GE JBS28G Use and Care Manual

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BeforeUsingYourMge-. . .. . ...2

SafetyInstruction;.. . ;.. , .. ,3,4-

Beforewi~ yourraqe,

readthkbookcarefully.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewrange properly.

Keepit handy foranswerstoyour questions.

Ifyou don’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber): ConsumerAffairs

GeneralElectricCompany AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

Writedom themodel andserialnmberse

You’llfindthemona labelon thefrontoftherange behindthe storagedrawer.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourrange.Beforesendinginthis card,please writethesenumbers here:

If youreceived

timagedraqee..

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

Savetimeandmoney. Beforeyourequest service...

ChecktheProblemSolveron page23.It listscausesofminor operatingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself.

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Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyourrange.

i$~lenusingelectricalappliances, basicsafe~yprecautions should befollowed,includingthe fo!lowing:

%usetwapplianceOdy for its

btended use

as describedin tis

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* Besure your apptianceis

pmprly-d mdWmdd

a qualifiedtechnician in

accordancewith the provided titillation instructions.

s Don9tattempttorepati

or repiacemy partofyour

rangeUdess it isspeewlcauy recommended

h thiswk. All

otier servicingshouldbe referred @a qualtiled tectician.

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cMdren shouldnot be lefialone or unattendd in an area wherean

apptianceisin use. ~ey shodd neverbe Wowedto sit or stand onanypart ofthe appfiance.

@hn9t~!OW ~yO~~ to chb9

standor hangonthedo’ory hwer or -e top.~ey codd dwage the range md eventip it over9caustig severepersonal injury.

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~Never

hanginggarments whileusing

theappme. R~blematerid

could be ignitedif broughtin contactwiti hot heatingelements and maycause severeburns.

@Use tidy

wearloose-fitig or

dry ptholders—— ‘ after use, do not touch, or let

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@Wephoodad greasefilters

clean tomaintaingood venting and toavoidgrease fires.

Do notletcootig grease

or otherflamable materiak ~– accmtiate in or near the =ra~e.

* Do not usewateron gr~e s= fires.Neverpickup a fldng = pm. Smother fl~hg pan on sufiaceutit by cove* pm completelywith well-fittbg tid9 – ‘-–’-cootie sheetor flat tray. Rtig greaseou@idea pan canbe putout by covetig with batig soda or9f avaiiab1e9a mtiti-pur~se *y chetical or fem.

@Do not touchheating

elemenfior hterior smface of —oven.These

surfacesmaybe hot --enoughto burn eventhoughthey are dark in color.During .ad

moist or damp potholders on ~ clothingor other flammable hot sutiaces mayresult inburns materialscontact sutiace units, tiom steam.Do notletpotholdem- areas nearby surfaceuni~ or any totichhotheatingelemehts. Do titerior:area of the oven;tiow not usea towelor other bulky

Clom.

Neveruse your apptimce for

watig or heatkg theroom. ~

.sufficienttime for cooling,first. _

‘Potenti&y’hqtsutices include

the.cooktopand areas facingthe

ctioktop,oven ventopeningand

‘ surfacesnear theopening, and

Stomge in or on apptiance— ‘

@ Flmablematerids shouldnotbe stored in an ovenor near surtice

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crevicesaround the ovendoor. Remember: The inside surface of the ovenmaybe hot when the door is opened,

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cootig prk9 follow ~-- =--

our directions exactlyand always m- ‘cook themeat to atleast 170°F. This assures that, in the remote ‘~--possibilitythat trichtia maybe =_~ present inthe meat. it WWbe wed and the rneat’wfllbe sa& to eat*

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surfaceCootingUtik

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proper pm Sti-’rhis

appliance is equippedwith one size. Selectutenstishavingfit

bottomslarge enoughto cover the surfaceunit heatingelement. The use ofundersized utensfis wtil exposea portion of the heating element to direct contact and mayresult in ignitionof

@Use of deeomtivemebi

coverson sudace elements tiotr~omended. If a covered

element is ~ed on, element burnout codd result.

@men flAg

thehood, tmn the fan oH. The fm, Hoperathg, may spread theflame.

