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S
URFACE
C
OOKING
Settings
Uses
hi
Use
hi
to bring liquid to a boil, or reach pressure in a
pressure cooker. Always reduce setting to a lower heat when
liquids begin to boil or foods begin to cook.
An intermediate flame size is used to continue cooking. Food
will not cook any faster when a higher flame setting is used
than needed to maintain a gentle boil. Water boils at the same
temperature whether boiling gently or vigorously.
lo
Use
lo
to simmer foods, keep foods warm and melt
chocolate or butter.
Some cooking may take place on the
lo
setting if the pan is
covered. It is possible to reduce the heat by rotating the knob
toward
OFF
. Be sure flame is stable.
S
URFACE
C
ONTROLS
CAUTIONS:
S
UGGESTED
H
EAT
S
ETTINGS
• If flame should go out during a cook-
ing operation, turn the burner off. If a
strong gas odor is detected, open a
window and wait five minutes before
relighting the burner.
• Be sure all surface controls are set in
the OFF position prior to supplying
gas to the range.
•
NEVER
touch cooktop until it has
cooled. Expect some parts of the
cooktop, especially around the burn-
ers, to become warm or hot during
cooking. Use potholders to protect
hands.
S
URFACE
C
ONTROL
K
NOBS
Use to turn on the
surface burners. An
infinite choice of heat
settings is available
from
lo
to
hi
. At the
hi
setting a detent or
notch may be felt. The knobs can be set on
or between any of the settings.
Graphics next to the knob identify which
burner the knob controls. For example, the
graphic at right shows the right
front burner location.
S
ETTING
THE
C
ONTROLS
Your cooktop has sealed gas burners with
automatic re-ignition. If the burner flame
should go out, the system will automatically
spark to re-ignite the burner.
1.
Place a pan on the burner grate. (To
preserve the grate finish, do not operate
the burners without a pan on the grate to
absorb the heat from the burner flame.)
2.
Push in knob and turn immediately coun-
terclockwise to the desired setting.
• A clicking (spark) sound will be heard
and the burner will light. (All four
ignitors will spark when any surface
burner knob is turned on. However,
only the selected burner will light.)
O
PERATING
D
URING
A
P
OWER
F
AILURE
1.
Hold a lighted match to the desired
surface burner head.
2.
Push in and turn the control knob slowly
to desired setting.
CAUTIONS:
• When lighting the surface burners, be
sure all of the controls are in the OFF
position. Strike the match first and
hold it in position before turning the
knob.
• Do not
leave the cooktop unattended
when cooking during a power failure.
The automatic re-ignition feature will
not operate during a power failure.
The size and type of cookware will affect the heat setting. For information on cookware
and other factors affecting heat settings, refer to
“Cooking Made Simple”
booklet.
