Magic Chef 8341VB User manual

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30 or 36-inch Gas Cooktop
with
Conventional or Sealed Burners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................. 1-3 CARE AND CLEANING ...................... 9-10
Cleaningchart ............................. 9-10
SURFACE COOKING................. ... 4-8 Howto removecooktopforcleaning............ 10
Ignitionsystem ............................ 4
Cooktop ..................................... 4 MAINTENANCE ............................... 11
Burnergrates................................. 4 Valveadjustment ............................ 11
Conventionalsurfaceburners................... 5 Electricalconnection ......................... 11
Sealed surfaceburners ........................ 5 SERVICE .................................. 12-13
Lightingsurface burners ....................... 6 Before callingservicechart .................... 12
Selectingflamesize........................... 7Howto obtain service ......................... 13
Cookware .................................... 8
Canning ..................................... 8
INSTALLER Please leave this I The mode/ar_serial numbers are foundon the ratrig p_ate
manualwiththisappliance, whichis located under thecooktop intheburnerbox area
r (conventionalcooktop) or on thebottom-side of the cooktop
CONSUMER Tosaveyou time, (seatedburner cooktop).
energy and money,readand keep
thismanual for future reference. Model Number: ......
Serial Number:
8113P087-60
(05-95-o0)

ABOUT YOUR NEWCOOKTOP
Congratulationsonyour choice ofthis appliance.As youuse appliance without revising this manual. As an example, the
your new cooktop, we know you will appreciate the many knob on your appliance may not look likethe illustration in
features that provide excellent performance, ease of this manual.
cleaning, convenience and dependability. Should you have any questions about using your new
New features have dramatically changed today's cooking appliance, please write to us at this address:
appliances and the way we cook. It is therefore very
important to understand how your new appliance operates Customer Assistance
BEFOREyou use it for the first time. c/o Maytag Customer Service
Inthis booklet,youwillfind awealthof informationregarding P.O.Box 2370
allaspects of your appliance. Byfollowing the instructions Cleveland,TN 37320-2370
carefully,youwill beable tofully enjoy andproperlymaintain
your new cooktop. Be sure toinclude the model and serial numbers of your
appliance. For your convenience, we have provided space
Inour continuing effortto improvethe quality ofour cooking on the front cover to record this information. Please retain
products, it may be necessary to make changes to the the proof of _urchasedocuments for warranty service.

IMP(IRTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTI()NS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
The following instructions arebased on safety recommendedin this book.Allother servicingshouldbe
considerationsandmustbe strictlyfotlowedtoeliminatethe referredto a qualifiedinstallerorservicer.
potentialrisksoffire,electricshock,or personalinjury.
WARNING: If the information in this Besureallpackingmaterialsareremovedfromtheappliance
manual is not followed exactly, a fire or beforeoperating it.
explosion may result causing property Keepareaaroundapplianceclearandfreefromcombustible
damage, personal injury or death, materials, gasoline, and otherflammable vapors and
materials.
- Do not store or use gasoline or other If appliance is installed near a window,properprecautions+
flammable vapors and IJquJdsinthe should be taken to prevent curtains from blowing over
vicinity of this or any other appliance, burners.
Donotleaveanyitems onthe cooktop.Thehot airmayignite
- WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS: flammable items andmay increasepressure in closed
containerswhichmay causethemto burst.
•Do not try to light any appliance.Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLosIVE when
•Do not touch any electrical switch; do exposedto heatand may behighlyflammable.Avoidtheir
not useany phonein your building, useor storage nearan appliance.
•Immediately call your gas supplierMany plastics arevulnerableto heat. Keep plasticsaway
from a neighbor's phone. Follow the frompartsoftheappliancethatmaybecomewarmorhot. Do
notleaveplasticitemsonthe cooktopas theymay meltor
gas supplier's instructions, soften if lefttoocloseto a lightedsurfaceburner.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, Toeliminatethehazardofreachingoverhotsurfaceburners,
call the fire department. Cabinetstorageshouldnotbeprovideddirectlyaboveaunit.
Ifsuchstorageisprovided,itshould belimitedtoitems.which
areusedinfrequentlyandwhicharesafelystoredinan area
-Installation and service must be subjectedtoheatfrom an appliance.Temperaturesmay be
performedbya qualifiedinstaller,serviceunsafeforsome items,such asvolatileliquids,cleaners or
agency or the gas supplier, aerosol sprays.
Haveyour appliance installed and properly grounded by a
qualifiedinstalleraccording to theinstallationinstructions. Turnoff appliance and ventilating hood to avoidspreading
Havethe installer show you the location ofthe gas shut off the flame. Extinguish flame then turn on hood to remove
valve and how to shut it off in an emergency,smoke and odor.
Always disconnect power to appliancebefore servicing. Use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher or baking soda
to smother fire or flame. Never usewater on a grease fire.
To ensure proper operation and avoid possible injury or
damage to unit do not attempt to adjust,repair, service, or If fire is in a pan on the surface burner, cover pan. Never
replace any part of your appliance unless it is specifically attempt to pick upor moveaflaming pan.

2IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Do not leave children alone or-unsupervised near the Always placea pan on a surface burner before turning iton.
appliancewhen itisinuseorisstill hot.Childrenshould never Besureyou knowwhich knobcontrolswhich surface burner.
beallowed to sit orstand on any part ofthe appliance. Makesurethe correct burner isturned onand thattheburner
has ignited. When cooking is completed, turn burner off
Children must betaught that the appliance and utensilson before removing pan to prevent exposure to burner flame.
itcan behot.Let hot utensils coolin
a safe place, out of reach of small Always adjustsurface burnerflameso that itdoes not extend
children.Children should betaught cbeyond the bottom edge of the pan. An excessive flame is
that an appliance is not a toy. hazardous, wastes energy and may damage the appliance,
Children should not be allowed to pan or cabinets above the appliance.
play with controls or other parts of
the unit. Never leave a surface cooking operation unattended
especially when using a __,_
CAUTION: Do not store items of highheatsetting orwhen
interest to children in cabinets deep fat frying. Boilovers
above an appliance. Children cause smoking and
climbing on the appliance to reach greasy spillovers may
itemscould beseriously injured, ignite. Clean up greasy
spills as soon as
possible.Do not usehigh /
heat for extended
cooking operations.
Toprevent potential hazard tothe user and damageto the Never heat an unopened container on the surface burner.
appliance,donot use \ _,_JI/_-._ Pressure build-up may cause container to burst resulting in
appliance as a space ,_j_ -:>_wlr,,.,_-;_._j serious personal injury or damage to the appliance.
heater to heat or warm a
room. Also,do not use Use dry, sturdy pot holders.Damp pot holders may cause
the cooktopas a storage burns from steam. Dish towels or other substitutes should
area for food or cooking neverbe used as pot holders becausethey can trail across
utensils,hot surfaceburners and ignite or get caught on appliance
Do not.obstruct the flow parts.
of combustion and Always let quantities of hot fat used for deep fat frying cool
ventilationair.Restriction ,_ before attempting to move or handle.
of airflow to the burner prevents proper performance and
increases carbon monoxide emission to unsafe levels.Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials
accumulatein or near theappliance, hoodor vent fan. Clean
CAUTION: Do not use an appliance as a step stool to hood frequently to prevent grease from accumulating on
cabinets above. Misuse of appliance may result in serious hoodorfilter.When flamingfoodsunderthehoodturnthefan
injuries, off as thefan mayspread theflame.

