Magic Chef 8770RB Use And Care Manual

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Instructions for Your Electric Cooktop

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................. 2-3

USING YOUR COOKTOP ................................................. 4-5

UTENSIL INFORMATION ................................................. 6-7

CLEANING CHART .......................................................... 8-9

SERVICE ............................................................................ 10

WARRANTY ....................................................................... 11

The model and serial numbers of your appliance are

found on the rating plate which is located on the

INSTALLER Please leave this bottom side of the cooktop.

manual with this appliance.

Model number:

CONSUMER Tosaveyoutime,

energy and money, read and keep this Serial number:

manual for future reference.

Date of purchase:

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ BEFORE OPERATING YOUR COOKTOP

The following instructionsare based on safety consid- DO NOT USE WATER ON // ( (( I--f_

erations and must be strictlyfollowed to eliminate the GREASE FIRES Smother
potential risks of fire, electric shock, or personal injury, fire or flame or use dry chem-

ical or foam-type extin-

PROPER INSTALLATION - Be sure your appliance is guisher, if available or sprin- _ r<'_"_. =._,

properly installed and grounded by a qualified techni- kle heavily with bakingsoda.
clan.

USE ONLY DRY POTHOLDERS - Moist or damp

NEVER USE YOUR APPLIANCE FOR WARMING OR
HEATING THE ROOM. 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 cloths.

STORAGE ABOVE RANGE - To eliminate the hazard
of reaching over hot surface elements, cabinet storage SURFACE COOKING UNITS:

should notbe provideddirectlyabove a unit. If provided, USE PROPER PAN SIZE - This appliance is equipped
storage should be limited toinfrequently used items that with one or more surface elements of different sizes.

can be safely stored in an area subjected to heat. Select utensils having fiat bottoms large enough to
Temperatures may be unsafe for some items such as cover the surface element. The use of undersized

volatile liquids, cleaners, or aerosol sprays. If cabinet utensils will expose a portion of the heating element to
storage is provided, installation of a range hood that direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing.

projects at least 5-inches beyond the bottom of the Proper relationship of utensil to element will also ira-

cabinet will reduce the hazards associated with such
storage, prove efficiency.

WEAR PROPER
APPAREL NEVER LEAVE SURFACE I_'_ I vf'_"

Loose-fittingorhang- UNITS UNATTENDED AT
ing garments should

HIGH HEAT

SETTINGS

__ _I_ _ never be worn while

Boilover causes smoking

__ using the appliance and greasy spillovers that

may ignite.

USER SERVICING - Do not repair or replace any part
of the appliance unless specifically recommended in

the Use and Care Book. All other servicing should be
referred to a qualified technician. Always disconnect

unit or cut-off power to unit before any servicing.

STORAGE IN, ON OR NEAR APPLIANCE - Do not
store or use gasoline or other flammable materials,

vapors and liquidsnear surface unitsor inthe vicinity of
thisor any other appliance. The fumes can create a fire

hazard or explosion. Do not use cook'top as a storage
area for food or cooking utensils.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

GLAZED COOKING UTENSILS - Only certain types CONTROLKNOBS-Turnoffcontrolatthecomple-
ofglass,glass/ceramic,ceramic,earthenware,orother tion of a cooking operation.

glazed utensilsare suitable for cooktopsurface with-
outbreakingdueto thesuddenchange in temperature. SMOOTHTOP COOKTOP:

Do not cook on broken cooktop. If cooktop should
break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may pene-
trate the broken cooktop and create a risk of

__ UTENSIL HANDLES electric shock. Contact a qualified technician im-

SHOULD BETURNED mediately. Clean cooktop with caution. If a wet
INWARDANDNOTEX- sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot

TEND OVER ADJA- cooking area, be careful to avoid steam burn.

CENT SURFACE Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes if
UNITS To reduce the applied to a hot surface.

riskof burns, ignitionof

flammable materials, DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE - Children

and spillagedue to un- should not be left alone or unattended in area

intentional contactwith where appliance is in use. They should never be

the utensil,the handleofa utensilshouldbepositioned allowed to sit or stand on any part ofthe appliance.
so that it is turned inward, and does not extend over CAUTION: Do not store items of interest to chil-

adjacent surface elements, dren in cabinets above an appliance or on the

backguard of a range.

DEEP FAT FRYERS:
Useextremecautionwhen movingthegreasekettleor Children climbing on the %_E_f'F=L /

disposingof hotgrease, appliance to reach items

could be seriously injured.

