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EE-*Eny Soiid distieiememts?
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4A.Yes,butonIyusecontainers
designedforcanningpurposes.
checkthemmufacturer’s
instructionsmd recipesfor
preservingfoods.Besurecanner
isflat-bottomedandfitsoverthe
centerofsoliddiskelement.Since
canninggenerateslargeamounts
ofsteam,becarefultoavoidbums
fromsteamorheat,Canning
shouldonlybedoneonsurface
units.Followourrecommendations
intheHomeCanningTipssection.
Q. Whvdoesthe so~iddisk
elemenismokeWhenIfimt
turn it on?
A. Thisinitialsmokingisboth
normalandnecessary.Arust
preventativeisappli~dtoeach
elementatthefactory.Whenthe
unitisturnedonforthefirsttime,
ecoatingwillbumoffthe
mentareas.Thistakes
approximatelyfiveminutesand
uldbedonewithoutanypans
theelement.Otherwise,the
coalingwillsticktothepan.
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Qw~byistheCmktophotto
tietoukh?
A. Moreheatistransferredtothe
cooktopbythesoliddiskelemer]ts
thanbyconventionalcoilsbecause
tie elementsareclampedsecurely
tothecooktop.This,ofcourse,
eliminatesspilloversfromgetting
insidethecooktopchassis.The
secrettokeepingthecooktop
comfortablycooleristoturnthe
cooktopononlyafterthecookware
anditscontentsareplacedonthe
element.Moreheatwillthenbe
transferredtothecookwareandthe
foodratherthanthecooktop.The
cooktoptemperaturewillnotcause
damagetothecabinets,countertops
orcookware.
Q. why mIOvereootingmy
foodtith thenewsolid@sk
e~ementi?
A. Thesoliddiskelementsare
veryenergy-eff~cientandretain
heatmuchlongerthanthecoil
elements.Foodwillboilorfry
threetofiveminutesafierthe
controlsareturnedoff.We
recomend thatyoubegintooting
atlowersettingsthanyouhavein
thepastandgraduallyincreaseor
decreaseheatasdesired.The
energysavingsaresignificant.
Q. why doesit tike alongthe
tocookmyfood?
A. Itdoesn’t.Theextratimeit
takescomparedtotheconventional
codelementismeasti inseconds,
notminutes.Thesefewsecondsare
duetotilegreatermassoftheelement.
If thefoodis cookingslowly,itis
bwausethepo&ad. pas arewarped
or haveanunevenbottomsurface.
Ifflatbo~ompotsandpansare
used,cookingperformmceofthe
soliddiskelementcloselyparallels
tIIatflftie coilelementwiti.iess
energyConsumption.
Q. canIuseSpwiaiCooting
equipmdnt9Iikean @rien*lWoky
OIBmysolid@sl&e!emenk?
A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces
isnotrecommended,Thelifeof
yoursoliddiskelementscanbe
shortenedandtie rangecoo~op
canbedamagedfromthehighheat
neededforthistypeofcooking.
Q. why istheporcelainfinishon
myContiinemcomingam
A. Ifyouselectaheatsetting
highertian requiredforthe
contiinermaterial,andleaveit,
thefinishmaysmoke,crack,pop,
orhumdependingonthe-potor
pm. Also,atoohighheatforlong
periods,andsmallamoun~ofdry
food,maydamagethefinish.
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