Surface Cooking
•Operating Gas Surface Burners
•Setting Proper Burner Flame Size
•Operating Triple Ring Burner
Do not place plastic items such as 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.
Operating the Gas Surface Burners:
1.Place cooking utensil on surface burner.
2.Push the knob in and turn counterclockwise out of the OFF position (See Fig. 1).
3.Release the knob and rotate to the LITE position. Note: All electronic surface ignitors will spark at the same time. However, only the burner you are turning on will ignite.
4.Visually check that the burner has lit.
5.Push the control knob in and turn counterclockwise to the desired flame size. The control knobs do not have to be set at a particular setting. Use the guides and adjust the flame as needed. DO NOT cook with the surface control knob in the LITE position (The electronic ignitor will continue to spark if the knob is left in the LITE position).
High Flame | Start most | foods; | bring water | to a boil; | pan broiling. |
Medium Flame | Maintain a | slow | boil; thicken | sauces, | gravies; steaming. |
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.
Fig. 1
Improper flame size
Fig. 2
Double Ring Burner
The versatile Double ring burner offers a complete range of gas surface settings from the same burner location. At the lowest setting, only the inner ring is active, providing a Iowflame for any simmering needs. If needed however, one additional gas ring may be added quickly to provide a total output of 18,000 BTU. When set at the highest, the double burner may be used to bring a large pan of liquid to boil quickly.
Operating the Double Ring Burner:
1.Push right front surface control knob in and turn counterclockwise out of the OFF position
2.Release the knob and rotate to the lite position. Note: Although all electronic surface ignitors will spark at the same time, only the selected surface burner will lite.
3.Visually check that both the inner and outer rings are lit
When both burners are lit, continue to turn the control knob counterclockwise to adjust to the desired flame size.
4.If only the inner burner is needed, continue to rotate the gas control knob counterclockwise somewhere past grey area - Fig. 2.
5.Adjust the inner flame to desired size
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