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Setting Surface
Burner Controls
Setting Proper Surface
Burner Flame
Size
For most cooking, start on the highest control setting
and
then turn to a lower one to complete
the process. Use the
recommendations
below as a guide for determining
proper
flame size for various types of cooking.
The size and type
of utensil used and the amount of food
being cooked
will
influence
the setting needed for cooking.
High Flame
Start most foods;
bring water
to a boil;
pan broiling.
Medium
Flame
Maintain
a slow
boil;
thicken
sauces,
gravies;
steaming.
Low Flame
Keep foods cooking;
poach; stewing.
_These settings
are based on using medlum-welght
metal
or aluminum
pans wlfh
llds. Settings may vary when
using
other types of pans. The color of the flame is the key to
proper burner adjustment.
A good flame
is ciear_ blue and
hardly visible in a well-lighted
room. Each cone of flame
should be steady
and sharp. Clean burner if flame is yellow-
orange.
Regardless
of size, always
select cookware
that is suitable
for the amount
and type of food
being prepared.
Select a
burner and flame
size appropriate
to the pan. Never allow
flames
to extend
beyond the outer edge of the pan.
Never extend the flame beyond the outer edge of the
utensil. A higher flame wastes heat and energy and
increases your risk of being burned by the flame (Figure 5).
Improper
flame
size
Figure 5
For deep fat frying,
use a thermometer
and adjust the
surface
control
knob accordingly.
If the fat is too cool, the
food
will absorb
the fat and be greasy. If the fat is too
hot, the food will brown so quickly
that the center will be
undercooked.
Do not attempt
to deep fat fry too much food
at once as the food will neither brown nor cool< properly.
_H_
Do not place
such as
items
a_um_num
foil, salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders
or plastic
wrappings
on fop of the range when it is in use. These
items could melt or ignite. Potholders,
towels or wood
spoons
could catch fire if placed
too close to a flame.
Manual
Lighting
In the event of an electrical
power outage, the surface
burners can be lit manually.
To light a surface
burner, hold
a lit match to the burner head, then slowly turn the surface
control
knob to LITE. After burner lights push in and turn
knob to desired
setting. Use caution when lighting surface
burners manually.
Setting the Regular,
Simmer
or Turbo Boil Burners
1.
Place cooking
utensil on surface
burner.
2.
Push the surface
control knob down
and
turn
counterclockwise
out of the OFF position
(See Figure 2).
3.
Release the knob and rotate to the LITE position.
4.
Visually
check that the burner
has a flame.
5.
Once the burner is lit, continue to turn counterclockwise
to the desired flame size. The control knobs do not have
to be set at a particular
setting. Use the knob indicator
settings to adjust the flame as needed.
J
OFF
Lite
Hi
Lo
Figure 2 - Regular Burner Control
Important
notes:
°
DO NOT cook with the surface control
knob left in the
LITE position. (The electronic
ignitor
wiii continue
to spark
if the control
knob setting
remains in the LITE position).
°
When setting any surface
control
knob to the LITE
position,
all electronic
surface
ignitors will spark at the
same time. However, only the surface
burner you are
setting wiil ignite.
"
NEVER place or straddle
a cooking
utensil over two
different
surface cooking
areas at the same time. This
can cause uneven heating
results.
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