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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
USING GAS SURFACE BURNERS
Before lighting a gas burner:
• Make sure all burners are in place.
• Make sure all grates on the range are properly
places before using any burner.
After lighting a gas burner:
• Do not operate the burner for an extended
period of time without cookware on the grate.
The fi nish on the grate may discolor or chip
without cookware to absorb the heat.
• Be sure the burners and grates are cool before
you place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning
cloths or other materials on them.
How to light a gas surface burner:
• Make sure all the surface burners are placed in
their respective positions.
• Push the control knob in and turn it to the LITE
position.
• You will hear a clicking noise, this is the sound
of the electric spark igniting the burner.
• Turn the knob to adjust the fl ame size. If the
knob stays at LITE, it will continue to click.
• When one burner is turned to LITE, all the
burners spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or
clean around any burner while another burner
is on. An electric shock may result, which could
cause you to knock over hot cookware.
• Watch the fl ame, not the knob, as you adjust
heat. When fast heating is desired, the fl ame
size on a gas burner should match the cookware
you are using.
• Flames larger than the bottom of the cookware
will not result in faster heating and may be
hazardous.
ACCEPTABLE COOKWARE
Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is
recommended because it heats quickly and evenly.
Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet.
Use saucepans with tight-fi tting lids when cooking
with minimum amounts of water.
Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give
satisfactory results.
Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel
of some cookware may melt. Follow cookware
manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking
methods.
Glass: There are two types of glass cookware—
those for oven use only and those for top-of-range
cooking (saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass
conducts heat very slowly.
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for either
surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very
slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware
manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be used
on gas ranges.
Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor heating
properties and is usually combined with copper,
aluminum or other metals for improved heat
distribution. Combination metal skillets usually work
satisfactorily if they are used with medium heat as
the manufacturer recommends.
IN CASE OF POWER FAILURE
In case of a power failure, you can light the surface
burners on your range with a match. Hold a lit
match to the burner ports, then slowly turn the
control knob to the LITE position. Use extreme
caution when lighting burners this way.
Surface burners in use when an electrical power
failure occurs will continue to operate normally.
WARNING
Flames that are not covered by cookware
may present a risk of burns or clothing
ignition. Never let fl ames extend beyond the
sides of the cookware.
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