GE JBW3-4, JBW3 User Manual

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

Anti-Tip Device .........................3, 24, 30, 32

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum Foal. . . . . . . . . . .......4, 19,21,22

AutomaticTimers

Features

Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................17-23

Surface Cooking . . . . . . . . ...................8-14

Useand Care&

and Clock ....................16

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

Broiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............22,23

Control Settings . . . . . . . . .....................17

Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................20,21

Shelves..............4,

Canning Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . .....................10

Coil Surface Units . . . . . .................12, 13

Cooktop Comparison ................................8

Cookware Tips . . . . . . . . .

Radiant Surface

Units............9–l5

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

17–19,22,26

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Installation Guide

Electric Range

Problem Solver . . . . . . ..

ThermostatAdjustment–

Dolt Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................20

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Anti-Tip Device ...................30, 34

Flooring Underthe Range.. .......................31

Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Consumer Services . . ............39

Appliance Registration ..

Important Phone Numbers ............39

Model andSerial Number Location ..........2

Warrantyvqu . . . . . . . . . . . .

800.626.2000

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Care and Cleaning ...................24-29

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Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . .....................24

Broderpan,

Continuous-Cleaning . . ...........................28

Cooktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....15, 24,25

LtiGOff

Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................27

Light Bulb Replacement.... ........................26

Porcelain Oven

grid. . . . . . . . . . ........................26

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Standard-Clean Models:

JBW3
JBW3-4
JBS07 JBS27

JBS16

Continuous-Clean Model

JBC17

JBS17
JBS18

JBS30

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HELP US HELP YOU...

Before using your range,
read this guide carefully.

It 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, call:

GE Answer

800.626.2000
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Center@

Write down the model and
serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label behind
the range door or 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.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE

If you received a damaged
range...

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

Save time and money.
Before you request
service . . .

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

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page on
the inside back cover.

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

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 still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

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When using electrical appliances,

basic

safety
precautions should be followed, including the
following:

●

Use this appliance only for its intended use

as described in this guide.

● Be sure your appliance is properly installed and

grounded

by a qualified technician in accordance

with the provided installation instructions.

● Do not attempt to

your range unless it is specifically recommended
in this guide.

repair

or replace any part of

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.

Q

Fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury.

If your model has a surface light, you must
recycle the fluorescent light bulb according to
local, state and federal codes.

s

Do not

on the
cooktop.

allow

anyone to climb, stand or hang

door,

kick panel or storage drawer or

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

ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

● Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments

while using the appliance.

TIE

RANGE TO REACH

Be careful when
reaching for iterns stored over the range. Flammable
material could be ignited if brought in contact
with hot surface units or heating elements and
may

cause

severe burns,

Q

Use

only

dry pot holders—moist
or damp pot holders on hot surfaces
may result in burns from steam.

Do
not let pot holders touch hot surface units or
heating elements. Do not use a towel or other

bulky cloth.

AWARNING—

All ranges can tip and injury could
result. To prevent accidental tipping
of the range,

floor by installing the Anti-Tip device
supplied.

To check if the device is installed and
engaged properly, remove the kick

panel

or

ieg. Make
If you pull the range out from the wall for any

reason, make sure the device is properly engaged
when you push the range back against the wall.
If it is not. there is a
tipping over and
stand, sit or lean on an open door.

Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information
in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could
result in tipping of the range and injury.

Q

Do not leave children alone-children should

not be left alone or unattended in an area where an
appliance is in

to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

attach it to the wall and

stora~e

drawer and

sur;

it fits securely i;to the slot.

insuect

possible

cau;ing

injury if you or a

use. They should never be allowed

rear

the

risk of the

leveling

u

ran~e

;hild

● For your safety, never use your appliance for

warming or heating the room.

●

DO

NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.

● Keep the hood and grease filters clean to

maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.

●

Do

not

let

cooking grease or other flammable

materials accumulate in or near the range.

● Do not store flammable materials in an oven

or near the cooktop.

● When cooking pork, follow 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 be
safe to eat.

(continued next puge)

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Do not touch

ekxnents or

These surfaces

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

the surface

the interior surface of the

may

be hot enough to

units, the

heating

oven.

burn even

though they are dark in color. During and after

use, do not

flammable materials contact
areas
of the

Potentially hot surfaces include the
facing the

riear

touch, or let clothing or other

nearby

the

suil?ace

units or any interior area

oven;

allow

cooktop,

the opening, crevices

suffkient

time

oven vent opening, surfaces

around

the

surface

for

units, the

cooling,

ccmktop,

the oven door,

fiist.

areas

the edges of the door window and metal trim parts
above the door.

