GE JB450GK, JB551GL Use and Care Manual

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Aluminuti FM 18
Anti-Tip Bracket

Appliance Registration
Canning Tips

Care and Cleaning
ClocklTirner

Energy-Saving Tips
Features

Installation Instructions 5
Leveling

Model an~ Serial Numbers
Oven

Baking/Baking Gtiide 14,15
Broiling/Broiling Chide

Control Settings

Door Removal
Light; Bhlb Replacement 22,23

Preheating
RoastingRoasting Guide 16,17

Self-Cleaning Instructions 20,21

3,5 Vent Duct.

22-25 Safety Instructions

6,7 Cookware Tips

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Thermostat Adjustment

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9 Repair Service

12 Surface Cooking

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5 Warranty
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Problem Solver

Control Settings

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Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrange
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenutiber): ~

ConsumerAffhirs

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AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Wtit$?dowmthemodel

andserialmmbers.

You’llfmdthemonaIabelon
thefrontoftherangebehindthe
ovendoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourrange.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoklyoutherange.

sawmm!andmoney.

Beforeyourequest

service.

ChecktheProblemSolveron
pages26and27.It listscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthatyou.

cancorrectyourself.

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ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange.

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The door gasketisessential fora

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merangeshouldbeinstalledon

sheetdp@wxd.(orsimilar

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material)asfollows:Whenthe

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tiwrange, theareathattherange

willrestm shouldbe’builtl.lpwith
plywoodtothesamekvd orhigher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
allowtherangeto bemovedfor
cleaningor servicing.

Levelingscrewsarelocatedon
eachcomer ofthebaseofthe
Iange.Remove
and.you.canleveltherangeon
anunevenfloorwiththeuseof
aKWihiwx.

%’0Ii%?move&%Wer,pun dri%lwer

03.3$au the way9tilt Ti3pdk fEWnlt
and td.e it ORRILlb ITephx!
ikawer~insertglidesat backof
drawerbeyond.stopon rangegkks.
Liftdrawerifnecessarytoinsert
easily.Letfrontofdrawerdown,

thenpushintodose.
@fj ?f)fl-~~real’leveling!SCmws

will,engagetheANTI-TIP bracket
(mm’ fix somesidetoside
a.dj?mmnt)bAw3wa minimum

c~eflza12c~Of1/8”betweentherange
andth.fikvdjng smw thatk tobe
in%dkdintothe.ANTI-TWbracket.

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2 SurfaceUnitControls
3 SurfaceUnit’’ON’’IndicatorLight 8 2

4 CooktopLampSwitch 13

5 OvenSetControl
6 OvenTempControl
7 OvenCyclingLight 13
8 AutomaticOvenTimer,Clockand

MinuteTimer

9 DoorLatch

10 BroilerI?anandRack(Donotcleanin 18

Self-Cleanoven.)
11 DoorLockedLight 21
12 OvenCleaningLight

13 3-in-lSurfaceUnitControl 8

14 3-in-l SurfaceUnit 8

15 Plug-h Cah-od”SurfaceUnit(Mayberemoved 23 two6-in.

wh& cleaningunderunit.)

16 Tilt-LockCalrod”SurfaceUnit(Maybe

raisedbut notremoved.)

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17 ChromePlatedTrimRingsandPorcelainDripPans

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OvenVentDuct(Locatedunderright
rearsurfaceunit.)

19 OvenInteriorLight (Comesonautomatically

whendooris opened.)

20 OvenLightSwitch

21 BroilUnit

22 BakeUnit(Maybelifiedgentlyforwiping

ovenfloor.)

23 OvenShelves
24 OvenShelfSupports(Lett.&A,B,C&D

indicatecookingpositionforshelvesas
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recommendedoncookingguides.)

25 StorageDrawer
26 Anti-TipBracket

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seesurfacecooking‘GKxideonpagesml

Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrolsare
designedtogiveyouan infinite
choiceofheatsettingsforsurface
unitcooking.

AtbothOH?andHIpositions,
thereisasligb.tnichesocontrol

“clicks”at thosepositions;“click”
onI-Hmarksthe highestsetting;the
lowestsettingisbetweenthewords
LOandOFF.In aquietkitchenyou
mayhearslight“cl~ck.ing”soun&
duringcooking,indicatingheat
settingsselectedarebeing
maintained.

Switchingheatstohighersettings
alwaysshowaquickerchangethan
switchingto lowersettings.

How to set the Control$

step1

Graspcontrolknobandpushin...

Controlmustbepushed
onlyf?mx-1Om position. when
Controltis
thanCM&itmayberotated.
withoutpushing

BesureyouturncontroltoOFF
whenyoufinishcooking.An
indicatorlightwillglowwhen
ANYheatonanysurfaceunitison.

cool&R$?JGuide
for

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HI

MED
Lo

NOTE:

L AtHI, MEDHI, neverleave
foodunattended.Boiloverscause
smoking;greasyspilloversmay
catchfire.

2. AtWM, LO,mekchocolate,
butteronsmallunit.

inany position other

in.

Quickstartforcooking;
bringwatertoboil.

Fastfry,panbroil;maintain
fastboilonlargeamountof
food.

Sauteandbrown;maintain
slowboilonlargeamount
offood.

CookafterstartingatHI;
cookwithlittlewaterin
coveredpan.

