Kenmore 790.4292 - Manual (Page 4)

Important Safety Instructions
• Use Proper Pan Size. This appliance is equipped with
one or more COOKING ZONES of different sizes.
Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to
cover the minimum Cooking Zones. The pan detection
sensors will not allow the affected Cooking Zone to
operate without a pan of sufficient size present.
• Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and
Should Not Extend Over Adjacent Cooking Zones.
To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable
materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with
the utensil.
• Never Leave Prepared Food on the Cooking Zones
Unattended. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry
may melt or become damaged.
• Protective Liners. Do not use aluminum foil to line
any part of the cooktop. Only use aluminum foil as
recommended after the cooking process, if used as a
cover to be placed over the food. Any other use of
aluminum foil may result in the risk of eiectric shock,
fire or short circuit.
• Glazed Cooking Utensils. Only certain types of glass,
glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed
utensils are suitable for range top service without
breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.
Check the manufacturer's recommendations for
cooktop use.
• Ventilating hood. The ventilating hood above your
cooking surface should be cleaned frequently, so the
grease from cooking vapors does not accumulate on
the hood or filter.
FOR CERAMIC COOKTOP ONLY
• 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 qualified technician
immediateiy.
• Clean Cooktop 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.
• Do Not Place Hot Cookware on Cold Cooktop
Glass. This could cause glass to break.
• Do not slide pans across the cooktop surface. They
may scratch the cooktop surface.
• Do not let pans boil dry. This may cause permanent
damage in the form of breakage, fusion, or marring
that can affect the ceramic-glass cooktop. (This type of
damage is not covered by your warranty).
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to
publish a list of substances known to the state to cause
cancer, birth defects or other productive harm, and
requires businesses to warn customers of potential
exposure to such substances.
Induction Cooktop Features
A COOLER COOKTOP - A unique feature of the Induction Cooktop is whether turned ON or OFF, the cooktop surface
remains cooler than standard ceramic cooktops.
 CAUTION I The Cooking Zones may appear to be cool while turned ON and after they have been turned OFF. But the
glass surface may be HOT from residual heat transferred from the cookware and burns may occur.
MAGNETIC DETECTOR - The coil sensor automatically detects if a pan is magnetic; if it is not, the Cooking Zone will not
activate.
PAN SIZE DETECTION - The pan detection sensor automatically adapts the size of Cooking Zones to the pan sizes in
use.
EFFICIENT - Induction cooking heats faster while using less energy. Induction power boils more quickly and simmers
more evenly.