Surface Cooking
Low: Use to simmer foods, keep foodsHigh: Use to bring liquid to a boil, or reach
warm and melt chocolate or butter. Somepressure in a pressure cooker. Always
cooking may take place on the Lowreduce setting to a lower heat when liquids
setting if the pan is covered. It is possiblebegin to boil or foods begin to cook.
to reduce the heat by rotating the knob
toward OFF. Be sure flame is stable.
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.
Setting the controls:
Surface Controls
The size and type of cookware will affect the heat setting.
CAUTION1. Place a pan on the burner grate.
YThe burner flame may lift off or appear separated from
Y If flame should go out during a cooking operation, turn
the port if a pan is not placed on the grate.the burner off. If a strong gas odor is detected, open a
window and wait five minutes before relighting the2. Push in and turn the knob counterclockwise to the Light
burner.setting.
Y Be sure all surface controls are set in the OFF positionYA clicking (spark) sound will be heard and the burner
prior to supplying gas to the range.will light. (All four ignitors will spark when any surface
burner knob is turned to the Light position.)
Y NEVER touch cooktop until it has cooled. Expect some
parts of the cooktop, especially around the burners, to3. After the burner lights, turn knob to desired flame size.
become warm or hot during cooking. Use potholders to
YThe ignitor will continue to spark until the knob isprotect hands.
turned past the Light position.
Pilotless IgnitionOperating During a
Pilotless ignition eliminates the
need for a constant standingPower Failure
pilot light. Each surface burner
has a spark ignitor. Use careCAUTION
when cleaning around the
surface burner.When lighting the surface burners, be sure all of the
If the surface burner doescontrols are in the OFF position. Strike the match first and
not light, check if ignitor ishold it in position before turning the knob to Light.
broken, soiled or wet.
1. Hold a lighted match to the desired surface burner head.
2. Push in and turn the control knob slowly to Light.
3. Adjust the flame to the desired level.
Surface Control Knobs
Use to turn on the surface burners. An infinite choice of heat
settings is available from Low to High. At the High 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 left shows
the left front burner location.
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