KitchenAid KECC051 User Manual

1. Touch ON/OFF.

2. Touch the “up” or “down” arrow to increase or decrease 

power.

3. To choose a power level between HI and MELT & HOLD, 

touch and hold either arrow until the desired level has been 
reached.

4. When finished cooking, touch ON/OFF to turn surface 

cooking area(s) off individually, or touch ALL OFF to turn off 
all elements at the same time.

Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels.

The Hot Surface Indicator Lights are located next to each of the 
cooktop touch controls. The Hot Surface Indicator Lights will 
glow as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, 
even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off.

If the cooktop is on when a power failure occurs, the Hot Surface 
Indicator Lights will remain on after power is restored to the 
cooktop. They will remain on until the cooktop has cooled 
completely.

The ALL OFF cooktop touch controls turn off all surface cooking 
areas that are in use at the same time.

The Control Lock cooktop touch control prevents unintended use 
of the surface cooking areas. When the cooktop is locked out, 
the surface cooking areas cannot be turned on by the cooktop 
touch controls.

To Lock Cooktop: Press and hold the Control Lock/ALL OFF 
keypad for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds, CONTROL LOCK will 
glow red, indicating that the cooktop touch controls are in the 
lockout position.

To Unlock Cooktop: Press and hold the Control Lock/ALL OFF 
keypad for 5 seconds.

The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. It 
will cycle on and off, at all settings, to maintain the selected heat 
level.

It is normal for the surface of white ceramic glass to appear to 
change color when surface cooking areas are hot. As the glass 
cools, it will return to its original color. 

Wiping off the cooktop before and after each use will help keep it 
free from stains and provide the most even heating. For more 
information, see “General Cleaning” section.

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Do not store jars or cans above the cooktop. Dropping a 
heavy or hard object on the cooktop could crack it.

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Do not leave a hot lid on the cooktop. As the cooktop cools, 
air can become trapped between the lid and the cooktop, 
and the ceramic glass could break when the lid is removed.

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Clean up sugary spills and soils as soon as hot surface 
indicator light goes off. If spills and soils are not wiped up 
while warm, surface pitting can occur.

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Do not slide cookware or bakeware across the cooktop. 
Aluminum or copper bottoms and rough finishes on 
cookware or bakeware could leave scratches or marks on the 
cooktop.

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Do not cook popcorn in prepackaged aluminum containers 
on the cooktop. It could leave aluminum marks that cannot 
be removed completely.

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Do not allow objects that could melt, such as plastic or 
aluminum foil, to touch any part of the entire cooktop.

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Do not use the cooktop as a cutting board.

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Start food cooking.

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Bring liquid to a boil.

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Hold a rapid boil.

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Quickly brown or sear food.

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Maintain a slow boil.

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Fry or sauté foods.

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Cook soups, sauces and gravies.

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Stew or steam food.

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Provide lowest simmer/heat 
setting.

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Simmer (range of simmer 
temperatures).

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Home canning.

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Large-diameter cookware.

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Large quantities of food.

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Melt chocolate or butter.

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Keep cooked foods warm.

REMEMBER: When cooktop is in use, the entire cook-
top area may become hot.

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