~ ~OO&fO~@kg ShOUldbeas

@as pssiblei

food~or moisture on fresh foods

f60dS~de~

Frost on frozen

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newspa~m.

If overheated,they

can catch fwe.

could result in a fire hazard or dmmge to the range.

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spi~age, the handJeof2 container should be timed towd the center ofthorange wifiout extendingbvernearby sur%ceunits.

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}flurra.B3ge9likemanyother

h;?useholtiiteEns3isheavy and

call settleintosoftfloorcoverings

suchascushionedvinylor

carpeting.M~henmovingtherange Qfithistypeofflooring,usecare, ~.ndit isrecommendedthatthese

s~mpleandinexpensiveinstructions

be followed. Tnerangeshouldbeinstalledon

asheetofplywood(or similar

~~aterial)asfollows:Whenthe

floorcoveringends

f}~erange, theareathattherange

v;illreston shouldbebuiltupwith plywoodtothesamelevelorhigher thanthefloorcovering.This will

ailowtherangetobemovedfor

cleaningor servicing.

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Levelingscrewsarelocatedon e3chcornerofthe baseofthe

rmge.Removethebottomdrawer andyoucanleveltherangeonan unevenfloor.

Toremovedrawer, pull drawer

out all the ?’vayytilt upthe front

and Wke it out.Toreplace

drawer,insertrollersatbackof

d~rawerbeyondstoponrangeglides. Liftdrawerif necessarytoinsert e~sily.Letfrontofdrawerdown, thenpushin toclose.

atthefront of

@Usecookwareofmediumweight @Preheatovenontiywhen

aluminum,withtight-fittingcovers,

necessary.Mostfoodswtil cook andflatbottomswhichcompletely satisfactorilywithoutpreheating. covertheheatedportionofthe surfaceunit.

@Cookfreshvegetableswitha

minimumamountofwaterina coveredpan.

@Watchfoodswhenbringingthem quicklyto cookingtemperaturesat

Ifyoufindpreheatingisnecessary,

watchtheindicatorlightandput

foodinovenpromptl~aftertie

-lightgoesout. @AlwaysturnovenOFFbefore

removingfood. *Duringbaking,avoidfrequent

HIGHheat.Whenfoodreaches dooropenings.Keepdooropenas

cookingtemperature,reduceheat

shortatimeaspossiblewhenitis

inlrne~iatelytolowestsettingthat opened. willkeepit cooking.

~ Useresidualheatwithsufice cookingwheneverpossible.For extiple, whencookingeggsinthe shell,bringwatertoboil,thenturn

toOFFpositiontocompletethe cooking.

*Usecorrectheat forcookingtask:~

* Cookcomoleteovenmeals

insteadofju~tone fooditem. Potatoes,othervegetables,and somedessertswillcooktogethkr withamain-dishcasserole,meat

loaf,chickenor roast.Choose

~‘ foodsthatcookatthesame

tern@eratureandinapprofiately

thestirnetime. HI—forrapidboil(iftimeallows; ~ donot useHIGHheattostart). ~ ~~~ “‘se ‘esidual’heat‘n‘he‘Ven

MEDIUMHI (8-9)—quick browning.

wheneverpossibletofinish

~ cookingcasseroles,ovenmeals,

etc.Alsoaddrollsor precooked MED—slowfrying. ‘dessertstowarmoven, using

LOW(2-3)—finishcookingmost

residualheattowarmthem.

quantities,simmer--doubleboiler heat,finishcooking,andspecial forsm& quantities.

@Whenboilingwaterforteaor coffee,heatody amountneeded. ~ Itisnoteconomicaltoboila containerfullofwaterforone ortwocups.

Features of YourRaue

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1 Model andSerialNumbers

2 SurfaceUnitControls

3 “ON” IndicatorLightsfor

SurfaceUnits

I 4 OvenSetControl

5 OvenTernpControl

6 OvenCyclingLight

~7 AutomaticOvenTimer,Clock

andMinuteTimer

8 SolidElementSurfaceUnit

Explained

onpage

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7-9

Fature hdex

9 OvenLightSwitch

I 10 OvenLiner

I 11 BroilUnit

U BakeUnit(Maybe lifiedgently

forwipingovenfloor.)

