How does this cooktop compare to your old one – Sears 61118 User Manual
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How Does This Cooktop Compare to
Your Old One?
Your new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used to
cooldng with induction or other electric surface units,
you will notice some differences when you use gas
burners*
The best types of coolcware to use, plus heat-up and
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you have.
The following chart will help you to understand the
differences between gas burner cooktops and any other
type of cooktop you may have used in the past.
Description
How It Works
Regtilar or sealed
gas burners use
either LP gas
or natural gas.
Flames heat the pans direedy. Pan flatness is not critical to cooldng results,
but pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat Ле pan right away and
change heat settings tight away When you turn the control off, cooldng stops
right away.
Coil
Flattened metal
tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suspended
over a drip pan.
Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For
best cooldng results, use good quality pans, Electric coils are more forgiving
of warped pans chan radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not
change heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot
enough to continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off
Solid Disk
©
Solid cast iron
disk sealed to the
cooktop surfece.
Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for
good cooldng results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric
coils. The disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned
o f f .
Remove the pan from the solid disk if you want the cooldng to stop.
Radiant (Glass
Ceramic) Coolnop
О
Electric coils
under a glass
ceramic cooktop.
Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the coolcware, so pans must be
flat on the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hoc
enough Ш continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the
surface unit if you want cooldng to stop,
Induction
High frequency
induction coils
under a glass
surfoce.
Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal chat attracts a magnet). Heat is
produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right
away and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning
the control off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooldng
stops right away.