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isintendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewrange
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
Ger}eralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

writedownthemodel

andserialnmbers.

You’llfindthem on alabelon
thefrontoftherangebehindthe
storagedrawer.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
your range.Beforesendingin this
card,pleasewritethesenumbers

here:

Immediatelycontactthe dealer(or I
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

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savetimeandnloneye

Beforeyourequest

serticeo o @

ChecktheProblemSolveron
page26.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange.

men usingelectricalappliances,

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basic safetyprecautions should
be followed,incIuding the
following:

@use tMs applianceOdy for its

intendeduseasdescribedin this
manual

@Besure your apptiance is

properly kwed mdgromded

bya qualified technician in
accordancewith the provided
initiation instructions.

~Don9t attempt to repair ,

orreplacemy part of your
rangedess it isSpecwldly
recommendedk this book. Al

otherservicingshouldbe re~rred
to a qualifiedtechnician.

* h notImve cMdrendone-

chikh-enshouldnotbe Iefidone
or unattendd in an area wherean

apphanceis in use. Theyshodd
neverbe allowedto sitor stand
on anypart oftheappliance.

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@hn’t allowanyone tochb,

standor hang on
draweror-e top.~ey codd

-age the mge andeventip
it over, caus@ severepersonal
injury.

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@Neverwear loos~-fittkg or~ ‘~

hanging garments w~b-king
theappkce. H-able qterial

couldbe ignitedif broug,htin .. . . ~

con~ct withhot heating elements
and may cause severebums. . ~

o Use o~y dry poth61de~—
moist or damp potholders on

hot surfaces mayresultin bums ‘ materi~s ,con~ct sufiace ~~, .‘ ~
fromsteam. Do notlet potholders ‘ ~ areas ne~by sutiace unikor any
touchhot heating elements. Dp- ~
notuse a towelor other bu~ ~. ~ ~

cloth.
* Neveruse your apptiancefor ‘ .

wartig or heatkg the tifi.

~$toqk in or
~~ble ma&fids shoddnot be ‘ Remember. The inside ~~rfac~ ‘-

stored in an ovenor near sufice ‘ . ~

units.

BESEWOUSLY

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~~~Potentially hot surfaces in~lude ~ =_-

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on”~pp~W~e— ~ ‘ - crevices arotindthe oven~oor

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Keephood ad greasefi!ters

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clean to maintaingood venting

and to avoidgrease fires.

@Do not let coo~g grease
or other flamable materials ‘–
accumdate in

range.

not use water on grease =

~h

fries.

Neverpickup a fl~ming

pan. Smother flmkg panon

‘ surface

cornplletelywith we~-fitttig fid9

cookie sheet or flat tray.

R*g greaseoukide a p,m
can be put out by coveringwith
baking soda or,ifavatiabie, a

rndti”pur~se drychemical

or fo~ fire exttiguisher.

~‘~Do ‘~~~touch‘heating

elemetitsor intiripr solace of

oven;Thesesurfaces maybe hot

~ enough’ti.burn eventhough they —---

are’darkin color. During and

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clothingor other flamniable

intqriof area ofhe oven; allow

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sufficienttimefor cooling,‘first.

thecookttipandartis facing the ==

Coo@p, ovenvent openingand =

sfices near the opening and S

of thetiven.qay behot when the =~.

~door is o~ened.

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.*~~~ c~Mg pork, follow =;

our directions exactlyand always —

~.cbokthe heat to at Ieast 170°F. =-

This a$stiresfiat, in the remote ‘ =#-

unitbycoveringpan

USe,do not touch, or let- ‘

or near the ~—

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possibilitythattrichina may be

present in tie meat, it will be S
kill~dand tie meat will be safi =-

to eat.

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@Smd away frommge when

Qwtig oven door.Hot* or
stem which esupes m muse
b-@ hinds, fice red/or ey6.

@Useproperpan sti-This .

apptianceis eqtipped with one

~~!-- bums, ignition
of fla~ble materials, arid

spillage,the hande of acontainer
shotid be W = thecen~r
ofthe range withoutextending
overnearby surfaceuni@.

