GE JGHC56GEJ Use and Care Manual

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ckmt’ents

ApplianceRegistration Careand Cleaning

14-18

GasH7LWcooking

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ThermostatAdjustment 20 VentDuct

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Clock 9 ControlPanels

Features 6 SafetyInstructions 2-5 InstaHation

Leveling

Lift-UpCooktop MinuteTimer

ModelandSerialNumbers Oven

5 5

9 2 CookwareTips

8 DripPans

ProblemSolver RepairService 23

SurfaceCooking

Burners BurnerGrates

ControlSettings

15,18 15,18

15,18

AirAdjustment 19 FlameSize ‘7 Baking,BakingGuide

10,11

LightingInstructions 7

BroilerPanand Rack 16,18 Warranty BackCover Broiling,BroilingGuide 13

Continuous-Cleaning 14 ControlSettings 8

DoorRemoval 16 Light;BulbReplacement

8,17

OvenBottomRemoval 17 OvenTimer 9

Preheating Roasting,RoastingGuide 12

Shelves 8,16

10,11

GEAnswer Centera

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McdeIyxm56GEJ

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ReadibisbookCarefklllye

1[isintendedtohelpyouopmatc

andmaintainyournewrange properly.

Keepithan(.lyt’oranswerstoyour

questions. Ifyoudcm’tunderstandsomething

orReedmomhelp. write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

writedomthemodel

andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemona labellocated intheburnerboxunderthe

cooktop.Seepage6. Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership Registrationcard thatcamewith

yourrange.Beforesendinginthis card,pleasewritethesenumbers here:

Model Number

%rial Number

Uscthesenumbersin any correspondenceorservicecalls concerningyourrange.

=RYOUR SAFETY

Hyousmell gas:

openwindows,

2. Don’t touch electrical

3“Extinguish any

open

4.Immediatelycall yourgassupplier.

“Don’tturn electric switches

on oroff

becausesparksmay

ignitethegas.

FOR YOUR SAFETY Do not Stem or use

gasoline or other fl~mm~bl~ v~pom

liquidsinthevicinity ofthisoranyother appliance.

switches:

flames

and

I’heCalifbmiaWk llrifiking water atd ToxicEnfOrumxmt ActrequirestheGovcrmwof Californiatopublisha listof substancesknownto thestate tocausecancerand requires businessestowarricustomers ofpotential exposuretosuch ‘ substances.

Gas appliancescaficause mirmrexposuretothreeofthese substances,namelybenzene, formaldehydeand soot, caused primarilybythe incomplete combustionof naturalgasor I_l fuels. Properlyadjustedranges,

indicatedbya bluishrather than

a yellowflame, will minimize

incompletecombustion.Exposure to these substancescan be minimizedfurther by venting with an open windowor using

aventilationfanor hood.

Ifymlnwih%d

a dam~edrange. ● Q

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)whosoldyoutherange.

savetimeandmoneye

Beforeyou.request ser’vkeee o

C-hecktheProblemSolveron page21.It listscausesofminor operatingproblemsthatyou cancorrectyourself.

WhenYOUGetYourWnge

~Havetheinstaw?rshow you

thelocationoftherangegas cut-offvalveandkm’toshutit offifnecessary.

e ~av~your Hu& i~S@ii~dWi

properlygroundedbyaqualified

instiller, in accordancewith the

InstallationInstructions.Any

adjustmentand serviceshouldbe

performedonly byqualifiedgas

rangeinstallersor service

technicians.

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yourrimqeintoa

m-witgroi!ildidWthxonly.

#Tg~~~}~](]~~~m(jvethe~()~]~~

‘%27groundingprongfromthe plug.

if indoubtabout[hegroundingof

thehomeelectricalsystem,itis yourpcrsorxdresponsibilityand OMigatiorito havean ungrounded outk[ repked witha pro@y-

wmmded three-prongoutletin

~ accordancewiththe National ElectricalCode.Do not use an extensioncord wi{hthisappliance.

@Bem-e all

areremovedfromtherange

beforeoperatingit,toprevent f% orsmokedamageshoukI thepackingmaterialignite.

@Besureyourrangeiscorrectly

adjustedbyaqualifiedservice technicianorMdkr forthe typ ofgas(NatmdorIll) m whkhitistobeused.Your

: rangecanbeconvertedforuseon

.-; onetypeofgasortheother.See

InstallationInstructions. s Afterprolongeduseofa

rangti+ihighfloortemperatures

may

resdt andmanyfloor

WverhlgswillnotWithshnd thiskindofuse.Neverinstallthe rangeovervinyltileorlinoleum thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof use.Neverinstallitdirectlyover interiorkitchencarpeting.

using %?@rRange GDon9tk!avechildrenaloneor

~~a~te~dedwherearange

w h operation.

seriouslyburned.

oDon’t2MWVanyonetoClimb, standor hangonthe door or rangetop,Theycoulddamage

the

rangeand eventip it over

musing

packingmaterhis

ishot

Theycouldbe

severepersonalinjury.

