Maytag MGR5875QDW Use and Care Guide - Page 6

LO: Use to simmer foods, keep foods warm and me,it chocoiate or butter. Some cooking may take princeon the LO setting if the pan is covered. It is possiMe to reduce the heat by rotating the knob toward OFF. Be sure flame is staMe. Hi: Use to bring iiquid to a boii, or reach pressure in a pressure cooker. Aiways reduce setting to a bwer heat when iiquids begin to boii or foods begin to cook. An intermediate flame size is used to continue cooking. Food wiii not cook any faster when a higher flame setting is used than needed to maintain a gentle boil. Water boils at the same temperature whether boiling gently or vigorously. Surface Controls ° If flame should go out during a cooking operation, turn the burner off. If a strong gas odor is detected, open a window and wait five minutes before relighting the burner. o Be sure all surface controls are set in the OFF position prior to su ppiying gas to the range. • NEVER touch cooktop until it has cooled. Expect some parts of the cooktop, especially around the burners, to become warm or hot during cooking. Use potholders to protect hands. Pimot ess ignition Pilotless ignition eliminates the need for a constant standing pilot light, Each surface burner has a spark ignitor. Use care when cleaning around the surface burner. If the surface burner does not light, check if ignitor is broken, soiled or wet. Ports BURNER CAP gnitor BURNER BASE Surface Control Knobs Use to turn on the surface burners. An infinite choice of heat settings is available from LO to Hi. At the Hi setting a detent or notch may be felt. The knobs can be set on or between any of the settings. Graphics next to the knob identify which burner the Oo OO ksnhoobwscothnetrolelsft. fFroonrtebxaumrnpelre,lothceatigorna.phic at left Setting the controJs: The size and type of cookware wiii affect the heat setting. For information on cookware and other factors affecting heat settings, refer to "Cooking Made Simple" booklet. 1. Place a pan on the burner grate. o The burner flame may lift off or appear separated from the port if a pan is not placed on the grate. 2. Push in and turn the knob counterclockwise to the MTE setting. " A clicking (spark} sound wiii be heard and tile burner wiii light. {Aii five ignitors wiii spark when any surface burner knob is turned to the LmTEposition.} 3. After the burner lights, turn knob to desired flame size. " The ignitor wiii continue to spark until the knob is turned past the LmTEposition. Operating During a Power Faimure controls are in the OFF position, Strike the match first and hold it in position before turning the knob to UTE, 1. Hold a lighted match to the desired surface burner head. 2. Push in and turn the control knob slowly to MTE 3. Adjust the flame to the desired level. 5