Thermador CEP User Manual

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Thermador Glass Ceramic Cooktops

Thank you for selecting the Thermador Glass Ceramic Touch

Control Cooktop. We recommend that you take time to read this

This booklet contains suggestions that will be helpful as well as

directions for using all the features on your cooktop. Keep it

you start to cook.

The information in this manual will help you easily operate and

care for you cooktop for years of satisfaction.

www.thermador.

com

or write to us at:

Thermador

Customer Support Call Center

5551 McFadden Avenue

Huntington Beach, CA 92649

Sincerely,

Test Kitchen Consumer Scientists

A Special Message

To Our Customers

Table of Contents

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Cooktop Models

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3

Cooktop Controls

Cooktop Operating Instructions

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5

Before Using Cooktop for First Time

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5

and Good Appearance of the Surface:

5

Indicator Lights

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5

Retained Heat

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5

Locking the Cooktop

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The Elements

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6

Radia

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Dual Element

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6

Triple Element

Bridge Element

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Bridge Operation

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Keep Warm

Keep Warm Guidelines

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Temperature Limiters

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Pan Sensing and Sizing Guidelines

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Using a single element

Using a dual or triple element

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To change cook settings when cooking

To turn off the Zone Smart™ feature

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Cookware Characteristics

To test the ﬂ atness of your pans

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Specialty pans

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Customer Accessory Griddle

Using Proper Cookware

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Before Use Care

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Recommended Cleaners

Avoid These Cleaners

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Daily Cleaning Techniques

How to use a Razor Blade Scraper

Use Cooktop Cleaning Creme® Daily

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Care and Use Manual

Installation Instructions

Cooktop Cleaning Creme®

Razor Blade Scraper

Mounting Brackets

Registration Card

Foam Tape Seal

WARNING

Turn off the electric element. BE CAREFUL TO

with baking soda. Never use water on cooking

WARNING

Unattended in an area where appliances are in

WARNING

with the Installation Instructions provided with the

All other servicing should be referred to a qualiﬁ ed

warm or heat a room.

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with the cooktop. Buff with a clean cloth (see page

APPEARANCE OF THE SURFACE:

will melt and damage the glass surface.

when the cooking surface is too hot to touch. After the

when working or cleaning around the cooktop as the

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feature:

warm pad

warm a serving platter before adding the hot food, or

Warm

Guidelines

and casseroles with a shallow ridge around the

base can be used provided they are made of heat

safe material.

on a hot surface. Example: use Corningware “safe

for range top” rather than Pyrex “not recommend

ed for cooktop use”.

of pan when necessary to raise food off bottom

of the pan. Use a small amount of water to steam

tortillas. Do not use a trivet directly on the cook

top.

with the heating surface (due to a warped or

uneven base).

fer the heat.

CET models only or Zone Smart™ turned off on

CEP models.)

elements

element, the

and

elements or the

and

elements may be selected.

independently.

ment simultaneously with a single control.

touch center area

ment.

with the pan sizing feature .

pad

will always be acti-

display area twice OR

pad.

When the pan is lifted off the element,

the heat-

If a selection is not made within 5 seconds, the

Element will shut off.

A second touch of the pad will select the small

– CEF and CET Models

And uniformity. For best results select pans with the

– When a pan is hot, the base (pan

wobbling ( rocking ). Flat, medium to heavy pans are

Another simple test to determine even heat

water in the pan. Bring the water to a boil and observe

– The base of the pan should cover or

– A lid shortens cooking time by

An anodized aluminum griddle with a ﬂ at base and

All these settings are recommended without the element being preheated.

A range of heat settings are listed because the actual

The Heat Settings recom-

®

(packaged with

This removes soil and provides a

Use only a small amount; apply to a clean paper

®

(without bleach); rinse and dry.

AVOID THESE CLEANERS

Oven cleaners such as Easy Off

®

may etch the

Metal scouring pads and scrub sponges such

®

can scratch and/or leave metal

Soap-ﬁ lled souring pads such as SOS

®

can

Powdery cleaners containing chlorine bleach

can permanently stain the cooktop.

Flammable cleaners such as lighter ﬂ uid or WD-

®

using care not to gouge or scratch the glass. Push

and apply the Cooktop Cleaning Creme® .

rinse thoroughly and dry. Apply Cooktop Cleaning

without bleach) with a dampened paper towel;

only

with daily use of the Cooktop Cleaning Creme® .

(CEF and CET Models or CEP with Zone

A slight odor is noticeable when an element is

For example, the ﬂ ashing light rings require

Write:

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