Maytag MGR5775QDW - 30 Inch Gas Range Use And Care Manual page 6

LO: Use to simmer foods, keep foods
warm and me, i t chocoiate or butter. Some
cooking may take piace on the LO setting
if the pan is covered. It is possibb to
reduce the heat by rotating the knob
toward OFF. Be sure flame is staMe.
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HI: Use to bring iiquid to a boii, or reach
pressure in a pressure cooker. Aiways
reduce setting to a bwer heat when iiquids
begin to boii or foods begin to cook.
An intermediate flame size is used to
continue cooking. Food wiii not cook any
faster when a higher flame setting is used
than needed to maintain a gentle boil.
Water boils at the same temperature
whether boiling gently or vigorously.
Surface Controls
° if flame should go out during a cooking operation, turn
Lhe burner off. If a strong gas odor is detected, open a
window and wait five minutes before relighting the
burnel
o Be sure all surface controB are set in the OFF position
before supplying gas to the range.
- NEVER touch cooktop until it has cooled. Expect some
parts of the cooktop, especiaii} around the burners, to
become warm or hot during cooking. Use potholders to
Pimot ess ignition
Pilotless ignition eliminates the
need for a constant standing
pilot light, Each surface burner
has a spark ignitor, Use care
when cleaning around the
surface burner.
If the surface burner does
not light, check if ignitor is
broken, soiled or wet.
BURNER CAP
Ports
gnitor
BURNER BASE
Surface Contto Knobs
Use to turn on the surface burners. An infinite choice of heat
settings is available from LO to Hi. At the Hi setting a detent
or notch may be felt. The knobs can be set on or between any
of the settings.
Graphics next to the knob identify which burner the ____Oo O
knob controls. For example, the graphic at right O O
shows the left front burner location.
Setting the controls:
The size and type of cookware will affect the heat setting. For
information on cookware and other factors affecting heat
settings, refer to "Cooking Made Simple" booklet.
1. Place a pan on the burner grate.
" The burner flame may lift off or appear separated from
the port if a pan is not placed on the grate.
2. Push in and turn the knob counterclockwise to the UTE
setting.
" A clicking {spark} sound will be heard and the burner
will light. {All five ignitors will spark when any surface
burner knob is turned to the MTE position.}
3. After the burner lights, turn knob to desired flame size.
" The ignitor will continue to spark until the knob is
turned past the MTE position.
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