IMP(tRTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Use cautionwhen wearing arments made offlammable Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, or
material to avoid clothing _ _._1 glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop usage without
fires. Loose fitting or long _ breakingdueto thesudden change intemperature.
hanging-sleeved apparal
should not be worn while This appliance has beentested for safe performance using
cooking. Clothing may ignite conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or
or catchutensil handles, accessoriesthat arenot specifically recommended in this
manual. Do not use eyelidcovers for thesurface units or
stove top grills. The useof devices or accessories that are
PREPAREDFOOD WARNING"Followfood manufacturer's not expressly recommended in this manual can create
instructions.Ifa plasticfrozenfood containerand/or itscover serioussafety hazards, resultin performanceproblems, and
distorts, warps, or is otherwise damaged during cooking, reducethe (ifeof the componentsof the appliance_
immediately discard the food and its container. The food
could becontaminated.
Turnoffallcontrolsandwaitfor appliancepartsto coolbefore
touching orcleaningthem.Do nottouch the burnergratesor
Usepanswith flat bottoms and handlesthat areeasily surrounding areasuntilthey have hadsufficient time to cool.
graspedand stay cool.Avoidusingunstable,warped, easily Clean appliancewithcaution. Usecareto avoidsteam burns
tipped or loose handled pans,Pans that are heavyto move ifawet sponge or clothisusedtowipe spillsonahotsurface,
when filled with food may also be hazardous. Some cleanerscanproducenoxiousfumes ifappliedto ahot
Besure utensilislarge enoughto properly containfood and surface.
avoid boilovers. Pansize isparticularly important in deepfat
frying. Besurepanwill accommodatethe volume offoodthat
isto beadded aswell as the bubble action of fat.
To minimize burns,ignitionof flammable materials and The CaliforniaSafe DrinkingWater andToxicEnforcement
spillage dueto unintentionalcontactwiththe utensil, donot Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requiresthe Governor of
extend handlesover I1California to publisha list of substances known to the State
adjacent surface _x-_'_ _,/ _ of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm, and
burners.Always turn_7_ requiresbusinessesto warn customers ofpotential
panhandlestowardtheexposures tosuchsubstances.
side or back of the
appliance, not out into Users of this applianceare hereby warned that the burning
theroom where theyof gas canresult in low-level exposure to someofthe listed
are easily hit orsubstances,includingbenzene,formaldehydeand soot,due
reached by small primarilyto the incompletecombustionofnaturalgasorliquid
children,petroleum(LP)fuels. Properlyadjusted burnerswill minimize
incompletecombustion. Exposure to these substances.can
Never let apan boil dry asthis coulddamagethe utensil and also be minimized by properly venting the burners to the
the appliance,outdoors.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

SURFACE COOKING
Yourcooktopisequippedwitheitherpilotignitionor pilotless The cooktopfeaturing conventionalsurface burners liftsup
ignition.Besure all surface controls are set in the OFF for easy cleaning of the burner box area. When cool, first
position priorto supplying gas to the appliance, removegrates and drip bowls, ifequipped. Grasp two front
burnerwells and lift up.
Pilot Ignition
Pilotignitionusesastanding pilotto lightthe burner.When The sealed burner cooktop is designed with two contour
the cooktop is first installed, the pilots may be difficult to wells tocatchand containspills. Becauseofthis design itis
lightdue toair inthe (as line. Tobleedoffair from theline not necessary to liftupthe cooktopto clean underneath. To
hold a lighted prevent damage to the gas tubing or top, do not attempt to
match next to the _'_ t lift or removethe cooktop.
burner and turn
knob on. When the _"_ _'3 .,,,,_
burner lights, turn
the knob off.
Tolight pilot: Raise
cooktop and hold a
lighted match near _3___
the pilotportsto light
the two pilots. Re-
placecooktop.
PilotlessIgnition
Pilotlessignitionuses a sparkfromthe ignitortolight the Burner grates mustbe properly
burner. There are two ignitorsfor conventionalsurfacepositioned beforecooking.Burner
burner ccoktops,Each sealed burnerhas itsown ignitor grates are durablebut may gradually
which is locatedon the back side of the burner, lose their shine due to usage and high
temperatures.
REARVIEWOFSEALEDBURNER Grates for the porcelain cooktop are
(__ square. When installing square grates,
place indented sides together so
straight sides are at front and rear.
Gratesfor the glasscooktopare round. It_n _ LI
Ignitor When installing round grates,position
the grate so it fits in the two embossed
forms in the porcelain-enamel drip
bowl.
When cleaningaroundthe sealed surface burner, usecare
to preventdamage to the spark ignitor. If acleaning cloth CAUTION:Donotoperate a surface I
should catch the ignitor, it could damageor break. If the on thegrate. The porcelain finish onburnerwithoutthegratemayachippanI
light.ignit°ris damaged or broken, the surface burner will not flame.With°uta pan to absorb the ntense heatfrom the burner

