GE JB490GJ, JB400GK, JB391GK User Manual

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Aluminum Foil

Anti-TipBracket ApplianceRegistration

CanningTips Careand Cleaning

Clock/Timer Energy-SavingTips

Features Installationhstructionq

Leveling ModelandSerialNumbers

Oven

Baking,BakingGuide Broiling,BroilingGuide 18,19

ControlSettings DoorRemol~al 22

Light;BulbReplacement 13,22 Preheating

Roasting,RoastingGuide 16,17 SeM-C1emhghstructions 20,21

16,18 VentDuct

3,5

ProblemSolver RepairService 27

9 SafetyInstructions

22-25

6,7

5 5

SurfaceCooking

ControlSettings CookwareTips

LightBulbReplacement 23 SurfaceUnits 23

3-in-1SurfaceUnit

Warranty

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13,15

22 26

3,4

8 8

10,11

BackCover

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It~~~Htended~0helpyouoperate ~mdmaintainyournewrange

properly. Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions. If youdon’tunderstandsomething

or needmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs GEAppliances ApplianceMk Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel andserialnmberse

You’llfindthemon a labelon thefrontoftherange behindthe ovendoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith your range.Beforesendinginthis card,pleasewritethesenumbers here:

mediately contactthedealer(or builder)thats~ldyoutherange.

savethe ad money.

Beforeyou request Sertice.*.

ChecktheProblemSolveron page26.It listscausesofminor

operatingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself.

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usetheser~umbersin any correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyourrange.

MGE mmAcH m~s

comD BEsmousLY

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@Never wearImse-fitthg or

ha@g garmen@ Wwe Whg tie~~~we. ~ble~tetid could be ignited if brought in contactwiti hothatig elements and may cause severe bums.

* Use Qtiy - Pt hOlden— moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may resdt ti bums ti~ sm. DOnotlet~t holders touch hot heatingele~enk. Do not use a towelor otier bu~ Cloti.

@Never use your appumce for ww~tig or ~e~ttig the roo~.

stomgeh oronapptianee

Rmable

stored in ~ ovenor near surbce Utifi.

rna&tidsShoddnotbe

oven. Thesesufices ~aj be hot

enou~ to burn eventiough hey

‘aredark ti color. Dutig and

stir use, do nottouch, ~r let cloting or otier H-able materials contact surface units, areas ne~by sufice units or any titerior area of tie oven; Wow

sufficientttie for coo~g, fnst.

P~tentiWyhot sufices include tie cooMop and.areas facingtie cod~op, ovenvent opening and

surfaces near theo~ntig, and

crevices around tie ovendoor. ,

Re~e~ber: The insidesurface

of tie ovenmaybe hot when tie

door isowned.

@when Cmwg

tie

directions e~ctiy and always

cook tie

meat tom ~ternd

te~peratire

prk9 fouow

of at least l~°F.

Ttis assures tiat, in tie xe~ote

possibtiity hat trictina may be

present in tie meat, itwill be

tiUed ~d tie meat will be safe

to eat.

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ne.xtpage)

surfaceCootingUnik

~~e pro~r ~an s&e—Ttis

appfiace

or more surface utits of dfierent sk. Select utinstis having flat bottoms large enoughto cover the sutiace utit heating element. The use ofunderstied utensfls WNexposea portion ofthe heating element tq direct contact and my result in igtition of clothing. Pro~r relationship of utensd toburner WMdso tiprove efficiency.

e ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ti~ mmndd at @ hat W*.

Boflovercauses srnotig amd greasy spilloversthat may catch

on fire. e Be SWetip pm ad vent

duc~ are not covered amdwe h place. Theti absenceduring cookirigcotid d=age range parts and wiring. ,

@~~~9~~~ ~bm f~fl~ ‘ Une*ip p- or anywherein

the ovenexceptas described in this book. Misuse couldresult in a shock, fire burd or daage to the ~ge.

is equipped with one

*W pOssibHe.Frost on frozen foods or ~oistu~e on fresh foods can cause hot tit to bubble up

andover sides of pan.

