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Solid element surface units
Before using a solid element surface unit for the first time, heat on HI setting for
five minutes. The surface units will give off smoke as the protective coating,
applied at the factory, finishes bonding to the surface.
Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even
cooking. Each surface unit has a built-in protective limiter as a safety feature.
The limiter senses uneven cooking temperatures and automatically reduces
the heat level. The limiter will sense uneven heat when a pan boils dry or when
a pan is removed and the surface unit is left on. The heat level may also be
reduced automatically if the bottom of the pan is not flat or if the pan is too
large or too small for the element. This will result in longer cooking times.
Solid elements hold heat longer than conventional surface units. For best
cooking results, use a high setting for only a short period of time. Then use a
lower setting to complete the cooking. You may want to turn the solid
element surface unit OFF a few minutes before you finish cooking.
Burn, Fire and Personal Property Damage Hazard
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Be sure all control knobs are turned to OFF and all indicator lights are
OFF when you are not cooking. Someone could be burned or a fire
could start if a surface unit is accidentally left ON.
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Solid elements stay hot for a long time. Do not use the HI setting for
long periods of time or leave pans on hot elements when cooking is
done. Burned food and damage to the cookware could result.
Cookware
Pans should be the same size or larger than the surface unit to prevent
boil-overs and hot handles.
Use only flat-bottomed utensils. Flat bottoms allow maximum contact between
the pans and surface units for fast, even cooking. Pans with uneven bottoms or
with raised patterns on the bottoms are not suitable. Do not use trivets, woks
with skirts, or canners with concave or ridged bottoms.
To check your cookware for flatness, place a straight-edge across the bottom
of each piece. Rotate the straight-edge across the bottom. If light shows any-
where between the pan and the straight-edge, the pan is not flat. Do not use it.
See the Cooking Guide for additional cookware information.
Burn Hazard
If the pan is too small for the surface unit, you could be burned by
the heat from the exposed section of the surface unit. Use correctly
sized utensils to prevent injury.