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Use and Care Guide
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Table of Contents................2
A Note to You ......................2
Cooktop Safety ..................3
Parts and Features .............5
Using Your Cooktop ...........6
Using the surface burners..5
Characteristics of
cookware materials.............8
Caring For Your
Cooktop ...............................9
Cleaning chart.....................9
Stainless steel surfaces....10
Sealed surface burners
and cooktop ......................11
Troubleshooting................13
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A Note to You ® 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
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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 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical • Disconnect the electrical supply before 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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Parts and Features Backguard (for installation against wall) Simmer Plate Surface burner cap (All burners are 15,000 BTU) Surface burner (Model grate shown with Island Trim) Burner control knobs Control Panel REAR FRONT REAR FRONT REAR FRONT Left Left Center Center Right Right Rear Front Rear Front Rear Front 5
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Using Your Cooktop Using the Surface Burners 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. All burners use the same size burner cap. It makes no difference if the caps are switched during cleaning. Also, all of the grates are the same size. When correctly posi- tioned, the grate legs fit into the depressed circles at the front and back of the porcelain surface
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Using Your Cooktop Using the Surface Burners (cont.) † In case of a prolonged Simmer Plate power failure One Simmer Plate has been provided with your You can manually light surface burners. Hold a lit cooktop. It has been match near a burner and turn the control knob to designed to be used with the LITE position. After the burner lights, turn the burner settings in the control knob to the setting you want. medium to low range on your cooktop when lower temperatures are required Home canning in
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Using Your Cooktop Characteristics of cookware materials 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. Aluminum • Heats quickly and evenly. • Use for all types of cooking. • Medium or heavy thickness is best for most cooking. • Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating. Cast iron • Heats slowly and evenly. • Good for brown
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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 Porcelain (top side • You should routinely remove and clean the only) burner cap burner 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, CLEAN- ING AGENTS, OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL TO ENTER THE GAS TUBE OPENING. • Gas must flow freely through th
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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 14 (In the U.S.A.), or on page 15 (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
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Requesting Assistance or Service Before calling for assistance or service, please check the “Troubleshooting Guide” section. It may save you the cost of a service call. If you still need help, follow these instructions. If you need assistance or service in the U.S.A.: Call the KitchenAid Consumer • Use and maintenance procedures. Assistance Center toll free: 1-800-422-1230. • Accessory and repair parts sales. Our consultants are • Specialized customer assistance available to assist you. (S
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Requesting Assistance or Service If you need assistance or service in Canada: Call the KitchenAid Consumer • Accessory and repair parts sales. Assistance Center toll free: • Specialized customer assistance 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. (EST) at (French speaking, hearing impaired, 1-800-461-5681. Our limited vision, etc.). consultants are available to • Referrals to local dealers, service assist you. companies, and repair parts distributors. When calling: KitchenAid designated service technicians are
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Gas Cooktop Warranty LENGTH OF KITCHENAID KITCHENAID WARRANTY: WILL PAY FOR: WILL NOT PAY FOR: ONE-YEAR FULL Replacement parts A. Service calls to: WARRANTY and repair labor costs 1. Correct the installation of the cooktop. FROM DATE OF to correct defects in 2. Instruct you how to use the cooktop. PURCHASE. materials or workman- 3. Replace house fuses or correct house wiring. ship. Service must be provided by a KitchenAid 4. Correct house plumbing. designated service B. Repairs when cooktop is
