areas can become hot while cooking, baking,
broiling, or self-cleaning.
A
D
B
B
B
B
C
E
Range Areas
A—Range Control Panel
B—Surface Elements (Coil or Smoothtop)
C—Oven Window
D—Storage Drawer or Panel
E—Oven Vent Area (Smoothtop)
HI
OFF
LO
MED