* ~w2ystirn smface ht to

0~ beforerernovhgutemil.

@Wep w eyeon foods bebg

fried at ~GH

@GH heab.

or WD~

tind shouldbe used in or around
my pafl of the oven.

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Yot3rrange,likemanyother
householditems,is

cansettleinto softfloor coverings

such ascushionedviny!or

carpeting. Whenmovingtherange

onthistype of flooring,usecare,

andit isrecommendedthatthese
simpleandinexpensiveinstructions
befollowed.

TherangeshouldbeinstaIledon
asheetofplywood(or similar

material)asfollows:Whenthe

floor coveringends

fh~ra~~ge,

willreston shouldbebuiltupwith
plywoodtothe samelevelorhigher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
allowtherangetobemovedfor

cleaningorservicing.

theareathattherange

heavy and

at thefront of

mew=sammps

@Usecookwareofmediumweight @Preheatovenonlywhen
aluminum,withtight-fittingcovers,
andflatbottomswhichcompletely satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
covertheheatedportionofthe
surfaceunit.

@Cookfreshvegetableswitha

minimumamountofwaterin a
coveredpan.

@Watchfoodswhenbringingthem ~ .

quicklytacookingtemperaturesat
HIGHheat. Men foodreaches
cookingtemperature,reduceheat shortatimeaspossiblewhenitis
immediatelytolowestsettingthat opened.

necessary.Mostfoodswillcook
Ifyoufindpreheatingisnecessary,

watchtheindicatorlight andput
foodinovenpromptlyaftertie

~O~S OUt.

light
@Aiwaysturn ovenOFFbefore

removingfood.
@Duringbaking,avoidfrequent

door openings.Keepdooropenas

Iingthe

Range

Levelingscrewsarelocatedon
eachcornerofthebaseofthe
range.Removethebottomdrawer
andyoucan levelthe rangeonan
unevenfloor.

Toremovedrawer,pull drawer

outallthe way,ti~tupthe front

and bke it out. Toreplace
drawer,insertrollersat back of
drawerbeyondstoponrangeglides.
Liftdrawerif necessarytoinsert
easily.Letfrontofdrawerdown,

thenpushinto close.

FeaturesofYourRange

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Featwe hdex

1 Model andSerialNumbers
2 SurfaceUnitControls
3 Sensi-TempControl

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4 “ON” IndicatorLightsfor 7

SurfaceUnits

I 5 OvenSetControl 115

6 OvenTempControl

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7 OvenCyclingLight
8 AutomaticOvenTimer,Clock 14

andMinuteTimer

[ 9 DoorLockedLight

10 SolidElementSufiaceUnit
11 Sensi-TempSurfaceUnit

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Featwehdex onpage

~ OvenLightSwitch 1151
13 Broil Unit 120 I
14 OvenInteriorLight I 24
15 OvenShelves
16 OvenShelfSupports
17 Broderh andRack
18 OvenLiner 1251.
19 BakeUnit(Maybeliftedgently

forwipingovenfloor.)

20 StorageDrawer

21 DoorLatch

22Door Gasket
23OvenVent

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The topworkingsurfaceof
thenewsolidelementshavea
protectivecoatingwhichmustbe
hardenedbeforeusingtheelemen~
forthefirsttime.Tohardenthis
coating,theelementsshouldbe
heatedwithoutapanfora short

periodoftime(regularelements
atHI settingandSensi-Temp

elementat maximumsetting

for3 to5 minutes).

Therewillbesomesmokeand
odor;thisisnormal.It isnon­toxicandcompletelyharmless.
Heatingoftheelementwill
changethestainlesssteelelement
trimringsandtemperature
sensorstoa goldcolor.

THEELEMENTPR~EaIVE
COATINGMUSTBEHARDENED

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~ HELPPROTECI’THEELEMENT
OVERITSLmE.

Gneml Idormation

AboutSolidElemenk

Theuseofyoursolidelement

cooktopisquitesimilartoan
electriccoil cooktop,withwhich
youprobablyarefamiliar.With
bothtypesyouwillenjoythe
cleanlinessofelectricityandthe
benefitsofretainedheatin the
elements.However,thereare
differences.

