Kenmore Electric Slide-in Range User Manual
Use & Care Guide
Manuel d’utilisation et d’entretien
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Kenmore
®
Electric Slide-in Range
Cuisinière encastrable électrique
P/N 318205824A (1012)
Sears Canada Inc., Toronto,
Ontario, Canada M5B 2C3
www.sears.ca
TM
Table of Contents
Kenmore Appliance Warranty...........................................2
Maintenance Agreements .................................................2
Product Record .................................................................3
Serial Plate Location .........................................................3
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................... 4-5
Slide-in Range Features ....................................................6
Setting Surface Controls ................................................ 7-9
Surface Cooking ..........................................................9-10
Before Setting Oven Controls ...................................... 10-11
Setting the Oven Controls ........................................... 11-17
Self-Cleaning ..............................................................18-19
Please carefully read and save these instructions
This Use & Care Manual contains general operating instructions for your appliance and feature information for several models.
Your product may not have all the described features. The graphics shown are representative. The graphics on your appliance
may not look exactly like those shown. The instructions are not meant to cover every possible condition and situation that may
occur. Common sense and caution must be practiced when installing, operating and maintaining any appliance.
Adjusting the oven temperature ...................................... 19
Care & Cleaning ....................................................... 20-23
• Cleaning Various Parts of Your Range ............................ 20
• Ceramic Glass Cooktop Cleaning and
Maintenance .................................................................. 21-22
• Care and Cleaning of Stainless Steel .............................. 22
• Removing and Replacing the Lift-O Oven Door ........ 22
• Remove the “Hidden Bake” Cover ....................................23
• Changing Oven Light .........................................................23
• Storage Drawer ...................................................................23
Before you call ..........................................................23-25
Kenmore Warranty
When installed, operated and maintained according to all instructions supplied with the product, if this appliance fails due to a defect
in material and workmanship within one year from the date of purchase, call 1-800-4-MY-HOME® to arrange for free repair.
This warranty applies for only 90 days from the date of purchase if this appliance is ever used for other than private family purposes.
This warranty covers only defects in material and workmanship. Sears will NOT pay for:
1. Cracks in a ceramic glass cooktop that are not a result of thermal shock.
2. Stains and scratches on a ceramic glass cooktop resulting from accident or improper operation or maintenance.
3. Expendable items that can wear out from normal use, including but not limited to lters, belts, light bulbs, and bags.
4. A service technician to instruct the user in correct product installation, operation or maintenance.
5. A service technician to clean or maintain this product.
6. Damage to or failure of this product if it is not installed, operated or maintained according to the all instructions
supplied with the product.
7. Damage to or failure of this product resulting from accident, abuse, misuse or use for other than its intended purpose.
8. Damage to or failure of this product caused by the use of detergents, cleaners, chemicals or utensils other than those
recommended in all instructions supplied with the product.
9. Damage to or failure of parts or systems resulting from unauthorized modications made to this product.
Disclaimer of implied warranties; limitation of remedies
Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy under this limited warranty shall be product repair as provided herein. Implied
warranties, including warranties of merchantability or tness for a particular purpose, are limited to one year or the shortest
period allowed by law. Sears shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages. Some states and provinces do not
allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitation on the duration of implied warranties
of merchantability or tness, so these exclusions or limitations may not apply to you.
This warranty applies only while this appliance is used in the United States or Canada.
This warranty gives you specic legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Sears Brands Management Corporation, Homan Estates, IL 60179 - Sears Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2B8
Product Record
In this space below, record the date of purchase, model and
serial number of your product. You will nd the model and
serial number printed on the serial plate.
Model No. ______________________________________
Serial No. _______________________________________
Date of purchase ________________________________
Save these instructions and your sales receipt for future reference.
Printed in Canada
C970-
Serial Plate Location
You will nd the model and serial
number printed on the serial
plate. The serial plate is located
along the interior side trim and
visible when the oven door is
opened.