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INTERESTm CHILDREN

SHOULDNon’BEsm&wD Im4CABIW.E ABOVEA RANGEOR ON

n-m

BACMPLMHOFARANGECHILDRENCLIMBINGON THE

RANGETOREACH ITEMSC.01.JIDBE SERIOUSLYINJURED.

~M 13umer

gratesandother surfacescod beforetouching themor kavingthemwhere ChildrenUx31nreachthem.

@Neverwearloosefittingor hanginggarmentswhileusing theappliance.

materialcould be ignitedif broughtin contactwith flameor hotovensurfacesand maycause severeburns.

~Never use

Flammable

yourappliancefor warmingor heatingtheroom. Prolongeduseoftherange withoutadequateventilationcan behazardous.

*Donotusewaterongrease fires.Neverpickupaflaming pan.Turnoffburner,then smotherflamingpanbycovering

pancompletelywithwellfitting lid,cookiesheetorflattray.

Flaminggreaseoutsideapancan beputoutbycoveringwithbaking sodaor,ifavailable,a multipurposedrychemicalor foam fireextinguisher.

@Do~~~~~o~eflam~ab~e materialsinan ovenornear

‘theCooktope @Donot M cooitinggrease

orotherflammablematerials accumulateh orneartherange,

e }%’henC{)oliillgpork, follow

thedirectionsexactlyanda[ways

COCAthemeattoanintcrnal temperatureofatleast170°F. Thisassuresthat,intheremote possibilitythattrichinamaybe presentinthemeat,itwillbekilkxi andmeatwillbesafetoeat.

surface Ceoting eAlwaysusetheLmi positkm

whenignitingtopburners and makesuretheburnershaveignited.

@Neverleavesurfaci’hnmers

unattendedatHIflame settings.Boilovercauses

smokingandgreasyspillovers thatmaycatchonfire.

~Adjusttopburner flamesize

soit doesnotextendbeyondthe edged thecookingutensiL Excessiveflameishazardous.

@Useonlydry potholders— moistordamppotholdersonhot surfacesmayresultinburnsfrom steam.Donotletpotholders comenearopenflameswhen Iiftingutensils.Donotuseatowel orotherbulkyclothinplaceofa potholder.

@‘l?ominimizethepossibility of’hrm+ ignitionofflammable materials,andspillage,turnthe cookwarehandlestowardtheside orbackoftherangewithout extendingoveradjacentburners.

@Alwaysturn surfaceburner to IOFFbeforeremovingutensil.

@Carefullywatchfoodsbeing friedat HIflamesetting.

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INIPoRTmT SMETY INSTRUCTIONS(~~~tinL@

Readdli instruction

@N&mMockthevents(air

beforeusingthisappliance.

openings)oftherange.They providetheairinletandoutlet

whichisnecessaryfor the range tooperateproperlywi!hcorrect

combustion. @Donotusea wokonthe

cookingsurfaceif’the wokhas a roundmettdringwhichis placedovertheburner grateto supportthe wok.Thisringacts asaheattrapwhichmaydamage theburnergrateandburnerhead. Also,itmaycausetheburnerto workimproperly.Thismaycause acarbonmonoxidelevelabove currentstandards,resultingina healthhazard.

s Foodsfor fryingshouldbeas dryas possible.Frostonfrozen foodsormoistureonfreshfoods cancausehotfattobubbleupand oversidesofpan.

@Useleastpossibleamountof fatforeffectiveshallowordeepfatfrying.Fillingthepantoofull

offatcancausespilloverswhen

foodisadded.

@Hacombinationofoilsor fatswillbeusedinfrying,stir togetherbeforeheating,oras fatsmeltslowly.

@Alwaysheat fatslowly,and watchasitheats.

~Usedeepfatthermometer wheneverpossibletoprevent overheatingfatbeyondthe

smokingpoint.

“

Useproperpansize—Avoid

pansthatareunstableoreasily tipped.Selectutensils

havingflat

bottomslargeeno~ghtoproperly containfoodavoidingboilovers andspillovers,andlargeenough tocoverburnergrate.ThisWII1 bothsavecleaningandprevent hazardousaccumulationsoffood, sinceheavyspatteringorspillovers leftonrangecanignite.Usepans withhandlesthatcanbeeasily graspedandremaincool.

