LG PrintProof LTGL6937 Series Owner's Manual page 28

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28 OPERATION
WARNING
• Use the proper pan size. Do not use pans that
are unstable or that can be easily tipped. Select
cookware with flat bottoms large enough to
cover burner grates. To avoid spillovers, make
sure the 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 spillovers left on the
range can ignite. Use pans with handles that can
be easily grasped and remain cool.
CAUTION
• To avoid discoloration during use, follow the tips
in the Maintenance section.
• Do not operate the 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.
• Touching grates before they cool down may
cause burns.
• What to do if you smell gas
- Open windows.
- Do not try to light any appliance.
- Do not touch any electrical switch.
- Do not use any phone in your building.
- Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's
instructions.
- If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
fire department.
• Be sure that all surface controls are set in the
OFF position prior to supplying gas to the range.
• Never leave the surface burners unattended at
high flame settings. Boilovers may cause smoke
and greasy spillovers that may ignite.
• Always turn the knobs to the Lite position when
igniting the top burners and make sure the
burners have ignited.
• Control the top burner flame size so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the cookware.
Excessive flame is hazardous.
• Only use dry pot holders. Moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let pot holders come near open
flames when lifting cookware. Do not use towels
or other bulky cloth items. Use a pot holder.
• If using glass cookware, make sure the
cookware is designed for range-top cooking.
• To prevent burns from ignition of flammable
materials and spillage, turn cookware handles
toward the side or back of the range without
extending them over adjacent burners.
• Never leave any items on the cooktop. The hot
air from the vent may ignite flammable items
and will increase pressure in closed containers,
which may cause them to burst.
• Carefully watch foods being fried at a high flame
setting.
• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
• If frying combinations of oils and fats, stir
together before heating.
• Use a deep fat thermometer if possible to
prevent fat from heating beyond the smoking
point.
• Use the least possible amount of fat for effective
shallow or deep fat frying. Filling the pan with
too much fat can cause spillovers when food is
added.
• Do not cook foods directly on an open flame on
the cooktop.
• Do not use a wok on the surface burners if the
wok has a round metal ring that is placed over
the burner grate to support the wok. This ring
acts as a heat trap, which may damage the
burner grate and burner head. It may also cause
the burner to work improperly. This may cause
carbon monoxide levels which are higher than
what is allowed by current standards, resulting
in a health hazard.
• Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost or moisture on foods can cause hot fat to
bubble up and spill over the sides of the pan.
• Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a
deep fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.
• Do not place plastic items on the cooktop. They
may melt if left too close to the vent.
• Keep all plastics away from the surface burners.
• To prevent burns, always be sure that the
controls for all burners are in the OFF position
and all grates are cool before attempting to
remove them.
• If you smell gas, turn off the gas to the range
and call a qualified service technician. Never use
an open flame to locate a leak.
• Always turn the knobs to the OFF position before
removing cookware.
• Do not lift the cooktop. Lifting the cooktop can
cause damage and improper operation of the
range.
• If the range is located near a window, do not
hang long curtains that could blow over the
surface burners and catch on fire.