Jenn-Air GAS ON GLASS DOWNDRAFT COOKTOP, Use & Care Manual

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Surface Controls
• If flame should go out during a cooking 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 to the OFF position
prior to supplying gas to the cooktop.
• NEVER touch cooktop until it has cooled. Expect some
parts of the cooktop, especially around the burners, to
become warm or hot during cooking. Use potholders to
protect hands.
CAUTION
Surface Control
Knobs
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.
Pilotless Ignition
Pilotless ignition eliminates the need
for a constant standing pilot light. Each
surface burner has a spark ignitor. Use
care when cleaning around the
surface burner.
If the surface burner does not
light, check if ignitor is broken, soiled
or wet.
Flame-Sensing
TM
Re-Ignition
Your cooktop has sealed gas burners with Flame-Sensing
TM
Re-Ignition. If any burner flame should go out, the system will
automatically spark to re-ignite the burner (all ignitors will
spark when any flame is extinguished, however only the
selected burner will reignite).
If intermittent sparking occurs, increase flame (rotate knob
clockwise) until clicking (spark) sound ceases.
Setting the Controls
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 counterclockwise to
the desired setting.
H
i
L
o
Suggested Heat Settings
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.
SETTINGS USES
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 tempera-
ture whether boiling gently or vigorously.
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 to the
OFF position. Be sure
flame is stable.
Hi
Lo
BURNER CAP
BURNER BASE
IGNITOR
PORTS
Hi
Lo
• A clicking (spark) sound will be heard and the burner
will light. (All ignitors will spark when any surface
burner knob is turned on. However, only the selected
burner will light.)
Operating During a
Power Failure
1. Hold a lighted match to the desired surface burner head.
2. Push in and turn the control knob slowly to the desired
setting.
• 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.
CAUTION