Ge JBS29GM User Manual

Solid Disk Electric Range

Safety instructions ....................3-5

Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . .....................3,24

Operating

Aluminum Foal . . . . . . . . . . . .............4, 18,20

ClockandTimer . . . . . . . ....................14,15

Features......~~.......ti

Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Broiling, Broiling Guide . ................20,21

Control Panel

Control Settings . . . . . . . . ...............14-15

Light; Bulb Replacement.... . . . . . ..13,24

Preheating

Roasting, Roasting Guide.. .....................19

Shelves

ThermostatAdjustment .......................13

Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................4,6

Surface Cooking . . . . . . . . ....................8-12

Control Settings . . . . . . . . ........................9

Cookware Tips . . . . . . . . . . .............10,11

Home Canning Tips . . . . .......................12

Instructions,Tips

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Problem Solver . . . . . . .............26

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Care and

Cleaning Guide . . . . . . . . . .........................25

Cooktop.........m...o....

Door Removal . . . . . . . . . . . .................23,25

Storage Drawer . . . . . . . . ..........................23

Consumer Services . .

Appliance Registration . .. Model and Serial Number

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Model

CIeaning....................22-25

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Location...........2

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JBS29GM

GE Appliances

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HELP

HELP You...

Before

read

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

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.

If you don’t understand something

or need more help, write (include your phone number):

using

this book

Consumer Affairs

GE Appliances

Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

your

carefully.

range,

IF’ YOU I$iEED

Write

and serial

You’ll find them on a label on the front of the range behind the storage drawer.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your range. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your range.

down the modei

numbers.

SERVICE . .

U’ you

received

a damaged range...

Immediately contact the dealer builder) that sold you the range.

Save time and

money.

(or

Before you request service...

Check the Problem Solver in the back of this book. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

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

further help.

FIRST,

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

you

receive, here are three steps to

contact the people who serviced your

for

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details—including your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606

still

not resolved, write:

When using electrical appliances, precautions

should

followed,

basic

safety

including

the following:

●

USe this appliance

ody

for its intended use as

described in this manual,

Be sure your appliance is properly installed

and grounded by a qualified technician in accordance with

the

provided installation

instructions.

●

Don’t

attempt to repair or replace any part of your range unless it is recommended in this

specifkxdly

book.

All

other

servicing

should be referred to a qualified technician.

●

Before performing

any service, disconnect the

range power supply at the household

distribution panel by removing

the

fuse or

switching off the circuit breaker.

WARNING-AM

injury

ranges can tip and

could

result. To-prevent accidental tipping of the range from abnormal usage including excess loading of attach it to the wall or

the

oven

floor

dour,

by installing the Anti-Tip device supplied. To insure the device is properly installed, and engaged,

inspect the rear

remove the drawer

leveling leg. Make sure it fits

panel

and

securely into the slot. If you pull the range out from the wall for any

reason, make sure the rear

leg is

returned to its position in the device when you push the range back. Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information in this book. Failure

take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and injury.

●

Do not leave children alone-children should

not be left alone or unattended in an area where an appliance is in use. They should to sit or stand on

any

part of the appliance.

never

be allowed

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.

●

Never

wear

Ioose-fifting or

htnghg

gWm@$

while using the appliance. Flammable material

could be ignited if brought in contact with hot heating elements and may cause sever burns.

. Use

only

dry pot holders-moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may

result

burns

from steam.

Do not

let

pot holders touch hot heating elements.

Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

●

Do not store or use combustible materials

the oven or near the cooktop.

. Do not store paper products, cooking

utensib~

or food in the oven when not in use. Do not store flammable materials in an oven

or near

the cooktop.

. For your safety, never use your

appIiance

for

warming or heating the room.

. Do

not

store or use combustible

materials9

gasoline or other flammable vapors or liquids in the vicinity of this or any

●

Keep

hood and grease

other

appliance.

fiIters

clean to maintain

good venting and to avoid grease fires.

. Do not

let

cooking grease or other

fktmmabk?

materials accumulate in or near the range.

●

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. 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.

