Setting Surface Controls
Setting Proper Surface Burner Flame Size
For most cooking, start on the highest control setting and then turn to a lower one to complete the process. Use the
recommendations below as a guide for determining proper flame size for various types of cooking. The size and type of utensil used and the amount of food being cooked will influence the setfinc needed for cooking.
High | Flame | Start | most | foods; | bring | water | to | a boil; | |
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Medium | Flame | Maintain | a slow | boil; | thicken | sauces, | |||
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Low | Flame | Keep | foods | cooking; poach; | stewing. | ||||
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or aluminum pans wlfh llds. Settings may vary when using other types of pans. The color of the flame is the key to proper burner adjustment. A good flame is dear, blue and hardly visible in a
Regardless of size, always select cookware that is suitable for the amount and type of food being prepared. Select a burner and flame size appropriate to the pan. Never allow flames to extend beyond the outer edge of the pan.
Never extend the flame beyond the outer edge of the
utensil. A higher flame wastes heat and energy and increases your risk of being burned by the flame (Figure 1).
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For deep fat frying, use a thermometer and adjust the surface control knob accordingly. If the fat is too cool, the food will absorb the fat and be greasy. If the fat is too hot, the food will brown so quickly that the center will be undercooked. Do not attempt to deep fat fry too much food at once as the food will neither brown nor cool< properly.
Do not place items such as alumlnum foil, salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wood spoons could catch fire if placed too close to a flame.
Manual Lighting
In the event of an electrical power outage, the surface burners can be lit manually. To light a surface burner, hold a lit match to the burner head, then slowly turn the surface control knob to LITE. After burner lights push in and turn knob to desired setting. Use caution when lighting surface burners manually.
Setting the Regular or Simmer Burners
1.Place cooking utensil on surface burner.
2.Push the surface control knob down and turn countercJockwlse out of
the OFF position (See Figure 2).
. Release the knob and rotate to the LITE position.
4.VlsuaHy check that the burner has a flame.
5.Once the burner is lit, continue to turn
counterclockwise to the desired flame size. The control knobs do not have to be set at
a particular setting. Use the knob indicator
settings to adjust theFigure 2 flame as needed.
important notes:
°DO NOT cool< with the surface control knob left in the LITE position. (The electronic ignitor will continue to spark if the control knob setting remains in the LITE position).
°When setting any surface control knob to the LITE position, all electronic surface ignitors will spark at the same time. However, only the surface burner you are setting will ignite.
•NEVER place or straddle a cooking utensil over two different surface cooking areas at the same time. This can cause uneven heating results.
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