Using Your Cooktop - GE Downdraft Gas Cooktop Use And Care Manual

Electric
Your surface burners are lighted by electric
ignition, eliminating the need for standing
ignition
pilot lights with constantly burning flames.
All the igniters make clicking sounds and spark
even when only a single burner is being turned
on. Do not touch any of the burners when the
igniters are clicking.
The burners on this cooktop relight
automatically if the flame goes out. This helps
prevent the inconvenience of having to
manually relight a burner.
As with electric ignition, all of the burner
igniters spark while a burner is relighting.
To light a
Push the control knob in and turn it
counterclockwise to desired position from
burner
HIGH to LO.
After the burner ignites, turn the knob in either
direction to adjust the flame size.
To turn a burner off, turn the knob clockwise,
as far as it will go, to the OFF position.
• The center and two rear burners are best for
smaller pans and cooking operations requiring
carefully controlled simmering conditions.
The two front burners are the high power
burners for larger pans and fast boiling
operations.
• Do not operate a burner for an extended
period of time without cookware on the grate.
The finish on the grate may chip without
cookware to absorb the heat.
• Be sure the burners and grates are cool before
you place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning
cloths or other materials on them.
How to
Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce
heat.
select flame
size
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 heat
and only serves to heat the handle.

Using Your Cooktop

Downdraft Gas Cooktop
In case of a power outage, you can light the
surface burners on your cooktop with a match.
Hold a lighted match to the burner, then turn
the knob to the HIGH position. Use extreme
caution when lighting burners this way.
Surface burners in use when an electrical
power failure occurs will continue to operate
normally.
Check to be sure the burner you turned on is
the one you want to use.
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