Jenn-Air CVE3400 Cooktop User Manual


 
The cooking areas are identifiedby circles on the glass-ceramiccooktop. When an
elementisturned ON,the cooktopwill heat up andthe red glow ofthe heatingelement
canbeseenthroughthe glass-ceramictop. Itisnormaltosee theredglowoftheelement
wheneverit is ON.
BEFOREFIRSTUSECLEAN COOKTOP.(See p. 16.)
Forbest results,alwaysuse recommendedcookware.
Makesure bottomof cookwareis cleanbefore placingon cooktop.
Coveringpans, wheneverpossible,speeds cooking and is more energy efficient.
This isespecially importantwhen cooking largequantitiesof foods.
Theglass-ceramiccookingarea retainsheat fora periodof time afterthe elements
havebeenturned off. Put this retainedheatto good use. Turn theelements off a
few minutesbeforefoodis completelycookedanduse theretainedheattocomplete
the cooking. Because of this heat retentioncharacteristic,the elements will not
respondtochangesinsettingsasquicklyascellelements, inthe eventofapotential
boJlover,removethecookpotfrom the cooking area.
Whenpreparingfoods whichcanbe easilyscorchedorovercooked,start cookingat
a lowersetting andgradually increasesettingas needed.
A lowersettingcan be usedwhen cooking smallquantitiesof foods or whenusing
a cookpotthat conductsheat quickly.
A higher settingthan normal maybe necessarywhenusing cookpotsmadewith a
materialthat is slow to conductheat, such as cast iron.
IMPORTANT
Donotusewiretrivets,firerings,padsoranysuchitembetweenthecookwareand
theelement.
Do notcookfoods directlyon cooktop.
Do notallowpan to boildry as thiscould damagethe cooktop and thepan.
Donotslideheavymetalorglasscookpotsacrosssurfacesincethesemayscratch
thesurface.
Do notuseor place plastic items anywhereon cooktop.
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