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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 Assistance
or Service ..........................21
Warranty ............................23
For assistance or service in the U.S.A.,
call the Consumer Assistance Center.
For assistance or service
in Canada, see page 22.
KITCHENAID®Gas Sealed Burner Cooktop
Use and Care Guide
MODELS KGCR055G KGCT055G KGCS105G KGCS127G KGCS166G
KGCT305G KGCT365G KGCT366G KGCC505H KGCC566H
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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.
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Note to You
Please record your model’s information.
Whenever you call our Consumer Assistance Center
at 1-800-422-1230 (in Canada, 1-800-461-5681) or
request service for your appliance, you need to know
your complete model number and serial number. You
can find this information on the model and serial
number plate (see illustration on pages 5-11 for
location of plate).
Please also record the purchase information.
NOTE: You must provide proof of purchase or
installation date for in-warranty service.
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase/
Installation Date
Builder/
Dealer Name
Address
Phone
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Cooktop Safety
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You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
follow instructions.
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:
wDANGER
wWARNING
All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can
happen if the instructions are not followed.
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.
– Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.
– WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
Do not try to light any appliance.
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Do not touch any electrical switch.
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Do not use any phone in your building.
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Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas
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supplier’s instructions.
If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
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– Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency
or the gas supplier.
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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical
shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the
cooktop, follow basic precautions, including the
following:
• CAUTION: Do not store items of interest to
children in cabinets above the cooktop – children
climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be
seriously injured.
• Proper Installation – The cooktop, when installed,
must be electrically grounded in accordance with
local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with
the
National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 or the
Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1.
Be sure the
cooktop is properly installed and grounded by a
qualified technician.
• This cooktop is equipped with a three-prong
grounding plug for your protection against shock
hazard and should be plugged directly into a properly grounded receptacle. Do not cut or remove the
grounding prong from this plug.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Disconnect the electrical supply before
servicing the cooktop.
• Never Use the Cooktop for Warming or Heating
the Room.
• Injuries may result from the misuse of the
cooktop such as stepping, leaning, or sitting on
the top surface.
• Maintenance – Keep cooktop area clear and free
from combustible materials, gasoline, and other
flammable vapors and liquids.
• Storage on the cooktop – Flammable materials
should not be stored on or near surface units.
• Top burner flame size should be adjusted so it
does not extend beyond the edge of the
cooking utensil.
Cooktop Safety
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to
publish a list of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn of potential exposure to such substances.
WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth
defects, or other reproductive harm.
This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of the substances listed, including benzene,
formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, toluene, and soot.
Models KGCT055G (15 inch/38.1 cm)
KGCR055G (15 inch/38.1 cm)-not shown
6,000 BTU
burner
Front burner
control knob
Rear burner
control knob
12,500 BTU
burner
Model and serial
number plate
(under cooktop)
(p. 2)
Surface burner
grate
(p. 14)
Surface
burner
cap
(pp. 14, 15, 16)
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.
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Parts and Features
Model KGCT365G (36 inch/91.4 cm)
9,000 BTU
burner
12,500 BTU
burner
6,000 BTU
burner
Left front burner
control knob
Left rear burner
control knob
Right front burner
control knob
Right rear burner
control knob
14,000 BTU
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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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 for cooking large quantities of food, deep-fat frying or cooking with
large cookware.
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Parts and Features
Models KGCS105G (30 inch/76.2 cm)
KGCT305G (30 inch/76.2 cm)
14,000 BTU
burner
9,000 BTU
burner
12,500 BTU
burner
6,000 BTU
burner
Left front burner
control knob
Left rear burner
control knob
Right front burner
control knob
Right rear burner
control knob
Model and serial
number plate
(under cooktop)
(p. 2)
Surface burner
grate
(p. 14)
Surface
burner
cap
(pp. 14, 15, 16)
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 for cooking large quantities of food, deep-fat frying, or cooking with
large cookware.
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