Whirlpool SF216LXSQ Owners Manual - Page 5

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COOKTOP USE Cooktop Controls A B C D E F A. Surface burner locator B. Left rear burner control knob C. Left front burner control knob D. Center burner control knob E. Right rear burner control knob F. Right front burner control knob WARNING Fire Hazard Do not let the burner flame extend beyond the edge of the pan. Turn off all controls when not cooking. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire. Electric igniters automatically light the surface burners when control knobs are turned to LITE. Before setting a control knob, place filled cookware on the grate. Do not operate a burner using empty cookware or without cookware on the grate. To Set Burner Temperature: 1. Push in and turn knob counterclockwise to LITE. All four surface burners will click. Only the burner with the control knob turned to LITE will produce a flame. 2. Turn knob to anywhere between HI and LO. The clicking will stop. Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. SETTING LITE HI MED (medium) LO RECOMMENDED USE ■ Light the burner. ■ Start food cooking. ■ Bring liquid to a boil. ■ Hold a rapid boil. ■ Quickly brown or sear food. ■ Fry or sauté foods. ■ Cook soups, sauces and gravies. ■ Stew or steam foods. ■ Keep food warm. ■ Simmer. Power failure In case of prolonged power failure, the surface burners can be lit manually. Hold a lit match near a burner and turn knob counterclockwise to LITE. After burner lights, turn knob to setting. 5

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COOKTOP USE
Cooktop Controls
Electr
i
c
i
gn
i
ters automat
i
cally l
i
ght the surface burners when
control knobs are turned to LITE
.
Before sett
i
ng a control knob, place f
i
lled cookware on the grate
.
Do not operate a burner us
i
ng empty cookware or w
i
thout
cookware on the grate
.
To Set Burner Temperature:
1
.
Push
i
n and turn knob counterclockw
i
se to LITE
.
All four surface burners w
i
ll cl
i
ck
.
Only the burner w
i
th the
control knob turned to LITE w
i
ll produce a flame
.
2
.
Turn knob to anywhere between HI and LO
.
The cl
i
ck
i
ng w
i
ll
stop
.
Use the follow
i
ng chart as a gu
i
de when sett
i
ng heat
levels
.
Power fa
i
lure
In case of prolonged power fa
i
lure, the surface burners can be l
i
t
manually
.
Hold a l
i
t match near a burner and turn knob
counterclockw
i
se to LITE
.
After burner l
i
ghts, turn knob to
sett
i
ng
.
A. Surface burner locator
B. Left rear burner control knob
C. Left front burner control knob
D. Center burner control knob
E. Right rear burner control knob
F. Right front burner control knob
E
D
C
A
B
F
WARNING
Fire Hazard
Do not let the burner flame extend beyond the edge of
the pan.
Turn off all controls when not cooking.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death
or fire.
SETTING
RECOMMENDED USE
LITE
L
i
ght the burner
.
HI
Start food cook
i
ng
.
Br
i
ng l
i
qu
i
d to a bo
i
l
.
MED (med
i
um)
Hold a rap
i
d bo
i
l
.
Qu
i
ckly brown or sear food
.
Fry or saut
é
foods
.
Cook soups, sauces and grav
i
es
.
Stew or steam foods
.
LO
Keep food warm
.
S
i
mmer
.