Use and Care Guide
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Cooktop Safety ............. |
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Warranty....................... |
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For assistance or service in the U.S.A., call the Consumer Assistance Center.
For assistance or service in Canada, see page 19.
KITCHENAID® Gas Sealed Burner Cooktop
MODELS KGCR055G KGCT055G KGCS105G KGCS127G KGCS166G KGCT305G KGCT365G KGCT366G
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Caring for Your Cooktop......................... |
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Cleaning chart ..................................... |
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Thank you for buying a KITCHENAID® appliance!
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, KitchenAid appliances are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. 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.
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 6-10 for location of plate).
Please also record the purchase information.
NOTE: You must provide proof of purchase or installation date for in-warranty service.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase/
Installation Date
Builder/Dealer
Name
Address
Phone
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
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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:
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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.
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.
•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
–Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
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Cooktop Safety
IMPORTANT SAFETY 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.
•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.
•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.
–SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS –
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Your cooktop has sealed gas burners with an electric ignition system. The sealed burners spread the heat evenly across the bottom of the cookware and provide infinite heat control.
IMPORTANT: Your cooktop is factory-set for use with Natural Gas. If you wish to use L.P. gas, an L.P. Gas Conversion Kit is provided with the unit. The conversion must be done by a qualified service technician.
Surface Grates
Locator pin
Burner cap
The locator pin on the grate must be positioned in the burner cap hole to hold the grate in place.
Left grate
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Middle grate
The grates located on the left and right side of the cooktop contain grooves. These grooves must always face inward toward the control knobs to hold the grates in place.
NOTE: The middle grate must be placed in position first followed by the left and right grates (see pp. 7-10 for illustration)
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Models KGCT055G (15 inch/38.1 cm)
KGCR055G (15 inch/38.1 cm)-not shown
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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.
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Model KGCT365G (36 inch/91.4 cm)
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Models KGCS105G (30 inch/76.2 cm)
KGCT305G (30 inch/76.2 cm)
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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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Model KGCS127G (43 inch/109 cm)
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Using Your Cooktop
Using the control knobs
Your cooktop comes with electric ignitors. Electric ignitors automatically light the burners each time you turn the control 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 counterclockwise to the LITE position. The clicking sound is the ignitor sparking. Make sure the burner has lit.
•To stop the clicking sound after the burner lights, turn the control knob to the cook setting you want. You can set the control knob
anywhere between HI and LO.
NOTE: All electric ignitors will click at the same time. However, the burner with the control knob turned to LITE is the one that will ignite.
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Energy saving tips
•To help shorten your cooking time, use the least amount of liquid possible.
•Preheat your pans only when recommended and for the shortest time possible.
•Start your food on a higher heat setting, then turn the control to a lower setting to finish cooking.
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Using the Surface Burners (cont.)
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• To avoid tipping, make sure pots and pans are centered on the grates.
The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results.
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