GE JBP23, JBP24G, JBP22, JBP26G, JB26 Use And Care Manual
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Contents
Before
Safety Instructions
Energy-Saving Tips
Features of
Surface Cooking
Home Canning Tips
Surface Cooking Chart
Automatic Timer and Clock
Using
How
Baking
How
Roasting
How
Broiling
How to Self-Clean
Your Range
Removable Oven Door
How
Your
Cleaning
Problem Solver
If
Warranty
Using
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help you
...
Read this book carefully.
It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your
properly.
Keep
it
handy
questions.
Uyau don't understand something
or
need more help
Call, toll-free:
The
GE
Answer Center""
800.626.2000
consumer information service
or
write (include your phone
number):
Consumer
General Electric Company
Appliance Park
Louisville,
Affairs
KY 40225
new
range
for
answers 10 your
...
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You'll find them
the front
oven
The
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration
your range. Before sending
card, please write these numbers
here:
door.
se
numbers
ofthe
on
a label
range behind the
are
also
on
Card
thai came with
on
the
in
this
If
you received
a damaged range
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the range.
Save time
and
...
money.
Before you req uest
service
Check the Problem Solver
page 26. It lists minor causes
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.
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on
of
Model Number
G(:lvytJ2
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence
concerning your range.
or
service calls
2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
When using electrical appliances
basic safety precautions should
followed. including the following:
•
Use
this appliance only for its
intended use as described in this
manual.
•
Be
sure
your
appliance
erly installed
qualified technician in
with the provided installation
and
grounded by a
accordance
is
be
prop-
instructions.
• Don'1
replace
unless
mended
servicing should be referred
attempt
any
it
is specifically recom-
in
part
this
to
of
your
book.
repair
All
or
range
other
to
a qualified technician.
• Before performing
DISCONNECT
POWER
HOUSEHOLD
PANEL
FUSE
THE
•
Do
children should
or
unattended
appliance is in
never be
on
any
•
Don't
stand
or
range top.
the range
causing severe personal injury.
•
CAUTION:
ITEMS
CHILDREN
ABOVE A RANGE
BACKSPLASH
CHILDREN
THE
ITEMS
INJURED.
SUPPLY
BY
REMOVING
OR
SWITCHING
CIRCUIT
not leave children
in
use.
allowed
part
of
the appliance.
allow anyone
or
hang
on
They
and
even
OF
INTEREST
IN
CLIMBING
RANGE
COULD
any
service,
THE
RANGE
AT
THE
DISTRIBUTION
THE
OFF
BREAKER
.
alone-
not
be left
alone
area where
They
should
to sit
or
stand
to
climb,
the
door,
drawer
could
damage
tip
it
over
DO
NOT
STORE
TO
CABINETS
OR
ON
THE
OF A RANGE-
ON
TO
REACH
BE
SERIOUSLY
•
Wear
proper
or
fitting
never be
appliance.
could
tact with hot heating elements
may cause severe burns.
• Use only
moist
surfaces
steam.
touch
not use a towel
cloth.
• Never use
warming
•
Flammable
be stored in
face units.
• Keep
clean
and
•
other
mulate in
•
fires. Never pick
Smother
unit by covering
with well fitting lid, cookie sheet
or
side a
covering with baking soda
available. a multi-purpose
chemical
hanging
worn
be
ignited if
or
damp
may
Do
hot
or
Storage
hood
to
maintain
to avoid grease fires.
Do
not
flammable materials accu-
Do
not
flaming
flat tray.
pan
or
clothing. Loose
gannents
while using the
Flammable
dry
potholders
result in
not let potholders
heating elements.
or
your
heating
in
or
materials should
an
oven
and
let
cooking
the
range
use water
Flaming
can
be
foam.
material
brought
potholders-
burns
other
bulky
appliance
the
room.
on
Appliance-
or
near sur-
grease filters
good
venting
grease
or
near
on
grease
up
a flaming
pan
on
surface
pan
completely
grease
put
out
should
in
con-
on
from
Do
for
not
or
it.
out-
by
or.
dry
and
hot
pan.
if
•
00
or
interior surface
surfaces may
burn
even
color.
flammable materials contact sur-
cooling, first.
cooktop
crevices
door
directions exactly
assures that, in the remote
During
not
touch,
face units, areas nearby surface
or
units
oven; allow sufficient time for
Potentially
cooktop
the
surfaces near the openings.
