Whirlpool 4211866 - Manual (Page 3)

Using Your Cooktop
Models CEX375VB (shown) & CEX375VW (white)
6" solid element
surface unit
Left rear
control knob
Right rear
control knob
Glass cooktop
7 1/2" solid Left front
element control knob
surface unit
Control
panel
Signal light Right front
control knob
Using the surface units
Push in
and turn
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI and
OFF.
Signal lights
The Surface Unit Signal Light next to a
control knob will glow when that
surface unit is on.
NOTE: When a Signal Light goes off, the
surface unit will still be hot. Do not leave
or store plastic, pans or other items on
surface units.
Until you get used to the settings, use
the following as a guide. For best
results, start cooking at the high
settings, then turn the control knob
down to continue cooking.
Use a high setting to start food cooking;
to bring Uquids to a boil.
Use a medium-high setting to hold a
rapid boil; to fry chicken or pancakes.
Use a medium setting for gravy,
puddings and icing; to cook large
amounts of vegetables.
Use a medium-low setting to keep food
cooking after starting it on a higher
setting.
Use a low setting to keep food warm
imtil ready to serve. Set the heat higher
or lower within the low band to keep
food at the temperature you want.
Solid element surface units
Before using a solid element surface unit
for the first time, heat on high setting for
five minutes. The surface unit will give
off smoke as the protective coating,
applied at the factory, finishes bonding
to the surface.
Sohd element surface units are made of
heavy cast-iron to provide even cooking.
Each surface unit has a built-in
protective limiter as a safety feature.
The limiter senses uneven cooking
temperatures and automatically reduces
the heat level. The limiter wQl sense
uneven heat when a pan boils dry or
when a pan is removed and the surface
unit is left on. The heat level may also be
reduced automatically if the bottom of
the pan is not flat or if the pan is too
large or too small for the element. This
will result in longer cooking times.
Sohd elements hold heat longer than
conventional surface units. For best
cooking results, use a high setting for
only a short period of time. Then use a
lower setting to complete the cooking.
You may want to turn the solid element
surface unit OFF a few minutes before
you finish cooking.
A
warning
Bum, Fire And Property
Damage Hazard
■ Be sure all control knobs are
turned to OFF and all signal
lights are off when you are not
cooking. Someone could be
burned or a fire could start if a
surface unit is accidentally left
on.
■ Solid elements stay hot for a long
time. Do not use the high setting
for long periods of time or leave
pans on hot elements when
cooking is done. Burned food and
damage to the cookware could
result.
> Model and serial
number plate (on
bottom of outer box)
Pans should be the same size or larger
than the surface unit to prevent boil­
overs and hot handles.
Use only flat-bottomed utensils. Flat
bottoms allow maximum contact
between the pans and surface units for
fast, even cooking. Pans with uneven
bottoms or with raised patterns on the
bottoms are not suitable. Do not use
trivets, woks with skirts, or carmens
with concave or ridged bottoms.
To check your cookware for flatness,
place a straight-edge across the bottom
of each piece. Rotate the straight-edge
across the bottom. If light shows
anywhere between the pan and the
straight-edge, the pan is not flat. Do not
use it.
^WARNING
Bum Hazard
If the pan is too small for the
surface unit, you could be burned
by the heat from the exposed
section of the surface unit. Use
correctly sized utensils to prevent
injury.
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