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GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE LIFT-UPPORCELAINCOOKTOP
I OnCanadianmodels,thesurfacewillnotoperateduringaself-cleancycle. Tolift:Whencool,__._u_
I Cooktopmayemitlightsmokeandodorthefirstfewtimesthecooktopisused.This grasptheeooktop
isnormal, frontedge.Gently o°RT
! Whenacontrolisturnedon,aredglowcanbeseenthroughtheglass-ceramic liftupuntilthetwo
surface.Theelementwillcycleonandofftomaintainthepresetheatsetting, supportrodssnapintoplace.
| Glass-ceramiccooktopsretainheatforaperiodoftimeaftertheunitisturnedoff. Tolower: Holdthecooktopfrontedgeand
WhentheHOTSURFACElightturnsoff(seebelow),thecookingareawillbecool carefullypushbackoneachsupportrodto
enoughtotouch, release.Thenlowerthetopintoplace.
! NOTE:Donotattempttoliftthecooktop. COILELEMENTS
COOKINGAREAS > Neverusecooktopasaworksurfaceor _ Whenanelementis on,it willcycleon
cuttingboard.Nevercookfooddirectly andofftomaintaintheheatsetting.
Thecookingareasonyourrangeareiden- onthesurface. _ Coilelementsareself-cleaning.Donot
tiffedbypermanentpatternsontheglass- _ Neverusefoil-typedisposablecontain-
ceramicsurface.Formostefficientcook- immerseinwater.
ing,fit thepansizetotheelementsize. ersorplaceatrivetorwokringbetween To remove: When
thesurfaceandpan. Theseitemscan cool, raise element.
Pansshouldnot extendmorethan1/2to markoretchthetop. Carefullypulloutand
1-inchbeyondthecookingarea. > Donotslidealuminumpansacrossahot awayfromreceptacle.
Formoreinformationoncookware,referto surface.Thepansmayleavemarkswhich
"CookingMadeSimple"booklet, needtoberemovedpromptly.(SeeClean-To replace: Insertele- \,-ER,_,NA,S
ing,page12.) meritterminalsintoreceptacle.Guidethe
elementintoplace.Pressdownontheouter
HOTSURFACE_ > Makesurethesurfaceandthepanbot- edgeofelementuntilitsitslevelondripbowl.
LIGHTS tomarecleanbeforeturningonto pre-
__c_! ventscratches. DRIP BOWLSEachelement
hasaHOTSUR-_-/__ j _ Topreventscratchingordamageto the
FACEindicatorlight. A _ glass-ceramictop,do not leavesugar, Thedripbowlsundereachsurfaceelement
catchboiloversandmustalwaysbe used.
lightwillbeilluminatedwhenthematching saltorfatsonthecookingarea.Wipethe Absenceof dripbowlsduringcookingmay
cookingareais hot.Itwillremainon,even cooktopsurfacewitha cleanclothor
afterthecontrolisturnedoff,untilthearea papertowelbeforeusing, damagewiring.
Topreventtheriskof electricshockor fire,
hascooled.Theyarelocatedatthefront _ Neveruseasoileddishclothorspongeto
centerofthecooktop, cleanthe cooktopsurface.A film will neverlinedripbowlswithaluminumfoil.
remainwhichmaycausestainson the Dripbowlswilldiscoloror crazeovertime.
TIPSTOPROTECTTHE cookingsurfaceaftertheareaisheated. Thiswillnotaffectcookingperformance.
GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE
Beforefirstuse,cleanthecooktop.(See
Cleaning,page12.) COILELEMENTSURFACE
avoidusinghighheatforlongperiods.
Donotuseglasspans.Theymayscratch ! OnCanadianmodels,thetwofrontele-
thesurface, mentswillnotoperateduringself-clean.! Donotuseoversizedcookware.Pans
shouldnotextendmorethan1-2inches
Donotallowplastic,sugarorfoodswith ! Cleancooktopaftereachuse. beyondtheelement.
highsugarcontenttomeltontothehot ! WipeacidorsugarSpillsassoonasthe ! Whenhomecanningorcookingwithbig
cooktop. Shouldthis happen,clean cooktophascooledasthesespillsmay pots,usetheCanningElement(Model
immediately.(SeeCleaning,page12.) discolororetchthe porcelain. CE1).ContactyourMaytagdealerfor
Neverleta panboil dry as this will Toprotectdripbowlfinish: detailsorcall1-800-688-8408to order.
damagethesurfaceandpan. ! To lessendiscolorationand crazing, I Cleanfrequently.(Seepage12.)