Remember to record the serial
number for future reference.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance. Save these instructions for future reference.
This guide contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay special attention to these
symbols and follow all instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of these symbols.
This symbol will help you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death or
property damage.
This symbol will help you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.
• Remove all tape and packaging wrap before
using the appliance. Destroy the carton and
plastic bags after unpacking the appliance.
Never allow children to play with packaging
material.
• Proper Installation—Be sure your appliance is
properly installed and grounded by a qualied
technician in accordance with CSA C22.1 PART
1—latest edition and local code requirements.
Install only per installation instructions provided
in the literature package for this appliance.
Ask your dealer to recommend a qualied
technician and an authorized repair service.
Know how to disconnect the electrical power to
the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in
case of an emergency.
• User Servicing—Do not repair or replace
any part of the appliance unless specically
recommended in the manuals. All other
servicing should be done only by a qualied
technician to reduce the risk of personal injury
and damage to the appliance.
• Never modify or alter the construction of a
range by removing levelling legs, panels, wire
covers, anti-tip brackets/screws, or any other
part of the product.
• All ranges can tip.
• Injury to persons could result.
• Install anti-tip device packed
with range.
• See Installation instructions.
To reduce the risk of tipping
of the range, the range must
be secured by properly
installed anti-tip bracket(s) provided with the
range. To check if the bracket (s) is installed
properly, remove the lower panel or storage
drawer and verify that the anti-tip bracket
(s) is engaged. Refer to the installation
instructions for proper anti-tip bracket(s).
Stepping, leaning or sitting on the
door or drawer of this appliance can result in
serious injuries and may also cause damage to
the appliance. Do not allow children to climb or
play around the appliance. The weight of a child
on an open door may cause the appliance to
tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury. An
open drawer, when hot, may cause burns.
Do not use the oven or Warmer
Drawer (if equipped) for storage.
• Storage in or on Appliance—Flammable
materials should not be stored in an oven, near
surface units or in the drawer (if equipped).
This includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such
as cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well
as ammable liquids. Do not store explosives,
such as aerosol cans, on or near the appliance.
Flammable materials may explode and result in
re or property damage.
Do not store items of interest to
children in the cabinets above the appliance.
Children climbing on the range to reach items
could be seriously injured.
• Do not leave children alone. Children should
not be left alone or unattended in the area
where an appliance is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of
the appliance.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS
NEAR THESE UNITS, OVEN HEATING
ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE
OVEN OR WARMER DRAWER (if equipped).
Both surface units and oven heating elements
may be hot even though they are dark in
color. Areas near surface units may become
hot enough to cause burns. During and after
use, do not touch, or let clothing or other
ammable materials touch these areas until
they have had sucient time to cool. Among
these areas are the cooktop, surfaces facing
the cooktop, the oven vent openings and
surfaces near these openings, oven door and
window.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Wear Proper Apparel—Loose-tting or
hanging garments should never be worn while
using the appliance. Do not let clothing or
other ammable materials contact hot surfaces.
Never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease
Fires—Smother the re with a pan lid, or use
baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely.
Fat or grease may catch re if allowed to
become too hot.
• Use Only Dry Potholders—Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in
burns from steam. Do not let the potholders
touch hot heating surface units or interior oven
elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky
cloth instead of a potholder.
• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers—
Build up of pressure may cause the container
to burst and result in injury.
• Remove the oven door from any unused
appliance if it is to be stored or discarded.
• IMPORTANT—Do not attempt to operate the
oven during a power failure. If the power
fails, always turn the oven o. If the oven
is not turned o and the power resumes, the
oven may begin to operate again. Food left
unattended could catch re or spoil.
Electronic controllers can be
damaged by cold temperatures. When you use
your appliance for the rst time, or if it has
not been used for a long period of time, make
sure that it has been exposed to a temperature
above 0°C/32°F for at least 3 hours before
connecting it to the power supply.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
YOUR COOKTOP
• Know which knob controls each surface
heating unit.