SURFACE COOKING
Surface burnersare secured inplace duringtransportation The sealedsurfaceburnersare securedto thecooktopand
witha shippingscrew, areNOT designedtobe removedbythe consumer.
Since the burners are sealedintothe cooktop, boilovers
won't seep underneath to theburner box area.Thus, there
are nohidden spills in the burner box area to clean.
Super High Speed Burners
Some modelsfeature two special SUPER HIGHSPEED
l sealed burners,Usethe SUPER HIGH SPEEDburners to
quicklybringwatertoaboilandforlarge- potcooking,See
informationon ratingplate to determineif your appliance
featurestheseburners.
On the30-inch cooktop,the two High Speed burnersare
Once the cooktopisinstalled,these may be removedto locatedatthe right-frontandleft-rear burners.-
allowquickand easyremovalofthe burner.HIGHSPEEDBURNER
To remove: Lift up and supportthecooktop.Whencool,
grasp burnerhead and tilt to release tab from slot near
ignitor.Lift up andtowardbackof cooktopuntilairshutter
endofburnerreleasesfrom valve.
To replace: Insertairshutterend ofburnerovervalve and
lowerintoplace.Replacecooktop.Turnonburnertobesure
burnerhasbeencorrectlyreplaced.
On the36-inch cooktop, the High Speedburners, if
equipped, arelocatedat the left-rear andright-rear
burners,
HIGHSPEEDBURNERS
t"' 72"1

6SURFACECOOKING
ICAUTION: To preventdamage to the cook'topor pan, To operatesurface burner with pilotlessignition during
never operatesurface burnerwithouta panin place, a power failure:
neverallowapantoboildryandneveroperateasurface 1.Besure allcontrolsare inthe OFF position.
burneronHIGH forextendedperiodsoftime. 2. Holda lightedmatch tothe desiredsurfaceburnerhead.
Tolight surface burner: 3. Pushdownandturnknobtothe LITEposition.The burner
1.Placea pan ontheburner grate,will then light.
2. Pushdown and turn knobto the LITE position. 4. Adjustthe flame to the desired flame size.
_.__-._ _ _ <._ I CAUTION: Whenlightingthe surfaceburner,besureall
ofthecontrolsare inthe OFF position.Strikethe match
"._--_'jL/_..__.. _ _ _ firstand holditinpositionbeforeturning the knobto the
LITEposition.
On pilotless ignition models,a clicking sound willbe
heard and the burner will light.When oneburner is
turnedon, all ignitorswill spark.
3. Aftertheburner lights,turnthe knob tothedesired flame
size.
On pilotlessignition models,theignitorswillcontinuetO
spark untiltheknob isturned from theLITE position.
CAUTION:If theflame should go out during a cooking
operation,turn the burner off. If gas has accumulated
andastronggasodorisdetected,wait 5 minutesfor the
gas odor to disappear before relightlng burner.

