KITCHENAID KERI500 - Manuel (Page 9)

9
U
sing and Caring for Your
Cooktop
Using the surface units
Control knobs
Push in control knobs before turning them
to a setting. Set them anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Power On lights
Each control knob has a Power On Light.
When you use a control knob to
turn on a surface unit, the Power
On Light by that knob will glow.
Hot surface indicator lights
(Ceramic glass cooktop models only)
The Hot Surface Indicator Lights on the
cooktop surface will glow
when the surface units get hot.
The Indicator Lights will
continue to glow as long as
the surface units are too hot
to touch, even after they are
turned off.
HOT CHAUD
(“CHAUD” is
French for
“HOT”)
w WARNING
Fire Hazard
Turn off all controls when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death
or fire.
Control setting guide
For best results, start cooking at the high
setting; then turn the control knob down to
continue cooking.
OFF
HI
LO
MED
M E D
H I
M
E D
L
O
FRONT
SETTING
HI or
MAX • To start food cooking.
• To bring liquid to a boil.
MED-HI
or 6-8 • To hold a rapid boil.
• To quickly brown or sear
meat.
MED
or 5 • To maintain a slow boil.
• To fry poultry or meat.
• To make pudding, sauce,
or gravy.
MED-LO
or 2-4 • To stew or steam food.
• To simmer food.
LO or 1 • To keep food warm. Set the
heat higher or lower within
the LO (or 1) band to keep
food at the temperature
you want.
• To maintain liquid just below
simmer.
• To melt chocolate or butter.
RECOMMENDED USE
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