• Use Proper Pan Size—This appliance is equipped
with one or more surface units of dierent sizes.
Select utensils having at bottoms large enough
to cover the surface unit. The use of undersized
utensils will expose a portion of the surface
heating unit to direct contact and may result in
ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil
to the surface unit will also improve eciency.
• Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and
Should Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface
Units—To reduce the risk of burns, ignition
of ammable materials, and spillage due
to unintentional contact with the utensil. The
handle of the utensil should be positioned so
that it is turned inward, and does not extend
over adjacent surface unit.
• Never Leave Surface Units Unattended—
Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers
that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry
may melt.
• Protective liners— Do not use aluminum
foil to line oven bottom or any other part
of the appliance. Only use aluminum foil
as recommended for baking if used as a
cover placed on the food. Any other used of
protective liners or aluminum foil may result in
a risk of electric shock or re or a short circuit.
• Glazed Cooking Utensils—Only certain types
of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware,
or other glazed utensils are suitable for
rangetop service without breaking due to the
sudden change in temperature. Check the
manufacturer’s recommendations for rangetop
use.
• Do Not Use Decorative Surface Element
Covers. If an element is accidentally turned
on, the decorative cover will become hot and
possibly melt. Burns will occur if the hot covers
are touched. Damage may also be done to the
cooktop.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Do Not Clean or Operate a Broken Cooktop
—If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions
and spillovers may penetrate the broken
cooktop and create a risk of electric shock.
Contact a qualied technician immediately.
• Clean Cooktop Glass with Caution—If a wet
sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot
cooking area, be careful to avoid a steam
burn. Some cleaners can produce harmful
fumes if applied to a hot surface.
• Avoid scratching the cooktop glass with sharp
objects.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
YOUR OVEN
• Use Care When Opening Door or Warmer
Drawer (if equipped)—Stand to the side of
the appliance when opening the door of a hot
oven. Let hot air or steam escape before you
remove or replace food in the oven/warmer
drawer.
• Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The oven
is vented at the front above the oven door.
Touching the surfaces in this area when the
oven is operating may cause severe burns. Also,
do not place plastic or heat-sensitive items on
or near the oven vent. These items could melt
or ignite.
• Placement of Oven/Warmer Drawer (if
equipped) Racks. Always place oven racks
in desired location while oven/drawer (if
equipped) is cool. Remove all utensils from the
rack before removing rack. If rack must be
moved while oven is hot, use extreme caution.
Use potholders and grasp the rack with both
hands to reposition. Do not let potholders
contact the hot oven element or interior of the
oven/warmer drawer (if equipped).
• Do not use your broiler pan without its insert.
Your broiler pan and grid allow dripping fat to
drain and be kept away from the high heat of
the broiler.
• Do not cover the broiler or warmer drawer (if
equipped) grid with aluminum foil. Exposed
fat and grease could ignite.
• Do not touch a hot light bulb with a damp
cloth. Doing so could cause the bulb to break.
Disconnect the appliance or turn o the
power to the appliance before removing and
replacing light bulb.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR
CLEANING YOUR RANGE
• Clean the range regularly to keep all parts
free of grease that could catch re. Exhaust
fan ventilation hoods and grease lters
should be kept clean. Do not allow grease to
accumulate. Greasy deposits in the fan could
catch re. Refer to the hood manufacturer’s
instructions for cleaning.
• Cleaners/aerosols—Always follow the
manufacturer’s recommended directions for
use. Be aware that excess residue from cleaners
and aerosols may ignite causing damage and/
or injury.
SELF-CLEANING OVENS
• Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts
of the oven listed in this owner’s guide. Before
self-cleaning the oven, remove all utensils stored
in the oven.
• Do not clean the oven door gasket. The door
gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should
be taken not to rub, damage or move the
gasket.
• Oven racks. Oven racks color will change if
left in the oven during a self-cleaning cycle.