Remember:

be

hot

when the door is opened.

s Do

The

inside surface of the oven may

not

use

water on grease

fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan.

Turn the
flaming pan on a

pan

completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie

sheet or

flat

tray. Use a multi-purpose dry

controls

surface

off. Smother a

unit by covering the

chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher,
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put

out

by covering it with baking soda or, if available,
by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or

foam-

type fire extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely

by

closing

the oven door and turning the oven off

or

by

using a multi-purpose dry chemical or

type

fire

extinguisher.

foam-

Oven

.

~tind

away from the

the oven door.

can

cause bums to hands, face and/or eyes.

z Do

not heat

Pressur-e could

Hot

Unopened

buildup and the container could

range

when

opening

air or steam which escapes

food

containers.

burst, causing an injury.

●

Keep

the oven vent

●

Keep

the

oven

●

When

using cooking

oven,

follow the manufacturer’s directions.

Q DO not USe Your

If

overheated, they can catch fire.

Q Do

not leave paper products, cooking utensils

or

food

in the oven when

s Do

not

use oven for a storage area.

Items

stored in an oven can ignite.

duct

unobstructed.

free

from

grease

or

roasting bags in the

oven to dry

buiidup.

newspapers.

not

in use.

4

●

-g

is

also

surfaces

* plae~ & oven

while the oven is

handled when hot,

~Et the

a convenience

shelf to

in

the

lifting

shelf

stop-lock

heavy foods. It

is

a precaution against burns from touching

of

the door or oven walls.

shelf in the

cool. If

do

not

desired position

the shelves

Iet

pot holder contact

must

be

hot

the heating elements.

●

For

continuous

cleaners

on any of the continuous cleaning

surfaces.

Continuous cleaning surfaces can

clean

models, do

not use oven

be

identified by their rough surface finish.

Surface

(Electric Coil

Cooking

models only)

. use

pr~~r

Units

pan size-Select

cookware having flat bottoms large

enough
heating element. me

will

expose a portion of the surface unit to direct

to

cover the surface unit

use of

undersized cookware

contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of the cookware to the surface

unit

will

also

improve efficiency.

a

~ev~r

leave the

high heat settings.

greasy

●

Be sure

spillovers

the drip pans and the vent

covered and

surface units unattended at

Boilovers cause

smoking and

that may catch on fire.

duct

are

are in

place.

Their absence during

not

cooking could damage range parts and wiring.

* Do

not use

or

anywhere in the oven except as described in

this guide. Misuse

ahuninum

foil to

could

Iine

the drip pans

result in a shock, fire

hazard or damage to the range.

. oflly

~e~ain

types

of glass>

glasticeramk

earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for

cooktop

service;

others may break

because of the sudden change in temperature.

●

To

minimize

of flammable materials and spillage, the handle

a mmtainer should

the

possibility of burns,

be turned toward

ignition

the

center of

of

the range without extending over the nearby
surface units.

.

Always

turn the

surface units off

before

removing cookware.

●

To

avoid the possibility of a burn or electric

shock,

surface

are cool

* h

units.

always be certain that the controls for all

units

are at the off.

before attempting~o

not

immerse or soak the removable surface

Do

not put them in a dishwasher.

rwsition

and all coils

lift or remove a unit.

●

Clean the

or cloth
unit, be

.

When

fan

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

●

Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or

medium high heat

●

Foods

Frost cm frozen foods

can cause hot fat to bubble up arid over the

cooktop

is used to wipe

with caution.

spills on

a hot surface

If a wet

careful to avoid steam burns.

flaming

foods

are under the

hood9 tum the

settings.

for

frying should be as dry as possible.

or moisture on fresh

sponge

foods

sides

of the pan.

.

U$e little fat

frying.

for effective shallow

or

deep-fat

Filling the pan too full of fat can cause

spillovers when food is added.

* If

a combination of oils or fats

in frying,

stir together before heating, or as fats

will

be used

melt slowly.

.

Always hwt

. Use a deep

fat slowly, and watch

fst

thermometer

whenever

as it

heats.

possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the
smoking point.

