Hotpoint RGH946GEJ Use And Care Manual page 14

Surface Cooking
Automatic Ignition
Your surface burners are lighted
by electric ignition, eliminating the
need for standing pilot lights with
constantly burning flames.
In case of a power outage, you can
match to the burner, then turn the
LITE
position. Use
burners this way.
electrical occurs will
power failure
continue to operate normally.
Surface Burner Controls
Knobs that turn the surface burners
on and ofl' are locatecf on the Iowcr
control panel and arc marked as to
which burners they control.
To Light a Surface Burner
Push the control knob in and turn
LITE.
it to You will hear a 1 ittlc
electric spark igniting the burner.
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After the burner i,gnitcs, turn the
knob to adjust the flame size.
turned on is the onc you want (o
operate a burner
Do not
extended period of time
grate. The finish
cookware on the
on the grate may chip without
. Be sure the burners and grates arc
potholder, cleaning cloths or other
materials on thcm.
How to Select Flame Size
The ilarnc size on u gtis burner
should mtitch the cookware you
arc using.
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NEVER LET THE FLAME
EXTEND UP THE
SIDES OF
THE COOKWARE. Any flwnc
cookware is wasted and only serves
When using aluminum or
aluminum-clad stainless steei
pots and pans, the flame
the circle it makes is about 1/2 inch
smaller than the bottom of the
cookware.
When boiling,
usc this same fltirnc
size—]/2 inch smaller than the
bottom of' the cookware-no matter
what the cookware is made of. Foods
A high boil creates steam and cooks
Avoid it except fbr the few cooking
processes which 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
When frying
in glass or ceramic
cookware, lower the flame even more.
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USC
A full-width fluorescent light in the
backsplash illuminates the cooktop,
for an
Press and momentarily hold the
without
SURFACE LIGHT switch under
the upper control panel to turn
the I ight on and oft.
Top-of-Range Cookware
Aluminum: Medium-weight
cookware is rcconmcndcd bcciiusc it
brown evenly in an aluminum skillet.
Minerals in tbod and water will stain
but will not harm aluminum. A
quick scour with a so~p-filled WCN)I
saucepans with tight-fitting lids h)r
cooking with minimum wnounts
Cast Iron: If heated slowly, mos[
skillets wil I give satisfactory rcsulls.
Enamelware: Under some
conditions, the enamel of some
cookware may melt. Follow" cw)kwtirc
manufacturer's rccollllllcndtitiorls"
Glass: There arc two types of" glass
cm)kwarc-those for oven usc only
(saucepans, coffee tind teapots).
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Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can
cooking. It conducts heat very
slowly and cools very slowly.
Check cookwar-c manufacturer's
directions to bc sure it can bc
on gas ranges.
Stainless Steel: This metal alone
has poor heating pmpertics, and is
usually combined with copper.
aluminum or other metals fbr
improved heat distribution.
Combination metal skillets usually
work satisftictori]y if' they w-c
used with medium heat as the
manufacturer recommends.