To Light A Burner; Automatic Ignition; Power Outage - GE ZGW124EN User Manual

Using Your Gas Burner Component
The ZGW124EN and
are not convertible to LP gas.
They are designed to operate
on natural gas only.

Automatic Ignition

Both burners on this gas cooktop
component are lighted by electric
ignition, eliminating the need for
standing pilot lights with
constantly burning flames.
All the igniters make sparking
sounds and spark even when only a
single burner is being turned on.
Do not touch any of the burners
when the igniters are sparking.
Auto Relight
The burners on this gas cooktop
automatically relight if the flame
goes out. This helps prevent the
inconvenience of manually having
to relight a burner. As with
automatic ignition, all of the
burner igniters spark while a
burner is relighting. Do not touch
any of the burners when the
igniters are sparking. The sparking
sound is normal until ignition occurs.
The burners will relight at any
setting. However, for the burners
to light quickly and consistently
when the gas is turned on, the
knobs should be turned to the LITE
position until ignition occurs.

Power Outage

In case of a power outage, you
can light the surface burners on
your cooktop with a match.
Holding a lighted match to the
burner, turn the knob to the LO
position. If the knob setting is
toward HI, the flame flare-up could
burn your hand. Use extreme
caution when lighting burners
manually. Cookware should not
be in place over the burner when
lighting a burner this way.
Surface burners in use when an
electrical power failure occurs will
continue to operate normally.
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This component has one large
1O,5OO-BTU burner and one
smaller 6,000-BTU burner.

To Light a Burner

Push the control knob in and turn it
counterclockwise to desired
position.
The burner ignites automatically.
Turn the knob either direction to
adjust the flame size.
To turn a burner off, turn the knob
counterclockwise as far as it will
go, to the off (0) position.
The front burner is best for
smaller pans and cooking
operations requiring carefully
controlled simmering conditions.
The rear burner is the high power
burner for larger pans and fast
boiling operations.
Do not operate a burner for an
extended period of time without
cookware on the grate. The finish
on the grate may chip without
cookware to absorb the heat.
Check to be sure the burner you
turned on is the one you want to use.
Be sure the burners and grates are
cool before you place your hand, a
pot holder, cleaning cloths or other
materials on them.
How to Select Flame Size
The flame size on a gas burner
should match the cookware you
are using.
NEVER LET THE FLAME
EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF
THE COOKWARE. Any flame
larger than the bottom of the
cookware is wasted heat and only
serves to heat the handle.
When using aluminum or
aluminum-clad stainless steel
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pots and pans, adjust the flame so
the circle it makes is about 1/2
inch smaller than the bottom of the
cookware.
When boiling, use this same flame
size—1/2 inch smaller than the
bottom of the cookware-no
matter what the cookware is made
of. Foods cook just as quickly at a
gentle boil as they do at a furious,
rolling boil. A high boil only
creates steam and cooks away
moisture, flavor and nutrition.
Avoid it except for the few
cooking processes that need a
vigorous boil.
When frying or warming foods
in stainless steel, cast iron or
enamelware, keep the flame down
lower—to about 1/2 the diameter
of the pan.
When frying in glass or ceramic
cookware, lower the flame even
more.
When a downdraft vent is used
next to a gas component, food
will cook faster if you use a
low vent setting and keep the
pan covered (if the recipe allows).