Radiant Surface

Units

(on some models)

Q

Use proper

pan

size-Select

cookware having flat bottoms

surface

expose

will
contact

large enough

unit, T&

use of-undersized cookware

a portion of the surface unit to

and

may result in ignition of clothing,

to cover the selected

direct

Proper relationship of the cookware to the surface
units will also improve efficiency.

Never leave the surface units unattended at
high heat settings.

Boilovers

cause smoking and

greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

Do

not

operate the radiant surface units

if the glass is broken.

Spillovers or cleaning
solution may penetrate a broken cooktop and
create a risk of electrical
qualified technician immediately

shack.

Contact a

should

your

glass cooktop become broken.

Avoid scratching the glass

cooktop

surface.

The cooktop can be scratched with items such
as sharp instruments, rings or other jewelry and

rivets on clothing.

Never use the glass cooktop surface as a
cutting board.

Do not place or store items on top of the

glass

cooktop surface when it is not in use.

Do

not

stand on the glass cooktop.

. Be

careful

utensils on

use. They may become hot and could cause

●

To minimize

of flammable materials
of a container should be turned
of the

when

range

placing

@ass

cooktop surface

the

possibility of burns,

without

spoons or

and

spillage,

exte~ding

over the

other stirring

whe~

it is in
ignition

the

handle

toward

the center

nearby

burns.

surface units.

●

Always

turn

the surface

units off

before

removing the cookware.

. Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or

medium high heat settings.

●

When flaming

the

fan

off. The fan, if operating, may spread

foods are under

the

hood,

turn

the flame.

●

Foods

Frost on frozen
can cause hot

of

s

Use little fat for effective shallow or deep-fat

frying.

s~illovers when food

●

If a combination of oils or fats

in

melt

s

Always heat fat slowly,

●

Use

for

frying

foods

fat

to

should

be as dry as possible.

or moisture on fresh foods

bubble

up and over the sides

the pan.

Filling the pan too full of fat can

is added.

frying$

stir together before heating, or M fats

slowly.

and watch as it heats.

a

d~p fat

thermometer whenever

will

be used

cause

possible@

prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

●

Clean

or

the

cooktop with caution.

If a wet

sponge

cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface
unit, be careful to avoid steam burns. Some
cleaners

a hot surface.

can

produce noxious fumes if applied to

NOTE:

We recommend that you
avoid wiping any surface unit areas until they
have

cooled

and the indicator

When the cooktop is cool,

light

has gone off.

use

only Cook

Top

Cleaning Creme brand cleaner to clean the cooktop.

●

Use care when touching the cooktop.

The glass surface of the cooktop will retain
heat after the controls have been turned off.

●

To avoid possible damage to the cooking

surface,

do not apply

Cook

Top Cleaning Creme

to the glass surface when it is hot.

●

After cleaning,

to remove all Cook Top Cleaning

*

Read and follow

on

Cook Top Cleaning Creme labels.

use a dry cloth or paper

Crerne

all

instructions

and

towel

residue.

warnings

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

5

FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE

Not all features are on all models.

Some models have lift-up

cooktops for easier cleaning.

Broiler Pan

(on some models)

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Drip Wells

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vary)

JBS30

JBS16
JBS17

JBS18

JBC17

JBS30

(appearance may vary)

JBS03

JBS03-4

JBS07

Feature Index

1

Storage Drawer (on some models)

—

Not

a]]

models have

al]

features.

2 Anti-Tip Label
3 Anti-Tip Device

See the Installation Instructions.

4 Broil Element

5 Cooktop/Lift-Up Cooktop

(on some models)
6 Oven Cycling Light
7 Surface Unit Knobs
8 Oven Light Switch

(on models with oven window)

9 Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Light
10 Clock (on some models)
11 OVEN TEMP Knob

12 Oven Vent Located under right rear

surface unit.

13 Electric Coil Surface Units,

Drip Pans

Explained

on page

3,29.32

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3,30,32

4, 22,

26, 27

3, 24

17

11.29
17

11

16

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17, 18, 20,

22, 29

4, 29

4,5,

10, 12,

13, 25

8,

Feature Index

Not

al]

models have all features

14 Oven Interior Light

(on some models) Comes on
automatically when the door is

ot)ened.

15 Oven Shelf Supports

Shelf positions for cooking are
suggested in the Baking, Roasting

and Broiling sections.

