Hot surface indicator
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Comes on when the unit is turned on or hot to the touch.
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Stays on even after the unit is turned off.
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Glows until the unit is cooled to approximately 150 °F.
Cooking areas
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The cooking areas on your range are identified by permanent circles on the
glass cooking surface. For the most efficient cooking, fit the pan size to the
element size.
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Pans should not extend more than ½" to 1" beyond the cooking area.
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When a control is turned on, a glow can be seen through the glass cooking
surface. The element will cycle on and off to maintain the preset heat setting,
even at high settings.
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For more information on selecting proper types of cookware, refer to the
section "Using the proper cookware" on page 24.
How to set the appliance for cooktop cooking
CAUTION
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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
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cause smoking and greasy spillovers may catch fire.
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Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you finish cooking.
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Surface unit control knob
2
1
Single
1.
Push the knob in.
2.
Turn in either direction to the setting you want.
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Position A : Single burner
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Position B : Dual burner
CAUTION
The area between the high and off settings is not appropriate for cooking.
Recommended settings
SETTING
HIGH
Starting most foods, bringing water to a boil, pan broiling
MEDIUM HIGH
Continuing a rapid boil, frying, deep fat frying
Maintaining a slow boil, thickening sauces and gravies,
MEDIUM
steaming vegetables
MEDIUM LOW
Keeping foods cooking, poaching, stewing
LOW
Keeping food warm, melting, simmering
2
A
B
1
Dual
TYPE OF COOKING
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