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SURFACE COOKING
•Always turn the surface burners to OFF before
removing cookware.
• Carefunywatch foods being fried at a high
flame setting.
• Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on frozen foods or moislure on fresh
foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over
the sides of the pan.
• Use the least possible amount of fat for
effective shallow or deep fat frying. Filling the
pan too full of fat can cause spill(wens when
food is added.
• Use a deep fat thermometer whenever possible
to prevent overheating Pat beyond the smoking
point.
• Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a
deep fat flyer. Wait until the fat is cool.
•When using glass cookware, make sure it is
designed for top<if-range cooking.
• If a combination of oils or fats will be used in
frying, stir together before heating or msfats
melt slowly.
• Do not leave anyitems on the cooktop. The hot
air from the vent may ignite flammable items
and will increase pressure in closed containe_,
which may cause them to burst.
• Use proper pan size--avoid pans Ihat are
unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware
having flat bottoms large enough to properly
contain food and avoid boilovers and spilloveL's
and large enough to cover burner grate. This
will bolh save cleaning time and prevent
hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy
spattering or spillovers left on Ihe range can
ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily
grasped and remain cool.
• Keep all plastics away from the top burners.
• Do not leave plastic items on the cooktoI>-they
may- melt if left to() close to the vent.
• To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be
cerlain that the controls for all burners" are at
the OFF position and all grales are cool before
attempting It remove them.
• When flaming foods under the hood, turn
the fan on.
• Grease is flammable. Let hot grease cool
before atlempting It handle it. Aw)id letting
grease deposiks collect in Ihe container under
the cooklop burne_, flae grille or Ihe griddle.
Clean these areas after each use or boilover.
• For proper fighting and performance of the
cooktop burners, keep the burner ports dean.
It may be necessm 7 to clean these when there is
a boilover or when the burner does not light,
even though flae electronic ignitors click.
• Clean the cooktop with cantion. Avoid sleam
bums; do not use a wet sponge or cloth u_ clean
the cooktop while it is hot. Some cleane_
produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot
surface. Follow manufacturer's directions.
• DO not use the grille for cooking excessively
fatty meats or products which promote flare-up.
• DO NOT use cookware on the grille.
• If range is located near a window, do not hang
long curtains flaat could blow over the surface
burners and create a fire hazard.
•Be sure all the range and/or cooktop controls
are turned off and the appliance is cool beff)re
using any lype of aerosot cleaner or cooking
spray- on or around the appliance. The chemical
that produces the spraying action could, in Ihe
presence of heat, ignite or cause metal parts to
COITOde.