@Weonlyglasscookwarethat isrecommendedforuseongas burners.

@Keepallplasticsawayfrom topburners.

@TOavoidthepossibilityofa

burn, alwaysbecertainthat the controlsforallburners areat OFFpositionandallgratesare coolbeforeattemptingto removethegrate.

~‘When

flamingfoodsunder

thehood,turn the fanoff.The fan,ifoperating,mayspread theflame.

*If rangeislocatedneara window,donotuselongcurtains whichcouldblowoverthetop burnersandcreateafire hazard.

@If yousmellgas,turnoffthe gastotherangeandcallaqualified servicetechnician.Neverusean openflametolocatealeak.

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*Donotuseovenfor a storage –

area. @Wandawayfromthe range

whenopeningthedoorofa hot oven.Thehotair or steam whichescapescancauseburns tohands,faceand/oreyes.

@Keepovenfreefromgrease

buikiup.

*Placeovenshelvesindesired

positionwhileoveniscool.

ePullingout shelftotheshelf stopisa convenienceinlifting heavyfoods.It isalsoa

precautionagainstburnsfrom touchinghotsurfacesofthe

dooror ovenwalls.

@Don’theatunopenedfood

containersintheoven.Pressure

couldbuildupandthecontainer —

couldburst causingan injury.

@Don’tusealuminumfoil

anywherein theovenexceptas

describedinthisbook.Misuse

couldresultinafirehazardor

damagetotherange.

~use onlyglasscookwarethat is

recommendedforuseingas

oven.

9Whenusingcookingor

roastingbagsinoven,follow

themanufacturer’sdirection.

~Alwaysremovebroilerpan frombroilercompartmentas

soonas youfinishbroiling.

Greaseleftinthepancancatch fireifovenisusedwithout removingthegreasefromthe broilerpan.

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Ck’w+iwfkre-llps.

Cleanil%gYom’Range

a?&q Hinge dean mldfree

d’accumt~lations ofgrease or

Spiilovemwhich may ignite.

M%uNeedservice

@Read‘The Pmbk?msolver”

on page 21ofyisbook.

amm?attempttorepair’

or rephw any partd’ ym.lr

rangeunlessit isspecifically

reeoi~~mendedinthisbw)k.AH

otherservicing shouldbe refe~recl

qualifiedtechnician.

to a

SlMiYE4THESE

msTRucTIoNs

Mall-range, likeso manyo!hH-

himwhokiitems,is hew? and

can settle into soft floorcoverings such as Cmhiomd vinylor

wwpeting. Wkn

movingthe range

onthistype0( llooring,usec:irc.

Do Iht install the range over kitchencarpeting

unlessyou

placeaninsulatingpador sheetof

l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween

thermgcandcarpeting.

thefloor cwerhg endsat

When

thefront of the range, the

areathat therangewillrestonshouldlx builtupwithplywoodorsimilar materialtothesamelevelorhigher thanthe floorcovering.Thiswill allowthe rangetobe movedfor cleaningor servicing.

Range

Yourrangemustbe levelinorderto producepropercookingandbaking results.Afieritisinitsfinal location,placea levelhorizontally onanovenshelfandcheckthe levelnessfronttobackandsideto side.Leveltherangebyadjusting thelevelinglegsorbyplacing shimsunderthecornersas needed.

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Featuresof’Yourcookingcenter

1.I}t)tlrHaildle. Liftlvilhfingertips

and pul i m open door-.

2. Rhkl and

I.ocawd

3. OvenTemp COntrolfor Upper oven.

4. oven ?kmp Gmiroi for Lower

!32riaiI’Xumlwxs.

inburnerboxundercooktop.

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5. Digital Clock with (iWMinute

Timer.

6. Automatic Oven Timer for LowerOven.

7. oven Set Control for Lower Oven.

8. CooktopLight.

9. Surface Burners, Gates and Chrome Drip Fans.

N).oven Vents. Il. Lift-Up Cooktop.

12. Surface BurnerControls.

13.Cooktop Light Switch.

???

14.(Men Light Switch.

Letsyou turnupperand lowerinterioroven lightsonandoff.

15.

Oven Shelves.

16.

Oven Shelf Supports.

17.

Oven Interior Lights.

18.

Removable oven Bottom.

Removable Oven Door.

20.

Broiler .Panand Rack.

