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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. (Figure 7)
• 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.
• Smoothtop ranges can have four 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.
2. When finished cooking, turn control to
OFF
position.
OFF
LO
HI
MED
OFF
LO
HI
MED
Surface element control knobs
Figure 7
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 MED
through HI.
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 module 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.
Operation