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Setting Surface Controls
Cooktop power level settings
Use the Suggested cooktop power level
settings table (Figure 1) to determine the best
element power setting for the type of food you are
preparing.
To operate the single radiant surface element:
Setting the single element
The left rear cooking position
on the cooktop may only be
used as a single surface
element.
The other 3 dual element positions on the cooktop
may be set to heat as a single or dual element.
Refer to the following page for more complete
information about the dual elements.
• Radiant surface elements may appear to have
cooled after they have been turned off. The
glass surface may still be hot and burns may
occur if the glass surface is touched before
it has cooled sufficiently.
• Do not place flammable items such as plastic
salt & pepper shakers, spoon holders,
plastic wrappings or aluminum foil on top of
the range when it is in use. These items could
melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden
spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the
surface elements. Some of these items may
melt and can damage the ceramic cooktop.
CAUTION
The size and type of utensil used, and the
amount and type of food being cooked will
influence the setting needed for best cooking
results.
For best results
Fig. 1
Suggested cooktop power level settings table
Setting Type of cooking
High (8-Hi) Start most foods, bring water to boil, pan broiling
Medium high (5-8) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry
Medium (3-5) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables
Medium low (2-3) Keep foods cooking, poach, stew
Lo (Lo-2) Keep warm, melt, simmer
Note: The suggested settings are based for cooking with medium-weight aluminum pans with lids.
Settings may vary when using other types of pans. Do not use these settings for the warmer zone.
Example
Step Press
1. Place cookware center on the
surface element.
2. Press and hold the ON·OFF key
for the desired element position
until a beep sounds.
3. Press +, med (5.0) or -. Each
touch of the + or - key will
decrease or increase the power
level by 0.5 between 9.5 and 3.0.
Simmer power levels between
3.0 and 1.2 will decrease or
increase by 0.2 increments. Lo is
the lowest power level available.
4. When finished, press ON·OFF to
turn element off.
+,
med,
-
ON·OFF
ON·OFF