Surface Operation; Lighting Burners; Surface Heat Settings - Viking CNVGSU Use & Care Manual

Surface Operation

Lighting Burners

All burners are ignited by electric ignition. There
are no open-flame, "standing" pilots.
Surface Burners - Electronic Safety
Ignition/Re-ignition System (ESIRS)
To light the surface burners, turn the appropriate
control knob counter-clockwise to any position.
This control is both a gas valve and an electric
switch. When you turn the control knob to any on
position, you will hear a clicking sound. This is the sound of the electronic
safety re-ignition system (ESIRS) that will ignite the corresponding burner
with a 2 seconds safety delay. Once ignited, the clicking sound will stop. If
the flame goes out for any reason, the burner will automatically attempt to
re-ignite one time. If it fails to re-ignite, the ESIRS will automatically shut
down the gas feed to the burner. Five seconds later, the ESIRS will
automatically attempt to re-ignite the burner one time by re-opening the
gas feed. You will hear a clicking sound again. If the burner fails to re-ignite
once more, the above cycle will be repeated. After 5 attempts to re-ignite
the burner, the ESIRS will automatically shut down the gas feed to the
burner completely. To restart the ignition process you must turn the knob
to the off position and to any on position again. After a 2 seconds safety
delay the ignition process will begin again. When the burner lights, you
can turn the burner control to any position to adjust the flame size. Setting
the proper height for the desired cooking process and selected utensil will
result in superior cooking performance, while also saving time and energy.
Rear and Front Burners
Push in and turn the control knob counter-clockwise to the desired setting.
The control knobs can be turned to any desired setting as the knobs do
not have fixed positions between "Hi" and "Simmer".
Within a few moments, enough gas will have traveled to the burner to
light. When the burner lights, turn the burner control to any position to
adjust the flame size. Setting the proper flame height for the desired
cooking process and selecting the correct cooking vessel will result in
superior cooking performance, while also saving time and energy.
Note: The igniters may click a number of times before the burner ignites.
This is normal. All igniters will spark regardless of which burner is being
operated.
Vari-Simmer™
Simmering is a cooking technique in which foods are cooked in hot liquids
kept at or just barely below the boiling point of water. Simmering ensures
gentler treatment than boiling to prevent food from toughening and/or
breaking up. The size of the pan and the volume of food can have a
significant effect on how high or low a flame is needed for simmering.
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Low
Medium-
Low
OFF Medium
Simmer
Medium-
High
High
Surface Operation
For this reason, Viking cooktop burners are engineered with a Vari-
Simmer™ setting. The Vari-Simmer setting is not just one simmer setting,
but provides a variable range of simmers settings. This variable range of
simmers settings allows you to adjust the flame height to achieve the best
simmer depending on the type and quantity of food being simmered. It is
this ability that makes the Vari-Simmer™ setting the most accurate and
trustworthy simmer on the market.
Surface Cooking Tips
• The simmer marking on the control panel is the beginning of the
variable simmer setting and produces a high simmer setting. Turn the
knob slowly towards "OFF" and the flame will adjust to a lower simmer
setting.
• Use low or medium flame heights when cooking in cookware that are
poor conductors of heat, such as glass, ceramic, and cast iron. Reduce
the flame height until it covers approximately 1/3 of the cookware
diameter. This will ensure more even heating within the cookware and
reduce the likelihood of burning or scorching the food.
• Reduce the flame if it is extended beyond the bottom of the cookware.
A flame that extends along the sides of the cookware is potentially
dangerous, heats the cookware handle and kitchen instead of the food,
and wastes energy.
• Reduce the flame height to the minimum level necessary to perform the
desired cooking process. Remember that food cooks just as quickly at a
gentle boil as it does at a rolling boil. Maintaining a higher boil than is
necessary causes a loss in food flavor and nutrients.

Surface Heat Settings*

*Note: The above information is given as a guide only. You may need to
vary the heat settings to suit your personal requirements.
Heat Setting Use
Simmer Melting small quantities
Steaming rice
Simmering sauces
Melting large quantities
Low
Low-temperature frying (eggs, etc.)
Med Low
Simmering large quantities
Heating milk, cream sauces, gravies,
and puddings
Sautéing and browning, braising, and pan-frying
Med
Maintaining slow boil on large quantities
High-temperature frying
Med High
Pan broiling
Maintaining fast boil on large quantities
Boiling water quickly
High
Deep-fat frying in large cookware
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