9
Operating the Range
Things to Know Before Using the Cooktop
• A normal flame is steady and blue in color. For-
eign material in the gas line, especially in new
construction, may cause an orange flame during
initial operation. This color will disappear with
further use. Small yellow tips on the ends of the
flames are normal when using LP gas.
• See page 4 for the heat ranges of the differ-
ent burners.
• Food cooks just as quickly at a gentle boil as it
does at a vigorous, rolling boil. Maintaining a
higher boil than necessary wastes energy and
cooks moisture, food flavor and nutrients out of
the food.
• Use a low or medium flame when cooking with
utensils like glass, ceramic or cast iron that are
poor conductors of heat. Reduce the flame until
it covers about 1/3 of the utensil diameter. Doing
so will ensure even heating and reduce the likeli-
hood of burning or scorching the food.
• Dacor’s SimmerSear feature allows you precision
control of the flame on the SimmerSear burner,
from low to high heat.
Lighting a Burner
Each burner control knob has a small
diagram next to it to tell you which
burner it operates.
1. Push-turn the knob to
HIGH
(flame icon).
The knob illuminates; the burner igniter sparks
(click-click-click) repeatedly until it lights about
4 seconds later. The flame should burn evenly
around the perimeter of the burner, except below
each grate support finger, where flame height is
reduced by Dacor’s Smart Flame feature.
If the burner does not ignite after 4 seconds, or if
the flame goes out and gas escapes, turn off the
burner. Open a window, wait at least 2 minutes
for the gas to dissipate, then retry the burner.
If the burner still does not ignite, the igniter
keeps sparking, or if the flame is not spread
evenly around the burner cap, see
Trouble-
shooting
, Pgs. 21, 22.
2. Place the cooking utensil on the grate.
3. Adjust the flame to the level necessary to per-
form the desired cooking process.
OFF
HIGH
LOW
