Hotpoint RGB540SEP - 30 in. Gas Range Owner's Manual page 7

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How to Select Flame Size
For safe handling of cookware, never let the
flames extend up the sides of the cookware.
Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce
heat. When fast heating is desired, the flame
size on a gas burner should match the
cookware you are using.
Flameslarger than the bottom of the cookware
will not result in faster heating of the cookware
and could be hazardous.
Top-of-Range Cookware
Aluminum: Hedium-weight cookware is
recommended because it heats quickly
and evenly. Host foods brown evenly in an
aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight-
fitting lidswhen 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 cookwure-
those for oven use only and those for top-of-
range cooking (saucepans,coffee and teapots).
Glass conducts heat very slowly.
HeatproofGlass 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.
Stove Top Grills {on models with sealed burners)
Do not use stove top grills on your sealed gas
burners. If you use the stove top grill on the
sealed gas burner, it will cause incomplete
combustion and can result in exposure to
carbon monoxide levels above allowable
standards.
This can be hazardous to your health.
Use a fiat-bottomed wok.
Wok This Way {on models with sealed burners)
We recommend that you use a 14" or smaller
flat-bottomed wok. Hake sure the wok bottom
sits flat on the grate. They are available at your
local retail store.
Only a flat-bottomed wok should be used.
Do not use a flat-bottomed wok on a support
ring. Placing the ring over the burner or grate
may cause the burner to work improperly,
resulting in carbon monoxide levels above
allowable standards. This could be dangerous
to your health.
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In Case of Power Failure {electric ignition models)
In case of a power failure, you can light the gas Surface burners in use when an electrical
surface burners on your range with a match, power failure occurs will continue to operate
Hold a litmatch to the burner, then push in and normally.
turn the control knob to the LITE position. Use
extreme caution when lighting burners this way.