Cooktop safety
WARNING
To reduce risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or death:
•
Select cookware that is designed for cooktops and is large enough to cover the
grates. Burner flames should not extend beyond the bottom of the cookware.
•
Turn off all burners that are not in use.
•
Do not line the grates or any part of the cooktop with aluminum foil.
•
Do not leave burners unattended on medium or high heat settings.
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Before igniting, ensure all burner caps are properly seated and all burners are level.
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Use the LITE (flame icon) position to ignite a burner, then verify the burner did ignite.
If ignition fails, turn the burner OFF, and wait a few minutes for the gas to dissipate.
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When you set a burner to simmer, turn the knob slowly. Ensure the flame stays on.
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Place only cookware on the cooktop.
•
Foods should only be flamed under an active ventilation hood.
•
Turn off a burner before removing the cookware.
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Remove cookware immediately after cooking.
•
Ensure all cooktop burners are off and all surfaces have cooled before removing the
grates and disassembling the burners.
•
After cleaning the burner spreader,
dry it
completely before
re
-
assembling it.
•
D
o not pour water or other liquids into the
cooktop during cleaning.
•
D
o
not use cookware that is substantially larger than the grate.
•
Turn cookware handles
away from
active burners
and
the
cooktop
front edge.
•
Stand at a safe distance
from the cookware
wh
en
frying.
•
H
eat
frying
oil slowly, and monitor the oil as it heats.
For
high
-
heat
frying
,
do not
leave the oil unattended
.
•
If combining fats
or oils for frying, mix them before heating.
•
Use a deep-fry thermometer when possible to avoid heating the oil beyond its smoke
point. (Know the smoke point of the oil you us
e
.)
•
U
se
minimal
oil
when
frying.
T
haw food before
frying, and do not fry food that is
overly cold or that
i
s clump
ed
with
ice.
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