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Surface Controls
CAUTION:
Use to turn on the surface elements. An
infinitechoice ofheat settings isavailable Before Cooking After Cooking
fromLOWtoHIGH. Theknobscanbeset • Always place a pan on the surface • Clean up messy spills as soon as
onor betweenanyof thesettings, unit beforeyou turn it on. To pre- possible.
vent damageto range,neveroper-
Setting the Controls ate surface unit without a pan in Other Tips
place.
1. Placepanon surfaceelement. • If cabinet storage is provided di-
• NEVERusethe cooktop asastor- rectlyabovecooking surface,limit
2. Pushin and turn the knob in either ageareafor food or cookware, it to items that are infrequently
direction to the desired heat setting, used and that can be subjected to
• The backguard is marked to During Cooking heat.
identify which elementthe • Know which knob controls which Temperaturesmay be unsafefor
knobcontrols.Forexample, surfaceunit. Makesureyouturned items such as volatile liquids,
indicatesright front on the correct surface unit. cleanersor aerosol sprays.
/ element.
• Begin cooking on a higher heat • NEVER leave any items, espe-
3. Thereis anindicatorlight byeachpair setting then reduceto a lower set- ciallyplasticitems,onthecooktop.
of controlknobs.Whenoneorbothof ting to complete cooking. Never The hot air from the vent may
thesurfacecontrolknobsis tumedon, use a high setting for extended ignite flammable items, melt or
the light will turn on. Thelight will cooking, soften plastics, or increasepres-
turn off whenthesurfaceelement(s)is sureinclosed containerscausing
turned off. • NEVER allow a Dan to boil dry.
Thiscould damagethe panandthe them to burst.
4. After cooking,turn knobto OFF.Re- appliance. • NEVERallowaluminum foil,meat
movepan. • NEVER touch cooktop until it has probesorany other metalobject,
cooled. Expectsome parts of the other than a pan on a surface
Suggested Heat Settings cooktop,espec_allyaroundthesur- element, to contact heating ele-
ments.
face units,to becomewarm or hot
Thesize,typeof cookwareandcooking during cooking. Usepotholdersto
operation will affectthe heat setting. For protect hands.
information on cookware and other fac-
tors affectingheatsettings, referto"Cook-
ing Made Simple" booklet.
High: Use to bring liquid to a boil. Al-
ways reduce settingto a lower heat when
liquids begin to boil or foods begin to
cook.
Medium: Use to Off
maintain slow Low High
boil for large
amounts of liq-
uids and for
most frying op-
erations.
Low: Use to keep •
foods warm and melt Medium
chocolateand butter.