ModelJGHC56GM

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AutoIll:3tieIgnition

Y~mrsurfaceburnersare lightedby clm-tricignition.dimimting the needforpilotlights.

in caseofa

proveroutage, youcan

1ightthesurfaceburnersonyour rtingcwitha match.Holda lighted nmmhtotheburner.thenturnthe knobtotheLITEposition.Use

extreme

burnersthis way.

caution when lighting

Surfwxburnersinusewhenan electricalpowerfailureoccurswill continuetooperatenormally.

SurfaceBurnerControls

Knobsthatturnthesurfaceburners onandoffarelocatedon thelower frontpanel.Thetwoon theleftand the Iwoon therightaremarkedas

towhichburnerstheycontrol.

ToLightaSurfaceBurner

Pushthecontrolknobinandturnit toLITE. Youwillheara little clickingnoise—thesoundofthe electricsparkignitingtheburner. Aftertheburnerignites,turnthe knobtoadjust theflamesize.

*Alwayshavecookwareonthe gratebeforeturningonaburner. Thefinishon thegratemaychip withoutcookwaretoabsorbtheheat.

~Checktobe suretheburneryou

turnedonistheoneyouwanttouse. s Besuretheburnersandgratesare

cool beforeyouplaceyourhand,a potholder,cleaningclothsorother

materialson them.

EkNVtoSoledFlameSk

Theflamesizeona gasburner shouldmatchthe cookwre yoLt areusing.

NEVERLETTHEFLAME EXTENDUPTHESIDESOF THECOOKWARE.Anyflame largerthanthebottomofthe cookwareiswastedandonly servestoheat thehandles.

When using aluminum or aluminum-clad stainless steel potsand pans,

thecircleitmakesisabout1/2inch smallerthanthebottomofthe

cookware.

When boiling, usethissameflame

size—1/2inchsmallerthanthe bottomofthecookware—nomatter whatthecookwareismadeof.Foods cookjustas quicklyata gentleboil astheydoatafuriousrollingboil.A highboilcreatessteamandcooks aw-aymoisture,flavorandnutrition. Avoiditexceptforthefewcooking processeswhichneedavigorous boil.

When frying or warming foods in stainless steel, cast ironor enamelware,

lower—toabout1/2thediameter ofthepan.

When frying in glass or ceramic cookware,

m-ore.

adjusttheflameso

keepthe flamedown

lowertheflameeven

Top-of-RangeCookware

Ahninmn: Medium-weight

cookwareisrecommendedbecause itheatsquicklyandevenly.Most foodsbrownevenlyinan aluminum skillet.Mineralsinfoodandwater willstainbutwillnotharm ahnninum.Aquickscourwitha soap-filledwoolpadaftereachuse keepsaluminumcookwarelooking shinynew.Usesaucepanswith tight-fittinglidsforcookingwith minimumamountsofwater.

Cast Iron: If heatedslowly,most

skilletswillgivesatisfactory results.

Enamelware:Undersome

conditions,theenamelofsome cookwaremay melt.I%I1owcookware manufacturer’srecommendations forcookingmethods.

Glass:Therearetwotypesofglass

cookware—thoseforovenuseonly andthosefortop-of-rangecooking (saucepans,coffeeandteapots). Glassconductsheatveryslowly.

Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can

beusedforeithersurfaceoroven cooking.It conductsheat very siowlyandcools veryslowly.

Checkcookwaremanufacturer’s directionstobe sureitcanbeused ongasranges.

Stairdess

Steel:Thismetalalone

haspoorheatingproperties, andisusuallycombinedwith copper,aluminumorothermetals forimprovedheatdistribution. Combinationmetalskilletsgenerally worksatisfactorilyif usedat ~ mediumheatasthemanufacturer recommends.

CooktopLight

A full-widthfluorescentlightinthe backsplashilluminatesthecooktop. PresstheSURFACELIGHT switchunderthe uppercontro! paneltoturnthelightonandoff.

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usingYburOvem

.AutonaaticIgnition

‘Ik ovenburners on yourrange

are lighted by ehxtric ignition. Theovensand in-oilercannotbe operatedin the event of a power failure.

Tolightthe burners,

OVENTEMPknobtothedesired temperature.Theburnershould

ignitewithin60seconds. CAUTION:DON(YI’MAKEANY

ATTEMPI’TOOPERATETHE ELECTRICIGNITIONOVENS DURING ANELECIXICAL POWERFAILURE. Resumption ofelectricalpowerwhenOVEN TEMPcontrolsarein anyposition otherthanOFF willresultin automaticignitionoftheoven burnersandcouldcausesevere bumsif, atthetime,youwere attemptingtolightaburner witha match.

