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How to Select Flame Size
Watch
the flame,
not the knob,
as you reduce
heat.
The
flame
size
on a gas
burner
should
match
the
cookware
you are using.
FOR SAFE
HANDLING
OF
COOKWARE
NEVER
LET
THE
FLAME
EXTEND
UP
THE
SIDES
OF
THE
COOKWARE.
Any
flame
larger than the bottom of the
cookware
is
wasted
and
only serves
to heat the handle,
Top-of-Range
Cook'ware
Aluminum:
Medium-weight
cookware
is recommend-
ed because
it heats
quickly
and evenly.
Most foods
brown
evenly
in an aluminum
ski!leL
Use saucepans
with
tight-fitting
lids
when
cooking
with
minimum
amounts
of water,.
Cast
iron:
If heated
slowly, most skillets will give sat-
isfactory
results.
Enamelware:
Under some conditions,
the enamel
of
some cookware
may melt.. Follow cookware
manufac-
turer's
recommendations
for cooking
method&
Glass:
There
are two types
of glass
cookware--
those
for oven
use only and those
for top-of-range
cooking
(saucepans,
coffee and teapots).
Glass con-
ducts heat very slowly.
Heatproof
Glass
Ceramic:
Can be used
for either
surface
or oven cooking.
It conducts
heat very slowly
and cools very slowly° Check
cookware
manufactur-
er's
directions
to be sure
it can
be used
on gas
range&
Stainless
Steel:
This metal alone has poor heating
properties
and is usually combined
with copper,
alu-
minum or other metals for improved
heat distribution,,
Combination
metal skillets generally
work satisfactori-
ly if used at medium
heat as the manufacturer
recom-
mends,.
Wok Cooking
(on
models with sealed
burners)
We recommend
that you
use only a flat-bottomed
wok,. They
are available
at your local retail store
Do
not
use
woks
that
............
have
support
rings.
Use
'_ii_!_!i111_.
of these
types
of woks,
with or without
the ring in
place, can be dangerous.
Placing
the ring over the
.............. ':_;;:;_;;_
burner
grate
may cause
the
burner
to work
improperly
resulting
in carbon
monoxide
levels above
allowable
current
standards,
This could
be dangerous
to your health. Do not try to
use such woks without the ring. You could be serious-
ly burned
if the wok tipped over.
Stove Top Grills (on
models with sealed
burners)
Do not use stove top grills
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-,_',_
on your sealed
gas burn-
'_'_'"'_
ers.. If you
use the stove
top grill on the sealed
gas
burner it will cause incom-
plete combustion
and can
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:_'_
result
in exposure
to car-
bon monoxide
levels
above
allowable
current
stan-
dards. This can be hazardous
to your health..
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