Surface Controls; Pilotless Ignition - Maytag GEMINI MGR6772BDS User Manual

SURFACE COOKING
SURFACE CONTROLS
I If flame shouldgo out during a cooking
operation, t urntheburneroff. Ifa strong
gasodor isdetected, o pen a windowand
wait five minutes before relightingthe
burner.
| Besureall surfacecontrolsareset inthe
OFFpositionpriorto supplying gastothe
range.
I NEVERtouch cooktop until i t hascooled.
Expectsomepartsof thecooktop,espe-
cially aroundthe burners, to become
warmor hotduringcookingor self-clean-
ing. Use potholdersto protecthands.
PILOTLESS IGNITION
Pilotlessignitioneliminates the need for a
constant standing pilot light. Each surface
burnerhas a spark ignitor. Use care when
cleaningaroundthe surfaceburner.
If thesurface burnerdoes not light, check if
ignitorisbroken,soiledor wet.
BURNER CAP
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BURNER BASE
SURFACECONTROLKNOBS SUGGESTEDHEATSETTINGS
• • Usetotumon the
surfaceburners.
An infinite
choice of heat
settingsisavail-
able from LOW
Setting Uses
oFF to HIGH. At the
HIGHsettinga detent ornotch maybe felt,
The knobscanbesetonor between anyof HIGH
the settings.
Graphicsnexttothe knobiden- _ .....
tifywhichburnertheknobcon-
trois. Forexample,the graphic
at right shows the right front
FRONT
burner location.
SETrlNG THE CONTROLS:
1. Placea pan onthe burnergrate.
>-The burner flame may lift off or ap-
pear separatedfrom the portif a pan
is not placedon the grate.
2. Push in and turn the knob counter-
clockwise to theLIGHT setting.
>-A clicking(spark)soundwillbe heard
and the burner will light. (All four
ignitors willspark whenany surface LOW
burner knob is turned to the LIGHT
position.)
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3. After the burner lights,turn knob to _ 7"
desiredflame size. _.,
>-The ignitorwill continueto sparkuntil
the knob is turned from the LIGHT
position.
The size and type of cookware willaffectthe
heatsetting. Forinformationon cookwareand
other factors affecting heat settings, refer to
"Cooking MadeSimple"booklet.
UseHIGHto bring liquid to
a boil,or reachpressurein
a pressurecooker.Always
reducesettingto a lower
heat whenliquidsbeginto
boil or foods beginto cook.
An intermediateflame size
is usedto continue cooking.
Foodwillnot cookanyfaster
when a higherflame setting
isusedthanneededtomain-
taina gentleboil.Waterboils
at the sametemperature
whether boilinggentlyor
vigorously.
UseLOWto simmerfoods,
keepfoodswarmand melt
chocolate orbutter.
Somecooking may take
placeonthe LOW setting if
the pan is covered. I t is
possibleto reducethe heat
by rotatingthe knobtoward
OFF. Be sureflame is
stable.
OPERATINGDURINGA
POWERFAILURE
1, Holda lighted matchtothedesiredsur-
face burnerhead.
2. Pushinandturnthecontrolknobslowly
to LIGHT.
3. Adjust the flameto thedesired level
When lightingthe surfacebumem,be
sure all of the controls are in the OFF
position. Strikethe matchfirstand hold
it in position beforetuming the knob to
LIGHT.