Maytag Gemini MER6875BA User Manual

4
Surface Cooking
S
urface
C
ontrols
U
se to turn on the sur
f
ace elements. An in
f
inite choice o
f
h
eat settin
g
s is available
f
rom Low to Hi
g
h. The knobs can
b
e set on or between any of the settings
.
S
ettin
g
the
C
ontrol
s
1. Place pan on surface element
.
2. P
us
h in
a
n
d
t
u
rn th
e
kn
ob
in
e
ith
e
r
d
ir
ec
ti
o
n t
o
th
e
des
ir
ed
heat setting.
• The control panel is marked to identi
f
y whic
h
element the knob controls. For example, the
g
raphic at right indicates left front element.
3. There is an element “
O
N” indicator light on the contro
l
p
anel. When any sur
f
ace control knob is turned on, th
e
light will turn on. The light will turn off when all the
su
r
face
e
l
e
m
e
nt
s
a
r
e
t
u
rn
ed
off.
4. A
f
ter cookin
g
, turn knob to
O
F
F
.
R
emove
p
an
.
D
u
al
Ele
m
e
nt
s
(
select models
)
T
he cookin
g
sur
f
ace has two dual elements
l
ocated in the ri
g
ht
f
ront and le
f
t
f
ront o
f
t
he smoothtop. This allows you to chang
e
t
h
e
s
iz
e
o
f th
ese
e
l
e
m
e
nt
s
. T
u
rn
co
ntr
o
l
k
n
ob
t
o
O
FF before switching elemen
t
si
z
e.
Pr
ess
th
e
s
wit
c
h t
o
th
e
left
to use the
t
l
arge element or to the
right
to use the
t
s
mall element
.
BEF
O
RE
COO
KIN
G
• Always place a pan on the surface unit
before
you turn it
e
o
n. To prevent damage to range,
ne
v
er
operate surface
r
u
nit without a pan in place.
•
NEVER
use the cooktop as a stora
g
e area for food o
r
cook
w
a
r
e
.
DURIN
G
COO
KIN
G
• Be sure you know which knob controls which surface
u
nit. Make sure
y
ou turned on the correct surface unit
.
• Begin cooking on a higher heat setting then reduce to a
lower setting to complete the operation.
Ne
v
e
r u
se
a
high heat setting for extended cooking
.
•
N
EVE
R
allow a pan to boil dry. This could damage the
pan and the appliance.
•
NEVER
touc
h
cookto
p
until it
h
as cooled. Ex
p
ect som
e
p
arts o
f
the cookto
p
, es
p
ecially around the sur
f
ace units
,
to become warm or
h
ot durin
g
cookin
g
. Use pot
h
older
s
to
p
rotect
h
ands.
CAUTION
Su
gg
ested Heat Settin
gs
The size, type of cookware and cooking operation will affec
t
the heat setting. For information on cookware and othe
r
factors affecting heat settings, refer to
C
ookware
Recommendations
on page 7.
s
Wa
r
m
(
right or left rear element
)
:
Food maintains a tempera-
t
u
r
e
abo
v
e
14
0
°
F without continuing to cook. Food is heate
d
o
n a higher setting until it reaches this temperature.
Ne
v
e
r
u
se a hold or warm setting to reheat cold food. Be sure knob
is adjusted to produce a consistant temperature.
S
immer: Food
f
orms bubbles that barel
y
break the sur
f
ace.
F
oods are between 185
°
F and 200
°
F. A simmer setting ca
n
a
lso be used to steam or poach
f
oods or continue cookin
g
c
overed
f
oods. (Ad
j
ust the knob between Hi
g
h and Low t
o
o
btain t
h
e desired simmer action.
)
AFTER
COO
KIN
G
•
M
a
k
e
su
r
e
su
r
face
u
nit i
s
t
u
rn
ed
off.
•
Clean u
p
messy s
p
ills as soon as
p
ossible
.
O
THER TIPS
•
I
f
cabinet stora
g
e is provided directly above cookin
g
s
urface, limit it to items that are infrequently used and can
b
e safely stored in an area sub
j
ected to heat
.
T
emperatures may be unsafe for items such as volatile
l
iqui
d
s, c
l
eaners or aeroso
l
sprays.
•
NEVER
leave any items, especially plastic items, on the
R
cooktop. The hot air from the vent may ignite flammabl
e
i
tems, melt or soften plastics, or increase pressure in
closed containers causing them to burst.
•
N
EVE
R
allow aluminum foil, meat probes or any other
R
m
etal object, other than a pan on a sur
f
ace element, to
contact heating elements.
•
N
EVE
R
store heavy items above the cooktop that could fall
R
an
d
d
ama
g
e it.
T
ri
pl
e
El
ement
(
select models
)
The cooking surface has one tripl
e
e
lement located in the right front position.
This element can be used for large
r
c
ooking utensils when the triple element
is chosen, or for smaller pans when the
s
ingle or dual settings are chosen. T
o
o
perate the single element, push in the
c
ontrol knob and rotate to the
left
. To
t
t
o
perate the dual or triple elements, mak
e
the selection with the rocker switch and rotat
e
the control knob to the
r
ight.
S
low Boil
:
Food
f
orms bubbles at a moderate pace. A slo
w
boil setting can also be used for most frying and fo
r
maintaining the cooking o
f
large amounts o
f
liquids. (Adjus
t

Maytag Gemini MER6875BA Specifications

General

Brand	Maytag
Model	Gemini MER6875BA
Category	Ranges
Language	English