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Using the gas surface burners.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Before Lighting a Gas Burner
Drippans are supplied with your range;
they should be usedat all times.
Hake sure all burners are in place.
Hake sure all grates on the range are
properly placed before using any burner.
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.
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Pushthe controlknobin andturn it
to the LITEposition.
How to Light a Gas Surface Burner
Hakesure all the surface burners are placed
intheir respective positions.
Pushthe control knob in and turn it
to the LITE 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 is turned to LITE,
all the burners spark. Donot attempt to
disassemble or clean around any burner
while another burner ison. An electricshock
may result, which could causeyou to knock
over hot cookware.
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Medium Large
Onsomemodels
Medium Small
Onsomemodels
Sealed Gas Burners
Your gas range cooktop hasfour sealed
gas burners.They offer convenience
and flexibility to be used in a wide range
of cooking applications.
Thesmallest burner inthe right rear position
isthe simmer burner. Thisburner can be
turned down to 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.
Themedium (leftrear and,on some models,
left front) and the large (right front and, on
some models, 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.
NOTE:On some models,the burnersare all
the same sizeand power.
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How to Select Flame Size
Forsafe handling of cookware, neverletthe
flames extend up the sidesof the cookware.
Watch the flame, not the knob,as you reduce
heat. When fast heating isdesired,the flame
size on a gas burner should match the
cookware you are using.
Flameslarger than the bottom of the
cookware will not result infaster heating
of the cookware and could be hazardous.