I 13 OvenShelves

14 OvenShelfSupports 15 Brofler% andMck 16 StorageDrawer 17 OvenVent

Explained

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Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrols aredesignedtogiveyouaninfinite choiceofheatsettingsforsurface unitcooking.

AtbothOFFandHIpositions,there

isaslightnichesocontrol “clicks” at thosepositions;“click”onHI marksthehighestsetting;thelowest settingisWti. Inaquie~titchen, youmayhearslight“clicking” soundsduringcooking,indicating heatsettingsselectedarebeing maintained.

Switchingheatstohighersettings alwaysresultsinaquickerchange

thanswitchingtolowersettings.

Step1: Graspcontrolknoband pushin.

Step2: Turneitherclockwiseor counterclockwisetodesiredheat setting.

ntrol mustbepushedinto

onlyfrom Om position.when control

thanQm, itmayberotited

%Yitboutpushingin.

isinanypositionother

Coitrok

set

BesureyouturncontroltoOFF whenyoufinishcooking.An indicatorlightwillglowwhen ~Y heatonanysufice unitison.

Cm- Gtidefor U* Ha@

~–Bring

mDm ~ (8-9)–Fastfry,pm broil;maintaintit boilonlarge amountof fd.

MED-Saute andbrown;maintain slowboilonlargeamountoffd.

~W(2-3)–Cook~r stigatHK; cookwithlittlewaterincoveredpan.

W—Steam rice,cereal;maintain servingtemperatureofmostfoods.

N~E:

1.AtHIorMEDIUMHI(8-9), neverleavefoodunattended. Boiloverscausesmoking;greasy spilloversmaycatchfire.

2. AtWMorLOW(2-3),melt chocolate,butteronsmallunit.

CooMoptemperaturesincrease withthenmber ofelernenbthat areon.W~th3or 4elements~ed on,surfacetemperaturesarehigh andcareshouldbeexercisedwhen

touctingthecootiop.

Theuseofyoursolidelement cooktopisquitesimilartoan electriccoilcooktop,withwhich youprobablyarefamiliar.With bothtypes youwillenjoy the cleadinessofelectricityandthe benefitsofretainedheatinthe elements.However,thereare differences.

@Solidelementsdo NOTglowred, evenatHI setting.

@Solidelementsreachtemperature

alittleslower,andholdheat longer thanconventionaltubularelements. Solidelementshaveveryevenheat distribution.Sincesolidelements

watertoboil.

holdheatlonger,youmaywishto turntheelementoffsooner,and takeadvantageoftheresidud heat. Theamountofresidualheatis dependentuponthequantityand typeoffood, thematerialand thicknessofthepanandthesetting usedforcooking.

@Thereddotintie ~en~roftie sofid elementindicatesbtit-in temperature

limitersthat automaticallyreduce “ theheatif a pan boils dry,ifthe elementisturnedonwithouta pan orifthepanisnotmakingenough contactwiththesurfaceofthe element.Thereddotswillwearoff withusewithoutaffectingthe performanceoftheelements.

e~e~ ism~~ hat intie element, Onboilovers,wait forelementto

coolbeforecleaningelementarea.

● Solidelementcookingtakesyou

a stepcloserto easiercleanup, becausethecookingsurfaceis sealedagainstsptilsandthereare nodripbowlsorburnerboxtoclean.

~Youmust useproperflatbottomed cookware,notwarped,convex,or concave.Impropercookwarecould causeunsatisfactorycookingmsdts.

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Thetopworkingsurfaceof thenewsolidelementshavea protectivecoatingwhichmustbe hardenedbeforeusingtheelements forthefirsttime.Tohardenthis coating,theelementsshouldbe heatedwithoutapanforashort periodoftimeatHIsetting.

Therewillbe somesmokeand odor;thisisnormal. It isnontoxicandcompletelyharmless. Heatingoftheelementwill changethestainlesssteelelement trimringsandtemperature

sensorstoa goldcolor.

THE ELEMENTPR~ECTIVE COATINGMUSTBEHARDENED ~ HELPPR~E~ THEELEMENT OVER~ LIFE.