• Do not use oven cleaners. No oven cleaner or
oven liner protective coating of any kind should
be used in or around any part of the oven.
• Remove oven racks. Oven racks color will
change if left in the oven during a self-cleaning
cycle.
The health of some birds is
extremely sensitive to the fumes given o
during the self-clean cycle of any range. Move
birds to another well ventilated room.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Slide-in Range Features
Note: The features of your wall oven will vary according to model.
Your Slide-in Range Features At a Glance
1 32 4
1. Left Front Control
2. Left Rear Control
3. Right rear Control
4. Right Front Control
5. Electronic Oven Control With Clock and Kitchen Timer
6. Oven Vent
7. Broil Element
8. Oven Light
9. Convection Fan Cover
10. Self-Clean Convection Oven
11. Adjustable Oven Racks
12. Oven Door Handle
13. Glass Oven Door
14. Storage Drawer
15. 6” Single Radiant Element
16. Warmer Zone Element
17. 6” Single Radiant Element
18. 6”/9” Dual Radiant Element
19. 9”/12” Dual Radiant Element
20. Hot Surface Indicator Lights
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5
6
7
10
8
9
11
13
14
15
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16 17
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Setting Surface Controls
About the Ceramic Glass Cooktop
The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements
located below the surface of the glass. The design of the
ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element
underneath. Make sure the diameter of the pan matches the
diameter of the element outline on the cooktop.
Heat is transferred up through the surface of the cooktop
to the cookware. Only at-bottom cookware should be
used. The type and size of cookware, the number of surface
elements in use and their settings, are all factors that will
aect the amount of heat that will spread to areas beyond
the surface elements. The areas surrounding the elements
may become hot enough to cause burns.
About the Radiant Surface Elements
The element temperature rises gradually and evenly. As the
temperature rises, the element will glow red. To maintain
the selected setting, the element will cycle on and o. The
heating element retains enough heat to provide a uniform
and consistent heat during the o cycle. For ecient
cooking, turn o the element several minutes before cooking
is complete. This will allow residual heat to complete the
cooking process.
NOTE: Please read detailed instructions for ceramic
glass cooktop cleaning in the General Care & Cleaning
section and Before You Call checklist section of this Use
and Care Guide.
NOTE: Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the
element to cycle on and o, even at the HI setting. This
helps to prevent damage to the ceramic smooth top.
Cycling at the HI setting is normal and can occur if the
cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the
cookware bottom is not at (Refer to Selecting Surface
Cooking Cookware section).
NOTE: Due to the high intensity of heat generated by
the surface elements, the glass surface will turn green
when the element will be turned o. This phenomenon is
normal and the glass will come back to its original white
color after it has completely cooled down. (White glass
cooktops only).
Locations of the Radiant Surface Elements and
Controls
Your range is equipped with radiant surface elements with
dierent wattage ratings. The ability to heat food quicker
and in larger volumes increases as the element wattage
increases.
The radiant surface elements are located on the cooktop as
follows:
- Two 6" radiant elements at the right and left rear positions;
- One dual 6" or 9" radiant element at the left front
positions;
- One dual 9” or 12” radiant element at the right front
positions;
- One warmer zone element at the center rear position.
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Setting Surface Controls
Surface Cooking Settings
Use the chart below to determine the correct setting for the
kind of food you are preparing. The Simmer settings are
used to simmer and keep larger quantities of foods warm
such as stews and soups. The lower Simmer settings are ideal
for delicate foods and melting chocolate or butter.
Note: The size and type of cookware used will inuence the
setting needed for best cooking results.
Recommended Settings for Surface Elements
Setting Type of Cooking
HIGH (Hi) Start most foods, bring water to a boil,
pan broiling.
MEDIUM HIGH
(5-8)
MEDIUM (5) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and
MEDIUM LOW
(2 - 4)
LOW (Lo - 2) Keep warm, melt, simmer.
Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry.
gravies, steam vegetables.
Keep foods cooking, poach, stew.
