GE J2B918 Installation And Owner's Manual page 9

Usingthe gas surface burners.
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Before Lighting a Gas Burner
_: Make sure ;111 burne_ are in place.
::Ji:: Make sure all grates on tile range are
properly placed before using any burne_:
After Lighting a Gas Burner
_: Do not operate tile bm'ner for an
extended period of time without
cookware on tile grate. Tile finish on
the grate may chip without cookware
to absorb tile heat.
_: Be sm'e tile bm'ne_s and grates are cool
before you place yore" hand, a pot holder;
cleaning cloths or other mamrials on
them.
Push the control knob in and turn it
to the LITE position.
How to Light a Gas Surface Burner
Make sm'e ;111 the sm_ilce bm'ne_ are
placed in their respective positions.
Push the control knob in and ttwn it to
tile LITE
position.
You will hear a little clicking noise---
tile sotmd of tile electric spark igniting
tile bm'ne_:
TIm_ the knob to a(!iust the flame size.
If tile knob stays at
LITE,
it will continue
to click.
When one burner is turned to
LITE,
all
tile bm'ne_s
spark.
Do not attempt to
disassemble or clean arolmd any bm'ner
while another bm'ner is on. An electric
shock may result, which could cause you
to knock over hot cookware.
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Extra-large burners only
Sealed Gas Burners
Yore" gas range cooktop has five sealed
gas burne_. They offer convenience,
cleanabilitv and fleMbilitv to be used in
a wide range ot cooking applications.
Tile smallest bm'ner in tile fight rear
position is tile simmer burne_: This btm_er
can be tin'ned down to
LO
for a \'ecv low
simmer setting, It provides precise cooking
pe_tommnce
for delicam toods such as
Satlces or
foods
that reqtlire low heat for a
long cooking time.
Tile medium (left rear) and tile large (left
ti'ont) bm'ne_s are tile i)rima_T bm'ne_ tot
most cooking. These general-pulpose
bm'ne_s can be turned down fl'om HI to LO
to suit a wide range ot cooking needs.
Tile extra large bm'ner (right flxmt) is tile
ill_lXillltllil outl)ut burllei: I,ike tile other
fi)ur bm'ne_, it can be turned down from
HI
to
LO
for a wide range of cooking
ai)i)lications; howevex; this burner is
designed to quic!dy bring laxge amounts ot
liquid to a boil. It has a spedal POWER
BOlE_
setting designed m be used with cookwam
10 inches or larger in diameter:
Tile center ox:fl burner is tile largest in
size and is tot large oval pots/pans, round
pots/pans 10" or greater in diameter or
to be used with the griddle.
How to Select Flame Size
For safe hand//)Tg of cookware, never/et the flames
extend up the sides of the cookware.
Watch tile flame, not tile knob, as you
reduce heat. When first heating is desired,
tile flame size on a gas burner should
match tile cookware you
are
rising,
Flames larger than tile bottom of tile
cookware will not result in fi_ster heating of
tile cookware and could be hazardous.
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