11
Setting Surface Controls
RIGHT
WRONG
Do not place items such as aluminum
foil, salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic
wrappings on top of the range when it is in use.
These
items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wood spoons
could catch
fi
re if placed too close to a
fl
ame.
Manual Lighting
In the event of an electrical power outage, the surface
burners can be lit 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. Use caution when lighting surface
burners manually.
Figure 1
Improper
fl
ame
size
Proper
fl
ame
size
*Flame Size
Type of Cooking
High Flame
Start most foods; bring water to a boil;
pan broiling.
Medium Flame
Maintain a slow boil; thicken sauces,
gravies; steaming.
Low Flame
Keep foods cooking; poach; stewing.
Setting Proper Surface Burner Flame Size
For most cooking
, start on the highest control setting and
then turn to a lower one to complete the process. Use the
recommendations below as a guide for determining proper
fl
ame size for various types of cooking. The size and type
of utensil used and the amount of food being cooked will
in
fl
uence the setting needed for cooking.
*These settings are based on using medium-weight metal
or aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when using
other types of pans.
The color of the
fl
ame is the key to
proper burner adjustment. A good
fl
ame is clear, blue and
hardly visible in a well-lighted room. Each cone of
fl
ame
should be steady and sharp. Clean burner if
fl
ame is yellow-
orange.
Regardless of size, always select cookware that is suitable
for the amount and type of food being prepared. Select a
burner and
fl
ame size appropriate to the pan. Never allow
fl
ames to extend beyond the outer edge of the pan.
Never extend the
fl
ame beyond the outer edge of the
utensil. A higher
fl
ame wastes heat and energy and
increases your risk of being burned by the
fl
ame (Figure 1).
For deep fat frying
,
use a thermometer and adjust the
surface control knob accordingly. If the fat is too cool, the
food will absorb the fat and be greasy. If the fat is too
hot, the food will brown so quickly that the center will be
undercooked. Do not attempt to deep fat fry too much food
at once as the food will neither brown nor cook properly.
Setting the Regular or Simmer Burners
1. Place cooking utensil on surface burner.
2. Push the surface control knob down and turn
Figure 3 - Regular or Simmer Burner Control
Figure 2
Turn
Counterclockw
ise
counterclockwise
out of
the OFF position (See
Figure 2).
3. Release the knob and
rotate to the LITE
position.
4.
Visually check that the
burner has a
fl
ame.
5. Once the burner is
lit, continue to turn
counterclockwise
to
the desired
fl
ame size.
The control knobs do
not have to be set at
a particular setting.
Use the knob indicator
settings to adjust the
fl
ame as needed.
Important notes:
•
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 LITE position).
• When setting any surface control knob to the LITE
position, all electronic surface ignitors will spark at the
same time. However, only the surface burner you are
setting will ignite.
•
NEVER
place or straddle a cooking utensil over two
di
ff
erent surface cooking areas at the same time. This
can cause uneven heating results.