GE 49-4992 Range User Manual


 
Automatic~nition
Xmr surfaceburnersare lighted
byelectricignition,eliminatingthe
needforstandingpilotlightswith
constantlyburningflames.
In caseof a poweroutage,youcan
lightthesurfaceburnersonyour
rangewitha match.Holda Iighted
matchtotheburner,thenturnthe
knobto theLITEposition.Use
extremecautionwhenlighting
burnersthisway.
Surfaceburnersinusewhenan
electricalpowerfailureoccurswill
continueto operatenormally.
TOLighta surfaceBurner
Pushthecontrolknobinandturn
itto LITE. Youwillheara little
clickingnoise—thesoundofthe
electricsparkignitingthe burner.
surfaceBurnerContrd$
Knobsthatturn thesurfaceburners
onandoffare markedasto which
burnerstheycontrol.
Aftertheburnerignites,turnthe
knobto adjusttheflamesize.
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Lightinga Burner
o
Checkto be suretheburneryou
turnedonistheoneyouwanttouse.
@Do notoperatea burnerfor an
extendedperiodoftimewithout
cookwareon thegrate.The finish
onthe gratemaychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.
~Besuretheburnersandgratesare
coolbeforeyouplaceyourhand,a
potholder,cleaningclothsor other
materialson them.
HowtoSekt Fiamesize
Theflamesizeona gasburner
shouldmaichthecookwareyou
are using,
NEVERLETTHE FLAME
EXTENDUPTHESIDESOFTHE
COOKWARE.Anyflamelargerthan
thebottomofthecookwareiswasted
andonlyservesto heatthehandles.
Whenusingaluminumor
aluminum-cladstainlesssteel
potsandpans,adjusttheflameso
thecircleit makesisabout 1/2inch
smallerthanthebottomofthe
cookware.
Whenboiling,usethissameflame
size—1/2inchsmallerthanthe
bottomofthecookware—nomatter
whatthecookwareismadeof. Foods
cookjust as quicklyat agentleboil
astheydo at a furiousrollingboil.
A highboilcreatessteamandcooks
awaymoisture,flavorandnutrition.
Avoidit exceptforthe fewcooking
processeswhichneedavigorousboil.
Whenfryingorwarmingfoods
instainlesssteel,castironor
enamelware,keepthe flamedown
lower—toabout1/2thediameter
ofthepan.
Whenfryinginglassor ceramic
cookware,lowertheflameevenmore.
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