Anovenburnerinusewhenan electricalpowerfailureoccurswill continuetooperatenormally.

turnthe

oven Wmpemturecontrol

TheOVENTEMPcontrolsfor eachovenare locatedon theupper ovencontrolpanel.

UpperOven

Simplyturntheknobto thedesired cookingtemperatures,whichare markedin25*F.incrementsonthe

dial.

Aftertheovenreachestheselected temperature,theovenburnercycles—

offcompletely,thenonwithafull

flame-to keeptheoventemperature

controlled.

LowerOvm

OvenSheIves

Whenplacingcookw~reonashelf,

pulltheshelfouttothe “stop” position,Placethecookwareon the shelf,thenslidetheshelfback intotheoven.Thiswilleliminate reachingintothehotoven.

TOremovea shelffrom either oven,

pullouttostopposition,lift

upon front,andpullout.

Lower-OvenSklfl?bsitiom

Thelowerovenhasfiveshelf supports-A(bottom),B,C,Dand E (top).Shelfpositionsforcooking aresuggestedonbakingandroasting pages.

(hen Lights

Usetheswitchunderthe upper controlpaneltoturnthe lightson andoffintheupperandlowerovens.

Before Usillgj Your

Lookat thecontrols.Besure

youunderstandhowtosetthem properly.

2. Checktheinsidesoftheovens. Lookatthe shelves.Practice removingandreplacingthem whilethe oveniscool.

3. Readtheinformationandtips onthefollowingpages.

4. Keepthisbookhandywhereyou

canreferto it—especiallyduring thefirstfewweeksofgetting acquaintedwithyouroven.

ovens

Theshelvesaredesignedwith stop-lockssowhenplacedcorrectly ontheshelfsupports,theywillstop beforecomingcompletelyoutof theovenandwillnottiltwhenyou areremovingfoodfromthemor placingfoodon them.

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ovenvent

Yourovenisventedthroughducts attherearoftherange(seepage6). Donotblocktheseductswhen cookingintheoven-it isimportant thattheflowofhotairfromtheoven andfreshairtotheovenburnerbe uninterrupted.Avoidtouchingthe ventopeningsornearbysurfaces

duringovenorbroileroperation—

theymaybecomehot.

Ventopenings and nearby

surfacesmay become hot. Do not touchtherm.

~Handlesof potsand pansonthe

cooktop

closet6thevent.

maybecomehot if lefttoo

meclock

Toset the Clock, pushinthecenter

knoboftheMinuteTimerandturn theknobineitherdirectiontoset the digitalclocknumeralstothe correcttime.(Aftersettingthe clock,let theknoboutandturn the MinuteTimerpointertoOFF.)

MinuteTimer

TheMinuteTimeristhelargedial totheleftofthedigitalclock.Use ittotimeallyourprecisecooking operations.Thisdialalsochanges thedigitalclock.

Tosetthe Minute Timer, turnthe

centerknobclockwise,~“thout

pushingin,untilthepointerreaches

the numberofminutesyouwantto time(upto60).

2. SettheSTARTcontrol.Pushin

andtumtheSTARTknobtothe timeyouwanttheoventoturnitself on. (Ifyouwantitto startcooking immediately,donotsetthe Start time.)

3. SettheSTOPcontrol.Pushin andturntheS~P knobtothetime youwanttheoventoturnitselfoff.

Note:Theremustbeat leastahalfhour differencebetvleenthe START andSTOP dialsfortheautomatic controltowork.

4. SettheOVENSETknobto AUTOMATIC.

~Donot leaveplasticitemsonthe cooktop-they-rnay meltif lefttoo closetothe vent.

(himMoisture

Asyourovenheatsup,the temperaturechangeoftheair intheovenmaycausewater dropletstoformonthedoor glass.Topreventthis,openthe ovendoorforthefirstminute ofovenheat-uptoletthemoist airout.

Atthe endof thesettime, a buzzer soundsto tellyou time is up.

Turn theknob,withoutpushingin,until the pointerreachesOFFandthe buzzerstops.

AutomaticOvenTimer

(forlowerovenonly)

ThisTimerwillautomaticallystart

andstopyourlowerovenforyou.

Here’swhatyoudo:

L Makesurebothyourrangeclock

andtheSTARTdialshowthecorrect timeofday.

5. SetthelowerOVENTEMPknob tothedesiredoventemperature.

Theovenwillturnitselfon in-mediatelyor ata laterSTART timethatyousetifyousettheSTART control,cookatthe temperature youselectedandturnitselfoffat theSTOPtimeyouselected.

Aftertakingfoodoutofthe oven, besureto turn theOVENTEMP controltooffandtheOVENSET knobtothe MANUALOVENsetting whereitshouldbekeptfornormal ovenuse.

