Hotpoint GF960 Cooktop User Manual


 
8
Practical Advice on Using the Burners
For best performance, follow these general guidelines:
Use the appropriate cookware for each burner (see
table) in order to prevent the flame from reaching the
sides of the pot or pan;
Alwasy use cookware with a flat bottom and keep the
lid on;
When the contents come to a boil, turn the knob to
"Low".
Practical Advice
Burner Cookware Diameter
(cm)
Rapid (R) 24 - 26
Reduced Rapid (RR) 24 - 26
Semi-Rapid (S) 16 - 20
Auxilliary (A) 10 - 14
Semi-Fish Kettle (SP) 16 - 20
Triple Crown (TC) 24 - 26
To identify the type of burner, refer to the 'Burner and Nozzle
Specifications' section.
In addition, the two cetnral burners can be used in tandem
or speartely with cookware of different shapes and sizes:
Double burner for a fish-kettle or oval cookware (Fig. A).
Double burner for a griddle or rectangular/square
cookware with minimum dimensions of 28x28 cm (Fig. B)
Double burner for large cookware (diameter of 26-28 cm)
(Fig. C).
Single burner for medium size cookware (diameter of 16-
20 cm) (Fig. D).
Fig. A Fig. B
Fig. C Fig. D
Practical Advice on Using the Half Fish-Kettle Burner
The two central burners, or Half Fish-Kettle burners, are eliptic
in form and can be turned up to 90°. This makes the hob
more flexible in terms of how it can be used.
To turn the two central burners 90°, proceed as follows:
Make sure that the burners are cool;
Lift the burner completely out of its housing;
Replace it in its housing in the position desired;
Make sure that the burners are positioned correctly before
use.