~SolidelementsdoN~ glowred,

evenatHI setting.

*Solidelementsreachtemperature

alittleslower,andholdheatlonger
thanconventionaltubularelements.
Solidelementshaveveryevenheat
distribution.Sincesolidelements
holdheatlonger,youmaywishto

turntheelementoffsooner,and
takeadvantageoftheresidualheat.
Theamountofresidualheat is
dependentuponthequantityand
type offood,thematerialand
thicknessofthepanandthesetting
usedforcooking.

oThe red dot inthe cen~r ofthe solid

elementindicatesbutit-intemperature
limitersthatautomaticallyreduce
the heatifa panboilsdry,if the
elementis turnedonwithoutapan
orif the pan isnotmakingenough

contactwiththesurfaceofthe
element.Thereddotswillwearoff
withusewithoutaffectingthe
performanceoftheelements.

~There is~~~ hat ~ he element.

Onboilovers,waitforelementto
coolbeforecleaningelementarea.

~Solidelementcookingtakesyou

a stepclosertoeasiercleanup,
becausethecookingsurfaceis

sealedagainstspillsandthereare

nodripbowlsorburnerboxtoclean.
@Youmustuseproperflatbottomed

cookware,notwarped,convex,or
concave.Impropercookwarecould
causeunsatisfactorycooking
results.

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Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrolsare

designedto giveyouan infinite
choiceofheatsettingsfor surface
unitcooking.

AtbothOFF andHI settings,there
isa slightniche.Whenturningthe
controlknobtoeitherofthese
positions,youwillfeelthecontrol

“click”intotheniche.
Whencookingina quiet kitchen,

youmayhearslight“clicking”
sounds-an indicationthat theheat
settingsyouselectedarebeing
maintained.

Switchingheats tohighersettings
alwaysresultsina quickerchange
thanswitchingtolowersettings.

cml* Gtide

forUskg Hea@

~–Bring watertoboil.

~Dm HI (8-9)–Fast fry,pan
broil; maintainfastboilonlarge
amountoffood.

~D—Saute andbrown;maintain
slowboilon largeamountoffood.

~W (>3)–Cookafterstartingat~;
cookwithlittlewaterin mered pan.

W—Steam rice,cereal;maintain
servingtemperatureofmostfoods.

1.AtHI or MEDIUMHI (8-9),
neverleavefoodunattended.
Boiloverscausesmoking;greasy
spilloversmaycatchfire.

2. AtWM orLOW(2-3), melt
chocolate,butteronsmallunit.

Semi-WmpTMControl

Thiscontrolallowsyoutopre-select
thedesiredtemperature.Toturn
theelementON,pushinandturn
clockwise.Youwillfeela “click”
atthe “off”positionandatthe

“boil”position.

Theautomaticelementsensestie
temperatureofthecookingutensil
andregulatesitaccordingtothe
settingselected.Onlyonesettingis
necessaryforeachmethod-frying,
simmering,etc.

Whenturnedon, theSensi-Temp
elementalwaysbeginswithfu~
power,nomatterwherethedid
is set.Whenthetemperature
correspondingtothatsettinghas
beenreached,theelementcycles
OFFandON, similartoyouroven.
Evenwhenthedid is setat
minimumtheelementbeginson
fill poweruntiltheselectedheat
settingisreached.

TheSensi-Tempelementwillnot
bumfoodwhenthecorrectsetting
isselected.Forexample,baked
beans,chocolate,mashedpotatoes
canbelefionthe Sensi-Tempelement
withoutscorchingorburning.Food
maydehydrateiflefionbuttheheat
sensingdevicewillnotletthefood
orpanoverheatbeyondthesetting.

Cooktoptemperaturesincrease
withthenumberofelementsthat
are on. With3 or4 elements
t~lrnedon, surfacetemperatures
arefigh, sobecarefulwhen
touchg thecooktop. ‘

Howb SettheControk

Step1:Graspcontrolknoband

pushin.