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Bating

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HowtosetYourRange

forBaki~

L Positiontheshelfor shelvesin

theoven. 2, Closeovendoor.TurnOVEN

TEMPknobtodesiredtemperature.

Preheatovenforat least 15minutes

ifpreheatingisnecessary.

3. Placefoodinovenoncenter ofshelf.Allowatleast2 inches betweenedgeofbakewareandoven walloradjacentcookware.

Ifcookingon twoshelvesatthe

sametime,placeshelvesabout4 inchesapartandstaggerfoodon

them.

4. Checkfoodfordonenessat minimumtimeon recipe.Cook longerif necessary.Switchoff heatandremovefood.

Reheating Preheatingisveryimportantwhen

usingtemperaturesbelow225”F. andwhenbakingfoodssuchas biscuits,cookies,cakesandother pastries.

Preheatingisnotnecessarywhen roastingorforlong-timecookingof wholemeals.

Shelf wsitiom Mostbakingisdoneonthesecond

shelfposition(B)fromthebottom. Whenbakingthreeor fouritems,

usetwoshelvespositionedonthe secondandfourthsetsof supports (B& D) frombottomofoven.

Bakeangelfoodcakesonfirstshelf position(A) frombottomofoven.

BaMng mps

~Followatestedrecipeand measuretheingredientscarefully. Ifyouareusingapackagemix, followlabel directions.

* IfInoistureisnoticeableon{he

tint oftheovenorontheblackglass

doorwhenfirstturningontheoven,

leavetheovendoor ajarforafew minutesoruntiltheoveniswarm.

s Donot opentheovendoorduring abakingoperation—heatwillbelost andthebakingtimemightneedto beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor bakingresults.Ifyoumustopenthe door,openitpartially-only3or4

inches—andcloseitasquicklyas possible.

@Donotdisturbthe heatcirculation intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum foil.If foilisused,placeasmall sheetofit,about10by 12inchesat the most,onalowershelfseveral inchesbelowthefood.Donotplace foilontheovenbottom.

CommonBakingProblems andPossibleSolutions

PIES

Burning aroundedges

Oventoofill; avoidovercrowding. eEdgesofcrusttoothin. @Incorrectbakingtemperature.

Bottomcrust soggyand unbaked

AHOW crustand/cwfillingtoCOO1

sufficientlybeforetillingpieshell.

o Fillingmaybe toothinorjuicy.

Fillingallowedtostandinpieshell

beforebaking.(Fillpieshellsand bakeimmediately.) ~Ingredientsandpropermeasuring affectthequalityofthecrust.Usea testedrecipeandgoodtechnique. Makesuretherearenotinyholesor tearsinabottomcrust. “Patching” apiecrustcouldcausesoaking.

fillingrunsover

Pie

Topandbottomcrustnotwell

sealedtogether. @Edgesofpiecrustnot builtup highenough. ~Toomuchfilling. ~ Checksizeofpieplate.

P%tryistough;crustnotflaky

Toomuchhandling.

~Fat too sofior cut intoo fine.

Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas littleaspossible.

Cake riseshigherononeside

@Batterspreadunevenlyinpan. @Ovenshelvesnotlcvel. @Usingwarpedpans. @Incorrectpansize.

Cakescrackingontop @

Oventemperaturetoohigh

~Battertoothick,foiiowrec

pe orexactpackagedirections. @Checkforpropershelfpos

[ion. echeckpan-sizecalledforinrecipe.

@Impropermixingofcake.

Cakefalls

oToomuchshortening,sugaror

liquid. eCheckleaveningagent,baking powderor bakingsodatoassure freshness.Makeahabittonote

expirationdatesofpackaged

ingredients. eCakenotbakedlongenoughor

atincorrecttemperature.

eIfaddingoil toacakemix.make

certaintheoil isthetypeand

amountspecified.

Crustis hard ~

Checktemperature.

oChecksheifposition.

Cakehassoggylayer or streaks

atbottom

lJndermixingingredients.

eShorteningtoosoftforproper

creaming.

oTOOmuchliquid.

COOKIES&IMscurm

Doughycenter; heavycrust on surface

oCheck

@Checkshelfposition. eFO11OWbakinginstructions

carefullyasgiveninreliablerecipe oronconveniencefoodpackage.

e Flat cookie sheets will give more

evenbakingresults.Don’tovercrowd

foodsonabakingsheet. oConveniencefoodsusedbeyond

theirexpirationdate.

Browningmore noticeable on

oneside @

checkgasketseal. @Checkshelfposition.

temperature.

