Owner’s Manual

34 OPERATION
temperature. Use the Warm Zone to keep food
warm after it has already been cooked. Attempting
to cook uncooked or cold food on the Warming
Zone could result in a food-borne illness.
1 Push the Warm Zone element knob in A.
2 Turn the knob in either direction to the
desired setting B.
• The control knob clicks when it is positioned
at OFF, HI and LO.
NOTE
• For best results, food on the warmer should be
kept in its container or covered with a lid or
aluminum foil to maintain food quality.
The Recommended Surface Cooking
Setting
Using the Proper Cookware
The size and type of cookware will influence the
settings needed for the best cooking results. Be
sure to follow the recommendations for using
proper cookware.
NOTE
• Match the size of the cookware to the amount of
food being cooked to save energy when heating.
Heating 1/2 quart of water requires more energy
in a 3-quart pot than in a 1-quart pot.
Cookware should have flat bottoms that make
good contact with the entire surface heating
element. Check for flatness by placing a ruler
across the bottom of the cookware. The ruler
should touch the cookware across the entire
bottom, with no gaps.
Cookware Recommendations
• Flat bottom and straight sides
•Heavy-gauge pans
• Pan sizes that match the amount of food to be
prepared and the size of the surface element
• Weight of handle does not tilt pan. Pan is well
balanced
• Tight-fitting lids
• Flat bottom woks
Cookware should not
Setting Recommended Use
8.5-Hi
• Bring liquid to a boil
• Start cooking
5.5-8.0
• Hold a rapid boil, frying, deep fat
fry
• Quickly brown or sear food
3.5-5.0
• Maintain a slow boil
• Fry or saute foods
• Cook soups, sauces and gravies
2.2-3.0
• Stew or steam food
• Simmer
Lo-2.0
• Keep food warm
• Melt chocolate or butter
• Simmer
• have a curved or warped
bottom.
• be smaller or larger than
the surface burner.
• have a heavy handle that
tilts the pan.
• be a wok with a ring
stand.
• have loose or broken handles.