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Operation

  • This appliance may only be used for normal cooking and frying in the home. It is not designed for commercial or industrial purposes.

  • Use proper pan sizes. This appliance is equipped with one or more surface units of different sizes.

  • Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the cooking zones.

  • Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed cookware are suitable for rangetop service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the manufacturer’s recommendations for cooktop use.

  • Do not place hot cookware on cold cooktop glass. This could cause the glass to break.

  • Do not slide pans across the cooktop surface. They may scratch the cooktop surface.

  • Do not let pans boil dry. This may cause permanent damage in the form of breakage, fusion, or marking that can affect the ceramic-glass cooktop. (This type of damage is not covered by your warranty.)

  • Cook meat and poultry thoroughly, meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160 ℉ and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180 ℉. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against food-borne illnesses.

  • Prior to using the cooktop for the first time, apply the recommended cooktop cleaning cream to the ceramic surface. Buff with a non-abrasive cloth or pad. This will make cleaning easier when the cooktop gets soiled from cooking. The special cooktop cleaning cream leaves a protective finish on the glass to help prevent scratches and abrasions.

  • Please be careful of the cooktop edges when moving pots and pans.

  • Ceramic glass is very tough, and impervious to sharp temperature changes, but is not unbreakable. It can be damaged if hard or sharp objects fall on it.

  • Be very cautious if using pots made of cast iron, or other pots with rough edges or burrs. Moving these can cause scratches on the glass.

  • Do not slide metal or glass across the cooktop surface.

  • Do not use cookware with any dirt buildup on the bottom.

  • Do not use cookware with rough or uneven bottoms. This cookware can mark and scratch the cooktop surface.

  • Do not use the glass cooktop surface as a cutting board.

  • The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.