Ovendoornotclosedproperly,

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2. Aluminumpansconductheat

quickly.Formostconventionalbaking. light,shinyfinishesgivebestresults txxausetheyhelppreventovcrbrowninginthe timeittakesfbrheatto cooktheccntcrareas.Werecommend

Preheatingisnotnecessarywhen

roast ing or fixlong-timecookingof

\vhoic

meals.

Food Bread

Biscuits(Yz-in.[hick) ShinyCookieSheet Cotlcecake ShinyMetalPanwith Cornbreadortnuffins

Gingerbrca41 Muffins

Popovers DeepGlassorCastIronCups Quickloafbread

Yeastbread(~ Plainrolls

Sweetrolls ShinyOblongorMuffinPins Cakes

(withoutshortening) Angelfood AluminumTubePan A 325°-3750 Jellyroll Metal JellyRollPan

sponge

cakes Bundtcakes MetalorCeramicPan Cupcakes ShinyMetalMuffinPans Fruitcakes MctaIorGkussLoafor

Layer Layer.chocolate Loaf MetalorGlassLoafPans

Brownies MetalorGlassPans B,C 325°-3500 25-35 Drop CookieSheet

Refrigerator Rolledorsliced CookieSheet

Fruits, OtherDesserts

EIakedapples :ustard

Puddings,rice GlassCustardCupsor mdcustard Casserole

Pies %ozen FoilPanonCookieSheet A 400°-4250 Ucringuc Spreadtocrustedges

he crust Glassor Satin-finishMetalPan rwocrust GlassorSatin-finishMetalPan ‘astryshell Glassor Satin-fii]ish

Miscellaneous

Yakedpotatoes SetonOvenShelf ;callopeddishes GlassorMetal Pan louffles

]OW’CS)MetalorGlassLoafPans

Cookwwe

satin-finishbottom CaMIronorGlassPan B ShinyMetalPanwith satin-finishbottom ShinyMctidMuffinPans

MetalorGlassLoafPans B

ShinyOblongorMuffinPans

MetalorCeramicPan

TubePm ShinyMc!al I%nwith satin-finishbottom ShinyMetalPanwith satin-finishbottom

CookieSheet

Glassor MetalPans GlassCustardCupsor Casserole (setinpanofhotwater)

GlassPan

dull(satin-finish)bottomsurfacesof pansforcakepansandpieplatestobe surethoseareasbrowncompletely.

CNen ‘Hme,

Temperatwa Minutes

400°-4750

350°-4000

400°-4500 20-40

400°-4250 20-30 Decreaseabout5minutesformuffh mix.

350°-3750 45-60

350°-3750 20-30

375°-4000 10-15

275°-3000

350°-3750

400°-4250 6-12

325°-3500

MetalPan

shelf

Positions

Il.c B,A

B 350°

A.B

A, B 375°-4250 A, B 375°-4250 10-25

B,A

A 325°-3500

A, B 325°-3500

B 350°-3750 20-25

A, B

B 350”-375° B B 350° 40-60

B,C 350°-4000 B,C

B,C 375°-4000 7-12

A, B,C 350°-4000 30-60

B 300°-350” 30-60 Reducetemperatureto300”F.forlarge B

A, B 400°-4250 45-60

B 400°-4250 40-60 B 450° 13-16

,A, B,C 325°-4000 60-90 Increasetimeforlargeamountorsize.

A, B,C 325°-3750

B 300”-350° 30-75

15-~(j

~().3()

45-55

375” 45-60

45-60 browning.

30-55 45-60

45-65

2-4hrs.

20-35 25-30

325° 50-90

45-70 Largepiesuse400°F.andincreasetime.

30-60

3. Darkor non-shinyfinishes,also

g]assandPvroc~~m@~~&ware,

generallyabsorbheatwhichmayresult ‘. -= indry,crispcrusts.Reduceovenheat 25°F.ifligh!ercrustsaredcsirmf. Preheatcastironforbakingsome foodsforrapidbrowningwhenf(mdis added.

Comments

Canned,refrigeru[edbiscui~stake2to4 minuteslesstime.

castironpanforcrispcrust.

Preheat

Orbakeat450”F.for25minutes,thenat 350”F.for 10to 15minutes.

Darkmetal orglassgivesdeepest

Forthinrolls,ShelfBmaybeused. Forthinrolls,ShelfBmaybeused.

Twopieeepanisconvenient.

Linepanwithwaxedpaper.

Paperlinersproducemoremoistcrusts. Use300”F.andShcl(B forsmallor individualcakes. Ifbakingfourlayersuse shelvesBandD.

Barcookiesfrommixusesametime.

