Using And Caring For Your Cooktop; Using The Surface Units - KitchenAid KERH507 Use And Care Manual

U
sing and Caring for Your
Cooktop
This section tells you how to operate the controls to the cooktop. It also discusses
how the ceramic glass cooktop works, and includes tips on how to cook with and
maintain the cooktop.
IN THIS SECTION

Using the surface units ....................... 9

Cookware tips .................................... 11
Using the surface units
Control knobs
Push in control knobs before turning them
to a setting. Set them anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Power on lights
Each control knob has a Power On Light.
When you use a control knob to
turn on a surface unit, the Power
On Light by that knob will glow.
Hot surface indicator lights
The Hot Surface Indicator Lights on the
cooktop surface will glow
when the surface units get
hot. The Indicator Lights will
HOT CHAUD
continue to glow as long as
the surface units are too hot
to touch, even after they are
("CHAUD" is
turned off.
French for
"HOT")
Caring for your cooktop ................... 12
Using and replacing the
cooktop light ...................................... 14
wWARNING
Fire Hazard
Turn off all controls when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death,
fire, or burns.
Control setting guide
For best results, start cooking at the high
setting; then turn the control knob down to
continue cooking.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
HI • To start foods cooking.
• To bring liquids to a boil.
• To hold a rapid boil.
6MED HI5
• To fry chicken or
pancakes.
• For gravy, pudding, and
MED
icing.
• To cook large amounts
of vegetables.
• To keep food cooking
3MED LO2
after starting it on a
higher setting.
LO • To keep food warm until
ready to serve.
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