Od-y ceb %Ws of glms9

glw/cerdc, eatihenmm or othergl=d contiem me -

stitible for

otiers may bre~ because of the

sudden change in te~pe~ture. (See section on “surface Cootig” for suggestions.)

-k burns9 ignition

@To of fl-able ~aterids, and sp~age, tie h~dle of a conbiner should be tu~ed ~ towwd tie center ofthe rage witiout extendkg.over nearby Sufice Uniw.

@Mways turn surface dt to

mge-top setice;

ombefar$remotig wte~il,

@~WyS watchas it heats.

usedeepfatthermometer

heatfatS10W1y9and

wheneverWssibletoprevent

overheatingtit beyondthe smokingpoht .

SAW TmsE msTRucTIoNs

surfaceCooting

The.angeshouldbeinstalledon asheetofplywood(or similar material)as follows:

flQorcoYetingendsat

f;~erange,theareathat therange willrestonshouldbebuiltupwith plywoodtothesamelevelorhigher thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill d~owtherangetobemovedfor cleaningor servicing.

Levelingscrewsarelocatedon eachcornerofthebaseofthe range.Removethebottomdrawer andyoucanleveltherangeonan unevenfloorwiththeuseofa nutdriver.

Toremove

outaBRthe way3tntup the front

and @k@it out.Toreplace &aVJer9insertglidesatbackof drawerbeyondstoponrangeglides. Lifidrawerifnecessarytoinsert easily.Let frontofdrawerdown, hen pushinto close. -

Oneoftherearlevelingscrews willengagetheANTI-TIPbracket (allowfor somesideto side adjust~~ent).Allowaminimum clearanceof 1/8”betweentherange andthelevelingscrewMatistobe installedintotheANTI-TIP bracket.

drawer,pulldrawer

m~~the

thefront of

~Usecookingutensfisofmedium

weightaluminum,withtight-fitting covers,andflatbottomswhich completelycovertheheated portionofthesutiaceunit.

@Cookfreshvegetableswitha

~tinimurnamountofwaterina coveredpan.

~ Watchfoodswhenbringingthem quic~y tocookingtemperaturesat HIGHheat.Whenfoodreaches cookingtemperature,reduceheat immediatelytolowestsettingthat wfi keepitcooking.

~Useresidualheatwithsurface cookingwheneverpossible.For example,,whencookinge~s inthe she~,bringwaterandeggstoboil, thenturntoOFFpositionad cover withlidtocompletethecoohg.

*Usecorrectheatforcoo~g ‘tisk:

“HIGH—tostartcOok.h2g(ift&e

*WS, do notuseHIGHheattq ~ ‘ start).

ME~NM HIGH—qujckbr;wn+g.

MEDIUM–S16Wfrying. ‘ LOW—finishcookingmost , -

quantities,simmer-double b~iler .- etc.,~SO add rollsor precooked heat,finishcooking,andspecjd , ~essertsto-warmgven,using forsmallqum~ities. , ;}~~”

W.M-to mainiin setiing ‘ ‘ ---temperatureofmostfotis. ”

~ Whenboilingwaterfqrtea

or cotiee,heatonlytheamount needed.Itisnoteconomicaltobofi I acontainerfullofwaterforone or twocups.

~Preheatovenonlywhen necessa~. Mostfoods‘willcook satisfactorilywithoutpreheating. Ifyoufindthatpreheatingis necessary,watchtheindicator tight,andputfoodin oven promptlyafterthelightgoesout.

*P.lwaysturnovenOFFbeiore removingfood.

*Duringbaking,avoidfrequent dooropenings.Keepdooropen asshortatimeaspossibleifitis opened.

~ Besuretowipeup,excissspfllage beforestaring the self-cleaning operation.”