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Don’t

on the door, drawer or

allow

anyone to climb, stand or hang

range

top. They could damage the range and even tip it over, causing severe personal injury,

IIMI?ORTANT

SAFETY

(continued)

o DO KWt tXMM51

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burn even though they are dark color. clothing of surface units, areas interior area of the

for

Potentially areas facing the

During

cooling, first.

heating elenwts or interior

oven. These

and

other

hot

surfaces maybe

hat

enough

after use, do

not

touch or

let

flammable materials contact

nearby

surface units or any

oven; allow

surfaces include the

cuoktop, oven verit

sufficient time

couktop and

opening and surfaces near the opening, crevices around the oven door, and Remember: The

metal

trim parts

above

the

door.

insid~

surface of the oven maybe

hot when the door is opened.

s when cooking

pork,

the directions

exactly

and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least

170°F.

This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and the meat

will

safe to eat.

oval

e fj@I~

* Nling

when using

. DO

away

from

door. Hot

air or

burns to hands, face

~0119~

h~~t

oven.

Pressure

could bursty causing an

Keep

oven

p~a~e

OVWI

shelf

COOL

If shelves

let

pot holder contact heating

out

shelf

convenience in lifting

range when Qpellhlg o~en

steam which

escapes

and/or eyes.

food

containers in the

could build up and the

injury.

vent

duct

in desired

must be

~osition while Well

handled when hat, do

units

to the shelf

stop

heavy foods. M is also a

is a

the

precaution against burns from touching surfaces of the

door

or oven

walls.

cooking or roasting bags in

follow the package directions.

nOt MSe

overheated, they can catch fire.

your oven to dry newspapers.

can cause

not

oven.

hot

oven?

. ~~n’t we

aluminum

foil anywhere in

except as described in this book.

result in

afire hazard or damage to the range.

the

Oven

Misuse could

Surface Cooking

Use

g..

l–

appliance is equipped with one more surface

Units

proper pan size-This

units of

different

size.

Select cookware having flat bottoms large

enough to cover the surface unit heating element.

The use of undersized cookware portion of the heating element to

will

expose a

direct

contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will also improve efficiency.

●

Never

heat settings. greasy

●

Don’t

leave sufiace units

Boilover

spilkwers

that may catch on fire.

unattended at

high

causes smoking and

assume that you know how to operate all parts of the range. Some features may work differently from those on your previous range.

●

Clean

cooktop

with caution. If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid steam burn. Some cleansers can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.

~~n flaming the

fan off.

the

flame.

●

Foods for frying should be as dry as

Frost on frozen foods or moisture

can

foods

foods are under the

The

fan, if operating, may spread

cause hot

fat to

bubble up

hood? turn

possiblea

fresh

and

over

sides of pan.

●

Use Iitt]e

frying. Filling the

spillovers

. K a combination of

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

Always heat

Use dep

fat

for

effective shallow or deep-fat

pan too

full of fat can cause

when food is added.

oils

or fats

wilI

be used

. . .

fat slowly, and

watch

as it

fat thermometer whenever possible to

heats,

prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

SAW

THESE

●

Only certain types of glass,

gk3ss/ceramic,

earthenware 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 suggestions.

●

To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition

of flammable

materiak,

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

●

Always

turn surface unit to OFF before

removing cookware.

●

Keep an eye on foods being fried at

HIGH

MEDIUM HIGH heats.

●

use of decorative

me@l

covers on

surface elements is not recommended. If a

covered element is turned on, element burnout

could

result.

