GE JBP26GR User Manual

se and Care&Installation Guide

Safety Instructions

Anti-Tip Device .................................3, 26, 28

....................3-5

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum

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

Canning Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................9

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................6,7

Oven..HHw_u....HH..H...H ..........,...,..11-21

Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........12-15

Broilir~g,

Control Settings . . . . . . . .

Ligh~Buib

Roasting, Roasting Guide.. ..............16, 17

Self-Cleaning Instructions ...............20,21

Thermostat Adjustment..

Surface

Control Settings

Cookware Tips . . . . . . . . . . .

Care and Cleaning ....................

Calrod@

Door Removal . . . . . . . . . . ...........................25

Dtip Pans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................23

Oven Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................23

Storage

Fo~..

. . . . . . . . . . . . .......4, 18,23

Broiling Guide . . .

Replacement . . . . . . . .

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

.................-...8

.............18,19

.......................11

11,25

........,..............12

.................8,9

zz-zs

Surface Units . . .

Drawer.......,........., ..........................24

..........................22

SelfiCleaning

Electric Range

Problem Solver . . . . . . .

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Anti-Tip Device .................................3, 26,28

Flooring Under the Range .........................27

Levehng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................28

Consumer Services .

Appliance Registration....

Model and Serial Numbe

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........Back Cover

Models:

JBP22GR JBP26AR JBP22R JBP26GR JBP24GR JBP26WR JBP25GR JBP27GR

..29,30

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JBP28GR

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HELP US HELP YOU...

Read this book carefully.

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

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.

you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

IF YOU NEED SERVICE...

Write down the model and serial numbers.

Depending on your

find

the

model

a label behind the

behind the These numbers

Consumer Product Registration Card that with your range. in this numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use

correspondence or service

concerning your

stora:e drawer.

card,

please write these

these numbers in any

range.

you’11

and serial numbers

range duor

are also on tl]e

O\J l~el bhip

ctime

Before send i Hg

calls

range.

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

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

NEXT, if you write all the details—-i

yoLIr

phone number-to:

Manager. Consumer GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY

people who

are

still not pleased,

ncluding

Relations

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FINAIJLY. if- }our probieil-l ii \tlll not

resol\cd. W

MLijor

,Action

20 North (Yhlcagu. 11. 60(>06

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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

The

California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of 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.

The fiberglass insulation in self-clean ovens gives off a very small amount of carbon monoxide during the cleaning cycle. Exposure can be minimized by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

When using electrical appliances, basic safety

precautions should be followed, including the following:

Use

this

described in this manual.

. Be

appliance

sure your

and grounded

accordance with the provided installation instructions.

Don’t

attempt

your range unless it is specifically recommended in this book.

to a qualified technician.

only for its intended

appliance is properly

by a qualified technician in

use

installed

to repair or replace any part of

All other servicing should be referred

●

Do not leave children alone-children should

not be left alone or unattended in an area where an appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

Don’t allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on

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

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.

●

Do not store flammable materials in an oven or

near the cooktop.

. Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments

while using the appliance.

could be ignited if brought in contact with hot heating elements and may cause severe bums.

●

Use only dry pot holders—moist

holders on hot surfaces may result in bums from steam. Do not let pot holders touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

For your safety, never use your appliance for

Flammable material

or damp pot

warming or heating the room.

Before

performing

any service,

DISCONNECT

THE RANGE POWER SUPPLY AT THE HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL

REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

WARNING–AU

ranges can tip and

injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range,

attach it to the wall and floor by installing the Anti-Tip device supplied. (See Installation

,.4

If you pull the range out from the wall for any

re&onj make

when you push the range back.

Instructions.) To check if the device is installed and engaged properly, carefully tip the range forward until it engages the device.

sure~he

device engages the range

●

DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE

MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.

. Keep hood and grease filters clean

good venting and to avoid grease fires.

●

Do not let cooking grease or other flammable

to maintain

materials accumulate in or near the range.

b )

●

Do not use water on grease fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan. Smother

flaming pan on surface unit by covering

pan completely with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet

or flat tray, or if available, use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher. Flaming grease outside a

pan can be put out by covering with baking soda

or, if available, a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

(continued next page)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

●

Do not touch heating elements or interior surface of oven.

enough to bum even though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units, areas nearby surface units or any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling, first.

Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces near the opening, crevices around the oven door and metal trim parts above the door. Remember: The inside surface of the oven maybe hot when the door is opened.

