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You can cook on your stove when it’s in Sabbath Mode, but
additional features and functionality are disabled. Here are
some common features and functions of stoves or cooktops with
Sabbath Mode:
Cooktop burners can still be operated.
Sounds such as tones or chimes are disabled.
Displays will not indicate temperature changes.
Timers are disabled.
Cooktop Lockout, a feature that prevents unintended
use of the cooktop, is disabled.
Energy Save is disabled in select models.
Start, Cancel and Off keys, as well as Warming Zone on/off
(select models), remain enabled. All other keys are disabled.
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Does that sound rational to you? God is happy if the cooktop burner works, but not if an alert tone sounds?
It's OK to cancel the cycle or adjust warming zones, whatever that is, but temperature displays and child safety interlocks are right out?
Yeah, I've heard of the wire thing. But that's literally confined to a small area of New York, three thousand miles away. I don't expect them to share my culture or my values. But the notion that I might have to add "Sabbath Mode" to a piece of equipment I design just struck me as hilarious, horrifying, and depressing in equal measures.
I mean, I can just picture myself sitting in a cubicle somewhere at the Whirlpool Corporation. This comes up on my Jira. My jaw hits the floor. I pick up the phone, and hopefully I pause before dialing: what I do in the next 30 seconds determines whether or not I will still have a job tomorrow. I honestly don't know what I'd do, and that bugs me.
It's OK to cancel the cycle or adjust warming zones, whatever that is, but temperature displays and child safety interlocks are right out?