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Use & Care Guide
Gas Cooktop
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2 Finding Information Finding Information MAKE A RECORD FOR FUTURE USE Brand_______________________________________________________________ Purchase Date______________________________________________________ Model Number______________________________________________________ NO NOTE TE NO NO NOTE TE TE The serial plate is located under the burner box. Serial Number______________________________________________________ QUESTIONS? For toll-free telephone support in the U.S. and Canada: 1-877-4ELECT
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Finding Information Finding Finding Information Information 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS General Care & Cleaning .................................. 14 Finding Information ............................................ 2 Care & Cleaning Table ................................... 14 Make a Record for Future use ......................... 2 Cleaning the Burner Grates, Burner Caps, Questions? ....................................................... 2 Burner Heads, Simmer plate and Griddle ...... 15 Safety .......
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4 Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read all safety instructions before using your new Electrolux cooktop. WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING ! To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your gas cooktop, follow basic precautions including the following: ! WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. FOR YOUR SAFETY: — Do n
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Safety Safety 5 ! WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING • Stepping, leaning or sitting on this cooktop can result in serious injuries and also cause damage to the cooktop. Do not allow children to climb or play around the cooktop. • NEVER use this appliance as a space heater to heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in carbon monoxide poisoning. Storage on Appliance—Flammable materials should not be stored on the cooktop or near surface units. This includes paper, plastic and cloth items
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6 Safety Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Burners/Unit —To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, the handle of the utensil should be positioned so that it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent surface burners. Never Leave Surface Burners/Unit Unattended at High Heat Settings—Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite, or a pan that has
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Getting S Getting Start art 7 GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS For personal safety, the cooktop must be properly grounded. For maximum safety, the power cord must be plugged into an Grounding electrical outlet that is correctly polarized and properly grounded. type wall Do not, under any DO NOT operate the cooktop using a 2-prong adapter or an receptacle circumstances, cut, extension cord. If a 2-prong wall receptacle is the only available remove, or bypass the outlet, it is the personal responsibility of
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8 Surface Cooking Surface Cooking FLAME SIZE For most cooking, start on the highest control setting and then turn to a lower one to complete the process. Use the chart below as a guide for determining proper flame size for various types of cooking. The size and type of utensil used and the amount of food being cooked will influence the setting needed for cooking. For deep fat frying, use a thermometer and adjust the surface control knob accordingly. If the fat is too cool, the food will absorb t
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Surface Cooking Surface Surface Cooking Cooking 9 LOCATIONS OF THE BURNERS The 30” cooktop is equipped with different sized burners. The surface burners are located on the cooktop as follows (See Figure): -a 5 000 BTU (natural gas) burner located at the right rear position; -a 14 000 BTU (natural gas) burner located at the left rear position; -a 18 000 BTU (natural gas) burner located at the left front position; - and a 18 000 BTU (natural gas) burner located at the right front position. The 36”
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10 Surface Cooking Surface Cooking SURFACE COOKING UTENSILS *GOOD POOR Curved and warped pan bottoms. Pan overhangs unit by more than Flat bottom and straight sides. 2.5 cm (1”). Tight fitting lids. Weight of handle does not tilt pan. Pans should have flat bottoms. Pan is well balanced. Check for flatness by rotating a Heavy handle tilts pan. Pan sizes match the amount of ruler across the bottom. There food to be prepared and the size of should be no gaps between burner. the pan an
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Surface Cooking Surface Surface Cooking Cooking 11 USING THE WOK STAND The Wok Stand provided with your cooktop is designed to allow round-bottomed woks to be used. It is recommended that you use a 14 inch diameter (35.5 cm) or less Wok. It is recommended that you use the right front POWER burner with the wok stand for best performance. If properly positioned, the Wok Stand will not slide off the grate. ! CA CA CA CA CAUTION UTION UTION UTION UTION Always use potholders to remove the wok stand
