Using the gas surface burners.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Before Lighting a Gas Burner
Make sureall burners are in place.
Make sureall grates on the range are
properly placed before using any burner.
Ifyour range has the Gas/Control Lockout
feature, make sure it is disabled before
attempting to light the surface burners.
After Lighting a Gas Burner
Donot operate the burner for an extended
period of time without cookware on the
grate.Thefinish on the grate may chip
without cookware to absorb the heat.
Besure the burners and grates are cool
beforeyou placeyour hand, a pot holder,
cleaning cloths or other materials on them.
Push the control knob in and turn
it to the LITE position.
How to Light a Gas Surface Burner
[AWARNING ] Burner flames that
are not covered bycookware may present a risk
of fire or clothing ignition. Thegriddle burner
should only be usedwith the griddle in place.
Failureto do somay result in serious injury.
Make sure all the surface burners are placed in
their respective positions.
PushthecontrolknobinandturnittotheLife position.
Youwill hear a little clicking noise-the sound
of the electric spark igniting the burner.
Turnthe knob to adjust the flame size.Ifthe
knob stays at LITE,it will continue to click.
When one burner isturned to LITE, all the
burners spark. Donot attempt to disassemble
or clean around any burner while another
burner ison.An electric shockmay result,which
could cause you to knock over hot cookware.
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Sealed Gas Burners
Your gas range cooktop has sealed gas
burners. They offer convenience, cleanability
and flexibility to be used in a wide range of
cooking applications.
The smallest burner in the right rear position
isthe simmer burner. On some models, the
right front position triple flame burner will be
the simmer burner. This burner can be turned
down to SIM for a very low simmer setting.
It provides precise cooking performance for
delicate foods such as sauces or foods that
require low heat for a long cooking time.
The medium (left rear) and the large (left
front) burners are the primary burners
for most cooking. These general-purpose
burners can be turned down from HI to LO to
suit a wide range of cooking needs.
Theextra large burner (right front, triple flame
burner, or left front burner on some models)are
the maximum output burners. Likethe other
four burners, it can be turned down from Ill to
SIM for a wide range of cooking applications.
These burners are designed to quickly bring
large amounts of liquid to a boil. They have
a special POWER BOILTM setting designed to
be used with cookware 10 inches or larger in
diameter for the extra large and !! inches or
larger for the triple flame burner.
For extra large burners only
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Thecenter oval burner (onsome models)is for
large pots/pans or for usewith the griddle.