Jenn-Air A141, A141A Owner's Manual

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Use & Care Manual

WOK Accessory

MODEL A141

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Printedin U.S.A Cat. No.CREU141UB

@1992Jenn-Air Company PartNo, 205643A 4/92

SAFETY

PRECAUTIONS

Read before operating your WOK

All appliances--regardless ofthe manufacturer--have the potential through

improper or careless use to create safety problems. Therefore the

following safety precautions should be observed:

1. Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.

2. Wear proper apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging garments should
never be worn while using the appliance.

3. Do not attempt to service, repair or replace any part of the
appliance. All servicing be referred to an authorized Jenn-Air

Service Contractor.

4. Flammable materials should not be stored near surface units.

5. Do not use water on grease fires. Smother fire or flame or use dry
chemical (such as baking soda) or foam type extinguisher.

6. Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces

may result in burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch hot
heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

7. Children should not be left alone or unattended in area where any
appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on

any part of the appliance.

8. The wok isto be used with a conventional coil cooktop only. Using
the wok on a glass-ceramic cooktop may result in damage to the

glass-ceramic.

9. The wok isto be used with the wok heating element only and should

not be used on the heating element that comes with a conventional
coil cooktop. Doing so may shorten the life of the heating element

or damage the cooktop cartridge.

10. Remember, the outside of your wok will be HOT. Don't wipe it or
otherwise touch it with your unprotected hand while it is hot.

11. Be extremely cautious if you must move the wok while it contains

hot liquid.

12. Exercise care while stir-frying since the necessary high heat will
cause a lot of popping and steaming when food is added to the wok.

13. WARNING: To avoid risk of fire and injury, do not use for deep fat

frying.

14. On conventional element cooktops make sure that drip pans are in
place. Absence of these pans during cooking may subject wiring

or components underneath to damage.

15. Do not use aluminum foil to line surface unit drip pans or grill basin.
Installation of these liners may result in an electric shock or fire

hazard.

16. Do not soak or immerse removable heating elements in water.

17. CAUTION - Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets

above cooktop-children climbing on the cooktop to reach items
could be seriously injured.

18. Do not operate with damaged cooking element after any product

malfunction until proper repair has been made.

19. Keep all switches "OFF" when unit is not in use.

Additional Safety Precautions To Follow When Using

Other Parts Of Your Cooktop.

1. Glazed cookware - only certain types of glass, glass-ceramic,
ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed cookware are suitable for
cooktop surface without breaking due to the sudden change in

temperature. Use only such cookware as you know has been
approved for this purpose.

2. Cookware handles should be turned inward and not extend over
adjacent surface heating elements to avoid burns, ignition of

flammable materials and spillage due to unintentional contact with
the cookware.

3. Never leave surface units unattended at high heat settings. Boil
over causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

About The Jenn-Air WOK

The Jenn-Air wok combines the benefits of a centuries old cooking vessel with

modern day technology.

The word wok means "cooking vessel". Originally created bythe Chinese to save
on fuel (its unique shape heats fast and less energy is needed to maintain ahigh
temperature), the wok has long served as a multi-purpose cooking utensil. The
wok can be used instead of many other pans in your kitchen, such as a saucepan

or saute pan. The wok can also be used for preparing foods in ways other than

just stir-frying for which it is noted. It can be used for poaching, steaming,

braising, stewing, simmering, even parboiling.

The Jenn-Air wok was designed with ease of cleaning, fast heating and versatility

in mind. By removing the large heating element from the conventional coil

cooktop, the wok accessory is easily and quickly assembled for use.

The heating element was designed to cradle the wok providing fast, high heat.
The shape of the element also helps keep the wok from rolling or tipping when

in use. The heating element design eliminates problems, such as heat build-up

which may shorten the life of the heating element, as when traditional woks with

round bottoms and rings are used with conventional coil cooktops.

The wok is made from cold rolled carbon steel which is best for providing even,
steady, and intense heat. The constant even heat makes possible the very short

cooking times so important in Oriental cooking. Inthe wok, both the flaring sides
and the rounded bottom heat up so the entire surface can be used for cooking.

The wok is covered with a hard non-stick finish. The finish eliminates the amount
of care required of an unfinished carbon steel wok, such as seasoning. The non-

stick finish is easy to clean and will not rust. Foods will heat very quickly from
the first day you cook in the wok, and it is not necessary to age the wok as is

important in unfinished carbon steel woks. Unlike conventional woks, the wok
is cleaned with hot, soapy water.

The wooden handles of the wok eliminate the need for using potholders as when
grasping a hot metal wok handle.

Installing The WOK

1. The wok accessory is to be used
only with a Jenn-Air conventional
coil cooktop with removable heat-
ing element.

2. Before installing the wok heating
element, be certain the surface

control is on the "Off" position and

the heating element is cool.

3. Remove the large conventional coil
heating element from the cooktop.

To remove, lift slightly and pullaway
from receptacle. Leave the drip

pan in the cooktop.

_ 4. Plug the wok heating element into

into the receptacle. Make sure

__ the receptacle. Push completely

element fits flat inside the cooktop.

6. Use the surface control knob for

the large element to control the

heat to the wok. The following

temperatu resettings aresuggested
for the various cooking methods.

__ 5. Place wok on the heating element.

_ vides the best results may be dif-

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/ _ Various factors, such as electrical

The actual control setting that pro-

ferent from the suggested settings.

voltage, food load and tempera-
ture, will affect the control setting.

• Stir-frying: "Hi".

"_ _, • Steaming: "Hi" to bring water to

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boil; reduce to setting "3"to "8" to

maintain steam.

• Braising: "8" to "Hi" to brown
meat; reduce to setting "2" to "3"

for long term simmering and stew-

ing.

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