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Ic°°king''''Pr°ceduresI
• For best results, always use recommended cookware.
• Different cookpots and different amounts of food being prepared will influence the
control settings needed for best results. For fastest cooking, start with the surface
control on Hi for one minute; then turn the control to the lower desired setting.
Covering pans, whenever possible, speeds cooking and is more energy efficient.
• Do not allow pans to boil dry as this could damage both the cooktop and the pan.
• Do not drop heavy cookware on the cooktop surface.
I Selecting Proper Cookware I
• Select cookware with flat bottoms. Flat bottom pans are the fastest and best
conductors of heat and provide the most consistent and satisfactory results. The
entire bottom of the pan shouldtouch the heating element evenly. Avoid using pans
with convex, concave or irregular bottoms. A pan which is not flat receives the most
heat at the point of contact, which causes "hot spots" and uneven heat distribution.
Hot spots can result in scorching or burning of the food. Uneven heat distribution
slows the cooking process and wastes energy.
• To determine if pan is flat, lay a straight edge ruler against the bottom. (See p. 8)
• Do not use a pan with a turned down flange around the bottom or a ripple bottom.
• Do not use a pans that extend more than 1 inch on either side of the element. Use
the correct size pan for the size ofthe heating element. (See exceptions for canners
and stockpots below.)
• Do not use wire trivets or any kind of heat retarding pad between the pan and
element. Reduce the control setting instead.
• Special cooking equipment without flat bottoms, such as the Oriental wok, should
not be used on the cooktop. Use the Jenn-Air wok accessory, Model A0142, on
the cooktop. It has a flat bottom and is designed to be used on the small element.
• Large stockpots and canners should be used with Jenn-Air's "Big-pot" canning
element only (Model A145A). The use of large pans on the large element on Hi for
extended periods of time can cause damage to the cooktop, discolor chrome drip
pans, shorten the life of the etement, as well as trap excess heat inside the cooktop.
NOTE: CCE1400 OWNERS: Sustained trapped heat can cause the large elements ......
to cycle off. Elements wilt cycle back on after the cooktop has cooled down.
CVE1400 OWNERS: Sustained trapped heat can cause the downdraft fan to cycle
on. Downdraft fan will cycle off after the cooktop has cooled down.
[ Large Stockpots or Canners I
Canning element accessory, Model
A145A, makes itpossibleto use large
oversized flanged or rippled bottom
canners. RIGHT
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