Hotpoint RA720KWH Installation Instructions - Page 5

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the surface units. ge.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Surface Cooking Controls Your surface units and controls are designed to give you a variety of heat settings for surface unit cooking. At both LO and HI positions, there is a slight niche so control clicks at those positions; HI marks the highest setting; LO, the lowest setting. In a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight clicking sounds during cooking, indicating heat settings selected are being maintained. Switching heats to higher settings always shows a quicker change in temperature than switching to lower settings. How to Set the Controls Push the control knob in. Turn either clockwise or counterclockwise to desired heat setting. Control must be pushed in to set only from the OFF position. When control is in any position other than OFF, you can turn it without pushing in. Be sure you turn control to OFF when you finish cooking. An indicator light will glow when ANY surface unit is on. A Burner On indicator light will glow when any surface unit is on. Medium low Medium high Heat Setting Guide HI - Quick start for cooking; bring water to boil. MEDIUM HIGH - Fast fry, pan broil; maintain fast boil on large amount of food. MED - Saute and brown; maintain slow boil on large amount of food. MEDIUM LOW - Cereal; maintain serving temperature of most foods. LO - Cook after starting at HI; cook with little water in covered pan. Use to steam rice. NOTE: At HI or MEDIUM HIGH, never leave food unattended. Boilovers cause smoking; greasy spillovers may catch fire. At LO, melt chocolate, butter on small unit. Cooking Tips s Use medium- or heavyweight cookware. Aluminum cookware conducts heat faster than other metals. Cast-iron and coated cast-iron cookware is slow to absorb heat, but generally cooks evenly at low or medium heat settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly if not combined with other metals. s Do not overfill cookware with fat that may spill over when adding food. Frosty foods bubble vigorously. Watch foods frying at high temperatures. Keep range and hood clean from accumulated grease. s To conserve the most cooking energy, pans should be flat on the bottom, have straight sides and tight-fitting lids. Match the size of the saucepan to the size of the surface unit. A pan that extends more than an inch beyond the edge of the drip pan traps heat, which causes "crazing" (fine hairline cracks) on porcelain, and discoloration ranging from blue to dark gray on chrome drip pans. 5