Surfu©e Cooking
the knob between High and Low to obtain the desired boil
action.)
Boil: Liquid forms bubbles at a rapid pace. A fast boil setting
can be used to bring liquid to a boil, brown meat, stir fry,
saute, and heat oil for frying before turning to a lower setting.
The High setting is always used to bring liquids to a boil.
Once the liquid boils, always turn the control to the lowest
setting that will maintain the boil action.
Flex-Choice
TM
Element
(select models)
The Flex-Choice
TM
element is a fully
OFF
Melt
functioning element that provides an
ultra low Melt heat setting for melting
chocolate and butter. It is located in
the left rear position
The Melt setting is located between
s_m
2 and OFF. Heat settings outside of this
area function as a normal element, with
Medium
2 (Low) tO High settings.
High
Note: When using the normal settings for preparing foods,
it may take a few minutes for the cooking area to cool to
the Melt heat setting.
lO
8
Smoothtop
Surface
Notes:
• For Canadian models, the smoothtop does NOT operate
during a clean cycle.
• Cooktop may emit light smoke and odor the first few
times the cooktop is used. This is normal.
• Smoothtop cooktops retain heat for a period of time
after the element is turned off. Turn the elements off
a few minutes before food is completely cooked and use
the retained heat to complete cooking. When the Hot
Surface indicator light turns off, the cooking area will be
cool enough to touch. Because of the way they retain
heat, the smoothtop elements will not respond to
changes in settings as quickly as coil elements.
• In the event of a potential boilover, remove the pan from
the cooking surface.
• Never attempt to lift the cooktop.
• The smoothtop surface may appear discolored when it is
hot. This is normal and will disappear when the surface
cools.
Cooking Areas
The cooking areas on your range are identified by permanent
circles on the smoothtop surface. For most efficient cooking,
fit the pan size to the element size.
Pans should not extend more than I/2 to 1-inch beyond
the cooking area.
When a control is turned on, a glow can be seen through the
smoothtop surface. The element will cycle on and off to
maintain the preset heat setting, even on High.
For more information on cookware, refer to Cookware
Recommendations on page 7.
SINGLE
ELEMENT
_
_
WARMING
CENTER
(WITH F LEX-DHOIC_ _
_ ___
_SELECT
MODELS)
/
_____/
SINGLEELEMENT
DUAL ELEMENT_
_
- _J///
(WITH FLEX-CHOICE
TM
(SELECT
MODEL_
OPTION)
(style varies by model)
TRIPLE
ELEMENT
(SELECT MODELS)
* Flex-OhoiceTU: This setting uses a very low heat
setting to keep delicate foods or foods in a covered pan
warm without cooking.
Hot Surface Light
The Hot Surface indicator light is located on the
control panel. The light will be illuminated
Hot; SuPface
when any cooking area is hot. It will remain on,
even after the control is turned off, until the area has cooled.