GE 164D2966P053 User Manual

Useand

Care Guide

Gas

Safety

Anti-Tip Device ...................................2, 4,

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum Foil ..........................5, 14-17,23

Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Features............................................................7

Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14

Broiling, Broiling Guide ...................17, 18

Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 16, 18

Light; Bulb Replacement ................11, 21

Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Roasting, Roasting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 16

Surface Cooking ...........,............................8, 9

Control Settings

Cooktop Comparison ................................8

Cookware

Instructions....................2-6

10-18

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Tips.............................................9

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Slide-in

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Problem

Thermostat

Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........14

More questions ?...call

GE Answer Center” 800.626.2000

Minor Adjustments .....................26

Flooring and Level ing............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Removal of Packaging Tape........................6

Consumer Services ..................31

Appliance Registration .................................2

Important Phone Numbers .......................3 1

Model and Serial Number Location ..........2

Warranty

Range

Soher.......................27,

Adjustment–

........................................Back Cover

.....6

Care and Cleaning

Broiler Pan and Continuous-Clean

Cooktop........

Oven Bottom .....,..........................................2 3

Oven Door

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GE Appliances

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Rack...................................22

Oven.............................24

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Model JGSC12

164D2966P053

HELP US HELP YOU...

Read this guide carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help,

write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find the model and serial numbers on two labels on the range front frame near the broiler drawer.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your range. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

WARNING: If the information in this guide 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; 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 supplier’s instructions.

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Model Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your range.

Serial Number

If you received a damaged range...

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the range.

Save time and money. Before you request service . . .

Check the Problem Solver in the back of this guide. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you correct yourself.

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COULD RESULT

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INSTALL ANTI-TIP

DEVICES PACKED WITH RANGE

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SEE INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

can

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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.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this guide.

To obtain replacement parts, contact GE/Hotpoint Service Centers.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write

details—including your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

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The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic

Enforcement Act

California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such

substances.

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Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to

four of these substances,

monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LP fuels. Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be minimized by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

When You

Get

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

requires the Governor of

namely benzene, carbon

Your Range

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Be sure your range is correctly adjusted by a

qualified service technician or installer for the type of gas (natural or

Your range can be converted for use with either type of gas. See the Installation Instructions.

WARNING:

by a qualified service technician in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and all codes and requirements of the authority having

jurisdiction. Failure to follow these instructions

could result in serious injury or property damage. The qualified agency performing this work assumes responsibility for the conversion.

After prolonged use of a range, high floor

These adjustments must be made

temperatures may result and many floor coverings

Never install the range over vinyl tile or linoleum that cannot withstand such type of use. Never install it directly over interior kitchen carpeting.

will

not withstand this kind of use.

LP)

that is to be used.

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Have the installer show you the location of

the

range gas cut-off valve and how to shut

if necessary.

Have your range installed and properly

grounded by a qualified installer,

with the Installation Instructions. Any adjustment and service should be performed only by qualified gas range installers or service technicians.

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Do not attempt to repair or replace any

in accordance

part of your range unless it is specifically recommended in this guide.

should be referred to a

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Plug your range into a 120-volt grounded

outlet only.

prong from the plug. If in doubt about the grounding of the home electrical system, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to

have an ungrounded outlet replaced with a properly grounded, three-prong outlet in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

Do not use an extension cord with this appliance.

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Be sure all packaging materials are removed

from the range

fire or smoke damage should the packaging

=Iaterial

.~cate

Do not remove the round grounding

before operating it to prevent

ignite.

the range out of kitchen traffic path

quaIified

All other servicing

technician.

and out of drafty locations to prevent pilot outage and poor air circulation.

Using Your Range

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Do not leave children alone or unattended

where a range is hot or in operation.

could be seriously burned.

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Do not allow anyone to

climb,

stand or hang

They

on the oven door, broiler drawer or cooktop.

They could damage the range and even tip it over, causing severe personal injury.

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CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO

CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE BACKSPLASH OF A RANGE-CHILDREN CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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For continuous clean models,

cleaners on any of the continuous cleaning surfaces. Continuous cleaning surfaces can be identified by their rough surface finish.

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Teach children not to play with the controls

or any other part of the range.

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Never leave the oven door open

not watching the range.

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Always keep combustible wall coverings,

do not use oven

when you are

curtains or drapes a safe distance from your range.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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AWARNING.

