Maytag CRG8200B Manual page 7

Lighting the Surface Burners Use a HIGH flame
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1. Place a pan on the burner grate, setting to quickly
bring foods to a ._¢¢_0_.
2. Push in and turn on the knob to the START position, boil or to begin a
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A clicking sound will be heard and the burner will cooking operation.
light. Reduce to a lower
3. After the burner lights, turn the knob to the desired setting to continue
flame size. The clicking will not stop until the knob is cooking. Never leave food unattended over a high
turned from the START position, flame setting.
Use a MEDIUM flame setting to continue a cooking
operation. Food will not cook any faster when a higher
flame setting is used than that needed to maintain a
gentle boil. Remember, water boils at the same
temperature whether boiling gently or vigorously.
Use a WARM
A properly adjusted burner with clean ports will light flame setting to I
within a few seconds. If using natural gas, the flame will
simmer or keep
be blue with a deeper blue inner core; there should be food at serving
no trace of yellow in the flame (this indicates an
improper mixture of air/gas which wastes fuel and temperature. Some
should be adjusted by a service technician). With LP cooking may take
place if the pan is
gas, some yellow tips on the flames are acceptable. This covered.
is normal and adjustment is not necessary.
With some types of gas, you may hear a "popping" Be sure to adjust the knob so there is an adequate
sound when the surface burner is turned off. This is a supply of gas to maintain a stable flame on the
burner. Check to be sure burner is lit and the flame is
normal operating sound of the burner, stable.
Selecting the Flame Size
If a knob is turned very quickly from HIGH to WARM,
the flame may go out, particularly if the burner is cold.
If this occurs, tuna the knob to the OFF position. Wait
several seconds, then light the burner again.
The flame should be adjusted so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the pan, This instruction
is based on safety considerations. Adjusting the flame
Operating During Power Failure
size also improves your cooking efficiency, and prevents To operate one or more of the surface burners during a
damage to any cabinets above the range, power failure:
1. Hold a lighted match to the desired surface burner
head.
2. Turn the control knob to START. The burner will
then light.
3. Adjust the flame to the desired level.
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