Control Panel - Hotpoint RGB744GEJ Use And Care Manual

AutomaticIgnition
Yoursurface burners are lighted
by electric ignition, eliminatingthe
need for standing-pilotlightswith
constantlyburning flames.
In ease of a power outage, you can
light the surface burners on your
range with a match. Hold a lighted
match to the burner, then turn the
knob to the LITE position. Use
extreme caution when lighting
burners this way.
Surface burners in use when an
electrical power fai~ureoccurs will
continue to operate normally.
surface Burner Controk
Knobs that turn the surface burners
~ Be sure the burners and grates are
cool before youplace your hand, a
po~holder,cleaningclothsor other
materials on them.
Aluminum: Medium-weight
—
cookwareis rwommendd bwause it
heatsquictiy andeverdy.Mostfoods
brownevel~ly in an aluminumskillet.
Mineralsin foodand waterwill stain
but will not harm aluminum. A
quick scour with a soap-filledwool
pad after each use keeps aluminum
cookwarelookingshiny new. Use
saucepanswith tight-fittinglids for
cookingwith minimumamounts
of water.
How"
to
selectFlame
size
The flame size on a gas burner
shouldmatch the cookwareyou
are using.
Cast Iron: If heated slowly,most
skillets will give satisfactoryresults.
Enamelware: Under some
conditions, the enamel of some
cookwaremavmelt.Followcookware
NEVER LET THE FLAME
EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF
THE COOKWARE. Any flame
larger than the bottom of the
cookware is wasted and only serves
to heat the handles.
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manufacturer'srecommendations
on and off are located on the lower
control panel and are marked as to
which burners they control.
for cookingmethods.
Glass: There are two types of glass
cookware-those for ovenuse only
and those for top-of-rangecooking
(saucepans, coffee and teapots).
Glass conductsheat very slowly.
When
using
a luminum
or
aluminum-clad s~inless
steel
pok and
pans,
adjust the flame so
the circle it makes is about 1/2inch
smaller than the bottom of the
cookware.
To
Light a
surface
Burner
Heatproof
Glass
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.
S@inIessSteel: 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 tl~e
manufacturer recommends.
When boiling, use this same flame
size—1/2inch smaller than the
bottom of the cookware—nomatter
what the cookwareis made of. Foods
cook just as quickly at a gentle boil
as they do at a furious rolling boil.
A high boi~creates steam and cooks
awaymoisture, flavor and nutrition.
Avoidit except for the few cooking
processeswhich ned a vigorousboil.
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Push the control knob in and turn
it to LITE. Youwill hear a little
clicking noise—the sound of the
electric spark igniting the burner.
when
frying
o r warming
foods
in
stainless steei9'cast
iron
or
enamelware~ keep the flame down
lower—toabout 1/2the diameter
of the pan.
when
frying in
glass
or
ceramic
coioiw~me, lowertheflameevenmore.
The light comes on automatically
when the oven door is opened. For
model RGB746,use the switch o~~
the upper control panel to turn t!~e
light on and off when the door is
closed.
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