Surface Cooking
Surface Controls
CAUTION
•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 in the OFF position before supplying gas to the range.
•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.
Setting the controls:
The size and type of cookware will affect the heat setting.
1.Place a pan on the burner grate.
•The burner flame may lift off or appear separated from the port if a pan is not placed on the grate.
2.Push in and turn the knob counterclockwise to the LITE setting.
•A clicking (spark) sound will be heard and the burner will light. (All four ignitors will spark when any surface burner knob is turned to the LITE position.)
3.After the burner lights, turn knob to desired flame size.
•The ignitor will continue to spark until the knob is turned past the LITE position.
Pilotless Ignition
Pilotless ignition eliminates the need for a constant standing pilot light. There are two ignitors for conventional surface burners. Each sealed burner has a spark ignitor. When cleaning around the surface burner, use care. If cleaning cloth should catch the ignitor, it could
damage it preventing ignition.
Operating During a
Power Failure
CAUTION
When lighting the surface burners, be sure all of the
If the surface burner does not light, check
if ignitor is broken,
soiled or wet. If PORTS clogged, clean
the small port beneath the ignitor using a straight pin.
IGNITOR
PORT BELOW IGNITOR
controls are in the OFF position. Strike the match first and hold it in position before turning the knob to LITE.
1.Hold a lighted match to the desired surface burner head.
2.Push in and turn the control knob slowly to LITE.
3.Once lit, 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 LO to HI. At the HI 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.
HI: Use 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.
Cooktop
To prevent the cooktop from discoloring or staining:
•Clean cooktop after each use.
•Wipe acidic or sugary spills as soon as the
cooktop has cooled as these spills may discolor the porcelain.
Unlike a range with standard gas burners, this cooktop does not
cooktop for any reason.
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.
LO: Use to simmer foods, keep foods warm and melt choco- late or butter. Some cooking may take place on the LO setting if the pan is covered.
Sealed Burners
The sealed burners of your range are secured to the cooktop and are not designed to be removed. Since the burners are sealed into the cooktop, boilovers or spills will not seep underneath the cooktop. However, the burner should be cleaned after each use. (See page 6 for cleaning directions.)
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