USINGYOUR GAS BURNER COMPONENT
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How to Select Flame Size

Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce heat.
The flame size on agas burner should match the
cookware you are using.
FOR SAFE HANDLING OF COOKWARE, NEVER
LET THE FLAME EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF
THE COOKWARE. Any flame larger than the bottom
of the cookware is wasted heat and only serves to
heat the handle.

Cookware

Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is
recommended because it heats quickly and evenly.
Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet.
Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids for cooking with
minimum amounts of water.
Cast Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give
satisfactory results.
Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of
some cookware may melt. Follow cookware
manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking
methods.
Glass: There are 2types of glass cookware-those
for oven use only and those for surface cooking
(saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat
very slowly.
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for
either surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat
very slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware
manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be used
on gas cooktops.
Stainless Steel: This metalalone has poor heating
properties,and is usually combined with copper,
aluminumor other metalsfor improved heat
distribution.Combination metalskillets generally
worksatisfactorily if they are used at medium heat
as the manufacturer recommends.

Wok Cooking

Werecommend that
you use only aflat-
bottomed wok. They are
available atyour local
retail store.
Do not use woks that
have support rings.
Use of these types of woks,
with or without the ring in
place, can be dangerous.
Placing the ring over the
bume{grate may cause the burner to work improperly
resultin~ in carbon monoxide levels above allowable
current &mdards. This could be dangerous to your
health. Do not try to use such woks without the ring.
You could be seriously burned if the wok tipped over.

Stove Top Grills

Do not use stove top grills on your sealed gas burners. If you use the stove
top grill on the sealed gas burner it will cause incomplete combustion and
can result in exposure to carbon monoxide levels above allowable current
standards. This can be hazardous to your health.
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