7
Getting Started
6
Getting Started
Cooking Safety
•ALWAYS plac a pan on a surfac l m nt b for turning it on.
B sur you know which knob controls which surfac l m nt. Mak
sur th corr ct l m nt is turn d on. Wh n cooking is compl t d,
turn l m nt off b for r moving pan.
•NEVER l av a surfac cooking op ration unatt nd d, sp cially
wh n using a high h at s tting or wh n d p fat frying. Boil ov rs
caus smoking and gr asy spillov rs may ignit . Cl an up gr asy
spills as soon as possibl . DO NOT us high h at for xt nd d
cooking op rations.
•NEVER h at an unop n d contain r on th surfac l m nt.
Pr ssur build-up may caus contain r to burst r sulting in s rious
p rsonal injury or damag to th applianc .
• Us dry, sturdy pot hold rs. Damp pot hold rs may caus burns
from st am. Dishtow ls or oth r substitut s should NEVER b us d
as pot hold rs b caus th y can trail across hot surfac l m nts
and ignit or g t caught on applianc parts.
•ALWAYS l t quantiti s of hot fat us d for d p fat frying cool
b for att mpting to mov or handl .
•DO NOT l t cooking gr as or oth r flammabl mat rials
accumulat in or n ar th applianc , hood, or v nt fan. Cl an hood
fr qu ntly to pr v nt gr as from accumulating on hood or filt r.
Wh n flaming foods und r th hood, TURN THE FAN OFF.
•NEVER w ar garm nts mad of flammabl mat rial or loos fitting
or long-sl v d appar l whil cooking. Clothing may ignit or catch
on cookwar handl s.
•PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food manufactur r’s
instructions. If a plastic froz n food contain r and/or its cov r
distorts, warps, or is oth rwis damag d during cooking,
imm diat ly discard th food and its contain r. Th food could
b contaminat d.
• If you ar “flaming” liquor or oth r spirits und r an xhaust, TURN
THE FAN OFF. Th draft could caus th flam s to spr ad out of
control.
Cookware Safety
• Us pans with flat bottoms and handl s that ar asily grasp d and
stay cool. Avoid using unstabl , warp d, asily tipp d or loos -
handl d pans. Pans with h avy handl s ( sp cially small pans) could
b unstabl and tip asily. Pans that ar h avy to mov wh n fill d
with food may also b hazardous.
• B sur cookwar is larg nough to prop rly contain food and
avoid boil ov rs. Pan siz is particularly important in d p fat frying.
Pan should accommodat th volum of food that is to b add d
as w ll as th bubbl action of fat.
IMPORTANT– Pl as R ad and Follow IMPORTANT– Pl as R ad and Follow
• To minimiz burns, ignition of flammabl mat rials and spillag du
to unint ntional contact with th cookwar , DO NOT xt nd
handl s ov r adjac nt burn rs. ALWAYS turn pan handl s toward
th sid or back of th applianc , not out into th room wh r th y
ar asily hit or r ach d by childr n.
•NEVER l t a pan boil dry as this could damag th cookwar and
th applianc .
• This applianc has b n t st d for saf p rformanc using
conv ntional cookwar . DO NOT us any d vic s or acc ssori s
that ar not sp cifically r comm nd d in this guid . DO NOT us
y lid cov rs for th surfac units. Th us of d vic s or acc ssori s
that ar not xpr ssly r comm nd d in this manual can cr at
s rious saf ty hazards, r sult in p rformanc probl ms, and r duc
th lif of th compon nts of th applianc .
• Us prop r pan mat rial. R f r to “B for Using Cooktop” s ction
for r comm nd d cookwar . Prop r r lationship of cookwar to
surfac unit will also improv ffici ncy.
Heating Elements and Glass Ceramic Cooking Surfaces
•NEVER touch th glass surfac ar as dir ctly on or adjac nt to th
h ating l m nts wh n th cooktop is in us .
• H ating l m nts may b hot v n though th y ar dark in color.
Ar as n ar l m nts may b hot nough to caus burns.
• During and aft r us , DO NOT touch or l t clothing or oth r
flammabl mat rial contact surfac of cooktop or ar as n ar
h ating l m nts, until th y hav had suffici nt tim to cool.
•DO NOT COOK ON BROKEN COOKING SURFACE. If cooking
surfac should br ak, cl aning solutions and spillov rs may
p n trat th brok n cooking surfac and cr at a risk of l ctric
shock. Contact a qualifi d t chnician imm diat ly.
Cleaning Safety
• Turn off all controls and wait for applianc parts to cool b for
touching or cl aning th m. DO NOT touch th surfac l m nts or
surrounding ar as until th y hav had suffici nt tim to cool.
• Cl an applianc with caution. Us car to avoid st am burns if a
w t spong or cloth is us d to wip spills on a hot surfac . Som
cl an rs can produc noxious fum s if appli d to a hot surfac .