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12 Surface Cooking Surface Cooking USING THE SIMMER PLATE The simmer plate (Figure 1) is intended to diffuse lower temperature of the burner to help cooking delicate aliment such as chocolate, milk, bechamel, etc... It can also be use for cooking sauce during long period. With the grate in position over the burner, set the simmer plate on top of the grate positioning the notches in the simmer plate over the grate fingers (See Figure 2) and then place the utensil on the simmer plate. Figure 1 Fig
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Surface Cooking Surface Surface Cooking Cooking 13 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Your cooktop may be equipped with any combination of the following burners: Simmer Burner: best used for simmering delicate sauces, etc. Standard Burner: used for most all surface cooking needs. Large Burner: best used when bringing large quantities of liquid to temperature and when preparing larger quantities of food. Regardless of size, always select a utensil that is suitable for the amount and type of food being prep
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14 General General Care & Cleaning Care & Cleaning CARE & CLEANING TABLE Surfaces How to Clean Painted and Plastic For general cleaning, use hot, soapy water and a cloth. For more difficult soils and Control Knobs built-up grease, apply a liquid detergent directly onto the soil. Leave on soil for 30 to 60 minutes. Rinse with a damp cloth and dry. DO NOT use abrasive cleaners on any of these materials; they can scratch. Glass Surface Before cleaning, turn all controls to OFF. Clean the glass as i
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General General Care & Cleaning General Care Care & & Cleaning Cleaning 15 CLEANING THE BURNER GRATES, BURNER CAPS, BURNER HEADS, SIMMER PLATE AND GRIDDLE The Burner Grates, Burner Caps, Burner Heads, simmer plate and griddle should be routinely cleaned. Keeping the burner ports clean will prevent improper ignition and an uneven flame. Surface Burner Grate Refer to the following instructions: To Remove and Replace the Surface Burner Grate, Surface Burner Cap and Surface Burner Head - Remove in
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General Care & Cleaning General Care & Cleaning 16 COOKTOP CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining your ceramic glass cooktop Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply the recommended Cleaning Creme to the ceramic surface. A sample of that cleaning creme is supplied with your appliance and you will find it in store. Clean and buff with a paper towel. This will make cleaning easier when soiled from cooking. The special cooktop cleaning cream
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General Care & Cleaning General General Care Care & & Cleaning Cleaning 17 CLEANING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP (CONTINUED) ! CA CA CA CA CAUTION UTION UTION UTION UTION Damage to the ceramic glass cooktop may occur if you use scrub pad. Plastic or foods with a high sugar content: These types of soils need be removed immediately if spilled or melted onto the ceramic cooktop surface. Permanent damage (such as pitting of the cooktop surface) may occur if not removed immediately.
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18 Solutions to Common Problems Solutions to Common Problems IMPOR IMPOR IMPOR IMPOR IMPORT T T T TANT ANT ANT ANT ANT Before calling for service, review this list. It may save you both time and expense. This list includes common experiences that are not the result of defective workmanship or material in your cooktop. SURFACE BURNERS DO NOT LIGHT Surface Control knob has not been completely turned to LITE. Push in and turn the Surface Control knob to LITE until burner ignites and then turn con
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Solutions to Common Problems Solutions Solutions to to Common Common Problems Problems 19 SCRATCHES OR ABRASIONS ON CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP SURFACE Coarse particles (such as salt or sand) are between cooktop and utensil. Be sure cooktop surface and bottom of utensils are clean before use. Small scratches do not affect cooking and will become less visible with use. Cleaning materials not recommended for glass ceramic cooktop have been used. See Ceramic-Glass Cooktop section in this Owner's Gui
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20 Warranty arranty Information Information COOKTOP WARRANTY Your cooktop is protected by this warranty In the U.S.A., your appliance is warranted by Electrolux Home Products North America, a division of White Consolidated Industries, Inc. We authorize no person to change or add to any of our obligations under this warranty. Our obligations for service and parts under this warranty must be performed by us or an authorized Electrolux Home Products North America servicer. In Canada, your appliance