To Operate the Single Surface Elements:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface
element.
2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either
direction to the desired setting (Figure 2).
3. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control
knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note:
The Hot Surface Indicator light will come on when the
control knob will be turn on and will continue to glow
until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate
level. The light may remain on even though the controls
are turned OFF.
Note: See table, for recommended control settings.
Operating Single Radiant Surface Elements
The cooktop has single radiant surface elements at location
as shown on gure 1.
Figure 1
Radiant surface elements may appear to
have cooled after they have been turned o. A hot surface
indicator light will come on and will continue to glow until
the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The
glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the
glass surface is touched before the indicator light has turned
o.
Do not place plastic items such as salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top
of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or
ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch re
if placed too close to the surface elements.
Figure 2
Important notes:
• Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then
turn to a lower setting to nish cooking.
• For ecient cooking, turn the surface element OFF several
minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow residual
heat to complete the cooking process.
• A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the
bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too
small for the surface heating area.
• Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant
heating element to cycle ON and OFF, even at the Hi
setting. This helps prevent damage to the ceramic cooktop.
Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will occur more often
if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the
cookware is not at.
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Setting Surface Controls
Operating the Dual Surface Radiant Element
Your model is equipped with Dual radiant surface element
in the right &left front positions (See Figure 1). Turn the knob
clockwise to turn on the DUAL surface element (See Figure
3) and counterclockwise to turn on the SINGLE surface
element (See Figure 2). You may switch from either setting at
any time during cooking.
Figure 1
Radiant surface elements may appear to
have cooled after they have been turned o. A hot surface
indicator light will come on and will continue to glow until
the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The
glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the
glass surface is touched before the indicator light has turned
o.
Do not place plastic items such as salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top
of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or
ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch re
if placed too close to the surface elements.
To Operate the Dual Surface Element:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the dual surface
element.
2. Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise (See
Figure 2) for smaller cookware or clockwise (See Figure
3) for larger cookware.
3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed. Start most
cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to
a lower setting to nish cooking. Each surface element
provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A
glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the
bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is
too small for the surface heating area.
4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control
knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Note: The
Surface Indicator light will come on when the control
knob will be turn on and will continue to glow until the
glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The
light may remain on even though the controls are turned
OFF.
Note: See page 8, for recommended control settings.
Figure 2
Single Setting
Dual Radiant heating areas on ceramic smooth top
(shown in black)
Figure 3
Dual Setting
Important notes:
• Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then
turn to a lower setting to nish cooking.
• For ecient cooking, turn the surface element OFF several
minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow residual
heat to complete the cooking process.
• A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the
bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too
small for the surface heating area.
• Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant
heating element to cycle ON and OFF, even at the Hi
setting. This helps prevent damage to the ceramic cooktop.
Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will occur more often
if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the
cookware is not at.
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Setting Surface Controls
Setting Warmer Zone
The purpose of the Warmer Zone is to keep hot cooked foods
at serving temperature. Use the Warmer Zone to keep cooked
foods hot such as: vegetables, gravies, casseroles, soups, stews,
breads, pastries and oven-safe dinner plates. Always start
with hot food. It is not recommended to heat cold food on
the Warmer Zone.
All food placed on the warmer zone should be covered with a
lid to maintain quality. For best results, when warming pastries
or breads, the cover should have an opening to allow moisture
to escape. Do not use plastic wrap or aluminum foil to cover
food. Plastic or aluminum may melt onto the surface.
Use only plates, utensils and cookware recommended for oven
and cooktop use on the Warmer Zone.
Warmer Zone Temperature Selection
Refer to the Warmer Zone table for recommended heating
levels (Figure 1). If a particular food is not listed, start with the
medium level, and adjust as needed. Most foods can be kept
at serving temperatures by using the medium level.
To Set the Warmer Zone Control:
NOTE: The controls and indicator light are located on the
control panel.
