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SETTING SURFACE BURNERS
Setting proper surface burner flame size
For most cooking: Start on the highest control setting and
then turn to a lower one to complete the process. Use the
recommendations below as a guide for determining proper
flame size for various types of cooking. The size and type of
utensil used and the amount of food being cooked will
influence the setting needed.
Gas Cooktop Burners
The front control gas cooktop comes with a variety of
burners to accommodate different sizes of cookware. The
most powerful burner (18k BTU) for cooking in larger pots
for canning or large amounts of soup or for boiling water is
located at the right front of the cooktop.
The cooktop also has12k, 7.5k, and 5k BTU burners to fit
most cookware and cooking need.
The Simmer Oval burner is in the center of the cooktop and
consists of a center burner and an oval burner. The center
burner of the simmer oval can be set separately from the
oval burner.
Settings based on using medium weight metal or
aluminum pans. Settings may vary using other types of
pans. The color of the flame is key to proper burner
adjustment. A good flame is clear, blue, and hardly visible
in a well lit room. Each cone of the flame should be
steady and sharp. Clean burner if flame is yellow-orange.
Flame Size Type of Cooking
High Flame
• Start most foods
• Bring water to a boil
• Pan broiling
Medium Flame
• Maintain slow boil
• Thicken sauces and
gravies
• Steaming foods
Low Flame
• Keep foods cooking,
poaching and stewing
Figure 3: Gas flame adjustment
Never extend the flame beyond the outer edge of the
utensil. A higher flame simply wastes heat and energy,
and increases the risk of being burned by the gas flame.
NOTE
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IMPORTANT
Figure 4: Gas cooktop with simmer-oval burner
shown in center of cooktop.
Never place or straddle a cooking utensil over two
different surface cooking areas at the same time unless
the cooktop is designed for such a purpose.
CAUTION
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