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Before Setting Surface Controls

Radiant surface elements may appear to have

cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface may

still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched

before it has cooled sufficiently.

Do not place plastic items such as salt and

pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of

the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite.

Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed

too close to the surface elements.

Do not allow aluminum foil, empty glass-porcelain cookware or

ANY material that can melt to make contact with the ceramic

cooktop. If these items melt on the cooktop they may damage

the ceramic cooktop.

ELEMENT ON and HOT SURFACE indicator lights

Your appliance is equipped with different types of surface

indicator lights that will glow on the control panel — the

ELEMENT ON and HOT SURFACE indicator lights.

The ELEMENT ON indicator light is marked on the control panel

and will glow when a surface cooking element is turned on. A

quick glance at this indicator light after cooking is an easy

check to be sure all surface controls are turned off.

The HOT SURFACE indicator light will glow when any surface

cooking element heats up and will remain on until the cooktop

has cooled to a moderate level

Important notes:

• Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant

heating element to cycle on and off, even at the HI setting.

Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will occur more often

if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the

cookware bottom is not flat.

• Be sure to read the detailed instructions for ceramic glass

cooktop maintenance and cleaning in the Care & Cleaning

and Before You Call sections of this Use & Care Guide.

Types of cooktop surface elements

The ceramic glass cooktop has radiant surface elements located

below the surface of the glass. The patterns on the ceramic glass

will outline the size and type of element available.

The single radiant element or elements will have one round

outline pattern shown on the cooktop. The warmer zone feature

(on some models), located on the center rear area of the

cooktop, uses one round outline and is designed to keep food

warm only.

A dual (on some models) radiant element allows the user to set

the smaller inner portion as a single element or both inner and

outer portions may be set to heat together.

Home Canning

Be sure to read and observe all the following points when home

canning with your appliance. Check with the USDA (United

States Department of Agriculture) website and be sure to read

all the information they have available as well as follow their

recommendations for home canning procedures.

Tips and procedures for canning foods:

• Use only quality flat bottom canners when home canning.

Use a straight-edge to check canner bottom.

• Use only a completely flat bottom canner with no ridges

that radiate from the bottom center when home canning

using a ceramic cooktop.

• Make sure the diameter of the canner does not exceed 1

inch beyond the surface element markings or burner. It is

recommended to use smaller diameter canners on electric

coil and ceramic glass cooktops. Start with hot tap water to

bring water to boil more quickly.

• Use the highest heat seating when first bringing the water to

a boil. Once boiling is achieved, reduce heat to lowest

possible setting to maintain that boil.

• Never place or straddle a cooking utensil over 2 different

surface cooking areas at the same time. This will cause

uneven heating results and may cause the ceramic cooktop

to fracture.

Figure 2: Element and hot surface indicator

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