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Setting Surface Controls
Setting 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 setfinc needed for cooking.
High Flame
Start most foods;
bring water
to a boil;
:
pan broiling.
Medium
Flame
Maintain
a slow
boil;
thicken
sauces,
ii
gravies;
steaming.
Low Flame
Keep foods cooking;
poach; stewing.
_These settings
are based on using medlum-welght
metal
or aluminum
pans wlfh
llds. Settings may vary when
using
other types of pans. The color of the flame is the key to
proper burner adjustment.
A good flame
is dear,
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.
Never extend the flame beyond the outer edge of the
utensil. A higher flame wastes heat and energy and
increases your risk of being burned by the flame (Figure 1).
Proper
Improper
flame
flame
size
size
Figure 1
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.
Do not place items such as alumlnum
foil, salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders
or plastic
wrappings
on top of the range when it is in use. These
items could melt or ignite. Potholders,
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 LITE. After burner lights push in and turn
knob to desired
setting. Use caution when lighting
surface
burners manually.
Setting the Regular
or Simmer
Burners
1.
Place cooking
utensil on surface
burner.
2.
Push the surface control
knob down and turn
.
4.
5.
countercJockwlse
out of
the OFF position
(See
Figure 2).
Release the knob and
rotate to the LITE
position.
VlsuaHy check that the
burner
has a flame.
Once the burner is
lit, continue to turn
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.
Figure 2
important
notes:
°
DO NOT cool< with the surface control
knob left in the
LITE position.
(The electronic
ignitor
will continue to spark
if the control
knob setting
remains in the LITE position).
°
When setting any surface
control knob to the LITE
position,
all electronic
surface
ignitors will spark at the
same time. However, only the surface
burner you are
setting will ignite.
•
NEVER place or straddle
a cooking
utensil over two
different
surface
cooking
areas at the same time. This
can cause uneven heating
results.
OFF
....
UTE
,o
MED
Figure 3 - Regular or Simmer
Burner Control
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