●

When cooking pork, follow the directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal 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.

✎

Oven

●

Stand away from range when opening oven

door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.

●

Don’t

heat unopened food containers in the oven. Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury.

Keep oven vent unobstructed.

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Place oven shelf in desired position while oven is

cool. If shelves must be handled when hot, do not let pot holder contact heating units in the oven.

Pulling out shelf to the shelf stop is a convenience

in lifting heavy foods. It is also a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.

. When using cooking or roasting bags in oven,

follow the manufacturer’s directions.

●

Do not use your oven to dry newspapers. If

overheated, they can catch fire.

●

Do not use oven for a storage area. Items stored

in an oven can ignite.

. Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils,

or food in the oven when not in use.

Keep oven free from grease buildup.

These surfaces may be hot

170”F.

This assures that, in

Self-Cleaning Oven

Do not clean door gasket.

essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.

●

Do not use oven cleaners. No

cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the oven.

●

Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care Book.

Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler

The door gasket is

commercial oven

pan and other cookware.

●

Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before

starting the Self-Clean operation.

Surface Cooking Units

Use proper

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/—

surface unit heating element.

undersized cookware will expose a portion of the heating element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to burner will also improve efficiency.

●

Never leave surface units unattended at high

heat settings.

spillovers

●

Be sure drip pans and vent are not covered

and are in place. Their absence during cooking could damage range parts and wiring.

s Don)t

use aluminum foil to line drip pans or anywhere in the oven except as described in this book. Misuse

or damage to the range.

●

Only certain types of

earthenware or other glazed containers are suitable for cooktop service; others may break because of the sudden change in temperature. See section on Surface Cooking for suggestions.

To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of

flammable materials, and spillage, the handle of a container should be turned toward the center of the range without extending over nearby surface units.

is equipped with different size surface units. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the

Boilover

that may catch on fire.

could result in a shock, fire hazard

pan size-This appliance

The use of

causes smoking and greasy

glass? glas<ceramic~

—

●

Always turn surface unit to OFF before removing cookware.

●

Keep an eye on foods being fried at HI or MEDIUM HIGH heat settings.

●

To avoid the possibility of a burn or electric

shock,

always be certain that the controls for all surface units are at OFF position and all coils are cool before attempting to remove the unit.

●

Don’t

immerse or soak removable surface units. self-clean the

●

When flaming foods are under the hood, turn

Don’t

put them in a dishwasher. Do not

surf’ace

units in the oven.

the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.

●

Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. Frost on can cause hot fat to bubble

frozen foods

or moisture on fresh foods

up and over sides

of pan.

●

Use little fat for effective shallow or deep-fat frying.

spillovers

●

If a combination of oils or fats will be used

Filling the pan too full of fat

when food is added.

can

cause

in frying, stir together before heating, or as fats melt slowly.

●

Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

●

Use deep fat thermometer whenever possible

prevent overheating

fat

beyond the smoking point.

●

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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FEATURES OF YOUR

RANGE

(not

Broiler Pan

included

on all models)

JBP22GR JBP22R

JBP24GR JBP25GR

JBP26AR JBP26GR JBP26WR JBP27GR JBP28GR

+Support

windows.)

Rods

Some models have cooktops for easier

lift-up cleaning.

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on page

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Controls

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SURFACE COOKING

At both OFF and HI the control “clicks”’ into position. You may hear slight “clicking” sounds during cooking. indicating the control is keeping the unit at the heat level or power level you set.

How to Set the Controls

Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the heat setting you want. Be sure you turn control to OFF when you finish cooking. The surface

indicator light will glow when ANY heat

Heat Setting Guide

HI—Used to begin cooking or to bring water to boil. Reduce heat setting after water boils.

MEDIUM

MED) Maintains a fast boil on MED—Saute and brown; keeps

boil or simmer. MEDIUM LOW—(Setting halfway between MED

and LO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little water in covered pan.

LO—-Used for long slow cooking tenderize and develop flavors. Use this setting to melt butter

NOTE: Surface Indicator Light may glow between LO and OFF. but there is

HIGH—(Setting halfway between HI and

large

food

and

chocolate or to keep foods warm.

power to the surface units.

any surface unit is on.

amounts of food.

at a medium

(simn]ering)

unit

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OFF

—

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MEDIUM

HIGH

MED

COOKING TIPS

Cookware

. Use medium-or heavy-weight cookware. Aluminum

cookware conducts heat faster than other metals. Cast-iron and coated cast-iron cookware are slow to absorb heat, but generally cook evenly at low medium heat settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly if not combined with other metals.