All ranges can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range,

floor by installing the Anti-Tip device supplied. Make sure the chain fits securely into the slot in the bracket.

If you pull the range out from the wall for any reason, make sure the device is

prope~ly

against the wall. If it is not, there is a possible risk of the range tipping over and causing injury if you or a child stand, sit or lean on an open door.

Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could

result in tipping of the range and injury. Do not allow the chain or bracket to damage the gas

plumbing in any way.

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Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool

before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.

Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments

while using the appliance.

reaching for items stored in cabinets over the cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces and may cause severe burns.

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For your safety, never use your appliance for

warming or heating the room.

attach it to the wall or

engaged when you push the range back

Be careful when

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covering the pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

Flame in the oven can be smothered completely by closing the oven door and turning the oven off or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

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When cooking pork,

exactly and temperature of at least the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be safe to eat.

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Do not use water on grease tires.

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Never pick up a flaming pan.

Turn the controls off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface burner by

multi-pu~ose

follow the directions

always

cook the meat to an internal

170”F.

This assures that, in

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Surface Cooking

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Always use the LITE position when igniting

top burners

ignited.

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Never leave the surface burners unattended at

high flame settings.

greasy

spillovers

and make sure the burners have

Boilovers

that may catch on fire.

cause smoking and

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Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot

holders and other linens a safe distance from your range.

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Always keep wooden and plastic utensils

and canned food a safe distance away from your range.

●

Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils

or food in the oven when not in use.

Do not store flammable materials in the oven,

or the broiler drawer or near the cooktop.

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Do not store or use combustible materials,

gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

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Do not let cooking grease or other flammable

materials accumulate in or near the range.

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Adjust the top burner flame size so it does

not extend beyond the edge of the cookware.

Excessive flame is hazardous.

Use only dry pot

moist or damp pot holders on hot

surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot holders come near open flames when lifting cookware. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth. Such cloths can catch fire on a hot burner.

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To minimize the possibility of burns,

of flammable materials and spillage, turn cookware handles toward the side or back of the range without extending over adjacent burners.

● Always turn the surface burners off before —

holders—

ignition

removing cookware.

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Carefully watch foods being fried at a high

flame setting.

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Never block the vents (air openings) of the

range,

They provide the air inlet and outlet that are necessary for the range to operate properly with correct combustion. Air openings are located at the rear of the cooktop and at the top of the oven door.

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Do not use a wok on the cooking surface if

the wok has a round metal ring that is placed over the burner grate to support the wok. This

ring acts as a heat trap, which may damage the burner grate and burner head. Also, it may cause the burner to work improperly. This may cause a carbon monoxide level above that allowed by current standards, resulting in a health hazard.

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Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.

Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods

can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides of the pan.

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Use the least possible amount of fat for effective

shallow or deep-fat frying.

full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.

If a

combination of oils or fats will be

frying, stir together before heating or as fats

melt slowly.

Filling the pan too

used

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Keep all plastics away from the top burners.

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Do not leave plastic

items on the

cooktop—

they may melt if left too close to the vent.

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Do not leave any items on the cooktop.

The hot air from the vent may ignite flammable items and will increase pressure in closed containers,

which may cause them to burst.

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To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be

certain that the controls for all burners are at the off position and all grates are cool before attempting to remove them.

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When flaming foods are under the hood,

turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flames.

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If the range is located near a window,

hang long curtains that could blow over the top

burners and create a fire hazard.

●

If you smell gas,

call a qualified service technician. Never use an open flame to locate a leak.

turn off the gas to the range and

do not

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Always heat fat slowly,

and watch as it heats.

. Use a deep fat thermometer whenever

possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

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Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a

deep fat fryer.

● Never

Ieave

Wait until the fat is cool,

jars or cans of fat drippings on or

near your range.

● Never clean the cooktop surface when it is hot.

Some cleaners produce noxious fumes and wet cloths could cause steam bums if used on a hot

surface.

● Use proper pan size-Avoid pans that are

unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover burner grates. To avoid spillovers, make sure cookware is large enough to contain the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or

spillovers left on range can ignite. Use pans with

Iandles

that can be easily grasped and remain cool.

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When using glass cookware,

make sure it is

designed for top-of-range cooking.

