Kenmore 790.4382* - Manual (Page 7)

Before Using the Cooktop
induction Cookware
Recommendations
INCORRECT
• Cookware not centered on
Cooking Zone surface.
Curved or warped pan
bottoms or sides.
hi -Min. size- ±1
• Pan does not meet the
minimum size required for
the Cooking Zone used
(Figs. 8 & 9).
Pan bottom rests on
cooktop trim or does not
rest completely on the
cooktop surface.
Heavy handle tilts pan.
CORRECT
• Cookware centered correctly
on Cooking Zone surface.
Flat pan bottom &
straight sides.
Min. size
Pan size meets or exceeds
the recommended minimum
size for the Cooking Zone
(Figs. 8 & 9).
• Pan rests completely on
the Cooktop surface.
Pan is properly balanced.
Fig. 7
PLEASE NOTE- ANY one of the incorrect conditions listed
above may be detected by the sensors located below the
ceramic cooktop surface. If the cookware meets any of these
incorrect conditions, one or more of the Cooking Zones will
not heat indicated by a flashing power level display. Correct
the problems before attempting to reactivate the cooktop.
Minimum Pan Size Requirements
NOTE: Pan bottoms should not extend more than Vi'
(13mm) beyond outer Cooking Zone (Induction).
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
The Cooking Zones available on the Induction Cooktop
require a MINIMUM pan size to be used at each location
(Figs. 8 & 9).
The outer tip of each Cooking Zone cross-hair is helpful
to determine the pan MAXIMUM size. After centering the
cookware on the cooktop, make sure the cookware does not
extend more than 1
/
2
”
beyond the outer tip of cross-hair of
the Cooking Zone. The pan must make FULL contact on the
glass surface without the bottom of the pan touching the
metal cooktop trims.
NOTE: If a pan made of the correct material is centered
properly on any of the active Cooking Zones but is TOO
SMALL, the affected Cooking Zone display will flash the
power level and the pan will not heat.