5
USING YOUR COOKTOP

Surface Controls

•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 to the 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.
CAUTION

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.

Pilotless

Ignition

Operating During a

Power Failure

1. Hold a lighted match to the desired surface burner head.
2. Push in and turn the control knob slowly to the desired
setting.
•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. The automatic re-ignition feature
will not operate during a power failure.
CAUTION

Suggested Heat Settings

The size and type of cookware will affect the heat setting.
For information on cookware and other factors affecting heat
settings, refer to “Cooking Made Simple” booklet.
SETTINGS USES
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 tempera-
ture whether boiling gently or vigorously.
Use Lo to simmer foods, keep foods
warm and melt chocolate or butter.
Some cooking may take place on the
Lo setting if the pan is covered. It is
possible to reduce the heat by rotating
the knob toward OFF. Be sure flame is
stable.
Hi
Lo
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.

Setting the Controls

Your cooktop has sealed gas burners with automatic re-
ignition. If the burner flame should go out, the system will
automatically spark to re-ignite the burner.
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 counterclockwise to
the desired 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.)