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.

•Besureallsurfacecontrolsaresettothe OFF position prior to supplying gas to the cooktop.

•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

1.Place a pan on the burner grate. (To preserve the grate finish, do not operate the burners without a pan on the grate to absorb the heat from the burner flame.)

2.Push in knob and turn immediately coun- terclockwise to the LITE setting.

❚A clicking (spark) sound will be heard and the burner will light. (All ignitors will spark when any surface burner knob is turned on. However, only the selected burner will light.)

3.Turn knob to desired setting.

4.Do not leave cooktop unattended.

OPERATING DURING A POWER FAILURE

1.Hold a lighted match to the desired sur- face burner head.

2.Pushinandturnthecontrolknobslowlyto the desired setting.

CAUTION

•When lighting the surface burners, be sure all of the controls are in the OFF position. Strike the match first and hold it in position before turning the knob.

•Do not leave the cooktop unattended when cooking during a power failure.

SURFACE CONTROL KNOBS

Use to turn on the sur- face burners. An infi- nite choice of heat set- tings is available from LOW to HI. At the HI setting a detent or notch may be felt.

PILOTLESS

IGNITION

Pilotless ignition eliminates the need for a constant standing pilot light. Each surface burner has a spark ignitor. Use care when cleaning around the surface burner.

If the surface burner does not light, check if ignitor is broken, soiled or wet.

BURNER CAP

SUGGESTED HEAT SETTINGS

The size and type of cookware will affect the heat setting.

SettingsUses

HI

Use HI 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.

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.

LOW

Use LOW to simmer foods, keep foods warm and melt

 

chocolate or butter.

Some cooking may take place on the LOW setting if the pan is covered. It is possible to reduce the heat by rotating the knob toward OFF. Be sure flame is stable.

PORTS

IGNITOR

BURNER BASE

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AKS3040, AKS3640 specifications

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