16 Oven Shelf with Stop-Locks

(number may vary)

17 Bake Element May be lifted gently

for

wipin~

oven floor.

1.,

18 Model and Serial Numbers

Behind the

storage

drawer.

19 Lift-Off Oven Door with

Broil Stop Position
Easily removed for oven cleaning.

20 Broiler Pan and Grid

(on some models)

21 Hot Surface Indicator Lights

Glass cooktop models only.

22 Radiant Surface Units

Glass cooktop models only.

23 Glass Cooktop

Radiant models only

Explained

on page

17, 26

4, 17, 18,

22, 23

4, 17-19,

22, 26

4,27

3,22,27

20-22, 26

12

4, 5,
8-10,
12-15

5,

11,

14, 15

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HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE

TO YOUR OLD ONE?

Your new cooktop has electric coil surface units or a
radiant glass cooktop. If
gas burners or other types

you are used to cooking with

of electric cooktops.

YOU

will notice some differences when you use electric
coils or a radiant glass cooktop.

Type of Cooktop
Electric Coil

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Radiant
(Glass Cooktop)

Description

Flattened metal
tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suspended
over a drip pan.

Electric
under a

cooktop.

coils

gla~s

How It Works

Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best
cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of
warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change
heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.

Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be
the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to
continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if

you want cooking to stop.

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Induction

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Gas Burners

High frequency

induction coils

a glass

under

surface.

Solid cast iron
disk sealed to the
cooktop surface.

Regular or sealed

gas

burners use
either LP gas
or natural gas.

Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is
produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away
and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control
off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan. but cooking stops right away.

Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be
cooking results. Heats up and cools down more
disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan

from the solid disk
Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but

pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change
heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.

The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you have.

The following chart will help you to understand the
differences between electric coil surface units and any
other type of cooktop you may have used in the past.

flat

on the bottom for good

slowly

than electric coils. The

if

you want the cooking to stop.

flat

-

on

8

General Information About Radiant Surface Units

The radiant cooktop features heating units beneath a
smooth” glass surface. The surface units are shown by

outlines on the glass.
Before you use the cooktop for the first time, clean

it with Cook Top Cleaning Creme. This helps
protect the top and makes clean-up easier.

NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new cooktop
is used for the first time. It is caused by the heating of
new parts
in a short time.

When a surface unit is turned on, coils beneath the

surface unit radiate heat through the glass to the is safe to touch. It is not unusual for the lights to stay
cookware. The red glow of the coils will be visible
through the glass. It will take the surface unit a few
moments to heat up. The coil cycles on and off to
maintain your selected control setting. With poor
cookware, you will see frequent cycling of the unit
off and on. Good, flat cookware will minimize
the cycling.

Use only flat-bottomed cookware. Do not let pots boil
dry. Overheated metal can bond to glass cooktop. An
overheated copper pot will leave a residue that will
permanently stain the glass.

Sliding aluminum cookware across the glass may
leave metal marks. These metal marks will appear as
small scratches. They
Cleaning Creme and a razor scraper.

and

insulating materials and will disappear

can

be removed with Cook Top

It is safe to place hot cookware from the oven or
surface on the glass surface when the surface

Avoid sliding pans on the glass cooktop. Pan edges
that are even slightly rough or grit on the cooktop can
cause scratches on the glass.

Even after the surface units are turned off, the
cooktop retains
avoid

o~rercooking.

when the food is cooked. Avoid placing anything on
the surface unit until it has cooled completely.

The Hot Surface Lights will stay lit until the cooktop
lit for

30

—

minutes.

/’/

enough

heat to continue

remove pans from the surface units

is COO1.

glass

cooki~g.

To

Before you use the cooktop for the first time, clean it with
Cook Top Cleaning Creme. This helps protect the top and

makes clean-up easier.

9

HOME CANNING TIPS

Canning should be done on the surface units only.

Pots that extend beyond 1 inch of the surface unit

are not recommended for most surface 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 the cooktop surfaces
surrounding the surface units.

Observe the Following Points in Canning

1. Be sure the canner fits over the center of the

surface unit.

allow the canner to be centered on the surface unit,
use smaller diameter pots for good canning results.

2. For best results, use canners with flat bottoms.
On the glass cooktop, flat bottomed canners must
be used. 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 boil water.

