Hotpoint RGB540SEP Owners Manual - Page 7

Use a fiat-bottomed wok. GEAppliances.com How to Select Flame Size For safe handling of cookware, never let the flames extend up the sides of the cookware. Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce heat. When fast heating is desired, the flame size on a gas burner should match the cookware you are using. Flameslarger than the bottom of the cookware will not result in faster heating of the cookware and could be hazardous. Top-of-Range Cookware Aluminum: Hedium-weight cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Host foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tightfitting lidswhen cooking with minimum amounts of water. Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give satisfactory results. Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of some cookware may melt. Follow cookware manufacturer's recommendations for cooking methods. Glass: There are two types of glass cookwurethose for oven use only and those for top-ofrange cooking (saucepans,coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat very slowly. HeatproofGlass Ceramic: Can be used for either surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware manufacturer's directions to be sure it can be used on gas ranges. 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 as the manufacturer recommends. Stove Top Grills {on models with sealed burners) Do not use stove top grills on your sealed gas burners. If you use the stove top grill on the sealed gas burner, it will cause incomplete combustion and can result in exposure to carbon monoxide levels above allowable standards. This can be hazardous to your health. Wok This Way {on models with sealed burners) We recommend that you use a 14" or smaller flat-bottomed wok. Hake sure the wok bottom sits flat on the grate. They are available at your local retail store. Only a flat-bottomed wok should be used. Do not use a flat-bottomed wok on a 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 dangerous to your health. ti!iiiii_.ii.!.i.. _iiiii' In Case of Power Failure {electric ignition models) In case of a power failure, you can light the gas surface burners on your range with a match, Hold a litmatch to the burner, then push in and turn the control knob to the LITE position. Use extreme caution when lighting burners this way. Surface burners in use when an electrical power failure occurs will continue to operate normally.