Baking, Broiling and Roasting

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Do not use the oven for a storage area.

Items stored in the oven can ignite.

●

Stand away from the range when opening the

door of a hot oven.

escapes can cause burns to hands, face and eyes.

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Keep the oven free from grease buildup.

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Place the oven shelf in the desired position

while the oven is cool.

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Pulling out the shelf to the shelf-stop is a

convenience in lifting heavy foods.

a precaution against bums from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.

Do not heat unopened food containers in the

oven.

Pressure could build up and the container

could burst, causing an injury.

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Do not use aluminum foil anywhere in the oven

except as described in this guide.

result in a fire hazard or damage to the range.

The hot air and steam that

It is also

Misuse could

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When using cooking or roasting bags in the

oven,

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Do not use your oven to dry newspapers.

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Use only glass cookware that is recommended

follow the manufacturer’s directions.

If overheated, they can catch fire.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

for use in gas ovens.

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Always remove the broiler pan from the oven

soon as you finish broiling.

pan can

removing the

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Make sure the broiler pan and rack are in place

correctly

When

flames, the

prevent excessive flare-ups.

catch fire if oven is used without

grease

from the broiler pan.

to reduce the possibility of a grease i-ire.

broilin~,

if meat is too close to the

fa~’may

ignite.

Grease left in the

Trim excess fat to

FLOORING AND LEVELING

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If you should have a grease fire in the broiler

pan,

turn off oven, and keep oven door closed to

contain fire until it burns out.

Cleaning Your Range

Clean only parts listed in this

b’se

and Care

Guide.

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Keep range

grease or

clean

and

spillovers,

free of accumulations of

which may ignite.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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Flooring Under the Range

Your range, like so many other household items, is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving the range on this type of flooring, it should be installed on a l/4-inch-thick sheet of plywood (or similar material) as follows:

Leveling the Range

Use a 1 %“ open-end or adjustable wrench to equally back out the four legs. The flanges (rims) below the sides of the cooktop must be raised above the top of the countertop. Carefully slide the range into its installation space. Observe that it is clearing the countertop. Then place a spirit level or a glass measuring cup partially filled with water on one of the oven shelves to check for levelness.

How to Remove Packaging Tape

To assure no damage is done to the finish of the product, the safest way to remove packaging tape adhesive on new appliances is an application of a household liquid dishwashing detergent, mineral oil or cooking oil. Apply with a soft cloth and allow to soak. Wipe dry and then apply an appliance polish to thoroughly clean and protect the surface.

NOTE: The plastic tape must be removed from the chrome trim on range parts. It cannot be removed if it is baked on.

When the floor covering ends at the front of the “

range,

built up with plywood to the same level or higher than

the

moved for cleaning or servicing.

placed diagonally first in one direction other.

Adjust the four legs carefully. Level the range front to back and side to side. The range legs must rest on the

floor.

the area that the range will rest cm should be

floor covering. This will allow the range to be

using a spirit level, take two readings, with the level

and

then the

The range must not hang from the countertop.

Removing Packaging Materials

Check your range to insure all packaging materials

and protective tape covering are removed from areas such as the door trim, cooktop frame, end caps, etc.

before using.

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FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE

Feature Index

1 Broiler Drawer

2 Model and Serial Numbers

Removable Oven Bottom

4 Oven Shelves with Stop-Locks

5 Continuous-Cleaning Oven Interior

6 Surface Burner Controls 7 Surface Burners and Grates

Oven Vent

Lift-Up Cooktop Locks in up position

to simplify cleaning underneath.

.0 Anti-Tip Device

Explained

on page

17,

18,22

23,24

11,

12,

14,20

8,20,21

5,11,22

2,4,25

Feature Index

11 Drip Pans 12 Clock and Timer 13 Oven Light Switch Lets you turn

interior oven light on and off. 14 Oven Temperature Control 15 Oven Interior Light

16 Oven Shelf Supports

Shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the Baking and

Roasting sections.

17 Lift-Off Oven Door

Easily removed for oven cleaning.

18 Broiler Pan and Rack

lxplained

on page

11,22

11, 12, 15

5, 15, 17,

18,22

HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE

TO YOUR OLD ONE?

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Your new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used to cooking with induction or other electric surface units, you will notice some differences when you use gas burners.

