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HOW TO SET THE APPLIANCE FOR SURFACE COOKING
CAUTION
• The surface elements may be hot and burns may occur. Do not touch the surface
elements until they have cooled down sufficiently.
• At high or medium-high settings, never leave food unattended. Boilovers cause
smoking and greasy spillovers may catch on fire.
• Be sure you turn the control knob to
OFF
when you finish cooking.
Single surface unit control knob (left rear, right rear)
1
. Push the knob in.
2
. Turn in either direction to the setting you want.
• At both the off and high settings, the knob clicks into
position.
Dual surface unit control knob (left front, right front)
The dual surface unit has 2 cooking sizes to select from
so you can match the size of the unit to the size of the
cookware you are using.
1
. Push the knob in.
2
. Turn in either direction to the setting you want.
• To use the small surface unit, turn the control knob to
the
small burner (A)
settings.
• To use the large surface unit, turn the control knob to
the
large burner (B)
settings.
CAUTION
The area between the high and off settings is not appropriate for cooking.
Recommended settings
SETTING
TYPE OF COOKING
HIGH
Starting most foods, bringing water to a boil, pan broiling
MEDIUM HIGH
Continuing a rapid boil, frying, deep fat frying
MEDIUM
Maintaining a slow boil, thickening sauces and gravies, steaming
vegetables
MEDIUM LOW
Keeping foods cooking, poaching, stewing
LOW
Keeping food warm, melting, simmering
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