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For Best Results
• Bring food to a boil; stir well to be sure all the food
is boiling, then cover and reduce the setting to the
XLO zone.
• Use a lid to keep a more constant cooking tempera-
ture.
• Use a higher XLO setting if the pan is uncovered.
• Check the food occasionally to see if the control
knob should be turned to a lower or higher setting.
• If the control knob is set too low to maintain simmer,
bring the food back to a boil before setting a higher
simmer setting.
• It is normal to stir food occasionally.
• Simmer bubbles may not be seen when the flame has
cycled OFF.
• While the flame is ON, there may be bubbling.
• There should be at least steam and a slight quivering
of the liquid’s surface while simmering.
How They Work
• The burner flame will cycle ON and OFF each minute
when the setting is at any position between LO (past
detent) and XLO.
• The length of time the flame is ON and OFF depends
on the knob setting.
• With a setting just below LO, the flame will be ON
approximately 53 seconds and OFF 7 seconds of
each minute.
• With a setting at the XLO position, the flame is ON
approximately 7 seconds and OFF 53 seconds of
each minute.
• The knob can be set to any position between LO and
XLO.
Thermador
®
ExtraLow Burners
Two burners are enhanced with the ExtraLow (XLO
®
)
feature. When the control knob is set within the
XLO zone, the flame cycles OFF and ON auto-
matically for varying seconds every minute. This
cycling is normal and allows you to simmer, poach,
melt or hold cooked food without scorching or burning.
COOKTOP OPERATION – ExtraLow
®
BURNERS
(MODELS SGCS304/SGCS365/SGCS456)
This feature is not on all models.
!
IMPORTANT: The two XLO burners cannot be
used during a power failure. Be sure to turn knobs
OFF if a power failure occurs. The burners will not turn
back on until both control knobs are turned OFF and then
turned back ON again after power has been restored. See
What To Do If You Smell Gas inside the Front Cover.
WARNING:
Do not clean or touch any of the burners
when one or both XLO burners are in use.
When the XLO burner automatically reig-
nites, the igniters at all burners will spark.
The numbers
1-4 refer only to
the Cooking Chart
heat settings on
Page 7.
ExtraLow Burner Control