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12
SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
Fig. 1
IMPORTANT
Home Canning
Be sure to read and observe all the following points when
home canning with your appliance. Check with the USDA
(United States Department of Agriculture) website and be
sure to read all the information they have available as well
as follow their recommendations for canning procedures.
Setting surface controls
The ability to heat food quicker and in larger volumes
increases as the burner size increases. Your gas appliance
may be equipped with many different sized surface
burners.
It is important to select cookware that is suitable for the
amount and type of food being prepared. Select a burner
and ame size appropriate for the cookware size.
The standard size burner or burners may be used for most
surface cooking needs. Use the smaller simmer burner
(some models) when simmering delicate sauces, etc.
The larger quick boil (some models) burner or burners
are best when used to bring large quantities of liquid to
temperature or when heating larger quantities of food.
Setting a surface burner:
1. Place cooking utensil on center of surface burner
grate. Be sure the cooking utensil rests stable on the
burner grate.
2. Push the desired surface control knob in and turn
counterclockwise out of the OFF position (Fig. 1).
3. Release the surface control knob and rotate to the lite
position. Visually check that the burner has a steady
gas ame.
4. Once the surface burner has a ame, push the surface
control knob in and turn counterclockwise to the
desired ame size setting. Use the knob markings and
adjust the ame as needed.
Do not place ammable items such as plastic
wrappings, spoon holders or plastic salt and pepper
shakers on the cooktop when it is in use. These items
could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden
spoons could catch re if placed too close to the range
cooktop.
• DO NOT cook with a surface control knob left in the
lite position. The electronic ignitor will continue to
spark. Turn control knob out of lite position and adjust
the ame size.
• Do not place aluminum foil, or ANY material that
can melt on the range cooktop. If items melt the
they may permanently damage the appearance of the
cooktop.
• Use only quality at bottom canners when home
canning. Use a straight-edge to check canner bottom.
• Start with hot tap water to bring water to boil more
quickly.
• Use the highest heat seating when rst bringing the
water to a boil. Once boiling is achieved, reduce heat to
lowest possible setting to maintain that boil.
• When using two canners at the same time, stagger the
canners on the burners. This will allow for better air ow
to the burners. Do not block air to the burners.
• NEVER place or straddle a cooking utensil over two
different surface cooking areas at the same time. This
may cause uneven heating results.
NOTES
• When setting a surface control knob to the lite position,
all the electronic surface ignitors will spark at the same
time. However, only the surface burner you are setting
will ignite.
• In the event of an electrical power outage, the surface
burners may 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. Once the burner
ignites, push in and turn knob out of lite then to
the desired ame setting. Use caution when lighting
surface burners manually.
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