Maytag Gemini MER6875BA User Manual

5
S
moothtop
S
urface
C
ookin
g
Area
s
The cooking areas on your range are identified by permanen
t
c
ircles on the smoothtop surface. For most efficient cooking
,
fit the pan size to the element size
.
P
ans should not extend more tha
n
1
/
1
2
/
/
to 1-inch beyond
2
t
h
e coo
k
ing area
.
When a control is turned on, a glow can be seen through the
smoothtop surface. The element will c
y
cle on and o
ff
to
maintain t
h
e preset
h
eat settin
g
, even on
H
i
gh.
F
or more information on cookware
,
refer to
C
ookware
Recommendations
on page 7.
s
Hot Surface Indicator Li
g
h
t
The Hot Surface indicator li
g
ht is located on th
e
c
ontrol panel. The light will be illuminated whe
n
any cookin
g
area is
h
ot. It will remain on, eve
n
after the control is turned off
,
until the area has cooled.
Surface Cooking
*
F
lex-
C
hoic
e
T
M
:
T
his setting uses a very low hea
t
s
etting to keep delicate foods or foods in a covered pan
warm wit
h
out cooking.
No
t
es:
•
For
C
anadian models, the smoothtop does N
O
T operate
d
urin
g
a c
l
ean cyc
l
e
.
•
C
ooktop may emit light smoke and odo
r
th
e
fir
s
t f
ew
times the cooktop is used. This is normal
.
•
S
moothtop cooktops retain heat for a period of tim
e
a
fter the element is turned off. T
u
rn th
e
e
l
e
m
e
nt
s
off
a
f
e
w min
u
t
es
before
food is completely cooked and use
e
the retained heat to complete cooking. When the Ho
t
S
urface indicator li
g
ht turns off, the cookin
g
area will b
e
c
ool enou
g
h to touch. Because o
f
the way they retain
h
eat, t
h
e smoot
h
to
p
elements will not res
p
ond t
o
c
hanges in settings as quickly as coil elements
.
•
In the event o
f
a
p
otential boilover, remove the
p
an
f
rom
the cookin
g
surface.
•
N
ever attempt to li
f
t the cooktop
.
•
The smoothtop surface may appear discolored when it is
hot. This is normal and will disa
pp
ear when the sur
f
ac
e
cools
.
Flex-
C
hoice
TM
Ele
m
e
nt
(
select models
)
The Flex-
C
hoice
T
M
element is a fully
functioning element that provides an
u
ltra low Melt heat settin
g
f
or meltin
g
choco
l
a
t
e
a
n
d
bu
tt
e
r. It i
s
l
oca
t
ed
i
n
t
he left rear positio
n
The Melt setting is located betwee
n
2
and OFF. Heat settin
g
s outside of thi
s
area function as a normal element
,
wit
h
2
(Low) to High settings.
N
ote: When usin
g
the normal settin
g
s
f
or preparin
g
f
oods
,
i
t may take a
f
ew minutes
f
or the cookin
g
area to cool t
o
t
he Melt heat setting
.
t
he knob between High and Low to obtain the desired boi
l
action.
)
B
o
il: Liquid
f
orms bubbles at a rapid pace. A
f
ast boil setting
c
an be used to brin
g
liquid to a boil, brown meat, stir
f
ry
,
saute, and heat oil
f
or
f
ryin
g
be
f
ore turnin
g
to a lower settin
g
.
Th
e Hi
gh
settin
g
is always used to brin
g
liquids to a boil
.
Once the li
q
uid boils, always turn the control to the lowes
t
settin
g
t
h
at will maintain t
h
e boil action
.
WARMING CENTER
(SELECT MODELS)
DUAL ELEMENT
(SELECT MODELS)
T
SINGLE ELEMENT
(WITH FLEX-CHOICE
TM
OPTION)
SINGLE ELEMENT
(WITH FLEX-CHOICE
TM
OPTION)
TRIPLE ELEMENT
(SELECT MODELS)

Maytag Gemini MER6875BA Specifications

General

Brand	Maytag
Model	Gemini MER6875BA
Category	Ranges
Language	English