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How to Select Flame Size
For safe handlingof cookware,never let the flames
extend up thesides of the cookware.
_'_t('l/tile flanle, not tile knob, as you
reduce heat. When fi_st heating is desired,
tile flanle size Oil a gas burner should
II/atch tile cookware Veil ai'e rising.
Flan/es larger than tile botton/of tile
cookware will not result in fi_ster heating
of tile cookware and could be hazardous.
Top-of-Range Cookware
Aluminum: Mediunl-weight cookware is
reconnnended because it heats quickl)
and exenlv. Most foods brown exenh in an
ahuninunl skillet. Use saucepans with tight-
fitting lids when cooking with ininin/un/
}1I//o/ints of wateI:
Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, nlost skillets will
give satisiactorv results.
Enamelware: Under sonle conditions,
tile enaillel of SOil/e cookwai'e ill}iV illelt.
Follow cookware nlanufilcturer's
i'ecoil/illendations ilk)i" cooking illethods.
Glass: There are two b'pes of glass
cookware--those fi)r ()veil rise only and
those fin" toi>ofrange cooking (saucepans,
coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat
very slowly.
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used fi)I"
either surfi_ce or oven cooking. It conducts
heat vei N slowly and cools vei T slowly: Check
cookware ill[ln/lIilCtlli'eiJs directions to be
sure it can be used Oil gas ranges.
Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor
heating properties and is usually coinbined
with coppei; ahuninun/or other metals fi)r
inlproved heat distlJbufion. Conlbinafion
metal skillets usually work satisfi_ctorilv if
they are used with n/ediun/heat as tile
Ill a II t/[ilct tli'ei" i'ecoilli/lends.
Stove Top Grills (onmodels with sealedburners)
Do not rise stove top grills on your sealed
gas burners. If u)/! use tile stove top grill
Oil tile sealed gas burnei, it will cause
inconlplete conlbustion and can result
in eN)osui'e to carbon nlonoxide levels
above allowable standards.
Thiscanbehazardousto yourhealth.
Use a fiat-bottomed wok.
We recommend that you use a 14" orsmaller
fiat-bottomed wok Make sure the wok bottom
sits fiat on thegrate. Theyare available at your
localretail store.
Wok This Way (on models with sealed burners)
Do not rise a flat-botton/ed wok on a
support ring. Placing tile ring over tile
burner or grate nlay cause tile burner
to work in/properly, resulting in carl)on
nlonoxide levels above allowable standards.
Only a flat-bottomed wok should be used.
This could be dangerous to your health.
In Case of Power Failure (electric ignition models)
In case of a power fidhu'e, you can light
tile gas surfi_ce burnels on your range with
a nlatch. Hold a lit nlatch to tile burner,
then push in and turn the control knob
to the UTEposition. Use extrelne caution
when lighting burnels this way:
Sui_i_ce burnei5 in use when an electrical
power fidlure occui_ will continue to
operate nolinall_,.,
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