1

Step2:Turneitherclockwiseor
counterclockwisetodesiredheat

setting.

ControBmustbepushedinto set
onlyfrom0~ position.When
controlisin anypositionother
than0~, itmayberotated
withoutpushingin.

Besureyouturncontrolto OFF

whenyoufinishcooking.An

indicatorlightwillglowwhen

ANYheatonanysbce unitison.

Aluminumcookwareconductsheat

fasterthanothermetals.Castiron

andcoatedcastironcookwareisslow

toabsorbheat,butgenerallycooks

evenlyatWM orMED settings.

Steelpansmaycookunevenlyif

notcombinedwithothermetals.

Flatground~roceram” saucep

or skilletscoatedonthe bottom

withaluminumcookevenly.Glass

saucepansshouldbeusedonlyas —
them-mufacturerdescribes.Donot
useawiretrivetor anyotherkind —
ofheat-retardingpadbetweenthe

cookwareandtheelement.

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ToReceiveMmhm
PerformancefromYour
SolidElement

~Forcooking,theuseofappropriate
utensilsis important.

@Goodutensilshavea thick,flat
bottomwhichabsorbstheheatfrom
the element.Thethick,flatbottom
providesgoodheatdistribution

fromtheelementtothefood.This
cookingprocessrequireslittle
water,fatandelectricity.

~ Utensilswiththin,uneven
bottomsdonotadequatelyutilize
the heatcomingfromtheelement.
Thefoodtobecookedmaybumand
requiremoretimeandelectricity.

Youwouldalsohavetoaddmore
fator water.

~Useonlypansofgoodquality

thesolidelements.Theyshould

aveastablebottom,slightlyconcave

= towardsthecenter,justenough

sothatthebottomofthepanhas

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thegreatestpossiblecontactwith
thesolidelementduringheating
operation.Thisresultsinthe
optimumuseofenergy.Pans

withunevenbottomsarenot

suitable.

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=Evennessofthepanbottomcan
becheckedbyaruleor thestraight
edgeofatable.

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@Usepansofthecorrectdiameter
only.Theyshouldbeslightlylarger
thanthesolidelementsospillovers
willflowontothecooktopandnot
bakeontotheelement.A damp
clothis sufficienttoremovethe
spill.Pansshouldnotoverhang
morethan1inchovertheelement.

~Tooptimizecookingtimeand

energyusage,youshouldusea
panthatis sizedcorrectlyforthe
cookingprocess,witha well-fitted
lidtoavoidevaporationlossand
cookwithaslittlewateror fat as

possible.If thepanistoo small,
energyiswastedandspillagecan
flowontothe solidelement.

~Placeonlydrypansonthesolid

element.Do notplacelidsonthe
solidelement,particularlywetlids.

@Specialcookingproceduresthat
requirespecificcookingutensils,
suchaswoks,pressurecookers,
deepfatfryers,etc.,musthaveflat
bottoms,bethecorrectsizeand
covered,ifapplicabletocooking
process,asidentifiedearlierin
thissection.

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~Exceptinpressurecooking
withwaterandwaterbathcanning,
canningpotsshouldnotextendmore
than1inchbeyondthesurfaceofa
solidelementandshouldhaveflat
bottoms.Whencanningpotsdo not
meetthisdescription,theuseofthe
HIheatsettingcausesexcessive ~

heatbuildupandmayresultin
damagetothecooktop.See“Home

CanningTips”sectionforfurther

information.

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@Don’tusepanswithrounded
bottoms.Theydon’thaveenough .
contactwiththesolidelementto
cookproperly.

Tocheckhowapanwillperformonasotidelement:

Put 1inchof-waterinto 3. Auniformpatternofbubbles

1.

thepan. acrossthebottomofthepan

2. Bringwaterto aboiland
observethe patternofthe
bubblesasthewatercomesto 4. Bubbleslocalizedin otiy a
aboil.

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confirmsa goodheattransferand
agoodpot.

portionofthebottomindicate
unevencontactofthepanto the
element,unevenheattransfer,
andanunsuitablepot.