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ToReceiveMafimum PerformanceflwmYour SoiidElement

QYoumustusetheco~ectcookware

forgoodcookingresults.

@Goodcookwarehas thick,flat

bottomswhichabsorbtheheatfrom the element.Thethick,flatbottom providesgood heatdistribution fromtheelementto thefood.This cookingprocessrequireslittle water,fatandelectricity.

~Cookwarewiththin,uneven bottomsdoesnotadequatelyutilize the heatcomingfromtheelement. The fd tobecookedmayburnand requiremoretimeandelectricity. Youwould alsohaveto addmore fator water.

@Useody pansofgoodqualityon thesolidelements.Theyshould

haveastablebottom,slightly

concavetowardsthecenter,just

enoughsothatthebottomofthe

panhasthegreatestpossible

contactwiththesolidelement duringheatingoperation.This

resultsintheoptimumuseof

energy.~ns withunevenbottoms

are not suitableand.cancause

excessiveheatbuildupwhichcan

damagecooktop.

Q Evennessofthepanbottomcan becheckedbya ruleor thestraight edgeofatable.

@Usepansofthecorrectdiameter only.Theyshouldbeslightlylarger thanthe solidelementso spillovers willflowontothecooktopandnot bakeontotheelement.Adamp clothis sufficienttoremovethe spill.Pansshouldnotoverhang morethan 1inchovertheelement.

@Tooptimizecookingtime and energyusage,youshouldusea panthatissizedcorrectlyforthe cookingprocess, witha well-fitted lidto avoidevaporationlossand cookwithaslittlewaterorfatas possible.Ifthepanis toosmall, energyiswastedandspillagecan flowontothe solidelement.

~Placeonlydrypans onthesolid

element.Donotplacelidsonthe

solidelement,particularlywetlids.

@Specialcookingproceduresthat requirespecificcookingutensils, suchaswoks,pressurecookers, deepfatfryers,etc.,musthaveflat bottoms,bethecorrectsizeand covered,ifapplicableto cooking process,asidentifiedearlier in thissection.

e Don’tusepanswithrounded

bottoms.Theydon’thaveenough contactwiththesolidelementto cookproperly.

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TocheckhowapanWiu

performonasolidelement:

1. Put 1inchofwaterinto thepan.

2. Bringwatertoaboiland observethepatternofthe bubblesasthewatercomesto aboil.

@Exceptinpressurecookingwith waterandwaterbathcanning,pot shouldnotextendmorethan 1inch — beyondthesurfaceofa solid elementandshouldhaveflat bottoms.Whenpotsdonotmeet thisdescription,theuseoftheHI heat settingcausesexcessiveheat buildupandmayresultindamage tothe cooktop.See“Home CanningTips”sectionforfurther information.

Questiom& bSW~~S

Q. May Icanfoodsandpreserves

onmysotidelementsmface tib? A. Yes,but onlyusecookware

designedforcanningpurposes.Check themanufacturer’sinstructionsand recipesforpreservingfoods.Be

surecannerisflat-bottomedand fitsoverthecenterofsolid element.Sincecanninggenerates largeamountsofsteam, be careful toavoidburnsfromsteamorheat. Canningshouldonlybe done on surfaceunits.

Q. WhyistheCOOMOPhottothe – touch?

A. Moreheatistransferredtothe cooktopbythesolidelementthan

conventionalcoilsbecausethe elementisclampedsecurelytothe cooktop.This,ofcourse,elirn.inates spilloversfromgettinginsidethe cooktopchassis.Thesecretto keepingthecooktopcomfortably cooleristoturnthecooktopon onlyafterthecookwareandits contentsareplacedontheelement.

Moreheat willthenbe transferred tothecookwareandthe foodrather thanthecooktop.Ineithercase,

however,thecooktoptemperature

iswellwithinthelimitssetby

UnderwritersLaboratoriesandwill

notcausedamagetothecabinets,

countertops,cookware,dishtowels

andothermaterials.

3. A uniformpatternofbubbles acrossthebottomofthepan confirmsa goodheattrmsfer and a goodpot.

4. Bubbleslocalizedin onlya portionofthebottomindicate unevencontactoftie pantothe element,unevenheattransfer,

andan unsuitablepot.

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