WHIRLPOOL 8670PB
Manual de Usuario

USING YOUR SMOOTHTOP COOKTOP
COOKING AREAS SIGNAL LIGHTS materials can cause permanent damage to the cooktop. The four surface cooking areas on your cooktop are identified by permanent patterns in the cooktop. There are two large and two small areas. Use the smaller areas for small cooking utensils and the larger areas for large utensils, Cooktops are equipped with one to four signal lights to indicate when a surface element is on. The light will remain on until the element is turned off. After a cooking operation, be sure element and signal light are off.

HOT SURFACE LIGHT
The cooktopis equipped with a HOT _/i_ _/]_ @ O (_ on to indicate that the cooking area is SURFACE "ght. This red ,,ght wi,, turn cooled. hot and will remain on untilthe area has

During the first few hours of use, you may notice that the coektop emits 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 cooktop, To help keep cooktop clean be sure cooking area and utensil bottom are clean and dry before use. Turn control knob to the desired heat setting. If in doubt as to the correct setting, it is better to select a lower setting and increase to a higher setting as needed. It will take longer for the cooking area to cool to a lower temperature than to heat up to a higher temperature, If food is cooking too fast or if boilovers occur, remove lid and reduce to alower setting. Allow enough time for thecooking area to adjust to the new setting, To protect the top, it is not recemmendedto usethe top as a work surface or as a cutting board or to cook food directly on the cooktop without a utensil Do not use a trivet or metal stand (such as a wok ring) between the utensil and the cooktop. These items can mark or etch the surface and affect cooking efficiency. Thin gauge aluminum cookware, aluminum foil or foil containers such as popcorn poppers are NOT recommended for use on the cooktop. They will leave metal marks and may permanently melt onto the top. Do not slide glass items across the cooktop. They may scratch or damage the top. Do NOT slide aluminum cookware across the cooktop. This may result in aluminummarkswhichthenmustbeimmediately removed with a recommended cooktop cleaner.

KNOBS The cooking area controls are calied INFINITE controls. This type of control provides an infinite choice of heat settings from LOW to HIGH. The control can be set either on any of the humbered settings or between the numbered settings. To operate control: Push down and turn knob, in either direction, to the desired heat setting.

THINGS TO REMEMBER Do not allow plastic objects, aluminum foil, sugar, orfoodswithhighsugarcontent to melt ontothe hot cooktop. Melted

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