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Q. MayI canfoodsandpreserves

onmysolidelementsurface

units?

A. Yes,butonlyusecontainers

designedforcanningpurposes.

Checkthemanufacturer’s

instructionsandrecipesfor

preservingfoods.Besurecanneris

flat-bottomd andfitsoverthe

centerofsolidelement.Since

canninggenerateslargeamountsof

steam,be carefulto avoidbums

fromsteamor heat. Canning

shouldonlybedoneon surface

units.

Q. Whydoesthesolidelement

smokewhenI firstturnit on?

A. Thisinitialharmlessnontoxic

smokingisbothnormaland

necessary.Arustpreventativeis

appliedto eachelementatthe

factory.Whentheunitisturnedon

forthefirsttime,thecoatingwill

burnofftheelementareas.This

takesapproximatelyfiveminutes

andshouldbedonewithoutany

panson theelement.Otherwise,

thecoatingwillsticktothepan.

Q. Whyisthecooktophotto

thetouch?

A.Moreheatis transferredtothe

cooktopbythesolidelementthan

byconventionalcoilsbecausethe

elementis clampedsecurelytothe

cooktop.This,ofcourse,eliminates

spil.loversfromgettinginsidethe

cooktopchassis.Thesecretto

keepingthecooktopcomfortably

cooleristoturn thecooktopon

onlyafierthecookwareandits

contentsareplacedontheelement.

Moreheatwillthenbe transferred

tothecookwareandthefoodrather

thanthecooktop.Ineithercase,

however,thecooktoptemperature

is wellwithinthelimitssetby

UnderwritersLaboratoriesandwill

notcausedamagetothecabinets,

countertops,cookware,dishtowels

andothermaterials.

Q. WhyamI overcookingmy

foodwiththenewsolidelement?

A.Thesolidelementisvery

energy-efficientandretainsitsheat

muchlongerthanthecoilelement.

Foodwillboilor frythreeto five

minutesafierthecontrolsareturned

off. Werecommendthatyoubegin

cookingatlowersettingsthanyou

haveinthepastandgradudly

increaseordecreaseheatasdesired.

Theenergysavingsare significant.

Q. Whydoesit tie along time

tocookmyf~d?

A. It doesn’t.Theextratimeit

takescomparedtotheconventional

coilelementis measuredinseconds,

notminutes.Thesefewsecondsare

duetothegrea~rmassoftheelement.

If thefoodiscookingslowly,it is

becausethepotsandpansarewarped

or haveanunevenbottomsurface.

If flatbottompotsandpansare

used, cookingperformanceofthe

solidelementcloselyparallelsthat

ofthecoilelementwithlessenergy

consumption.

Q. CanI usespecia!cooking

equipment,likeanorientalwok,

onmysolidelementsurface

units?

A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces

is notrecommended.Thelifeof

yoursolidelementcanbe

shortenedandtherangecooktop

canbe damagedfromthehighheat

neededforthistypeofcooking.

Q. Whyistheporcelainfinishon

mycontainerscomingoffl

A. If youselectaheatsetting

higherthanrequiredforthe

containermaterial,andleaveit, the

finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or

bum dependingonthepotorpan.

Also,a toohighheatforlong

periods,andsmallamountsofdry

food,maydamagethefinish.

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