Kenmore 880.54202 Use & Care Manual

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COOKTOP USEFire HazardTurn off all controls when done cooking.Failure to do so can result in death or fire.Dual Cooking ZonesSETTING RECOMMENDED USEHI • Start food cooking.• Bring liquid to a boil.4-5 • Hold a rapid boil.[MED- HI] • Quickly brown or sear food.3 • Maintain a slow boil.[MED] • Fry or saute foods.• Cook soups, sauces and gravies.2-LO • Stew or steam food.[MED- LO] • Simmer.LO • Keep food warm.The control knobs can be set anywhere between HI and O (off).Push in and turn to setting. The surface cooking area Iocatorshows which element is turned on. Use the following chart as aguide when setting heat levels.Single Cooking ZonesSETTING RECOMMENDED USEHI • Start food cooking.• Bring liquid to a boil.7-9 • Hold a rapid boil.[MED- HI] • Quickly brown or sear food.4-6 • Maintain a slow boil.[MED] • Fry or saute foods.• Cook soups, sauces and gravies.1-3 • Stew or steam food.[MED- LO] • Simmer.STEADY TEMP TM • Keep food warm (a separate[HI to LO] surface zone on some models)REMEMBER: When range is in use or (on somemodels) during the Self=Cleaning cycle, the entirecooktop area may become hot,NOTE: On self-cleaning ceramic glass models, the cooktop willnot operate when the range is in a self-cleaning mode.COOKTOP ON LightThe COOKTOP ON indicator lights are located on the left andright-hand sides of the control panel. The left light will glow whenleft surface control knobs are turned on. The right light will glowwhen right surface control knobs are turned on.The indicator lights will go off when all control knobs have beenturned off, even when one or more surface cooking areas are stillhot.0LOo AA. COOKTOP ON light_ :89The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. Itwill cycle on and off, at all settings, to maintain the selected heatlevel.It is normal for the surface of white ceramic glass to appear tochange colour when surface cooking areas are hot. As the glasscools, it will return to its original color.Wiping off the cooktop before and after each use will help keep itfree from stains and provide the most even heating. On cooktopswith white ceramic glass, soils and stains may be more visible,and may require more cleaning and care. For more information,see "General Cleaning" section.