Amana The Big Oven Gas Range Oven User Manual


 
9
Using the Range
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of serious personal
injury, property damage, or fire,
do not leave surface burners
unattended while in operation.
Grease and spillovers may ignite
causing a fire.
Setting Surface Burner Controls
Burner should ignite within 4 seconds. If burner does not ignite within
4 seconds, turn control knob to OFF position and follow directions in
Placing Burner Caps section.
See Delayed Ignition section in Important Safety
Information for safety warnings and procedures.
1. Push in and turn knob to LITE.
Burner should ignite within 4 seconds.
2. After gas ignites, turn control to desired setting.
Knobs do not have distinct clicks.
Use HI to bring food to boiling temperatures.
When food is boiling temperature setting
should be reduced.
After lighting burner do not operate for long
periods of time without cookware on grate. The finish on the grate can
chip without cookware to absorb the heat.
Flame size should match the size of the pan. Do not allow flame
to extend up the sides of the pan. This can cause clothing to ignite,
make the handle hot, or cause burns.
3. When finished cooking, turn control to OFF position.
SURFACE BURNER
CONTROL SETTINGS
WHEN TO USE SETTING
LO
Use to prepare food at less than boiling
temperatures or to simmer.
MED
Use to maintain boiling of larger amounts of food,
low temperature frying and to maintain correct
pressure in a pressure cooker.
HI
Use to bring food to boiling temperatures. When
food is boiling temperature setting should be
reduced to LO through MED.
During a Power Outage
Although the system that lights the
burners is electric, surface burners can
be ignited during a power outage. Never
attempt to light bake or broil burners
(oven burners) during a power
failure.
1. Hold match at base of desired
surface burner.
2. Push in burner control knob and
turn to LITE position.
3. After gas ignites, remove match
from burner and turn burner control
knob to desired setting.
Adjusting Burner Flame Size
While turning the burner control knob, watch the burner flame.
Flame size should match the size of the pan.
Flames that extend up the sides of the pan can ignite clothing,
make the handle hot, or cause burns.
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If These Controls Are
Different From Yours
The control descriptions are
intended to show the variety of features
that are available in the product line. If
your range does not have all the features
that are shown, it is not a mistake. The
information provided applies to several
of the available models.