Sears KENMORE 36745 - Manual (Page 8)

TO START THINGS COOKING
COOKTOP COOKING
Before you use the cooktop for the first time, take a few
moments to familiarize yourself with the burners and the
knob used to turn on each burner.
COOKTOP BURNERS
The sign near each cooktop control knob shows which
burner Is turned on by that knob.
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O B O O
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LEFT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT
FRONT REAR REAR FRONT
To operate cooktop controls:
1. Push to turn.
Push to turn knobs to
LITE position. After
the burner ignites,
the ticking sound of
the spark will stop.
Set knob to desired
flame setting.
As a safety precaution
you should set controls
so flame heats pan bot­
tom only and does not
lick
pan sides. Flames
licking pan sides are un­
safe and waste heat.
Avoid leaving any burner on without a utensil. Doing so
can overheat the grate and cause the enamel finish of
the grate to become damaged.
BURNER IGNITION
COOKTOP SPARK IGNITION - When you turn the
cooktop knob to LITE, the spark Igniter makes a series
of electric sparks (t Icki ng sound) which lights the bu rner.
During a power failure the burners will not light
automatically. In an emergency, a cooktop burner may
be lit with a match by following the steps below. The
oven cannot be used during a power failure.
A
Lighting gas burners with a match
is dangerous. You should match
light the cooktop burners only in
emergency.
1
2
.
Light a match and hold the flame near the burner you
want to light. Wooden matches work best.
Push In and turn the control knob slowly. Be sure
you are turning the correct knob for the burner you
are lighting.
NOTE:
If the burner does not light within five seconds, turn the
knob off and wait five minutes before trying again.
A During burner usei the area of the
glass cooktop around the burners
could get hot. Use caution.
High flame may be used to boil large
quantities quickly. It is also used to start
food cooking quickly In large pans.
Watch foods when heating them quickly on
HI. As soon as the food reaches cooking
temperature, turn down the heat to the lowest setting
that will keep it cooking.
Medium flame may be used for even
browning with little spattering. It is also
used to maintain a boil with large quantities
of food.
Low flame may be used for melting or
warming food. It is also best for cooking
small quantities of food.
The lowest setting of the burner has a very
small flame to provide simmering capabil­
ity. To simmer foods, set the cooktop
control knob to the lowest setting that will
maintain the desired simmer. If simmering
on one burner and other burners are turned
on, the gas flow of the simmering burner
may have to be adjusted.
If your simmering burner goes out when the other burn­
ers are on, adjust the simmering burner control knob
until burner re-ignites. After re-ignition, set cooktop
control knob to the lowest setting that will retain a flame
on the burner.
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