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AutomaticIgnition
Yoursurface burners arelighted
byelectric ignition, eliminatingthe
need for standing-pilotlightswith
constantlyburning flames.
In ease of a power outage, youcan
lightthe surface burners on your
rangewith a match. Hold a lighted
matchto the burner, then turn the
knobto the LITE position. Use
extremecaution when lighting
burners this way.
Surfaceburners in use when an
electrical powerfai~ureoccurs will
continueto operate normally.
surface Burner Controk
Knobs that turn the surfaceburners
~Be sure the burnersand gratesare
cool beforeyouplaceyour hand, a
po~holder,cleaningclothsor other
materialson them.
Aluminum: Medium-weight
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cookwareis rwommendd bwause it
heatsquictiy andeverdy.Mostfoods
brownevel~lyin an aluminumskillet.
Mineralsin foodand waterwill stain
but will notharm aluminum. A
quick scour witha soap-filledwool
pad after each use keepsaluminum
cookwarelookingshinynew.Use
saucepanswith tight-fittinglids for
cookingwith minimumamounts
of water.
How”toselectFlamesize
The flame sizeon a gasburner
shouldmatch the cookwareyou
are using.
Cast Iron: If heated slowly,most
skilletswill givesatisfactoryresults.
Enamelware: Under some
conditions,the enamel of some
cookwaremavmelt.Followcookware
NEVER LET THE FLAME
EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF
THE COOKWARE. Any flame
larger than the bottomof the
cookware is wastedand only serves
to heat the handles.
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manufacturer’srecommendations
on and off are located on the lower
control panel and are marked as to
which burners they control.
for cookingmethods.
Glass: There are twotypes of glass
cookware-those for ovenuse only
and those for top-of-rangecooking
(saucepans, coffeeand teapots).
Glass conductsheat very slowly.
When
usingaluminum or
aluminum-clad s~inless
steel
pok and
pans,adjust the flame so
the circle it makes is about 1/2inch
smaller than the bottomof the
cookware.
ToLight a surfaceBurner
HeatproofGlass Ceramic: Can
be used for either surface or oven
cooking. It conductsheat very
slowly and cools very slowly.
Check cookwaremanufacturer’s
directions to be sure it can be used
on gas ranges.
S@inIessSteel: This metal alone
has poor heating properties, and is
usually combined with copper,
aluminum or other metals for
improvedheat distribution.
Combination metal skillets usually
work satisfactorilyif they are
used with medium heat as tl~e
manufacturer recommends.
When boiling, use this same flame
size—1/2inch smaller than the
bottom of the cookware—nomatter
whatthe cookwareis madeof. Foods
cookjust as quickly at a gentleboil
as they do at a furious rolling boil.
A high boi~creates steam and cooks
awaymoisture, flavorand nutrition.
Avoidit except for the few cooking
processeswhichned avigorousboil.
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Push the control knob in and turn
it to LITE. Youwill hear a little
clicking noise—thesound of the
electric spark igniting the burner.
when
fryingor warming foods
instainless steei9‘castironor
enamelware~ keep the flame down
lower—toabout 1/2the diameter
of the pan.
when
fryinginglass or ceramic
coioiw~me,lowertheflameevenmore.
The lightcomes on automatically
when the oven door is opened. For
model RGB746,use the switch o~~
the upper control panel to turn t!~e
light on and off when the door is
closed.
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