SURFACE COOKING
SETTING THE CONTROLSSURFACEOPERATING
1. Place a pan on the burner grate. (To
CONTROLSDURING A POWER
preserve the grate finish, do not operate
the burners without a pan on the grate toFAILURE
absorb the heat from the burner flame.)1. Hold a lighted match to the desired sur-
CAUTION
face burner head.
2. Push in knob and turn immediately coun-
? If flame should go out during a cookingterclockwise to the LITE setting.2. Push in and turn the control knob slowly to
operation, turn the burner off. If a strongthe desired setting.
Z A clicking (spark) sound will be heard
gas odor is detected, open a window
and the burner will light. (All ignitors
and wait five minutes before relighting
will spark when any surface burner
the burner.CAUTION
knob is turned on. However, only
? Be sure all surface controls are set to thethe selected burner will light.)
? When lighting the surface burners, be
OFF position prior to supplying gas to
3. Turn knob to desired setting.sure all of the controls are in the OFF
the cooktop.
4. Do not leave cooktop unattended.position. Strike the match first and hold
? NEVER touch cooktop until it has
it in position before turning the knob.
cooled. Expect some parts of the
? Do not leave the cooktop unattended
cooktop, especially around the burners,
when cooking during a power failure.
to become warm or hot during cooking.
Use potholders to protect hands.
SUGGESTED HEAT SETTINGS
SURFACE
The size and type of cookware will affect the heat setting.
CONTROL KNOBS
Use to turn on the sur-SettingsUses
face burners. An infi-
HIUse HI to bring liquid to a boil, or reach pressure in a pressure
nite choice of heat set-
cooker. Always reduce setting to a lower heat when liquids begin
tings is available from
to boil or foods begin to cook.
LOW to HI. At the HI
setting a detent or
notch may be felt.An intermediate flame size is used to continue cooking. Food
will not cook any faster when a higher flame setting is used
PILOTLESSthan needed to maintain a gentle boil. Water boils at the same
temperature whether boiling gently or vigorously.
IGNITION
Pilotless ignition eliminates the need for a
constant standing pilot light. Each surfaceLOWUse LOW to simmer foods, keep foods warm and melt
burner has a spark ignitor. Use care whenchocolate or butter.
cleaning around the surface burner.
Some cooking may take place on the LOW setting if the pan is
If the surface burner does not light, check ifcovered. It is possible to reduce the heat by rotating the knob
ignitor is broken, soiled or wet.
toward OFF. Be sure flame is stable.
BURNER CAP
PORTS
IGNITOR
BURNER BASE
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