● For best cooking results pans should be flat on the

bottom. Match the size of the saucepan to the size the surface unit. The pan should not extend over the edge of the trim ring more than 1“.

Right

NOT OVER 1“

Wrong

OVER 1“

Deep Fat Frying

● Do not overfill cookware with

Frosty Keep range and hood

foods

bubble vigorously. Watch food

clean

from grease.

Wok Cooking

fat

that may

spill

over when adding food.

frying at

high temperatures.

● We recommend that

yOLI

use only flat-bottomed wok. They are available at your local retail store.

HOME CANNING TIPS

Canning should be done on surface units only.

Pots that extend beyond one inch drip pan are not recommended cooking. However, when canning with water-bath or pressure canner, larger-diameter pots may be used. This is because boiling water temperatures (even under pressure) are not harmful to cooktop surfaces

surrounding the surface unit.

of surface unit’s

for

most surface

● Use of these types of woks,

without the support ring in place, is dangerous because the wok is unstable.

● With the ring in place, heat

will be trapped inside the ring and may cause damage

to the porcelain cooktop.

HOW-EVER, DO NOT USE LARGE DIAMETER CANNERS OR OTHER LARGE DIAMETER POTS FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS OTHER THAN WATER. Most syrup or sauce and all types of frying—cook at temperatures much higher than boiling water. Such temperatures could eventually harm cooktop surfaces surrounding surface units.

mixtures-

Observe the Following Points in Canning

sure the canner fits over the center of the

surface unit. If- your range or its location does not

allow

the canner to be centered on the surface unit,

use smaller-diameter pots for good canning results.

For best results. use canners

Canners with flanged or rippled bottoms (often

found

in enamelware) don’t make good contact with the surface unit and take a long time to boi water.

with flat

bottoms.

—

canners are recommended.Flat-bottomed

when canning, use recipes and procedures from

3. reputable sources. Reliable recipes and procedures are available from the manufacturer of your canner; manufacturers of glass jars

Ball and Kerr: and the United States Department of

Agriculture

Remember that canning is a process that generates

large

amounts of steam. To avoid burns from steam

or heat, be careful when canning.

NOTE:

may take longer than expected, even though directions have been carefully followed.

The process time

(1)

using a pressure canner, and (2) starting with HOT tap water for fastest heating

large

Extension Service.

your house has low voltage, canning

will

quantities of water.

for

canning, such as

be shortened by:

AUTOMATIC TIMER AND CLOCK

The automatic timer and clock on your

range

are

helpful devices that serve several purposes.

To Set the Clock

set the Clock, push the knob in

Minute Timer

The

lMinute

Timer has been and turn the clock hands to the combined with the correct time. (The Minute Timer to time pointer will move also. Let the knob out, then turn the Minute Timer pointer to OFF. )

operations. You’ 11 recognize the

Minute Timer as is different in color

all

your precise cooking

the

the clock hands.

Questions and Answers

STOP TIME DELAY START

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PUSH TO TURN

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CLOCK. Use it

pointer which

and

shape than

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(n)

20 40

/’

To Set the Minute Timer

set

the Minute Timer. turn the

center knob,

until pointer reaches number minutes (

h’linutc> are marked, LIP to 60.

the

center the enci

sounds to Turn knob, without pushing in, until pointer

buzzel’

without pushing in,

you

wish

to time.

ring on

the

tel 1

tht’

[imc, ti buzzer

yOLI

time is up.

retiches OFF and

stops.

clock.)

Clock

.At

Q. Must the clock be set on correct time of

day when I wish to use the Automatic Timer for baking?

Q. Should

Cooking in the oven?

A. The clock should not be

I change

the clock while

A. Yes, if you wish to set the DELAY START or program that uses the

STOP TIME dials

off at set times during timed functions.

Can I use the Minute Timer during oven cooking?

(on

some models) to turn on and stop those programs or

before changing time.

A. The Minute Timer can be used during any cooking

function. The Automatic Timers (DELAY START and STOP TIME dials) are used with TIMED BAKED function only.

I’m

changed durirlg any

o~en

timer.

wail until

YoLl must

they

Time

either

are finished

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