Remember:
the oven may
is
•
When
the meat
that
bility
in the meat, it will
meat will
not
touch
be
though
and
or
let clothing
any
int
erior
hot
and
. oven vent
around
The
be
opened.
cooking
to
at
least
trichina
be
safe
heating elements
of
oven. These
hot
enough
they
after use,
area
surfaces include
areas facing the
opening
the oven
inside surface
hot
when the
pork
and
170
may
be killed
to
eat.
are
dark
or
of
and
door.
follow
always
0
.
This
po
be
present
and
to
do
other
the
and
cook
ssi-
in
of
our
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3
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pagel
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
Oven:
• Stand away from the range
when opening oven door. The hot
or
steam which escapes can
air
cause burns to hands, face and/
or
eyes.
• Don't heat unopened food con·
tainers in the oven. Pressure could
build up and the container could
burst causing an injury.
• Keep oven vent ducts
unobstructed.
• Keep oven free from grease
buildup.
• Place oven rack in desired posi·
tion while oven
must
be
handled when hot, do not
let
potholder contact heating units
in the oven.
• Pulling out shelf to the shelf
is
stop
heavy food
tion against burns from touching
hot surfaces
walls.
• When using cooking or
roasting bags
manufacturer's directions.
• Do not
newspapers.
can catch
a convenience in lifting
is
coo
s.
It
is
also a precau-
of
the door
in
oven, follow the
use
your oven to dry
If
overheated, they
fire.
l.
If
racks
or
oven
Self-Cleaning Oven:
• Do not clean door gasket. The
is
door gasket
seal. Care should be taken not to
rub, damage,
• Do not use oven cleaners.
No commerc
oven liner protective coating
any kind shou
around any part
• Clean only parts listed in this
Use
and Care Book.
• Before self·cleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan and other
utensils.
essential for a good
or
move the gasket.
ial
oven cleaner
ld
be used
of
the oven.
in
or
of
or
Surface Cooking Units:
•
Use
Proper
appliance
more surface units of different
size.
Select utensils having flat
bottoms large enough to cover the
surface unit heating element. The
use
of
undersized utensils
expose a portion
element to direct contact and may
result in ignition
Proper relationship of utensil
to burner
ef
ficien
cy.
• Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat settings.
Boilover causes smoking and
greasy spillovers
on
fire.
•
Be
sure drip pans and vent
ducts are not covered and are
place. Their absence during cook·
in
.g
.could damage range parts and
wmng.
• Don't
drip pans
except as described
Misuse could
fire
ha zard,
ran
ge.
• Only certain types
glass/ceramic, ceramic,
ware, or other glazed containers
are suitable for range-top service;
others may break because of the
sudden change in temperature
(See Section on "Surface Cooking"
for suggestion
•
To
minimize bums, ignition
fl
ammable materials, and spillage;
the handle
be positioned so that
toward the center
without extending over nearby
surface units.
• Don't immerse
able surface units. Don't put them
in a dishwasher.
Pan
Size-This
is
equipped with one or
will
of
the heating
of
clothing.
will
also improve
th
at may catch
use
aluminum foil to line
or
anywhere in the oven
in
this book.
re
sult in a shock,
or
damage to the
of
glass,
earthen-
s.)
of
a container shou
it
is
turned
of
the range
or
soak remov·
in
of
ld
• Always turn surface unit to
OFF
before removing utensil.
• Keep an eye on foods being
fried at
HIGH heats.
•
bum
certain that the controls for
surface units are at
and
attempting to remove the unit.
• When flaming foods under the
hood, turn the fan off. The fan,
operating, may spread the flame.
• Foods for frying should be 'as
dryas
foods
can cause hot fat to bubble up
and over sides
•
shallow
the pan too
spillovers when food
• If a combination
will
before heating,
lo
s
• Always heat fat slowly, and
watch as it heats.