Type of Cooktop Description Gas Burners

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Radiant

(Glass Ceramic) under a Cooktop

Remlaror sealed

gas: burners use either

LP gas

or natural gas. Electric coils

glass-

ceramic cooktop.

How it Works

Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but

pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and heat settings right away.

Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop

continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit it’ you want cooking to stop.

Induction

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Electric Coil Flattened

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Solid Disk Solid cast iron

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High frequency induction coils under a glass surface.

metal tubing containing electric resistance wire suspended over a drip

disk sealed to the

cooktop surface.

pan.

Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away,

Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change — heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils

continue

Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.

cooking for a short time after they are turned off.

The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and cool-down times, depend upon the type surface unit you have.

The following chart will help you to understand the differences between gas burner cooktops and any other type of cooktop you may have used in the past.

When

you turn the control

off,

cooking stops right away.

stays hot enough to

stay hot enough to

of burner or

change

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SURFACE COOKING

Electric Ignition

Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with failure occurs will continue to operate normally. constantly burning flames.

In case of a power failure, you can light the surface burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE position. Use extreme caution when lighting burners in this manner.

Surface burners in use when an electrical power

Surface Burner Controls

The knobs that turn the surface burners on and off are located on the lower control panel in front of the burners. the right front and right rear burners.

The two knobs on the left control the left front and left rear burners. The two knobs on the right control

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Light a Surface Burner

Push the control knob in and turn it counterclockwise to LITE. You will hear a little “clicking” noise—the sound of the electric ~ spark igniting the burner.

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After Lighting a Burner

Check to be sure the burner you turned on is the one you want to use.

Do not operate a burner for an extended period of time without cookware on the grate. The finish on the grate may chip without cookware to absorb the heat.

How to Select Flame Size

Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce heat.

; flame

Jkware

COOKWARE, NEVER LET THE FLAME EXTEND

UP THE SIDES OF THE COOKWARE. Any flame larger than the bottom of the

only serves

size on a gas burner should match the

you are using. FOR SAFE HANDLING OF

cookware is wasted and

heat the handle.

After the burner ignites, turn the knob to adjust the flame size.

Be sure the burners and grates are cool before you place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning cloths or other materials on them.

Top-of-Range Cookware

Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is

recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids for cooking with

minimum amounts of water.

Cast

Iron: lf heated slowly, most skillets will give

satisfactory results.

Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel

of some cookware may melt. Follow cookware

manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking methods.

Glass:

for oven use only and those for top-of-range cooking (saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat very slowly.

There are two types of glass cookware—those

Heatproof Glass Ceramic:

surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be used on gas ranges.

Stainless Steel:

heating properties, and is usually combined with copper, aluminum or other metals for improved heat distribution. Combination metal skillets usually work satisfactorily if they are used with medium heat as the manufacturer recommends.

This metal alone has poor

Can be used for either

To Set the Clock

CLOCK AND TIMER

Push in the knob and turn the clock hands to the right to the correct time. Then let the knob out and continue turning to OFF.

Timer

The Timer has been combined with the range Use it to time all your precise cooking operations. You’ll recognize the Timer as the pointer which is different in color than the clock hands.

Minutes are marked up to 30 and hours are marked up to 4 on the center ring of the clock.

clock.

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To set the Timer, turn the knob to the left, without pushing in, until the pointer reaches the number of minutes or hours you want to time.

At the end of the set time, a buzzer sounds to tell

you time is

until the pointer reaches OFF and the buzzer stops.

up.

Turn the knob, without pushing in,

Electric Ignition

The oven burner and broil burner on your range

are lighted by electric ignition.

light the burner,

knob to the desired temperature. The burner should

light within clicking noise—the sound of the electric spark igniting the burner.

Power Outage

CAUTION: DO NOT MAKE

OPERATE THE ELECTRIC IGNITION OVEN DURING AN ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE. Neither the oven nor the broiler can be lit during an electrical power outage.

ANY ATTEMPT TO

If the oven is in use when a power outage occurs, the

oven burner shuts off and cannot be

is restored.

Oven Moisture

As your oven heats up, the temperature change of the air in the oven may

cause water droplets to form on the door glass. These droplets are harmless

and will evaporate as the oven continues to heat up.

turn the

seconds. You will hear a little

OVEN TEMP

re-lit

until power

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