HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMP!!
TO YOUR OLD ONE?
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Ywnewcooktop hqsgasburners. Ifyouareused The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
to cooking with indu “onor other electric surface
Pcool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
units, you wiIl noti=l some dii%rences when you use surface unit you have.
gas burners. The following chart will help you to understand the
differences between gas burner cooktops and any
other type of cooktop you may have used in the past.
‘IypeOfcooktop !~nIHowit Wodks
Gas Burners ~Wguk or sealed FJamesheatthepansdirectly.Pan flatnessis notcriticalto cookingresults, but
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,gasburners use pans should be wellbalanced Gasburnersheatthe panright awayandchange
IdtherLP gas heat settingsrightaway.Whenyouturnthecontroloff,cookingstopsright away,
or naturalgas.
Radiant @ctric coils Heattravelsto theglasssurfaceandthento the cookware,sopans mustbe flaton
gmhtiearnic) bier agiass- thebottomf~ goodcookingresults.Theglasscooktopstayshotenoughto
-C Cooktop. continuecockingafterit is turnedoff.Removethepanfromthe surfaceunit if
oyou wantcookingto stop.
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IndducJion mmm- Pansmustbe madeofferrous metals(metalthatat&actsamagnet). Heatis
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~B{l -... @hwtioncoils producedby amagneticcircuitbetweenthe coilandthe pan.Heatsuprightaway
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~.,,,,,\.*;\.* pnderaglass andchangesheatsettingsrightaway,likeagascooktop.Afterturningthecontrol
~#,,,,,,\\\~ $urface. off,theglasscooktopis hotfromtheheatofthepan,but cookingstopsrightaway.
metriccoil
1111111 Heatsbydirectcontactwiththepan andby heatingthe airunderthe pan.For best
cookingremits, usegmd qualitypans.Electriccoilsaremoreforgivingof
~-c resistance warpedpansthanradiantor soliddisks.Heatsup quicklybut does not change
$&3 suspended heat settings as quicklyasgasor induction.Electriccoilsstayhot enoughto .f%%
overadrippan. continuecookingf~ ashorttime aftertheyareturnedoff. ~.*
So&l Disk lid castiron Heatsby directcontactwiththepan,so pansmustbe flaton the bottomforgood
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I@ “sksealed to the cooking results. Heatsupandcods downmoreslowlythan electriccoils.The
@oktopsurface. disk stayshot enoughto continuecookingafterit is turnedoff.Removethe pan
fmm the soliddiskif youwantthecookingto stop.
SURFACE COOKING
Your surface burners
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lighted by ekctric ignition,
eliminating the need f r standing pilot lights with
constantly burning .
In ease of apower f~uxu+ you can light the surface
burners on your range ith amatch. Hold alighted
match to the burner, 4ntumtheknob tothe LITE
position. Use extreme Imtion when_
burnm thisway.
The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed.
When one burner is turned to LITE, all the burners
spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or clean
around any burner while another burner is on.
An electric shock may result which could cause
you to knock over hot cookware.
Surface burners in use hen an electrical power
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failure occurs will con “ue to ox normally.
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