1. Touch the ON/OFF pad at the Warmer Zone control position.
The Warmer Zone indicator light will ash. Note: If no further
pads are touched within 25 seconds the request to power the
Warmer Zone ON will clear.
2. At the Warmer Zone controls position touch Hi once to turn
ON the power level for HI (see Figure 2) or Lo to turn ON
the power level for LO (see Figure 5). The Warmer Zone
Indicator light located at the right of the ON/OFF pad
will turn on steady and the Hot Surface indicator light will
turn ON when the Warmer Zone becomes hot.
3. Each touch Hi or Lo will increase or decrease the power
levels. The Warmer Zone has 5 power levels from Hi (see
Figure 2) through Med (see Figure 4) to Lo (see Figure 5).
The power level may be adjusted at any time while the
Warmer Zone is ON.
4. When it is time to serve the food, touch the ON/OFF pad
once to turn the Warmer Zone OFF. The Warmer Zone
indicator light will turn OFF (see Figure 3).
Note: The Hot Surface indicator light will remain ON if the
cooktop is still hot and will remain ON until the heating surface
area has cooled suciently.
Warmer Zone Recommended Food Setting Table
Food Item Heating Level
Hot beverages HI
Fried Foods HI
Vegetables MED
Soups (Cream) MED
Stews MED
Sauces MED
Meats MED
Gravies LO
Eggs LO
Diner Plates with Foods LO
Casseroles LO
Breads/Pastries LO
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 4
Radiant surface elements may appear to have
cooled after they have been turned o. The glass surface may
still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched
before it has cooled suciently.
Figure 3
Figure 5
The Warmer Zone will not glow red when it is
hot, but becomes hot enough to cause burns. Avoid placing
hands on or near the Warmer Zone until the Warmer Zone Hot
Surface indicator light is OFF. Always use potholders or oven
mitts when removing food from the warmer zone as cookware
and plates will be hot.
Do not place aluminum foil or plastic items such
as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings
on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt
or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch re
if placed too close to the surface elements or burners.
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Surface Cooking
Selecting Surface Cooking Cookware
Cookware should have at bottoms that make good contact
with the entire surface heating element. Check for atness
by rotating a ruler across the bottom of the cookware (See
Figure 1). Be sure to follow the recommendations for using
cookware as shown in Figure 2.
Note: The size and type of cookware used will inuence the
setting needed for best cooking results.
Cookware Material types
The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly heat
is transferred from the surface element to the pan bottom. The
most popular materials available are:
ALUMINUM - Excellent heat conductor. Some types of food
will cause it to darken (Anodized aluminum cookware resists
staining & pitting). If aluminum pans slide across the ceramic
glass cooktop, they may leave metal marks which will resemble
scratches. Remove these marks immediately.
COPPER - Excellent heat conductor but discolours easily. May
leave metal marks on ceramic glass (see Aluminum above).
STAINLESS STEEL - Slow heat conductor with uneven cooking
results. Is durable, easy to clean and resists staining.
CAST IRON - A poor heat conductor however will retain heat
very well. Cooks evenly once cooking temperature is reached.
Not recommended for use on ceramic cooktops.
PORCELAIN-ENAMEL on METAL - Heating characteristics will
vary depending on base material. Porcelain-enamel coating
must be smooth to avoid scratching ceramic cooktops.
CORRECT
• Flat bottom and straight
sides.
• Tight ttings lids.
• Weight of handle does
not tilt pan. Pan is well
balanced.
• Pan sizes match the
amount of food to be
prepared and the size of
the surface element.
• Made of a material that
conducts heat well.
• Easy to clean.
• Always match pot
diameter to element
surface diameter.
Figure 1
GLASS - Slow heat conductor. Not recommended for ceramic
cooktop surfaces because it may scratch the glass.
INCORRECT
• Curved and warped
pan bottoms.
• Pan overhangs element
by more than one-half
inch.
• Pan is smaller then
element.
• Heavy handle tilts pan.
Figure 2
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