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Q. MayI canfoodsandpreserves
onmysolidelementsurface
units?
A. Yes,butonlyusecontainers
designedforcanningpurposes.
Checkthemanufacturer’s
instructionsandrecipesfor
preservingfoods.Besurecanneris
flat-bottomd andfitsoverthe
centerofsolidelement.Since
canninggenerateslargeamountsof
steam,be carefulto avoidbums
fromsteamor heat.Canning
shouldonlybe doneon surface
units.
Q. Whydoesthe solidelement
smokewhenI firstturnit on?
A. Thisinitialharmlessnontoxic
smokingisbothnormaland
necessary.A rustpreventativeis
appliedto eachelementatthe
factory.Whentheunitisturnedon
forthefirsttime,thecoatingwill
burnofftheelementareas.This
takesapproximatelyfiveminutes
andshouldbedonewithoutany
panson theelement.Otherwise,
thecoatingwillsticktothepan.
Q. Whyisthecooktophotto
thetouch?
A.Moreheatis transferredtothe
cooktopbythesolidelementthan
byconventionalcoilsbecausethe
elementis clampedsecurelyto the
cooktop.This,ofcourse,eliminates
spil.loversfromgettinginsidethe
cooktopchassis.Thesecretto
keepingthecooktopcomfortably
cooleristoturn thecooktopon
onlyafierthecookwareandits
contentsareplacedontheelement.
Moreheatwillthenbe transferred
tothecookwareandthefoodrather
thanthecooktop.In eithercase,
however,thecooktoptemperature
is wellwithinthelimitssetby
UnderwritersLaboratoriesandwill
notcausedamagetothecabinets,
countertops,cookware,dishtowels
andothermaterials.
Q. WhyamI overcookingmy
foodwiththenewsolidelement?
A.Thesolidelementisvery
energy-efficientandretainsitsheat
muchlongerthanthecoilelement.
Foodwillboilor frythreeto five
minutesafierthecontrolsareturned
off. Werecommendthatyoubegin
cookingatlowersettingsthanyou
haveinthepastandgradudly
increaseordecreaseheatasdesired.
Theenergysavingsare significant.
Q. Whydoesit tie along time
tocookmyf~d?
A. Itdoesn’t.Theextratimeit
takescomparedtothe conventional
coilelementis measuredin seconds,
notminutes.Thesefewsecondsare
duetothegrea~rmassoftheelement.
If thefoodis cookingslowly,it is
becausethepotsandpansarewarped
or haveanunevenbottomsurface.
If flatbottompotsandpansare
used, cookingperformanceofthe
solidelementcloselyparallelsthat
ofthecoilelementwithlessenergy
consumption.
Q. CanI usespecia!cooking
equipment,likeanorientalwok,
onmysolidelementsurface
units?
A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces
is notrecommended.Thelifeof
yoursolidelementcanbe
shortenedandtherangecooktop
canbe damagedfromthehighheat
neededforthistypeofcooking.
Q. Whyis theporcelainfinishon
mycontainerscomingoffl
A. If youselectaheatsetting
higherthanrequiredforthe
containermaterial,andleaveit, the
finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or
bum dependingonthepotor pan.
Also,a toohighheatforlong
periods,andsmallamountsofdry
food,maydamagethefinish.
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