FRIGIDAIRE FGEF302TNF - Manual (Page 9)

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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
CAUTION
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled •
after they have been turned off. The glass surface
may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass
surface is touched before it has cooled suffi ciently.
Do not place aluminum foil, 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 fi re if placed
too close to the surface elements.
Hot Element Indicator Message
After using any of the radiant element positions the
cooktop will become very hot. Even after setting the
controls to OFF, the cooktop will remain hot for some
time. The cooktop control monitors the temperature
of the cooktop and displays the message "HE" (hot
element) warning when the cooktop is still too hot to
touch. If the HE message appears in the window, the
control can still be turned on again for use.
To Operate the Single Radiant Surface Elements:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface
element.
SINGLE RADIANT ELEMENT
The cooktop provides single
radiant element located as
illustrated. Use the following
instructions when operating
these elements.
The suggested power level settings shown in Fig. 1 are
based on cooking with medium sized aluminum pans with
lids. Be sure to make any further setting adjustments for
best surface cooking results.
Suggested element power level settings table
Setting Type of cooking
High
(8.0 - Hi)
Start most foods, bring water to a
boil, pan broiling.
Medium high
(5.0-8.0)
Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry.
Medium
(3.0 - 5.0)
Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces
and gravies or steam vegetables.
Medium low
(2.0 - 3.0)
Keep foods cooking, poach, stew (2.8
or lower is a simmer setting).
Low
(Lo - 2.0)
Keep warm, melt, simmer (2.8 or
lower is a simmer setting).
Fig. 1
Important notes:
• Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and
then turn to a lower setting to fi nish cooking.
• For effi cient 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 bottom is not fl at.
2. Touch and hold the pad
for the desired element position
until a beep is heard. The display
will show "--".
Note: If no further pads are
touched within 10 seconds the
request to power the element ON
will clear.
3. Touch hi pad once to turn ON the
power level to Hi.
Touch lo pad once to turn ON the power level to Low.
Touch med pad once to turn ON the power level to 5.0.
4. Each touch of the hi or lo pad will increase or
decrease the power level from Hi through 3.0 by .5
increments. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and 1.2
will increase or decrease by .2 increments. Lo is the
lowest power level available.
Note: The power level may be adjusted at any time
while the element is ON.
5. When cooking has been completed touch the
pad once to turn the element OFF.