INSTRUCTIONS

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Feature Index

1 Storage Drawer

2 Model and Serial Numbers

(on oven frame behind storage drawer) 3 Anti-Tip Device 4 Broil Unit 5 Oven Interior Light 6 Solid Disk Element Surface Unit 7 Surface Unit Controls 8 “ON” Indicator Light for Surface Units 9

Oven Controls Automatic Oven Timer (turns your oven on and off for you automatically) Oven Control and Thermostat Clock

CLEAIVOFF pad

(push it to cancel any oven operation) Minute/Second Timer Oven “ON” Indicator Oven Display Panel

10 Set Knob

(lets you set oven temperature, clock timer and HI or LO broil)

11 Oven Light Switch

(lets you turn interior oven light on and off)

12 Oven Vent (area may get hot during oven use) 13 Cooktop

14 Oven Shelf Supports

Explained

on page

23,25

3,24

20,25

13, 24

8, 10, 12,24,25

9,25

14,25

14, 15

14–16. 20

14 14 14

14, 15

8,25

15 Oven Shelves

(easily removed or repositioned on shelf supports)

16 Bake Unit

17 Removable Oven Door

(easily removed for cleaning)

18 Broiler Pan and Rack

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13,22,25

23,25

22,25

SURFACE COOKING

Before

The top working surfaces of solid disk elements have There will be some smoke and odor; this is normal. a protective coating which must be hardened before using the elements for the first time. To harden this coating, the solid disk elements should be heated without a pan for a short period of time at HI setting.

Using Your Cooktop the First Time

Heating of the solid disk element will change the stainless steel trim rings to a gold color.

THE SOLID DISK ELEMENT PROTECTIVE COATING MUST

BE HARDENED TO HELP PROTECT THE ELEMENT OVER ITS LIFE.

General Information About Solid Disk Elements

Using a solid disk element is quite similar to using an electric coil, with which you probably are familiar. With both types of surface units-you cleanliness of electricity and the benefits of retained heat in the elements. However, there are differences.

Unlike electric coil surface units, solid disk elements

do NOT turn red hot, even at HI setting. You may, however, notice a dull glow when the elements are on HI and the room is dimly lit.

. Solid disk elements reach temperature a little slower,

and hold heat longer than conventional elements.

Solid disk elements have very even heat distribution.

Since solid disk elements hold heat longer, you may wish to turn the element off sooner, and take advantage of the residual heat. The amount of residual heat is dependent upon the quantity and type of food, the material and thickness of the pan and the setting used for cooking.

* The red dot in the center of the solid disk element

indicates built-in temperature limiters that automatically reduce the heat if a pan boils dry, if the element is turned on without a pan or if the pan is not making enough contact with the surface of the element. The red dots will wear off with use without affecting the performance of the elements.

wiil

enjoy the

● There is retained heat in the element.

wait for element to cool before cleaning element area.

. Solid disk element cooking takes you a step closer to

easier cleanup, because the cooking surface is sealed against spills and there are no drip pans or burner boxes to clean.

. You must use proper flat-bottomed

not cookware

Improper cookware will cause unsatisfactory

cooking results.

Cooktop temperatures increase with the number of elements that are on. With 3 or 4 elements turned high, so be careful when touching the cooktop.

~ha~

is warped, convex or concave.

on,

surface temperatures are

On boilovers,

cookware?

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Infinite Heat Controls

At both OFF and HI settings, there is a slight niche. When turning the control knob to either of these positions, you will feel the control “click” into the niche.

When cooking in a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight “clicking” sounds—an indication that the heat settings you selected are being maintained.

Switching heats to higher settings always results in a

quicker change than switching to lower settings.

How to Set the Controls

MEDIUM

HIGH

1. Grasp control knob and

push in.

2. Turn either clockwise or counterclockwise to desired heat setting.

Cooking Guide for Using Heat Settings

HI—Bring water to boil.

MEDIUM HIGH—Fast fry, pan broil; maintain

boil on large amount of food. MED—Saute and brown; maintain slow boil on large

amount of food. MEDIUM LOW—Cook after starting at HI; cook

with little water in covered pan. LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintain serving

temperature of most foods.

fast

Control must be pushed in t set only from OFF position. When control is in any position other than OFF, it may be rotated without pushing in.

Be sure you turn control to OFF when you finish An indicat& light will glow ANY heat on any surface unit is on.

NOTE:

1. At HI or MEDIUM HIGH, never leave food

unattended.

spillovers

2. At LO or MEDIUM LOW, melt chocolate, butter

on small unit.

Boilovers

may catch fire.

MEDIUM

HIGH

‘1

cooking.

cause smoking; greasy

&hen

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