KITCHENAID ARCHITECT KERS308X - Manual (Page 11)

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Radiant surface element settings
The size and type of utensil used, and the amount and type
of food being cooked will influence the surface element
power level setting needed for best cooking results.
The suggested settings found in Fig. 4 below are based on
cooking with medium-weight aluminum pans with lids.
Settings may vary when using other types of pans.
Suggested settings for single, dual and triple radiant
surface elements table
Settings Type of cooking
High (90 - HI) Start most foods, bring water to a
boil, pan broiling
Medium high (60 - 85) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep
fat fry
Medium (30 - 55) Maintain a slow boil, thicken
sauces and gravies or
steam vegetables
Simmer (20 - 28) Keep foods cooking, poach, stew
Low (LO - 18) Keep warm, melt, simmer
Fig. 4
Triple radiant surface element
Important notes:
• A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the
bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is
too small for the surface heating area.
• For efficient cooking, turn OFF the element several
minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow
residual heat to complete the cooking process.
• Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat
at each setting. Refer to the Suggested radiant surface
element settings table for suggested power level settings.
• Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and
then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking.
• Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant
heating element to cycle ON and OFF, even at the HI
setting. This helps prevent damage to the ceramic
smoothtop. Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will
occur more often if the cookware is too small for the
radiant element or if the cookware bottom is not flat.
Heating with
inner (small)
element only
Heating 2 of 3
portions
Heating with all 3
portions
Heated areas are shown darkened.
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3
Setting Surface Controls
To operate a triple radiant element:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on triple radiant surface
element.
2. Press the On/Off keypad on the Electronic Surface
Element control until tone sounds. If no temperature
setting is selected within 6 seconds of pressing the
On/Off keypad the control will turn off.
3. Press the High/ + keypad to start at the Hi setting and
then press Low/— to scroll down to desired heat
setting, or press the Low/— keypad to start at the Lo
setting and press High/
+ to scroll up to the desired heat
setting.
4. Press the Burner Size keypad to toggle between one
(Fig. 1), two (Fig. 2) or three elements (Fig. 3).
5. When cooking is complete, press the On/Off keypad to
turn the radiant surface element OFF before removing
the cookware.