Flat-bottomed canners are recommended for
electric coils; they are required for glass cooktops.

lf your range or its location does not

HOWEVER, 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 the porcelain cooktop surfaces

surrounding the electric coil surface units.

3.

When canning, use recipes and procedures from
reputable sources. Reliable recipes and procedures
are available from the manufacturer of your canner;
manufacturers of glass jars for canning, such as
Ball and Kerr; and the United States Department of
Agriculture Extension Service.

4. Remember that canning is a process that generates
large amounts of steam. To avoid burns from steam
or heat, be careful when canning.

NOTE: If your house has low voltage, canning may
take longer than expected, even though directions
have been carefully followed.

The process time can be shortened by:

(1) using a pressure canner, and

(2) starting with HOT tap water for fastest heating

of large quantities of water.

mixtures—

Glass Cooktop Cautions:

Safe canning requires that harmful microorganisms Since you must make sure to process the canning
are destroyed and that the jars are sealed jars for the prescribed time, with no interruption
completely. When canning foods in a water-bath
canner, a gentle but steady boil must be maintained
for the required time. When canning foods in a flat enough.
pressure canner, the pressure must be maintained
for the required time.

.4fter you have adjusted the controls, it is very

important to make sure the prescribed boil or
pressure levels are maintained for the required time.

The glass cooktop surface units have temperature
limiters that prevent the glass cooktop from getting
too hot. If the bottom of your canner is not flat,
the surface unit can overheat, triggering the
temperature limiters to cycle the unit off for a

time. This will stop the boil or reduce the pressure

in the canner.

in processing
the cooktop surface units if your canner is not

What is a Temperature Limiter?
Every radiant surface unit has a Temperature

Limiter. The Temperature Limiter protects the
glass cooktop from getting too hot.

The Temperature Limiter may cycle the units off
for a time if:

. The pan boils dry.

● The pan bottom is not flat.

. The pan is off center.

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There is no pan on the unit.

time, you cannot can on any of

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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

Switching heats to higher settings always shows a
quicker change than switching to lower settings.

Push the knob in

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

The surface unit “on” indicator light will glow

when ANY surface unit is on.

Cooking Guide for Using Heat Settings

HI—Used to begin cooking or to bring water to a NOTE: The surface unit “on” indicator light may
boil. Reduce heat setting after water boils.

Medium High—(Setting halfway between HI and
MED) Maintains a fast boil on large amounts of food.

MED—Saute

and brown; keeps food at a medium boil.

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 (simmering) to
tenderize and develop flavors. Use this setting to melt
butter and chocolate or to keep foods warm.

glow between LO and OFF, but there is no power

to the surface units.

OFF

LO

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MED

HI

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Special Notes for Glass Cooktops:

Cooktop temperatures increase with the number of
surface units that are on. With 3 or 4 units turned
on, surface temperatures are high so be careful
when touching the cooktop. The hot surface
indicator light will remain lit after the surface unit
is off until the surface is cool enough to touch.

NOTE:

● At HI and Medium High settings never leave food

unattended.

spillovers

Boilovers

cause smoking and greasy

may catch fire.

. At Medium Low and LO settings melt chocolate

and butter on a small surface unit.

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When a surface unit is turned on, the unit can be

seen glowing red within a few seconds. The red
glow will turn on and off (cycling) to maintain the
selected heat setting. With poor cookware, you will
see frequent cycling of the unit off and on. Good.
flat cookware will minimize the cycling. See the
Surface Cookware Tips section.

● It is safe to place hot cookware from the oven or

surface on the glass surface when it is cool.

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SURFACE CONTROLS

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Hot Surface Indicator Light

A “HOT SURFACE” light will glow brightly when
any

halogenhzidiant

remain lit after the unit is turned off until the surface
is cool enough to touch. Each element has its own
“HOT SURFACE” indicator light.

● It comes on instantly when the unit is turned on.

● It stays on even after the unit is turned off.

. It glows brightly until the unit is safe to touch.

element is turned on, and will

(Glass Cooktops

Only)

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A “HOT SURFACE” light will glow brightly when
any halogenlradiant element is turned on.

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SURFACE COOKWARE TIPS

(Electric Coil models only)

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 to
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 of
the surface unit. The pan should not extend over the
edge of the surface unit more than 1 inch.

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Not over 1 inch

WRONG

Over

1

inch

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