Maytag MGC5430 Surface Cooking, Surface Controls, Suggested Heat Settings, Surface Control Knobs

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.

➢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.

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.Push in and turn the control knob slowly to 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

Suggested Heat Settings

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

HI LITE

MED

LO

OFF

The size and type of cookware will affect the heat setting. For information on cookware and other factors affecting heat settings, refer to ÒCooking Made SimpleÓ booklet.

Settings	Uses
HI	Use HI to bring liquid to a boil, or reach pressure in a pressure
LO	cooker. Always reduce setting to a lower heat when liquids begin
	to boil or foods begin to cook.

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.

MED			OFF
	HI	LITE
				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.
LO				Use LO to simmer foods, keep foods warm and melt
LITE	HI			chocolate or butter.
OFF			MED	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
	LO
				toward OFF. Be sure flame is stable.

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