DONOT TOUCH SURFACE ELEMENTSOR AREAS Children mustbetaughtthat
NEARELEMENTS- Elementsmaybehoteventhough the appliance and utensils

they are dark in color. Areas near surface elements in or on it can be hot. Chil-

may become hot enough to cause burns. During and dren should be taught that

after use, do not touch or let clothing or other flam- an appliance is not a toy.
mable materials contact heating elements or areas They should not be allowed

near elements until they have had sufficient time to to play with controls or other
cool. Among these areas are the cooktop, and sur- parts of the unit.
facesfacingthe cooktop.Also, donot allowaluminum
foil, meat probes or any other metal object, other than

a utensil on a surface element, to contact heating

elements. IN CASE OF FIRE:

1. Turn off appliance and ventilating hood.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 2. Use dry or foam-type extinguisher or bak-

If applianceis installednear a windowtake stepsto ing soda to smother flame. Never use
preventcurtainsfromblowingover surfaceelements water on a grease fire.

creatinga fire hazard. 3. If fire is ina pan on the surface unit, cover

pan.

CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSE - Locate and mark
breaker or fuse. Never replace a blown fuse or - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

reset a breaker untilyou know what has caused

the problem. Always replace a blownfuse with one
of the correct amperage, do not use a substitute.

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USING YOUR SMOOTHTOP COOKTOP

COOKING AREAS To help keepcooktopclean besure cooking area and
The four surface cookingareason yourcooktopare utensilbottomare cleananddry beforeuse.

identifiedbypermanentpatternsinthecooktop.There
are two largeand two smallareas. Use the smaller Turncontrolknobtothedesiredheatsetting.If indoubt
areasfor smallcookingutensilsand the largerareas as to the correctsetting,it is betterto select a lower

for large utensils, settingand increasetoa highersettingas needed.It

willtake longerforthe cookingarea tocool toa lower
temperaturethanto heat upto a highertemperature.

(/ '_ @ If food iscookingtoofast orifboiloversoccur,remove

@ lidand reducetoa lowersetting.Allowenoughtimefor

the cookingarea to adjustto the newsetting.

_ @ THINGS TO REMEMBERDo notallowplasticobjects,aluminumfoil,sugar,or

foodswith high sugarcontentto melt onto the hot
cooktop.Meltedmaterialscancausepermanentdam-

WhenacookingareaisturnedON,theradiantelement age to the cooktop.
underthecooktopwillheatupanda redglowfromthe

element can be seen throughthe smoothtop.The IMPORTANT: Watch sugary solutionscarefully to
element will cycle on and off to maintainthe heat avoid boilover.If sugar solution(such as jam, jelly,

setting.Whentheelementcycleson,itisnormaltosee candy)isallowedto boilover,itmaypittheglass.Wipe
a red glow. up sugaryboiloversimmediately - turn element to

LOW. Usea wooden-handledmetalspatulato scrape

KNOBS boilovertoa coolerarea ofthe cooktopor useseveral

The cookingarea controlsare called INFINITE con- layers of dry papertowelsto wipe up spillover.If a
trois.Thistypeofcontrolprovidesan infinitechoiceof papertowelis used,be carefultoavoidsteam bums.

heat:settingsfrom LOW to HIGH. The control can be Turn elementoff.When cool, usea single-edgerazor
seteitheronanyofthenumberedsettingsor between blade suchas Widget by Gillette to scrape off soil.
the numberedsettings. Clean withEIcoCooktopCleaningCreme, rinseand

dry.
To operate control: Pushdownand turn knob, in
eitherdirection,to the desiredheatsetting. To protectthetop, itisnotrecommendedtousethetop

as a worksurfaceoras a cuttingboardortocookfood
ON INDICATOR LIGHT directlyonthe cooktopwithouta utensil.
Cooktopis equippedwith an ON indicatorlightto
indicatewhen a surface elementison. The lightwill Do not useatrivetormetalstand(suchasa wok ring)
remain on untilthe element is turned off. After a betweentheutensilandthecooktop.Theseitemscan

cookingoperation,be sure elementand ON lightare markoretchthesurfaceandaffectcookingefficiency.
off.

Thingaugealuminumcookware,aluminumfoilorfoil
HOT SURFACE LIGHT containerssuchas popcornpoppersare NOT recom-

The cooktopisequippedwitha HOT SURFACE light, mendedforuseonthecooktop.Theywillleave metal
This red lightwillturnonto indicatethatthecooking marksand may permanentlymeltontothe top.

areaishotandwillremainonuntiltheareahascooled.

Do NOTslidealuminumcookwareacrossthecooktop.

COOKING HINTS Thismayresultinaluminummarkswhichthenmustbe
Duringthe firstfew hoursof use,you may noticethat immediatelyremovedwith a recommendedcooktop
the cooktopemits a slightbumingodor and a light cleaner(see p. 9).

smoke.Bothof these conditionsare normaland are
causedbythe insulationmaterialof the heatingele- Do notslideglassitemsacrossthecooktop.Theymay

mentsina new cooktop, scratchordamagethe top.

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