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Cooking on the Smoothtop
C
ooking Safely wit
h
Su
rfac
e
El
e
m
e
nt
s
WARNING
!
T
o avoid risk o
f
serious personal
injury, property dama
g
e, or fire
,
d
o not leave surface elements
u
natten
d
e
d
w
hil
e
i
n operat
i
on.
Grease and spillovers can i
g
nit
e
causing a fire.
WARNING
!
T
o avoid risk of electrical shoc
k
o
r ser
i
ous persona
l
i
n
j
ur
y,
•n
e
v
e
r
c
oo
k
on
a
b
ro
ken
s
moothtop cookin
g
surface.
S
p
illovers can
p
enetrate broke
n
su
r
face
a
n
d
cause
e
l
ec
tri
c
s
hock.
• never c
l
ean
b
ro
k
en coo
k
to
p
.
C
leaners can penetrate broke
n
s
urface and cause electric
sh
oc
k
.
I
f
smoothtop cookin
g
sur
f
ac
e
breaks
,
discontinue use and
contact an aut
h
or
i
ze
d
serv
i
ce
r
i
mme
di
ate
ly
.
WARNING
!
T
o avoid serious personal injury
,
d
o not use a
d
am
p
or wet c
l
ot
h
t
o c
l
ean up sp
ill
s on a
h
ot or
w
arm cooktop. Moist or damp
cloths on hot surfaces ma
y
resu
lt in
bu
rn
s
f
rom
s
t
ea
m
.
I
f
T
h
ese
F
e
at
u
r
es
a
re Di
ff
erent
f
ro
m
You
r
s
T
h
ese examp
l
es are
i
nten
d
e
d
to show the variet
y
of features that ar
e
available in the product line. If your
c
oo
k
top
d
oes not
h
ave a
ll
t
h
e opt
i
on
s
that are shown, it is not a mistake. Th
e
i
nformation
p
rovided a
pp
lies to several
o
f
t
h
e mo
d
e
l
s
i
n t
h
e pro
d
uct
li
ne.
S
ettin
g
S
ur
f
ace
Element
C
ontrol
s
P
ush and turn the surface element control knobs in
e
ith
e
r
d
ir
ec
tion to t
u
rn on th
e
su
r
face
e
l
e
m
e
nt
s
. Th
e
outer ed
g
e of your pan should always cover the
e
lement graphic, with a maximum overhang o
f
1
inch.
S
urface elements are located under the
c
eramic cookin
g
surface and radiate heat throu
g
h
t
he cooktop. The controls have infinite settings
b
etween L
O
and HI for fine temperature control
.
1
. Push in and turn surface element control to desired settin
g.
• You will see the element turn on and off while you are cooking.
Thi
s
i
s t
h
e e
l
ement cyc
li
n
g
to ma
i
nta
i
n proper temperature
.
2. When finished cookin
g
, turn control to OFF position.
Dual
S
ur
f
ace Element
s
Dual surface elements have an inner and outer
el
ement t
h
at can
b
e set accor
di
n
g
to t
h
e pan s
i
ze.
T
he outer ed
g
e of your pan should always cover
t
he element graphic, with a maximum overhang of
1
i
n
ch
.
T
o
use
i
nn
e
r
a
n
d
o
u
t
e
r
ele
m
e
nt
s
imultaneously, push and turn knob to double lined
s
ide of knob and desired heat setting. To use inne
r
e
lement only, push and turn knob to sin
g
le line side o
f
knob and desired heat
s
ettin
g
. When finished, turn control to OFF position
.
Af
ter you cook..
.
...remember to establish a cleaning routine for your smoothtop. Cooktops can be
sens
i
t
i
ve to certa
i
n coo
ki
ng sp
ill
overs. Un
lik
e convent
i
ona
l
coo
k
tops, smoot
h
tops
should not be cleaned with a wet dishcloth when wipin
g
down other counters. Dail
y
care is quick, easy and can prevent damage. To purchase Amana recommended
c
l
ean
i
ng pro
d
ucts, contact our Consumer A
ff
a
i
rs
d
epartment
a
t
(800) 843
-
0304.
Indicator Li
g
ht
s
Surface elements are indicated b
y
an indicator li
g
ht that
g
lows when the element is
turned on. The location and number of indicator lights vary with each model. Afte
r
a
sur
f
ace contro
li
s turne
d
o
ff
, t
h
e sur
f
ace
i
n
di
cator
li
g
h
t w
ill
cont
i
nue to g
l
ow unt
il
surface temperature has cooled to approximatel
y
14
5
°F. The len
g
th of time the li
g
h
t
remains on will vary. If there is more than one surface element light, do not expect
t
h
e
li
g
h
ts to s
h
ut o
ff
at t
h
e same t
i
me.
SURFACE ELEMENT
CONTROL SETTINGS WHEN TO USE SETTING
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.
HI
Use to bring food to boiling temperatures. When
food is boiling temperature setting should be
reduced to LO through MED.
L
O
O
F
F
H
I
M
E
D
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O
H
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l
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O
O
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l
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