Surfaee Cooking; To Light A Burner; Operating During A Power Failure; Surface Burner Control Settings - Maytag CSG9900A User Manual

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SURFACE COOKING
Your surface
burners
are lit by electric
ignition,
Surface
Burner Control
Settings
eliminating the need for standing pilots with constantly
burning flames.
Tile controls offer flexibility- in heat setting selection, An
infinite number of settings exist between HI and LOW.
The variable controls for the surface burners and grill
At the HI setting, a notch may be felt. For all settings
burner provide flexibility- in heat settings,
other than HI simply adjust your flame for best results.
The size and type of eookware and the amount and type
of food being cooked will influence the setting needed
for best results. (For more information
on cooGvare,
see "Cooking
Made
Simple"
booklet.)
Suggested
To Light a Burner
settings are provided as guidelines.
I. Place a pan on the burner grate.
HI:
A fast
heat
to start
2. Push down the control
knob and turn counter-
cooking
quickly,
to bring
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clockwise to the START position. A clicking sound
liquids to a boil, to preheat oil
will be heard and the burner will light,
for deep fat frying.
3. A}}er the burner lights, turn the knob to the desired
MED:
For
most
frying,
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flame size. The clicking will not stop until the knob is
sauteing
and slow boil of
turned from the START position,
large amounts of food.
• A properly adjusted burner with clean ports will
LOW: Maintaining
serving
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light within a few seconds. The cone-shaped flame
temperature
of foods, melt-
will be clear blue in color with a clearly defined
ing butter or chocolate.
inner cone. There should be no trace of yellow in
the flame. A yellow flame indicates an improper
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mixture of air and gas. This wastes fuel and should
be adjusted by a service technician.
• Do not operate the burner without eookware on
the grate. The finish on the grate may chip without
cookware to absorb the heat.
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• Although the burner grates are durable, they will
gradnally lose their shine and/or discolor due to
high temperatures.
• Do not allow large pans to extend over the control
knobs. Heat trapped
between
large pans and
control knobs could possibly cause damage to the
control knobs.
Operating
During a Power Failure
Control
Locations
Surface Burners
Left
Side - The LOW setting
on the controls
is
In ease of prolonged failure, you can manually light the
regnlated
for the grill burner.
When using surface
surface burner by holding a lighted match near the
burners on the left side, the control knolls may need to
burner ports while slowly pushing down and turning the
be tnrned to a position lower than the LOW setting to
control knob counterclockwise
until the gas ignites,
simmer foods.
Note: Tbere is no fan so smoke can gather.
Right Side - Only surface burners may be used on the
Grill
right side. Use the right surface burners on HI for large
quanti_
cooking and canning because the BTU rate is
IN CASE OF POWER
FAILURE
DO NOT USE
higber. Also use the right surface burners on LOW for
THE GRILL. THE VENTILATION
SYSTEM WILL
sauces and delicate items because the LOW has a lower
NOT OPERATE.
BTU rate.
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