Cooking Procedures
IMPORTANT
During the first few hours of use, you may notice that the surface elements
emit a slight burning odor and a light smoke. Both of these conditions are
normal and are caused by the insulation material of the heating elements in
a new glass-ceramic cooktop.
• BEFORE FIRST USE, CLEAN COOKTOP (see p. 9)
• Make sure bottom of cookware is clean before placing on cooktop.
• Cover cookware with lids to shorten cooking time and save energy. This is
especially important when cooking large quantities of food.
• Use as little water to cook food as is necessary. Covered cookware requires
less water.
• To take advantage of the retained heat, turn the element off 5-10 minutes before
food is ready and it will continue to cook.
IMPORTANT
• Do not use wire trivets, fire rings, pads or any such item between the cookware
and the element.
• Do not cook foods directly on cooktop.
• Do not allow pan to boil dry as this could damage the cooktop and the pan.
• Do not slide heavy metal cookpots across surface since these may scratch
the surface.
• Do not use aluminum foil, disposable foil pans (such as those packaged with
popcorn) or foil wrapped food bundles on cooktop since this can permanently
mark the surface.
• Do not use or place plastic items anywhere on cooktop.
