GE PGS908 Owner's Manual page 9

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Top-of-Range Cookware
Aluminum:
Medium-weight cookware is
recommended because it heats quickly
and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in
an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with
fight-fitting lids when cooMng with
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Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets
will give safisfimtory results.
Enamelware: Under some conditions,
the enamel of some cookware may
melt. Follow cookware manufimmrer's
recommendations for cooking methods.
Glass: There are two types of glass
cookware--[hose for oven rise oIll} _
and those for top-ofqange cooking
(saucepans, coffee and teapots).
(;lass conducts heat veIT slow/>
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used
for eidler surfiice or oven cooking. It
c(mducts heat vei T slowly and cools veIT
slowly. Check cookware manufi_cmrer's
directions to be sure it can be used on gas
ranges.
Stainless Steel: This meud akme
has
poor heating properties and is usually
combined with coppe_; aJuminum
or other metals for improved heat
disuibufion. Combination metal skillets
usually work sadsfitctorily if they are used
with medium heat as the manuf_cturer
recommends.
Stove TopGrills
Do not use stove top Anills on your seated
gas burners. If you use the stove top glill
on the sealed gas burne_; it will cause
incomplete combustion and can result
in exposure to carbon monoxide levels
above allowable current standards.
Thiscanbe hazardous t o yourhealth.
Use a fiat-bottomed wok,
Wok This Way
Werecommend t hatyouusea 14-inch (356 crn)
or srnaller f lat-bottomed wok.Makesurethewok
bottomsits flat on thegrate. They areavailable at
yourlocalretailstore.
Only a fiat-bottomed wok should be used.
Do not use a fiat-bottomed wok on a
support ,Jng. Placing the ring over the
burner or grate may cause the burner
to work improperly, resulting in carbon
monoxide levels above allowable
standards. This coukt be dangerous to
your health.
/n Case of Power Failure
In case of a power fidlure, you can light
the gas surf_ce burners on your range
with a match. Hold a lit match to the
burne_; then push in and mrn the control
knob to the UTE position. Use exUeme
caution when lighting burnei_ this way.
Surf_me burners in use when an electrical
power fidlure occms will continue to
operate normally.
NOTE: If rangelock-out i s in useat thetirneof a
powerfailure,thesurface burners cannot b e lit
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