~Cook completeovenmeals insteadbfjust one fooditem. Potitoesjothervegetables,and somedessertswtilcooktogether witha-main-dishcasserole,meat loaf,chick~nor roast. Choose foodsthatcookatthesame temperatureandin ap~roxi.mately thesameiime. ~

~Useresidud heatin theoven whenevertiossibletofinish~

~oo~~g,c~$sero~es,ovenme~s,

regidu+heatto warmthem.

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ModeIm391GK

2 Surfitceunitcontrols

4 CooktopLampSwitch

1 5 ovensetcontrol

6 oven Ternpcontrol

8 AutomaticOvenTimer,

ClockandMinuteTimer

I 9 DoorLatcl]

see

Wge

2 8 8 2

2 2 2 2

10 BroilerPanandRck (Donot

cleanin Self-Cleanoven.)

I 11 DoorLockedLight

[ 13 3-in-lSurfaceUnit Control

_l 14 3-in-1SurfaceUnit

15 Plug-InSurfaceUnit

(Mayberemovedwhencleaning.)

161 Tilt-LockSurfaceUnit

(Mayberaisedbutnotremoved.)

17 Chrome-PlatedTrimNngs

andPorcelainDripPans

18 Chrome-PlatedTrimNngs and

\ 20 OvenInteriorLight

AlurriinumDrip Pans

19 Oven.VentDuct(Underright

rearsurfaceunit.)

I 21 OvenLightSwitch

20 20

8 8

2 6-in.

1$-in,

2 6-ill. 2 8-in.

2 6-in. 2 8-in.

2 6-in.

2 8-in.

4 4 4

2 6-in. 2 8-in.

~ 22 BroilUnit

23 BakeUnit

24 OvenShelves 25 OvenShelfSupports(Letters

A, B,C andD indicatecooking positionforshelvesass~lggested oncookingguides.)

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]-.,26 StorageDrawer

18 14 13 13

3,5

S?irfaaec@okiE%gwith

InfiniteHeatcontrols

Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrols aredesignedtogiveyouallin~~nite choiceofheatsettingsforsurface

{~nitcooking. AtbothOFF andHIpositions,

thereisa slightnichesocontrol

“clicks”atthosepositions;“click”

onHI marksthehighestsetting;the lowestsettingisbetweenthe words WMandOFF.In a quiet Ktchen youmayhearslight “clicking” soundsduringcooking,indicating heatsettingsselectedarebeing maintained.

Switchingheatstohighersettings alwaysshowaquickerchangethan switchingto lowersettings.

How to set the Controk

step1

Graspcontrolknobandpushin...

control mustbe

Ody fromOFF position.when

control than

withoutpushingin.

Be sureyoutum controltoOFF

whenyoufinishcooking.An indicatorlightwillglowwhen ANYheatonanysurfaceunitis on.

Coos Gtide for Utig Heah

m m~

isinanypositionother

OWF,itmaybe Fotited

Quickstartforcooking;

bringwatertoboil.

Fastfry,panbroil; maintain fastboilonlargeamountof food.

Sauteandbrown;maintain slowboilon largeamount offood.

CookafterstartingatHI; cookwithlittle waterin coveredpan.

Steamrice,cereal;maintain servingtetiperatureofmost foods.

pushedintoset

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

2. AtWM, LO,meltchocolate, butteron smallunit.

Matchunit sizeselectiontosizeof’ utensil.

LMGE—8-inch unit.Turnswitch to8“whenusinglargeutensilsthat completelycovertheunit(3-quafi to6-quartsaucepansor 8-to 10inchskillets).Thenselectdesired heatsetting.

WDm—6-inch unit.Turn~

switchto6“whenusingmediumsizedcookingutensilsthatdo not completelyctivertheunit(2-to 2%-quartsaucepansor 6-to7-inch skillets).Thenselectdesiredheat setting.

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“$’~]rneitherclockwiseor counterclockwisetodesiredheatsetting.