Steamrice,cereal;maintain
servingtefiperatureofmost
foods.

into set

Matchunit sizeselectiontot~izeof
utensil.

LA.RGE-8-inchunit.Turnswitch
to8“whenusinglargeutensilsthat
completelycovertheunit(3-quart
to6-quartsaucepansor 8-to 10­inchskiHet).Thenselectdesired
heatsetting.

MEDIUM-6-inch unit.Turn

switchto6“whenusingmedium­sizedcookingutensilsthatdonot
completelycovertheunit(2to

2~-qua~ saucepansor 6 to
skillets).Thenselectdesiredheat

setting.

7-inch

step2

Turneitherclockwiseorcounter­clockwisetodesiredheat setting.

How%’0Usethe

3-M unit

Thissurfaceunit offersthe
convenienceofthreeunitsinone.
Theunitmaybeusedas an
8-inch,6-inch,or4-inchunitto
accommodateanysizeutensil.
Tbrnsizeselectorswitch,nextto
surfaceunitcontrol,to 8“,6“or4!’
Thenturnsurfaceunitcontrolto
desiredheatsetting.

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SIWALL-4-inchunit. Turnswitch
to4“whenusingsmallcooking
utensilsabout4 inchesin diameter
(asa l-quartsaucepan).Then
selectdesiredheatsetting.

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“ Q.MayIctm foodsand preserves

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onmysurface units?
A. Yes,but onlyusecookware

designedforc&g purposes.Check
ihe manufacturer’sinstructionsand
recipesfor preservingfoods.Be

surecanneris flat-bottomedand [j
fitsoverthecenterofyourCalrod?’;’
unit.Sincecanninggenerateslarg%
amountsofsteam,becarefulto
avoidburnsfromsteamorheat.
Canningshouldonlybedoneon
surfaceunits.

Q. CanIcovermydrippanswith

foil?

A. No. Cleanasrecommendedin

C1eaningGuide.

Q.

canI usespecialcooking

equipment,likean orientalwok9

onmy surfaceunits?

A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces

isnot recommended.Thelifeof
your surfaceunitcanbeshortened
andtherangetopcanbedamaged
fromthehighheatneededforthis
type ofcooking.

Q. WhyamI notgettingtheheat

Ineedfrommyunitseventhough

Ihavetheknobsontheright
setting?

A. Afterturningsurfaceunitoff

andmakingsureitiscool,checkto
makesurethatyourplug-inunits
aresecurelyfastenedintothe
surfaceconnection.

Q.Whydoesmycookwaretilt
whenIIplacethemontheSUB4”WX2
unit’?

A. Becausethesurfaceunitis

notflat.Makesurethatthe“feet”
onyourCalrod@unitsaresitting

tightlyintherangetopindentation
andthereflectorringis flatonthe
rangesurface.

Q. Whyistheporcelainfinishon

mycookwarecomingoff?
A. HyousetyourCalrod”unit

higherthanrequiredforthecookware
material,andleaveit, thefinish
maysmoke,crack,pop,orburn
dependingonthepotor pan.Also,
atoohighheatforlongperiods,

andsmallamountsofdry food,
maydamagethefinish.

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Canningshouldbe doneon
Cooktoponly.

Insurfacecookingoffoodsother
thancanning,theuseoflarge­diameterpots(extendingmore
thanl-inchbeyondedgeoftrimring)

isnotrecommended.However,when
canningwithwater-bathor pressure
canner,large-diameterpotsmaybe
used.Thisisbecauseboilingwater
temperatures(evenunderpressure)

arenotharmfultocooktopsurfaces

surroundingheatingunit.

HOWEVER,DONOTUSE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
ORCXCHERLARGEDIAMETER
IUI’SFORFRYINGORBOILING

FOODSOTHERTHANWATER.

Mostsyruporsaucemixtures—
andalltypesoffrying-cookat
$ernperaturesmuchhigherthan
boilingwater.Suchtemperatures

cmddeventuallyharmcooktop
=ltiacessurroundingheatingunits.

inGinning -

1. BringwatertoboilonHIGH
heat,thenafterboilinghasbegun,
adjustheattolowestsettingto
maintainboil(savesenergyandbest
usessurfaceunit.)

2. Besurecannerfitsovercenterof
surfaceunit.Ifyourrangedoesnot
allowcannertobe centeredon
sutiaceunit,usesmaller-diameter
potsforgoodcanningresults.

3. Flat-bottomedcannersgivebest
canningresults.Besurebottomof
cannerisflator slightindentation
fitssnuglyoversurfaceunit.

Cannerswithflangedor rippled
bottoms(oftenfoundinenamelware)
arenotrecommended.

4. Whencanning,userecipesfrom
reputablesources.Reliablerecipes
areavailablefromthemanufacturer
ofyourcanner;manufacturersof
glassjars forcanning,suchasBall
andKerr;andtheUnitedStates
DepartmentofAgriculture
ExtensionService.

5. Remember,in followingthe

recipes,thatcanningisaprocess
thatgenerateslargeamountsof
steam.Becarefulwhilecanningto
preventburnsfromsteamorheat.

NOTE:Ifyour rangeisbeing
operatedon lowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan
expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed.Tim
processmaybe improvedby:
(1)usingapressurecanner,and
(2)forfastestheatingoflarge
waterquantities,beginwith

HOI’tapwater.

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