USING YOUR SOLID DISC COOKTOP
IMPORTANT
BEFORE USINGTHE SOLID DISC ELEMENTSFOR THE FIRSTTIME, HEATTHE ELEMENTS,WITHOUT A PAN IN
PLACE, FOR 3 TO 5 MINUTES ON THE HIGH SETTING. Elementsare shipped with a special coatingwhich protects
them against corrosion. Heating the elements allows the coating to be hardened and burned into the elements. During
thecuring process, a harmlesssmokewill be created. Ifthe elementsare not cured, the coating can stick to a panwhen
the solidelement isfirst used.The rings aroundthe elements may turn a golden color during the curing process. This is
normal. (See page 11 for cleaning information.)
RED DOT ELEMENT
Thiselement has 10 heat settings. The THERMAL PROTECTOR: The red dot The elementhas ametalsensingdevice
control knob can be set on any of the in the center of the element indicates located in the center of the element.
numbered settings from LO to HI or be- that the element has a built-in safety This device senses and regulates the
tween the settings to provide "infinite" thermal protector. If, for example, a temperature of the bottom of the pan.
variations of heat. utensildoes notmake good contact with
the element or should accidently boil
dry, this safety feature senses the extra
The red dot element preheats at full heat and automatically switches to a
wattage then maintainsthe heatsetting lower wattage. The thermal protector
by cyclingthe element off and on at furl
wattage. The on time islonger at higher prevents utensils from "meltdown" or
heat settings, warpage.
To cook: Begin cooking on a higher The Protector alsoreduces the wattage
heatsettingthen reduceto a lower heat if the element is operatedwithout a pan
setting to complete the cooking opera- in place or ifan improper utensil is used.
tion. The Protector is activated whenever a
utensil is unable to properly conduct When this element is first turned on, it
heats at full wattage (high), regardless
heat awayfrom the solid element's sur-
face. of the heat setting selected, until the
utensil reaches the preselected heat.
The element then automatically re-
duces inwattage and beginsto cycle on
Cooking times will increase because and off to offer a steadytemperature for
there is less heatwhen the thermal pro- controlled cooking. The sensor regu-
tector is activated, lates this temperature until you turn the
element off.
SENSOR ELEMENT
This element provides an infinite choice To cook: Only one setting is necessary
of heatsettingsfrom LOto HI.The knob with the Sensorelement. It isnotneces-
can be set on any of the numbered set- sary to begin cooking on a higher heat
tings or between the settings to provide setting thenreduce toa lower setting as
infinite variations of heat. suggested for the Red Dot element.
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