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Use and Care Guide
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A Note to You ......................2
Cooktop Safety ..................3
Parts and Features .............5
Using Your Cooktop .........12
Using the surface burners..12
Characteristics of
cookware materials..........14
Ceramic glass surface .....15
Caring For Your
Cooktop .............................16
Cleaning chart..................16
Stainless steel surfaces...17
Sealed surface burners
and cooktop .....................18
Troubleshooting................20
Requesting A
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A Note to You ® Thank you for buying a KITCHENAID appliance! KitchenAid designs the best tools for the most important room in your house. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information concerning how to operate and maintain your new appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the enclosed Product Registration Card. Please record your model’s information. Model Numb
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Cooktop Safety Your safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions. wDAN
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Cooktop Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Disconnect the electrical supply before WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the servicing the cooktop. cooktop, follow basic precautions, including the • Never Use the Cooktop for Warming or Heating following: the Room. • Injuries may result from the misuse of the •CAUTION: Do not store items of interest to cooktop such as stepping, leaning, or sitting on children in cabinets above the co
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I I L L Parts and Features Models KGCT055G (15 inch/38.1 cm) KGCR055G (15 inch/38.1 cm)-not shown 6,000 BTU burner Model and serial number plate (under cooktop) (p. 2) Surface burner grate (p. 14) Surface burner cap (pp. 14, 15, 16) 12,500 BTU burner Use the rear burner for simmering or for cooking smaller quantities of food requiring small cookware. Use the front burner for cooking large quantities of food, deep-fat frying, or cooking with large cookware. Control panel Rear burner control kno
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H H H H I I I I M M M M E E E E D D D D H H H H I I I I M M M M E E E E D D D D M M M M Parts and Features Model KGCT365G (36 inch/91.4 cm) 9,000 BTU 12,500 BTU burner burner Model and serial number plate (under cooktop) (p. 2) Surface burner grate (p. 14) Surface burner cap (pp. 14, 15, 16) 14,000 BTU 6,000 BTU burner burner Use the left rear and right front burners for simmering or for cooking smaller quantities of food requiring small cookware. Use the left front and right rear burners f
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H H H H I I I I M M M M E E E E D D D D H H H H I I I I M M M M E E E E D D D D M M M M Parts and Features Models KGCS105G (30 inch/76.2 cm) KGCT305G (30 inch/76.2 cm) 9,000 BTU 12,500 BTU burner burner Model and serial number plate (under cooktop) (p. 2) Surface burner grate (p. 14) Surface burner cap (pp. 14, 15, 16) 14,000 BTU 6,000 BTU burner burner Use the left rear and right front burners for simmering or for cooking smaller quantities of food requiring small cookware. Use the left fr
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H H H H I I I I M M M M E E E E D D D D H H H H I I I I M M M M E E E E D D D D M M M M Parts and Features Model KGCC505H (30 inch/76.2 cm) 9,000 BTU 12,500 BTU burner burner Model and serial number plate (under cooktop) (p. 2) Left surface Right surface burner grate burner grate (p. 14) (p. 14) Surface burner cap (pp. 14, 15, 16) 14,000 BTU 6,000 BTU burner burner Use the left rear and right front burners for simmering or for cooking smaller quantities of food requiring small cookware. Us
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H H H H H I I I I I M M M M M E E E E E D D D D D H H H H H I I I I I M M M M M E E E E E D D D D D M M M M M Parts and Features Model KGCC566H (36 inch/91.4 cm) 6,000 BTU 9,000 BTU 12,500 BTU burner burner burner Model and serial number plate (under cooktop) (p. 2) Left surface Right surface burner grate burner grate (p. 14) (p. 14) Surface burner cap (pp. 14, 15, 16) 14,000 BTU 6,000 BTU burner burner Use the left rear, center, or right front burners for simmering or for cooking smaller
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H H H H H I I I I I H H H H H I I I I I M M M M M E E E E E M M D D D D D M M M E E E E E H H H H H D D D D D I I I I I H H H H H I I I I I M M M M M M M M M M E E E E E E E E E E D D D D D D D D D D M M M M M M M M Parts and Features Models KGCS166G (36 inch/91.4 cm) KGCT366G (36 inch/91.4 cm) 6,000 BTU 9,000 BTU 12,500 BTU burner burner burner Model and serial number plate (under cooktop) (p. 2) Surface burner grate OFF OFF OFF (p. 14) Surface OFF OFF burner cap (pp. 14, 15, 16) 14,0