How h

3=’h-=1unit @ode]

Thissurfaceunitoffersthe convenienceofthreeunitsin one.Theunit maybeusedasan 8-inch,6-inch,or 4-inchunitto accommodateanysizeutensil. ~rn sizeselectorswitch,nextto surfaceunit control,to 8“,6“or41’ Thenturnsurfaceunit controlto desiredheatsetting.

use the

m490)

SWL&4-inch unit.Turnswitch to4“ whenusingsmallcooking utensilsabout4 inchesindiameter (asa l-quartsaucepan).Then selectdesiredheatsetting.

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designedfi>rcanningpu~oses.Cheek ~ben]a~ufa~turer’sinstr~~ti~nsand

~-ecipesforpreservingfoods.Be surecannerisflat-bottomedand fi~soverthecenterofyourCalrod@ unit.Sincecanninggenerateslarge amountsofsteam,becaref~llto avoidburnsfromsteamorheat. Canningshouldonlybedoneon

surfaceunits. Q. can I coverZnydrip panswith

foil?

A. No.Cleanasrecommendedin

CleaningGuide.

$:31Bf{)odstliltlpreserves

)

Yes.butonlyusecookware

canI usespecialCooking

equipment9likeanorientalWoky onanysurfaceunM?

A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces

isnot recommended.Thelifeof yoursurfaceunitcanbeshortened, andtherangetopcanbedamaged fromthe highheatneededforthis type ofcooking.

Q. “whyam I Rotgettingthe heat

I need from my units eventhough I havetheknobsontheright

setting?

A. Afterturningsurfaceunitoff andmakingsureitiscool,checkto

makesurethatyourplug-inunits aresecurelyfastenedintothe surfaceconnection.

Q. winydoesmycookwaretilt whenI placeitonthesurfaceunit?

A. Becausethesurfaceunitis notflat.Makesurethat the “feet” onyour Cairod@unitsaresitting tightlyintherangetopindentation andthereflectorringis fiat onthe

rangesurface.

Q.Whyisthe porcelainfinishon

mycookwarecomingoff?

A. If yousetyour Calrod@unit higherthanrequiredforthe cookwarematerial,andleaveit, the

finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or burndependingonthepotorpan. Also,atoohighheatforlong periods,andsma~lamountsofdry food,maydamagethefinish.

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ecanningmps

Insurfacecookingof foodsother thancanning,theuseoflargediameterpots (extendingmore than

l-inchbeyondedgeoftrim ring)is

notrecommended.However,when canningwithwater-bathor pressurecanner,large-diameter potsmaybeused.Thisisbecause

boilingwatertemperatures(even underpressure)arenotharmfulto cooktopsurfacessurrounding heatingunit.

HOWEVER,DONOTUSE LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS OROTHERLARGEDIANIETER POTSFORFRYING OR

BOII.INGFOODSOTHER Ti~AP?JNATER.Mostsyrupor saucemixtures—andalltypesof frying-cook attemperaturesmuch higherthanboilingwater.Such

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-.-,.;;-~mcooktops~]rfacessurrounding j,c,,,i<._r..

f: c.Lli4>ji.lnits.

observe FollowingPoin@

incanning

1. Bringwatertoboilon HIGH heat,thenafterboilinghasbegun, adjustheattolowestsettingto maintainboil(savesenergyand best usessurfaceunit.)

2. Besurecannerfitsovercenter ofsurfaceunit.If yourrangedoes notallowcannerto be centeredon surfaceunit,usesmaller-diameter pots forgoodcanningresults.

3. Flat-bottomedcannersgivebest canningresults.Besurebottomof cannerisflator slightindentation fitssnuglyoversurfaceunit. Cannerswithflangedorrippled bottoms(ofienfou~~din enamelware) arenotrecommended.

mGHT

moNG

0$yourcanner;manufacturersof glassjars forcanning,suchasBall andKerr;andtheUnitedStates DepartmentofAgriculture ExtensionService.

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