Surface Burners - Hotpoint RGB745 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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WARNING!
SURFACE BURNERS
Use proper pan size--avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having fiat bottoms
large enough to cover burner grates. To avoid spi//overs, make sure cookware is large enough to contain
the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since
heavy spattering or spi/Iovers left on range can ignite. Use pans wi£h handles that can be easily grasped
and remain cool,
Always use the LITE position
when igniting
file top burners and make sure the burners
hme ignited.
Nexer leave fl_e sur]Bace burners unattended
at higt_ flame setdng:s. Boiloxers cause
smoking and greasy spilloxers that may
catch on fire.
Adjust the top burner flame size so it
does not exmnd beyond the edge of the
cookwaie. Excessixe flame is hazardous.
Use only d U pot holders--moist or damp
pot holders on hot snrfaces may resnlt in
bums from steam. Do not let
pot
holders
come near open flames when lifting
cookware. Do
not use
a
towel
oi" other
bulky c]ofll in
place
of
a pot
holder.
XA]mn using gtass cookware, make sure it
is designed for top-of-range cooking.
To minimize the possibility of bums,
ignition of flammable materials and spillage,
turn cookware handles toward the side or
back of fl_e range without extending oxer
adjacent burners.
Careflllly watch tbods being flied at a high
flame setting.
Always heat flit slowly, and watch as it heats.
Do not leme any imms on the cooktop. The
hot air from the xent m W ignim flammable
items and will increase pressure in closed
containers, which may cause diem to burst.
If a combinaoon of oils or fiats will be used in
flTing, stir together befoie heating or as fats
meh slowly
Use a deep fat thermometer whene\er
possible to prexent ovedleadng fiat beyond
the smoking point.
Use fl_e least possible amount of ]Batfor
effective shallow or deep-fat flTing. Filling
the pan too dill of ]Batcan cause spillovers
when food is added.
'_A'hei1
flaming
foods are under d_e
hood,
Um_ the ]Ban off. The ]Ban, if operating, may
spread the flames.
Do not use a wok on the cooking surface
if the wok has a round metal ring that is
placed oxer the bm_er gTate to support
the wok. This Iing acts as a heat trap,
which may damage file burner grate and
burner head. Also, it may cause fl_e burner
to work improperly. This may cause a
carhon monoxide lexel aboxe that
allowed by CUlTent standards, resulting
in a health hazard.
Foods for fiTing should be as d U as possible.
Frost on fiozen foods or moisture on flesh
foods can cause hot ]Batto bubble up and
oxer the sides of the pan.
Ne_er try to mo_e a pan of hot ]Bat,especially
a deep fat flTer _A'ait until the fat is cool.
Do not leme plastic imms on the cooktop--
flley m W meh if left too close to file xent.
Kee I) all plastics aw W flom the sur]Bace
burners.
To ax_id the possibility of a hurn, always be
certain that the controls for all burners are
at the OFF position and all grates are cool
before attenlpting to remo\e diem.
If range is located near a windo_, do not
hang long curtains that could blow oxer file
surface burners and cream a die hazard.
If you smell gas, turn off the gas to the range
and call a qualified service technician. Ne_er
use an open flame to locam a leak.
Alwws turn the sur]Bace burner conuols off
before removing cookware.
Do not lift the cooktop. I,ifting the cooktop
can lead to damage and improper operation
of the range.