I ___)LECTRIC COOKTOP CARTRIDGES, CONT.
SELECTING PROPERCOOKWARE ] ICOOKINGPROCEDURES]
•Select heavy gauge cookware. Gen- All Cartridges: TO AVOID DAMAGE TOTHE
erally heavygauge cookwarewillnot •Beforefirstusecleancooktop cartridgeGLASS-CERAMIC COOKTOP--
changeshapewhenheated. (Seedetailedinstructions,pg.4.) RadiantandHalogenCartridgesOnly:
• Use cookware with fiat, smooth • For best results,alwaysuserecom- • Donot useglasspans.Theymayscratch
bottoms. Todetermineifthecookwaremendedcookware, thesurface.
isfiat,placethe edgeof a ruleronthe
bottom. Holdupto thelight.Nolight • Differentcooktopsanddifferentamounts • Donotallowplastic,sugarorfoodswith
shouldbevisiblebetweenthe edgeof offoodbeingpreparedwill influencethe highsugarcontenttomeltontothehot
the rulerandthe pan.Rejectanypans controlsettingsneededfor bestresults, cooktop. Shouldthishappen,cleanira-
thatdonotfit flushagainstruler'sedge. (Seecooktoporrangeuseandcareguide mediately.(SeeCleaning,pages4& 5.)
for typicalcontrolsettings.)Forfastest •Neverletapanboildry asthiswilldam-
. Matchthesizeof the cookwareto
the sizeofthe element.Cookware cooking,start with thesurfacecontrol agethesurfaceandpan.
onHifor oneminute;thenturnthe con- •Neverusecooktopasaworksurfaceor
shouldbethesamesizeor slighdylarger, troltothedesiredsetting.Coveringpans, cuttingboard.Nevercookfooddirectly
wheneverpossible,speedscookingand onthe surface.
IMPROPER COOKWARE is more energy efficient. •Do not slidealuminumpansacrossahot
• DO NOT use cookware that extends surface.Thepansmayleavemarkswhich
more thanone inch beyondthe cooking Radiant and Halogen Cartridges: need to be removed promptly. (See
area. • The glass-ceramiccooking area retains Cleaning,pages4 &5.)
• Cookware that is smaller in diameter heat for a period oftime after the ele- •Makesure the surfaceand the panhot-
thanthecookingareashouldnotbeused. mentshavebeenturnedoff.Putthisre- tomarecleanbeforeturningonto pre-
Not onlycanthiscausetheelementto tainedheatto gooduse.Turnelements ventscratches.
requiremoreenergyandtime,but can off a fewminutesbeforefood is corn- •Topreventscratchingor damagetothe
alsoresultinspilloversburningonto_hepletelycookedandusetheretainedheat glass-ceramictop,donot leavesugar,salt
cookingarearesultinginacleaningchore, to completethecooking.Becauseofthis
heat retentioncharacteristic,theele- or fatson thecookingarea.Wipe the
• DO NOT usespecialtyitemsthat are mentswillnotrespondtochangesinheat cooktopsurfacewith a cleanclothor
nonflat,oversized,unevenor donotmeet settingsasquicklyascoilelements.In papertowelbeforeusing.
propercookwarespecificationssuchas theeventofapotentialboilover,remove • Do notslideheavymetalpansacrossthe
roundbottomwokswith rings,griddles, thepanfromthecookingarea. surfacesincethesemayscratch.
rippledbottom canners,lobsterpots, • Donot usefoil or foil-typecontainers.
largepressurecanners,etc. Largeuten- • Whenpreparingfoodswhichcanbeeas-
sirs,suchaspressurecannersor over- ilyscorchedor over-cooked,startcook- Foilmaymeltontotheglass.Ifmetalmelts
sizedskillets,shouldbeusedonlyan ingat alower temperaturesettingand onthecooktop,donot use.Callanau-
conventionalcoilcartridges, gradually increase temperatureas thorizedJenn-AirServicer.
needed. • If a spilloveroccurswhile cooking,ira-
• Glass-ceramic,earthenware,heatproof mediatelycleanthespillfromthecook.
glassorglazedcookwaremayscratchthe• A highersettingthannormalmaybenec-
glass-ceramiccooktopandthereforeare essarywhenusingcookwaremadewith ingareawhileit ishottopreventatoug_
cleaningchorelater.Usingextremecare
notrecommended, materialthatisslowtoconductheat,such
ascastiron. wipespillwith acleandry towel.
•NOTE: On halogencartridgeonly,alu- •Donot useabrasivecleansingpowder:
minumpansmaycausetheelementto •A lowersettingcanbeusedwhencook- or scouringpadswhichwill scratchthe
cycleevenwhenthecontrolsettingis ingsmallquantitiesof foodsor when cooktop.
Hi. usingapanthatconductsheatquickly. • Do notusechlorinebleach,ammoniaov
other cleansersnot specificallyrecom.
mendedfor useon glass-ceramic.
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