•
whenever possible to prevent
heating fat beyond the smoking
point.
HIGH
To
avoid the possibility
or
electric shock, always be
all
coils are cool before
possible. Frost on frozen
or
Use
little fat for effective
or
be
used in frying, stir together
wly.
Use
deep fat thennometer
or
MEDIUM
OFF
moisture on fresh foods
of
pan.
deep·fat frying. Filling
full
offat
can cause
is
added.
of
oils
or
as fats melt
of
a
aU
position
or
fats
over-
if
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
4
Installing
Your
Energy
Saving
Tips
Range
Your range, like many
hold items, is heavy
into soft floor coverings such as
cushioned vinyl
moving the range on this type
flooring, use care, and it is recom-
that
mended
pensive instruction s be followed.
The range should be installed on a
sheet
of plywood (or similar rna te-
rial) as follows:
these simple and inex-
covering is terminated at the front
of
the range, the area
re
st on should be built up with
will
pl
ywood to the same level
than the floor covering. Thi s will
then allow the range to be moved
for cleaning
or
servicing.
Leveling
other
house-
and
can settle
or
carpeting. When
When the floor
that
the range
or
higher
the
of
Range
Leveling screws are located on each
of
corner
remo ving the
can level the range to
floor with the use of a nutdri ver.
To
all the way, tilt up the
remo ve it.
at back
range glide
sary to insert easily. Let front
drawer down, then push in to close.
the base
remove drawer, pull drawer
To
of
drawer beyond stop on
s.
of
the range. By
bottom
replace , insert glides
Lift drawer if neces-
drawer you
an
une ven
out
front
and
of
Surface Cooking
• Use cooking utensils
weight aluminum , tight-fitting
covers, and flat bottoms which
completely cover the heated portion
of
the surface unit.
•
Cook
fresh vegetables with a
minimum
a covered pan.
• Watch foods when bringing them
quickly to cooking temperatures
at
HIGH
reaches cooking temperature ,
reduce heat immediately to
lowest setting
cooking.
• Use residual heat with surface
cooking whenever possible.
example, when cooking eggs in
the shell, bring water to boil,
then
complete the cooking.
• Use correct heat for cooking
task
(if time allows,
heat to start),
quick brownings,
slow frying, LOW- finish cooking
most quantities, simmer- double
boiler heat, finish cooking , and
special for small quantities.
• When boiling water for tea
coffee, heat only the
needed. It
boil a container full
only one
amount
heat. When food
turn
to
OFF
...
HIGH-to
is
not economical to
or
two cups.
that
of
of
water in
will keep it
position to
start cooking
do
not use
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
amount
of
water for
medium
For
HIGH
HI-
-
or
Oven Cooking
• Preheat the oven only when
necessary. Most foods will cook
satisfactorily without preheating.
If
you find preheating
sary , watch the indicator light,
and
put food in the oven
promptly after the light goes out.
• Always
removing food.
• During baking, avoid frequent
door
as short a time as possible when
it
•
Cook
instead
Potatoes, other
some desserts will cook together
with a main-dish casserole, meat
loaf, chicken
foods
perature and in approximately
the same time.
• Use residual heat in oven whenever possible to finish cooking
casseroles, oven meals, etc. Also
add rolls
to warm oven, using residual
heat to warm them.
turn
oven
openings. Keep
is
opened.
complete oven meals
of
just
one food item.
or
that
cook
or
precooked desserts
is
neces-
OFF
before
door
open
vegetables,
roast. Choose
at
the same tem-
and
5
Features
of
Your
Range
Model JBP22
Model JBP23
Models JBP26, JBP26G* Model JBP24G*
6
Explained
Feature Index
I Model and Serial Numbers
2
Surface Unit Controls
"ON"
3
4
5 Oven Temp (Clean) Control
6 Oven Cycling Light
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
*"G" in model number indicates Black Glass Door.
Indicator Light/ Lights
for Surface Units
Oven Set (Clean) Control
Automatic Oven Timer,
Clock and Minute Timer
Door
Latch Release
Door
Locked Light
Oven Cleaning Light
Plug-In Calrod® Surface Unit
(May
be
removed when cleaning
under unit.)
