Electrolux E30DF74TPS Complete Owners Guide English - Page 13

Setting Surface Burners 13 SETTING SURFACE BURNERS Your gas appliance is equipped with different sized surface burners (Figure 9). The ability to heat food quicker and in larger volumes increases as the burner size increases. It is important to select cookware that is suitable for the amount and type of food being prepared. • The smaller simmer burner is best suited for simmering delicate sauces, etc. • Use standard size burners for most cooking needs. • Larger power burners are recommended for bringing large quantities of liquid to temperature and when preparing larger quantities of food. To set surface burners: 1. Place cooking utensil on center of surface burner grate. Be sure the cooking utensil sets stable on the burner grate. 2. Push the desired surface control knob in and turn counterclockwise out of the OFF position and rotate to the position (Figure 10). Visually check that the burner has lit. 3. Once the burner has a flame, turn the control knob counterclockwise to the desired flame size. Use the control markings and adjust the flame as needed. hi Figure 9: Typical burner sizes Figure 10: Correct way to set burners IMPORTANT! • Do not cook with the surface control knob left in the Lite position. The electronic ignitor will continue to spark if the control knob setting remains in the position. • When setting any surface control knob to the position, all electronic surface ignitors will spark at the same time. However, only the surface burner you are setting will ignite. • Never place or straddle a cooking utensil over two different surface cooking areas at the same time, unless the cookware was designed for that purpose (such as griddles). This can cause uneven heating results. • In the event of an electrical power outage, the surface burners can be lit manually. Use caution when lighting surface burners manually. To light a surface burner, hold a lit match to the burner head, then slowly turn the surface control knob to Lite. After burner lights push in and turn knob to desired setting. • When operating the oven, it is possible for residual heat from the oven to build-up and over time to eventually transfer to the surface control knobs located directly above the oven door. Do not place flammable items such as plastic salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on the cooktop when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the range cooktop.Do not place aluminum foil, or any material that can melt on the range cooktop. If these items melt they may permanently damage the cooktop surface. For most cooking: Start on the highest setting and then turn to a lower setting to complete cooking. Use the recommendations below as a guide for determining proper flame size for various types of cooking (Table 1 ). For deep fat frying: Use a thermometer and adjust the surface knob accordingly. If the fat is too cool, the food will absorb the fat and be greasy. If the fat is too hot, the food will brown so quickly that the center will be under cooked. Do not attempt to deep fat fry too much food at once as the food will neither brown or cook properly. Table 1: Suggested flame settings Flame size1) Type of cooking High flame Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling Medium flame Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces, gravies, steaming Low flame Keep foods cooking, poaching and stewing 1) These settings are based on medium weight metal or aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types of pans.