Sears 72671 - Manual (Page 8)

How Does This Cooktop Compare to
Your Oid One?
Youi new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used to
cooldng with induction or ocher electric surface units,
you wiU notice some differences when you use gas
burners.
The best types of cookware 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.
Type of Cooktop Description How It ^?K»rks
Gas Burirers Regular or sealed
gas burners use
either LP gas
or natural gas. Flames heat the pans dkealy. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results,
but pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and
change heat settings right away. When you turn the control olF, cooking stops
right away.
^eci^c 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 cooking results, use good quality pans, Elearic coils arc more forgiving
of warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not
change heat setungs as quicUy as g^ or induction. Electric coils stay hot
enough to continue cooking lor a short time after they are turned oft.
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Solid cast iron
disk sealed to the
cooktop surface- Heats by direct contaa with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for
good cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric
coils. The disk stays hoc enough to continue coolang after it is turned oft,
Remove the pan from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.
Radiant (Glass
Ceramic) Cooktop
O
Electtic coils
under a glass
ceramic cooktop. Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cooieware, so pans must be
flat on the bottom for good cooldng results. The glass cooktop stays hot
enough to continue cooldng after it is turned off Remove the pan from the
surfiice unit if you want cooking to stop.
Induction High frequency
induction coils
under a glass
surface. Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that 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