Hotpoint RGBS200DMWW Use and Care Manual - Page 8
USING THE RANGE, Surface Burners Cont.
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USING THE RANGE: Surface Burners Surface Burners (Cont.) Surface Burner The round burner is for general cooking purposes. Size cookware appropriately to the flames. Top-of-Range Cookware Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods brown HYHQO\LQDQDOXPLQXPVNLOOHW8VHVDXFHSDQVZLWKWLJKW 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. Enamelware:8QGHUVRPHFRQGLWLRQVWKHHQDPHO of some cookware may melt. Follow the cookware manufacturer's recommendations for cooking methods. Glass:7KHUHDUHWZRW\SHVRIJODVVFRRNZDUH²WKRVH for oven use only and those for top-of-range cooking VDXFHSDQVFRIIHHDQGWHDSRWV *ODVVFRQGXFWVKHDW 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. 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. Do not use stove top grills Using a Wok 8VHRQO\DIODWERWWRPHGZRNZLWKDGLDPHWHURILQFKHV or less. Make sure the wok bottom sits flat on the grate. 'RQRWXVHDZRNVXSSRUWULQJ3ODFLQJWKHULQJRYHUWKH 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. 8VHDIODWERWWRPHGZRN Lighting Burners with a Match (cordless range) If the battery is too weak to light the burners, you can light the gas surface burners on your range with a wooden kitchen match. Hold a lit match to the burner, then push in and turn the control knob to the LITE SRVLWLRQ8VHH[WUHPHFDXWLRQZKHQOLJKWLQJEXUQHUVWKLV way. Surface burners in use when an electrical power failure occurs will continue to operate normally. 8 49-2000315 Rev. 1