Use and Care Manual

49-2000203 Rev. 0 9
USING THE RANGE: Surface Burners
Surface Burners (Cont.)
Multi-Ring Burner (some models)
Side View Of The Multi-Ring Burner Knob
For large cookware, activate all rings
by setting set the burner between
Hi and Med.
For small cookware or low heating
applications, only activate the inner
rings by setting the burner between
Lo and Sim.
Stove Top Grills
Do not use an after-market stove top grill on your
gas surface burners. A stove top grill will cause
incomplete combustion resulting in carbon monoxide
levels above allowable standards. This could be
hazardous to your health.
Using a Wok
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or less. Make sure the wok bottom sits flat on the grate.
Do not use a wok support ring. Placing the ring over the
burner or grate may cause the burner to work improperly,
resulting in carbon monoxide levels above allowable
standards. This could be hazardous to your health.
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Do not use stove top grills
Top-of-Range Cookware
Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is recommended
because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods brown
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fitting lids when cooking with minimum amounts of water.
Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor heating
properties and is usually combined with copper,
aluminum or other metals for improved heat distribution.
Combination metal skillets usually work satisfactorily if
they are used with medium heat or as the manufacturer
recommends.
Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give
satisfactory results.
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of some cookware may melt. Follow the cookware
manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking methods.
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for oven use only and those for top-of-range cooking
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very slowly.
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for either
surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very slowly and
cools very slowly. Check the cookware manufacturer’s
directions to be sure it can be used on gas ranges.