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HALOGEN/RADIANT SURFACE UNITS
General Information About Halogen/Radiant Surface Units
The halogen/radiant cooktop features heating units
beneath a smooth glass ceramic surface. The surface
units are shown by outlines on the glass.
Before you use the cooktop for the first time, clean it
with cleaning cream. This helps protect the top and
makes clean-up easier.
NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new cooktop
is used for the first time. It is caused by the heating of
new parts and insulating materials and will disappear
in a short time.
When a surface unit is turned on, coils beneath the
surface unit radiate heat through the glass to the
cookware. The red glow of the coils will be visible
through the glass. It will take the surface unit a few
moments to heat up. The coil cycles on and off to
maintain your selected control setting. With poor
cookware, you will see frequent cycling of the unit
off and on. Good, flat cookware will minimize
the cycling.
Use only flat-bottomed cookware. Do not let pots boil
dry. Overheated metal can bond to glass cooktop. An
overheated copper pot will leave a residue that will
permanently stain the glass.
Sliding aluminum cookware across the glass may
leave metal marks. These metal marks will appear as
small scratches. They can be removed with cleaning
cream and a razor scraper.
It is safe to place hot cookware from the oven or
surface on the glass ceramic surface when the surface
is cool.
Avoid sliding pans on the glass cooktop. Pan edges
that are even slightly rough or grit on the cooktop can
cause scratches on the glass.
Even after the surface units are turned off, the glass
ceramic cooktop retains enough heat to continue
cooking. To avoid overcooking, remove pans from
the surface units when the food is cooked. Avoid
placing anything on the surface unit until it has
cooled completely.
The HOT SURFACE lights will stay lit until the
cooktop is safe to touch. It is not unusual for the lights
to stay lit for 30 minutes.
CAUTION: When the surface controls are
turned off, the HOT SURFACE indicator light
will remain lit until the cooktop surface has
cooled to approximately 150°F. The glass ceramic
surface will retain heat after the indicator light
goes out. Use caution until the cooktop surface
has had time to cool.
Cooktop Comparison Halogen/Radiant Surface Units
Although the radiant and halogen surface units cook
very much alike, there are some differences:
• Halogen units are much brighter than the radiant
units. Radiant units have a dull red glow.
• Halogen units have radiant coils in the
center that do not glow as brightly as
the outer halogen coils.
• Radiant coils take about 10 seconds
longer to glow than halogen units.
• The halogen knob clicks in every position.
The radiant clicks at OFF and HI.
• The halogen unit is invisible until it reaches the
mid-range settings. The radiant unit is visible at all
“on” settings.
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Differences Between Halogen and Radiant Units
6″
radiant
6″
radiant
7″
radiant
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1
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2
″
halogen
6″/9″
dual
radiant
HOT SURFACE
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