Tilt-Lock Calrod® Surface Unit
(May be raised
when cleaning under unit.)
One-Piece Chrome Trim Rings
and Drip Pans
or
Separate Chrome Trim Rings
and Porcelain Drip Pans
Separate Chrome Trim Rings and
Aluminum Drip Pans
Oven Vent Duct (Located under
right rear surface unit.)
Oven Interior Light (Comes on
automatically when
Oven Light Switch
Broil Unit
Bake Unit (May be lifted gently
for wiping oven floor.)
Oven Shelves
Oven Shelf Supports (Letters
A, B, C, & D indicate cooking
positions for shelves as recommended
on cooking charts.)
Broiler
Storage Drawer
Pan
but
not removed
door
and Rack
is
opened .)
On Page
2
8
8
13
13
13
12
20
20
20
23
23
23
23
22
22
13
18
14
13
13
18
25
Model
JBP22
•
•
2
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
3-6
in.
1-8
in.
4
•
•
•
•
2
•
•
•
Model
JBP23
•
•
2
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
3-6
in.
1-8
in.
4
•
•
•
•
2
•
•
•
Model
JBP24G*
•
•
2
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
2-6
in.
2-8
in.
4
•
•
•
•
2
•
•
•
Models
JBP26
JBP26G*
•
•
2
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
2-6 in.
2-8
in.
4
•
•
•
•
•
2
•
•
•
7
Surface Cooking
See Surface Cooking
Chart
on pages
10-11.
Features
1. Surface
2.
Master
3. Calrod® Surface Units
Unit
Controls
Indicating Lights for Surface Units
Surface Cooking with
Infinite Heat Controls
Your surface units
designed to give you
choice
unit cooking.
At
th
"clicks"
on
the lowest setting
words WM
kitchen y
ing"
cating heat settings selected are
being maintained.
Switching heats to higher settings
always show a quicker change
switching
of
heat settings
both
OFF
·ere
is
a slight niche so
at
those positions ; "click"
HIG H marks
ou
sounds
to
and
and
controls
an
infinite
for
and
HIG
H positions ,
control
the highest setting ;
is
between the
OFF.
In a quiet
may
hear
slight "click-
during
lower settings.
cooking
surface
, indi-
than
are
How to Set the Controls
Step 1
Grasp
contol
knob
and
push
I
in.
Cooking Guide
for Using Heats
HI
MED
HI
MED
WW
WM
NOTE:
I. At
food
smoking; greasy spillovers may
catch fire.
2.
late,
Quick
start
bring water to boil.
Fast
fry,
fast boil
food.
Saute
slow boil
of
Cook
HIGH; cook
water in covered
Steam
serving
foods.
HIGH, MED
unattended
At
WARM
butter
on
and
food.
after
rice, cereal;
temperature
, LOW, melt
on
small unit.
for cooking;
pan
broil;
maintain
large
amount
brown;
on
starting
. Boilovers cause
maintain
large
amount
at
with little
pan
maintain
of
HI,
never leave
choco-
.
of
most
Step 2
Turn either clockwise
clockwise to desired heat setting.
Control
only
control
than
without
Be
when you finish cooking. An indicator
heat
must
be
from
OFF
is in
any
OFF,
it
may
pushing in.
sure you
on
turn
light will glow when ANY
any
surface
or
pushed in
position.
position
be
rotated
control
unit
8
counter-
to
set
When
other
to
OFF
is
on.
Questions and Answers
Q.
How
can
my
Minute
make
my surface
A.
Your
Minute
time
TOTAL
includes time to boil food
change
cooking
Food will
even
s
Q.
on
A.
signed for
the
recipes for preserving foods.
sure
fits over the
unit. Since
a
avoid
Canning
s
temperature
time by visible
cook
though you
team
.
May I can
my surface units?
Yes,
but
canning
manufacturer
canner
mounts of
burn
should
urf
ace unit
cooking
Timer
cooking
in covered utensils
can't
foods
only
's
is
flat-bottom
center
canning
steam, be careful to
s from steam
only be
s.
Timer
easier?
will help
which
and
s.
