9www.GEAppliances.comUse a flat-bottomed wok.Top-of-Range CookwareAluminum: Medium-weight cookware isrecommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in analuminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids when cooking with minimumamounts of water.Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets willgive satisfactory results.Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of some cookware may melt.Follow cookware manufacturer’srecommendations for cooking methods.Glass: There are two types of glasscookware—those for oven use only andthose for top-of-range cooking (saucepans,coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heatvery slowly.Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used foreither surface or oven cooking. It conductsheat very slowly and cools very slowly. Checkcookware manufacturer’s directions to besure it can be used on gas ranges.Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poorheating properties and is usually combinedwith copper, aluminum or other metals forimproved heat distribution. Combinationmetal skillets usually work satisfactorily ifthey are used with medium heat as themanufacturer recommends.Stove Top GrillsDo not use stove top grills on your sealedgas burners. If you use the stove top grill on the sealed gas burner, it will causeincomplete combustion and can result in exposure to carbon monoxide levelsabove allowable current standards. This can be hazardous to your health.Wok This WayWe recommend that you use a 14 ? or smaller flat-bottomed wok. Make 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 asupport ring. Placing the ring over theburner or grate may cause the burner to work improperly, resulting in carbonmonoxide levels above allowable standards.This could be dangerous to your health. In Case of Power FailureIn case of a power failure, you can light the gas surface burners on your range witha match. Hold a lit match to the burner,then push in and turn the control knob to the LITE position. Use extreme cautionwhen lighting burners this way.Surface burners in use when an electricalpower failure occurs will continue tooperate normally.
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