Setting Surface Burners
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SETTING SURFACE BURNERS
Your appliance is equipped with different sized surface burners
that have different BTU ratings (
). The ability to heat
food quicker and in larger volumes increases as the burner size
increases. It is important to select cookware that is suitable for
the amount and type of food being prepared.
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The smaller burner is best suited for simmering delicate
sauces, etc.
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Use standard size burners for most surface cooking needs.
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Larger power burners are recommended for bringing large
quantities of liquid to temperature and when preparing
larger quantities of food.
Do not place aluminum foil, or any material that can melt on the
range cooktop. If these items melt they may permanently
damage the cooktop surface.
Do not place flammable items such as plastic salt and pepper
shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on the cooktop
when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders,
towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to
the range cooktop.
To set surface burners:
1.
Place cooking utensil on center of surface burner grate. Be
sure the cooking utensil sets stable on the burner grate.
2.
Push the desired surface control knob in and turn counter-
clockwise out of the
OFF
position and rotate to the
position (
3.
Visually check that the burner has lit.
4.
Once the burner has a flame, turn the control knob counter-
clockwise to the desired flame size. Use the control
markings and adjust the flame as needed.
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IMPORTANT!
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Do not cook with the surface control knob left in the Lite
position. The electronic ignitor will continue to spark if the
control knob setting remains in the
position.
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When setting any surface control knob to the
position,
all electronic surface ignitors will spark at the same time.
However, only the surface burner you are setting will ignite.
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Never place or straddle a cooking utensil over two different
surface cooking areas at the same time, unless the
cookware was designed for that purpose (such as griddles).
This can cause uneven heating results.
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In the event of an electrical power outage, the surface
burners can be lit manually. Use caution when lighting
surface burners manually. To light a surface burner, hold a
lit match to the burner head, then slowly turn the surface
control knob to Lite. After burner lights push in and turn
knob to desired setting.
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When operating the oven, it is possible for residual heat
from the oven to build-up and over time to eventually
transfer to the surface control knobs located directly above
the oven door.
Figure 9:
Typical burner sizes
Figure 10: Correct way to set burners
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