SURFA(;E C()OKING
Usea HIGHflame settingto quickly bringliquidstoa boilor Besureto adjustthe knobso there isan adequate supply of
tobegin acooking operation.Then reduceto a lowersetting gas to maintain a stable flame on the burner. Check to be
to continue cooking. Never leave foodunattendedwhen sure burner is lit and the flame is stable.
using a HIGH flame setting.
O _ A properlyadjustedburnerwithcleanportswill lightwithina
few seconds.
On natural gas,the flame will be blue with a deeper blue
core; thereshould beno trace of yellow in the flame.
Ayellow flame indicatesanimproper mixtureofair/gas.This
wastes fuel, so have a serviceman adjust the mixture if a
yellow flame occurs.
An intermediate flame size isused to continue a cooking On LPgas, someyellowtipping isacceptable,Thisisnormal
operation.Food will not cook any faster when a higher and adjustment is not necessary.
flame setting is used than needed to maintain a gentle
boll.Remember, water boilsat thesame temperatureYoumayheara"pepping"soundonsometypesofgaswhen
whetherboilinggentlyorvigorously, thesurfaceburneristurnedoff.This isanormaloperating
soundoftheburner.
UseLOto simmeror keepfoodsat servingtemperatures.
|Adjusttheflamesize so it _II
/' / the edge ofthe cooking
_. utensil.This is for
_,_/personalsafety and to
_"prevent possibledamage
to the appliance, pan, or
cabinets above the
appliance. Thisalso im-
proves cooking efficiency.
Some cooking may take place on the LO setting if the
cooking utensilis covered.If food doesboil on the LO If aknob isturnedvery quicklyfromHI toLOsetting, the
setting,itispossibleto reducetheheatbyrotatingthe knob flamemay go out,particularlyifthe burneris cold. If this
towardthe OFF position,occurs,turnthe knobto the OFF position.Wait several
seconds,thenlightthe burneragain.

SURFACE COOKING
Cookwarewhichextends morethan two inchesbeyondthe The panmaterialdetermineshowevenlyandquicklyheat is
grate, restson two grates, or touches the cooktop may conducted from the heat source to the food. Some widely
causea build upof heatwhich may result in damageto the used pan materials are:
the burnergrate, burner or cooktop.Aluminum - excellent heat conductor. Some foods will
Cookware,suchasa wokwith asupport ring,which restricts cause itto darken or pit. Oftenused as a bottom coating to
air circulationaround the burner will cause heat tobuild up improve the heating of other pan materials.
and may result in damage to the burner grate, burner or Copper - excellent heat conductor. Discolorseasily,
cooktop, requiresconstant polishing.Often used as abottom coating
Foodscook faster when thecookware iscovered because to improve the heating ofother pan materials.
moreheat ieretained. Lowertheflamesizewhen cookware Stainless Steel-slow conductor of heat,Develops hot
is covered, spotsand produces uneven cooking results. Durable,
The cooking performanceis greatly affected by the type of attractive, easyto clean and stain resistant.Willdistribute
cookwareused. Propercookwarewill reduce cookingtimes, heat better if other metals (aluminum or copper) are
uselessenergyandproducemoreeven cookingresults.For combined or sandwiched together as a bottom coating.
bestresultsusea heavygauge metal panwith a smooth flat Cast Iron- slowheat conductor. Cooksevenly once
bottom, straight sides and a tight fitting lid. temperatureis reached.Heavy.Needs seasoningto make
cleaning easier and toprevent stickingand rusting.
Cookwarewithuneven,warped, or groovedbottoms do not
makegoodcontactwiththe heatingsurface,will reduceheat Glass -- slow heat conductor. Easy to clean. Some types
conductivity and result in slower, less even heating,may only beused inthe oven.
To determine the flatnessof the bottomof a pan, place the Porcelain Enamel - glass-like substance fused to metal.
edgeof a ruleracrossthe bottomofthe utensil.Holdit up to Heating characteristics depend on base material.Easy to
the light. Littleor no lightshould bevisible under the ruler, clean.
Acceptablewater-bathor pressurecannersshouldnotbe
oversized and should not rest on two burner grates. They
should also have flat bottoms.
Whencanning,usethe HIsettingjust unti!the water comes
to a boil or pressure is reachedin a pressure canner,then
reduce to asetting that maintainsthepressureor a boil.
Prolonged use of the HIsetting or the use of incorrect
canning utensils will produce excessive heat. Excessive
heat can cause permanent damage to the appliance.