Do
not
judge
steam
only.
see
any
and
preserves
use
utensils de-
purposes. Check
instructions
of
your Calrod®
generates large
or
done on
ed
heat.
and
Be
and
Q.
Can
ment
surface units?
A. Utensils
not
recommended. Th
surface unit
the range
the high heat needed for this type
of
cooking.
Q.
Can
foil?
A. No. Clean as
the
Cleaning
I use special
like
an
oriental
without
can
top
can
I cover my
Chart.
cooking
wok,
on
flat surfaces
e life
of your
be s
horten
ed
be
damaged
drip
pans
recommended
equip-
any
are
and
from
with
in
Q.
Why
is
the
porcelain
my
containers
A.
If
you
higher
tainer
finish
burn
Also, a
periods,
food,
Q.
place
A.
yo
in
the
surface .
is
Q.
need
have
A.
and
make
are
face connection.
than
material,
may
depending
too
may
Why
them
Make
ur
Calrod® units
the
range
trim
not
plugged
Why
from
the
After
making
sure
securely fastened
coming
set
your
required
smoke,
high
and
small
damage
do
my utensils tilt when I
on
the
sure
that
top
ring
is
Possibly
into
am I not
my units even
knob
on
turning
sure it
that your
finish
off?
Calrod®
for
the
and
leave it,
crack, pop, or
on
the
pot
heat
for
long
amounts
the finish.
surface unit?
the "feet"
are
sitting tightly
indentation
flat
on
the
your
plug-in unit
unit
properly
getting
the
surface
the
though
right setting.
unit
is
cool, check to
plug-in units
into
unit
con-
the
or
of
on
and
range
heat
off
the
on
pan.
dry
.
I
I
sur-
Home
Canning should be done
only.
In surface cooking
than canning, the use
diameter utensils (extending more
than I -inch beyond edge
is not recommended. However, when
canning with water-bath
canner, large-diameter utensils may
be
used. This'
temperatures (even under pressure)
are
not
surrounding heating unit.
HOWEVER, DO
LARGE
OR
OTHER
UTENSILS
BOILING
WATER. Most syrup
mixtures- and all types
cook at temperatures much higher
than boiling water. Such temperatures could eventually
surfaces surrounding heating units.
Canning Tips
on
cooktop
of
foods other
of
large-
of
trim ring)
or
pressure
is
because boiling water
harmful to cooktop surfaces
NOT
USE
DIAMETER
LARGE
FOR
FOODS
CANNERS
DIAMETER
FRYING
OTHER
or
sauce
of
harm
OR
THAN
frying-
cooktop
Observe Following Points
in Canning:
1.
Bring
water
to
boil
on
HIGH
heat
, then
after
boiling
adjust
maintain
best uses surface unit.)
2.
surface unit.
sectio n does
centered
smaller-diameter
good
3.
canning
canner
fits snugly over surface unit.
ners with flanged
toms
are
heat to lowest setting
boil (saves energy
Be
sure
canner
If
your
not
on
surface unit , use
canning
Flat-bottomed
(often found in enamel-ware)
not
results.
results.
is
flat
recommended
or
Be
slight
RIGHT
has
fits over center
model surface
allow
canner
containers
canners
sure
or
give best
bottom
indentation
rippled
.
WRONG
begun
to
and
to be
for
Can-
bot-
of
4. When
reputable
are
,
turer
of
glass
Ball
States
of
Extension
5.
recipes,
generates large
Be
burns
NOTE:
being
age),
expected, even
have been carefully followed.
process
using a pressure
fastest
tities , begin with
canning
sources. Reliable recipes
available
of
and
Remember
careful while
from
operated
canning
from
your
canner;
jars
for canning; such as
Kerr;
Department
Service.
, in following the
canning
steam
If
your
may
may
be improved by: (1)
heating
, u
se
recipes from
the
manufac-
manufacturers
and,
the United
of
Agriculture
is
a proces s
amounts
canning
surface section
on
though
canner, and
of
large
HOT
of
steam.
to prevent
or
heat.
low
power
take longer
directions
water
tap
water.
that
is
(volt-
than
The
(2)
quan-
for
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