Using Your Cooktop
Downdraft Gas Cooktop
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Electric
ignition
Your surface burners are lighted by electric
ignition, eliminating the need for standing
pilot lights with constantly burning flames.
All the igniters make clicking sounds and spark
even when only a single burner is being turned
on. Do not touch any of the burners when the
igniters are clicking.
In case of a power outage,
you can light the
surface burners on your cooktop with a match.
Hold a lighted match to the burner, then turn
the knob to the HIGH position.
Use extreme
caution when lighting burners this way.
Surface burners in use when an electrical
power failure occurs will continue to operate
normally.
To light a
burner
Push the control knob in and turn it
counterclockwise
to desired position from
HIGH to LO.
After the burner ignites,
turn the knob in either
direction to adjust the flame size.
To turn a burner off,
turn the knob clockwise,
as far as it will go, to the OFF position.
• The right rear burner is best for smaller pans
and cooking operations requiring carefully
controlled simmering conditions. The center
and two left burners are best for general
cooking. The front right burner is the high
power burner for larger pans and fast boiling
operations.
• Do not operate a burner for an extended
period of time without cookware on the grate.
The finish on the grate may chip without
cookware to absorb the heat.
• Be sure the burners and grates are cool before
you place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning
cloths or other materials on them.
Check to be sure the burner you turned on is
the one you want to use.
How to
select flame
size
Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce
heat.
The flame size on a gas burner should match
the cookware you are using.
FOR SAFE HANDLING OF COOKWARE,
NEVER LET THE FLAME EXTEND UP THE
SIDES OF THE COOKWARE. Any flame larger
than the bottom of the cookware is wasted and
only serves to heat the handle.
