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Setting Surface Controls
General Cooktop Information
Use the table below to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing. The low settings are used to
simmer and keep larger quantities of foods warm such as stews and soups. The lowest simmer settings are ideal for delicate
foods and melting chocolate or butter.
Note: The size and type of cookware used will infl uence the setting needed for best cooking results.
Recommended Settings Table for Single, Dual and Bridge Surface Elements
Setting Type of Cooking
HI (High) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling.
5-8 (Medium high) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry.
5 (Medium) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables.
2-4 (Medium low) Keep foods cooking, poach, stew.
LO-2 (Low) Keep warm, melt, simmer.
Use Proper Cookware
Figure 1
CORRECT
• Flat bottom and straight sides.
• Tight fi tting lids.
• Weight of handle does not tilt
pan. Pan is well balanced.
• Pan sizes match the amount of
food to be prepared and the
size of the surface element.
• Made of material that
conducts heat well.
• Easy to clean.
• Always match pan diameter to
element surface diameter.
INCORRECT
• Curved and warped pan bottoms.
• Pan overhangs unit by more than
one-half inch.
• Pan is smaller than the element.
• Heavy handle tilts the pan.
Cookware should have
fl at bottoms that make
good contact with the
entire surface heating
element. Check for
fl atness by rotating a
ruler across the bottom of
the cookware (See Figure
1). Be sure to follow the
recommendations for
using cookware as shown
to the right.
Note: The size and type of cookware used will
infl uence the setting needed for best cooking
results.
Using Woks
DO NOT use two surface
cooking areas if your appliance is not
equipped with a bridge element to
heat one large pan such as a roaster or
griddle. DO NOT allow cooking utensils
to boil dry. Either of these situations
could damage the glass ceramic
cooktop.
For ceramic glass cooktop
models, use only fl at bottomed
woks (without support rings).
DO NOT use a wok if it is
equipped with a metal ring that extends
beyond the surface element. Because this
ring traps heat, the surface element and
cooktop surface could be damaged.
Wire trivets: Do not use wire trivets.
Cookware bottoms must be in direct
contact with the surface cooking areas.