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General Information About Halogen/Radiant Surface Units
The halogen/radiant cooktop features heating units
It is safe to place hot cookware from the oven or
beneath a smooth glass ceramic surface. The surface
surface on the glass ceramic surface when the surface
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units
are shown by
-
outlines on the glass.
is cool.
Before you use the cooktop for the first time, clean it
Avoid sliding pans on the glass cooktop. Pan edges
with Cook Top Cleaning Creme. This helps protect
that are even slightly rough or grit on the cooktop can
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the top and makes clean-up easier.
cause scratches on the glass.
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
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.
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
ordv
flat-bottomed cookware. Do not let
Dots
boil
dry.
Ov&heated
metal can bond to glass
cook~op.
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 Cook Top
Cleaning Creme and a razor scraper.
Differences Between Halogen and Radiant Units
Some
cooktops
have both radiant and halogen surface
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Halogen units click when they cycle on and off.
units. This is how they differ.
Radiant units do not. This is due to the different
switches used on halogen units.
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. Halogen units have radiant coils in
the center that do not glow as
brightly as the outer halogen coils.
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halogen
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radiant
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Radiant
coils
take about 10 seconds
longer
to glow
than halogen units.
● Halogen units are
lnU~h
brighter than the radiant
units. Radiant units have
a
dull red glow.
● H
al(~gen
units hum louder than radiant units
when they are first
tul”ned
on.
● Halogen
and
radiant units cycle on and off
frequently. This is normal. You will notice the
cycling more on the
halogen
units because of
their brightness.