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Seffing Surface Burner Controls
_Do
not place plastic items
such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon
holders
or plastic wrappings
on fop of
the range when if is in use. These items
could melt or ignite. Pofholders,
towels or
wood spoons could catch fire if placed
too close to a flame.
Manual Lighting
In the event of an electrical
power outage,
the surface
burners can be lit manually.
To light a surface
burner, hold a lit match
to the burner head, then slowly turn the
surface
control knob to UTE. After burner
lights push in and turn knob to desired
setting. Use caution
when lighting
surface
burners manually.
Operating
the Gas Surface Controls:
1.
Place cooking
utensil on surface
burner.
2.
Push the surface control
knob down and turn counterclockwise
out of the
OFF position
(See Figure 1).
3.
Release the knob and rotate to the LITE position.
Note: All four electronic
surface ignitors will spark at the same time.
However, only the burner you are turning
on will ignite.
4.
Visually
check that the burner has a flame.
5.
Turn the control
knob counterclockwise
to the desired
flame size. The
control
knobs do not have to be set at a particular
setting. Use the knob
indicator settings to adjust the flame as needed.
DO NOT cool< with
the surface control
knob in the LITE position
(The electronic
ignitor will
continue
to spark if the knob is left in the LITE position).
Seffing Proper Surface Burner Flame Size
For most cooking,
start on the highest control
setting
and then turn to a lower
one to complete
the process. Use the recommendations
below as a guide for
determining
proper
flame size for various types of cooking.
The size and type
of utensil used and the amount of food
being cooked will influence
the setting
needed for cooking.
Figure I
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Medium
Flame
Maintain
a slow boil; thicken sauces_ gravies;
steaming.
Low Flame
Keep foods cooking;
poach;
stewing.
_These setflngs are based on using medlum=welghf
metal
or aluminum
pans wlfh llds. Sefflngs may vary when using other types of pans. The color
of the flame is the key to proper
burner adjustment.
A good flame
is clear,
blue and hardly visible in a well-lighted
room. Each cone of flame
should be
steady
and sharp. Clean burner if flame
is yellow-orange.
Regardless
of size, always
select cookware
that is suitable
for the amount
and
type of food
being prepared.
Select a burner and flame
size appropriate
to
the pan. Never allow flames to extend beyond
the outer edge of the pan.
Figure 2
Proper flame
size
flame
wastes heat and energy and increases your risk of being
burned by
the flame
(Figure 2).
For deep fat frying, use a thermometer
and adjust the surface control
knob
accordingly.
If the fat is too cool, the food will absorb
the fat and be greasy.
If the fat is too hot, the food will brown so quickly
that the center will be
undercooked.
Do not attempt
to deep fat fry too much food at once as the
food will neither
brown nor cool< properly.
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