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Usingthe gas surface burners.
Top-of-Range Cookware
Aluminum:
Medium-weight
cookware
is
recommended
because
it heats
quickly
and
evenl'_.
Most
fi)ods
brown
e',enlv
in an
altmfintml
skillet.
Use saucepans
with
tioht-
fitting
lids when
cooking
with
minimmn
_lIIl O/lntS
of
_V_lteI:
Cast-Iron: If heated
slowly,
most
skillets
will
give satisfi_ctorv
results.
Enamelware:
Under
some
conditions,
tile enai/lel
of SOIlle ('ookw;iYe
ill}iv I//elt.
Follow
cookware
inanufilcturer's
i'ecoil/illendations
tor
cooking
nlethods.
Glass:
There
are
two types
of glass
cookware--those
for
oven/ise
only
and
those
for toi>olXrange
cooking
(saucepans,
coffee
and
teapots).
Glass
conducts
heat
very slowly.
HeatproofGlass
Ceramic:
Can
be used
fi)r
either
surfi_ce
or oven
cooking.
It conducts
heat very
slowly
and
cools
very
slowly:
Check
cookware
I/l_lIltlIilCttlI'eI"S
directions
to be
sure
it can be used
on gas ranges.
Stainless Steel: This
metal
alone
has poor
heating
properties
and
is usually
combined
with
coppe_;
alunfinuln
or other
metals
fin.
improved
heat
distribution.
Combination
metal
skillets
usually
work
satisti_ctorilv
if
they are
used
with
medium
heat
as the
I/l_l ntl[il
Cttli'ei"
i'ecolilli/ends.
Stove Top Grills
Do not use stove top grills
on your
sealed
gas burnex_.
If you use tile stove top grill
on tile sealed
gas burnex,
it will cause
incomplete
combustion
and
can result
in expos/lI'e
to
C_li'bon
i/lonoxide
levels
above
allowable
cmTent
standards.
This canbe hazardous t o yourhealth.
Use a fiat-bottomed wok.
Wok This Way
We recommendthat you use a 14-inchor smaller
fiat-bottomed wok. Make sure the wok bottom sits
fiat on the grate. Theyare available at your local
retail store.
Onl)
a fiat-bottomed
wok
should
be used.
Do not
rise a flat-bottoilled
wok
Oil a
support
ring.
Placing
tile ring
over
tile
burner
or grate
may cause
tile bm'ner
to work
improperly,
resulting
in carl)on
monoxide
levels
above
allowable
standards.
This
could
be dangerous
to veto" health.
In Case of Power Failure
In case of a power
fifilure,
you
can light
tile
gas sm'fi_ce
burners
on )_mr
range
with
a
match.
Hold
a lit match
to tile burne_;
then
push
in and
tm'n
tile control
knob
to tile
LITE
position.
Use
extreme
caution
when
lighting
burnexs
this way.
Surfi_ce
bm'nets
in use when
an
electrical
power
fifilm'e
occms
will continue
to
operate
noiillallv:
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