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H H H H H H I I I I I I H H H H H I I I H I I I M M M M M M E E E E E E M M D D D D D D M M M M E E E E E E D D H H H H H H D D D D I I I I I I H H H H I I H H I I I I M M M M M M M M M M M E E E E E E M E E E E E D D D D D D E D D D D D D M M M M M M M M M M M Parts and Features Model KGCS127G (43 inch/109 cm) 9,000 BTU 6,000 BTU 9,000 BTU 12,500 BTU burner burner burner burner Model and serial number plate (under cooktop) (p. 2) Surface burner grate (p. 14) Surface burner cap (pp. 14, 15,
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Using Your Cooktop Using the surface burners Your cooktop has sealed gas burners with an electric IMPORTANT: Your cooktop is factory-set for use ignition system. The sealed burners spread the heat with Natural Gas. If you wish to use L.P. gas, an evenly across the bottom of the cookware and L.P. Gas Conversion Kit is provided with the unit. provide infinite heat control. The conversion must be done by a qualified service technician. Surface Grates Locator pin Burner cap The locator pin on the
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U sing Your Cooktop Using the Surface Burners (cont.) Using the control knobs Your cooktop comes with electric ignitors. Electric ignitors automatically light the burners each time you turn the con- trol knobs to LITE. • Place a filled pan on the burner grate before turning on the surface burner. Do not operate a burner for extended periods of time without having cookware on the grate. Push in the control knob and turn it counter- • clockwise to the LITE position. The clicking NOTE: Do not leave
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Using Your Cooktop Using the Surface Burners (cont.) For up-to-date information on canning, In the United In case of a prolonged States, contact your local U.S. Government Agricultural power failure Department Extension Office or companies who You can manually light surface burners. Hold a lit manufacture home canning products. In Canada, match near a burner and turn the control knob to contact Agriculture Canada. the LITE position. After the burner lights, turn the control knob to the settin
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U sing Your Cooktop Ceramic glass surface (Models KGCC505H, KGCC566H) Your cooktop is designed for easy care. However, 2. For stubborn spills, rub Cooktop Polishing you need to maintain your ceramic glass surface Creme into cooked-on soil using a paper towel. If differently than you would standard porcelain or some soil remains, leave some creme on the glass surfaces. Foods spilled directly on the cooktop spot(s) and follow Step 3. will not burn off. You should keep the surface dust 3. Carefull
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Caring for Your Cooktop Your cooktop is designed so you can care for it easily. You can do most cleaning with items found around your home. Cleaning your cooktop whenever spills or soiling occurs will help to keep it looking and working like new. Cleaning chart Before cleaning, always make sure all controls are off and the cooktop is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products before using them to clean your cooktop. PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Soap and water Control Kno
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Caring for Your Cooktop Cleaning chart (cont.) PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Surface burner grates and caps* Light to moderate soil Soap and water • Clean as soon as they become • • Non-abrasive plastic scrubbing pad dirty. • • Wash, rinse and dry well. Dishwasher (grates only) • Heavy burned on soils Non-abrasive plastic scrubbing pad • Repeat steps of cleaning process • • Mild abrasive powdered cleanser (with items at left) as needed, • and water until soil is com
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Caring for Your Cooktop Sealed surface burners and cooktop Cleaning the surface burners • You should routinely remove and clean the burn- Cast-iron burner cap er caps. Always clean the burner caps after a spillover. Keeping the burner caps clean prevents improper ignition and an uneven flame. • For the proper flow of gas and ignition of the burner, DO NOT ALLOW SPILLS, FOOD, CLEANING AGENTS, OR ANY OTHER MATERI- AL TO ENTER THE GAS TUBE OPENING. • Gas must flow freely through the gas tube openi
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Caring for Your Cooktop Sealed surface burners and cooktop (cont.) To clean the burners: 1. Pull the burner caps straight up from the 5. After cleaning the gas tube opening and ports, burner base. replace the burner caps. To replace the 2. Clean the burner caps with warm, soapy water and burner caps, make a sponge. You can also clean the caps with sure the alignment a mildly abrasive plastic scrubbing pad and pow- pins on the burner dered cleanser. Do not clean the burner caps in a base are pr
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Troubleshooting You can solve many common cooktop problems easily, saving you the cost of a possible service call. Try the suggestions below to see if you can solve your problem without outside help. If the suggestions do not work, see “Requesting Assistance or Service” on page 21 (In the U.S.A.), or on page 22 (in Canada). Problem Problem Cause Solution • Wire the cooktop into a live circuit Nothing will operate. • The cooktop is not wired into a live circuit with proper voltage. with proper v
