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- Alwaysturnthesurfaceunitsoffbeforeremovingcookware.
- Whenpreparingamingfoodsunderthehood,turnthefanon.
- Usecarewhentouchingthecooktop.Thesmoothsurfaceofthecooktopwillretainheatandmaybehotenoughtoburn
eventhoughitmayappeardarkincolorafterthecontrolshavebeenturnedoff.
- Uselittlefatforeffectiveshallowordeepfatfrying.Fillingthepantoofulloffatcancausespilloverswhenfoodisadded.
Nevertrytomoveapanofhotfat,especiallyadeepfatfryer.Waituntilthefatiscool.
- Ifacombinationofoilsorfatswillbeusedinfrying,stirtogetherbeforeheating,orasfatsmeltslowly.
- Foodsforfryingshouldbeasdryaspossible.Frost,frozenfoods,ormoistureonfreshfoodscancausehotfattobubble
upandoverthesidesofthepan.
- Alwaysheatfatslowly,andwatchasitheats.
- Useadeepfatthermometerwheneverpossibletopreventoverheatingfatbeyondthesmokingpoint.
- Avoidscratchingthesmoothcooktop.Thecooktopcanbescratchedwithitemssuchassharpinstruments,ringsor
otherjewelry,andrivetsonclothing.Donotstandonthesmoothtop.
- Donotoperatetheradiantsurfaceunitsiftheglassisbroken.Spilloversorcleaningsolutionmaypenetrateabroken
cooktopandcreateariskofelectricalshock.Contactaqualiedtechnicianimmediatelyshouldyoursmoothcooktop
becomebroken.
- Neverusethesmoothsurfaceasacuttingboard.
- Neverheatunopenedfoodcontainers.Pressurebuildupmaymakecontainerburstandcauseinjury.
- Neverleavejarsorcansoffatdrippingsonornearcooktop.
- Donotplaceorstoreitemsthatcanmeltorcatchreonthesmoothsurface,evenwhenitisnotbeingused.
- Becarefulwhenplacingspoonsorotherstirringutensilsonthesmoothsurfacewhenitisinuse.Theymaybecomehot
andcouldcauseburns.
- Cleanthecooktopwithcaution.Ifawetspongeorclothisusedtowipespillsonahotsurfaceunit,becarefultoavoid
steamburns.Somecleanerscanproducenoxiousfumesifappliedtoahotsurface.
- NOTE: We recommend that you avoid wiping any surface unit areas until they have cooled and the indicator
light has turned off. Sugar spills are the exception to this. Please see the “Cleaning the Smooth Cooktop” sec-
tion for detailed instructions on keeping your cooktop clean.
- Whenthecooktopiscool,useonlyCeramaBryte
ceramiccooktopcleanerandtheCeramaBrytecleaningpadto
cleanthecooktop.
- Toavoidpossibledamagetothecookingsurface,donotapplycleaningcreamtothesmoothsurfacewhenitishot.
- Aftercleaning,useadryclothorpapertoweltoremoveallcleaningcreamresidue.
- Readandfollowallinstructionsandwarningsonthecleaningcreamlabels.
- Largescratchesorimpactstocooktopscanleadtobrokenorshatteredglass.