10-20

15-25

UseShelfCandincreasetemperature 25 to50”F.formorebrowning.

custard. Cookbreadorricepuddingwithcustard base80to90minutes.

Toquicklybrownmeringueuse400”F.for 9to 11minutes. Custardfillingsrequirelowertemperature,

longertime.

Page 12

Roasti13g

Roaslingiscookingbydry heti:. limier meator poultryam be roasteduncoveredinyouroven. Roastingtemperatures,which shouldbelowandsteady,keep spatteringto a minimum.When romting,itis notnecessarytosear, baste,cover,oraddwatertoyour

meat. Roasting is easy, just follow

thesesteps: StepL Positionovenshelfat

secondfrombottomposition(B) forsmallsizeroast(3to5 lbs.)and atbottomposition(A)forlarger roasts.

Step2: Checkweightofroast. Placemeatfat-side-upor poultry

breast-side-uponroastingrackina

shallowpan.Themeltingfatwill bastethemeat.Selectapanas closetothesizeofmeataspossible.

(Broilerpanwithrackisa good

panforthis.)

Step3:TurnOVENTEMPcontrol

todesiredtemperature.Checkthe

RoastingGuidefortemperatures

andapproximatecookingtimes.

$i%ep4: Mostmeatscontinueto cooksligh~lywhilestandingafter beingremovedfromthe oven.For rareormediuminternaldoneness, youmaywishtoremovemeatfrom the ovenjust beforeitisdoneifit is tostand10to20minuteswhileyou makegravyor attendtootherfoods. Ifno~andingisplanned,cook meattosuggestedtemperature.

FrozenRoasts

Frozenroastsofbeef,pork, lamb,etc.,canbestartedwithout thawing,but allow15to25minutes perpoundadditionaltime(15 minutesperpoundforroastsunder 5 pounds,moretimeforlarger roasts).

Thawmostfrozenpoultrybefore roastingtoensureevendoneness. Somecommercialfrozenpoultry canbecookedsuccessfullywithout thawing.Followdirectionsgiven onpacker’slabel.

Roastingchide

Npe Meat

Tendercuts;rib,highquality sirlointip,rumpor topround*

Lamblegorbone-inshoulder*

Vealshoulder,legorloin* Porkloin,ribor shoulder* Ham,pre-cooked

Ham,raw *Forbonelessrolledroasts over6-inches

thick,add5to 10minutesperlb.totimes givenabove.

Poultry

Chickenor Duck Chickenpieces

Turkey

Oven

Temperature Doneness

325°

325° 325° WellDone: 35-45 30-40 170°-180° 325” ToWarm: 18-23minutesper lb.(anyweight)

325°

375°

325°

Rare: 24-30 18-22 Medium: WellDone:

Rare: Medium: WellDone: 30-35 28-33 170°-1850

WellDone:

WellDone: 27-35 24-27

WellDone: WellDone:

WellDone:

ApproximateRoastingTime Internal in Minutes per Pound Temperature‘F

3to5-lbs. 6 to fklbs.

29-33 22-25 150°-160° 35-45 28-33 170°-185°

21-25 20-23 130°-1400 25-30 24-28 150°-1600

35-45

Under 10 lbs. 10to 15-lbs.

3 to 5-Ibs. Over5Ibs.

35-40 30-35 185°-1900 30-35 185°-190°

10 to lS-lbs.

16-22 13-19 185°-190°

30-40 1700-180°

Over lS ibs.

130°-140°

115°-1250

170°

Inthigh:

Page 13

~ Broilingis cooking food bydirect

heat from abovethe

food.Your rangehasa convenientcompartment belowtheovenforbroiling.Italso hasaspeciallydesignedbroilerpan andrackthatallowdrippingfatto

drainawayfromthefoodsandbe

keptawayfromthehighheatof

the gasflame.

Distancefromtheheatsourcemay

be changedbypositioningthebroiler panandrackononeofthreeshelf positionsinthebroilercompartment— A (bottomofbroilercompartment), B(middle)andC(top).

Both the oven and broiler compartment doors should be dosed during broiling.

HOW~0

Ifmeathasfatorgristlenearthe

Broil

edge,cutverticalslashesthrough bothabout2 inchesapart,but don’t cutintomeat.Werecommendthat

youtrimfattopreventexcessive

smoking,leavinga layerabout

l/8-inchthick.

2. Removebroiler panandrack frombroilercompartmentand

placefoodon rack.

3. Pulloutdrawerandposition

broilerpanincompartment.Placing f~ closertoflameincreasesexterior browningoffood,butalsoincreases spatteringandthe possibilityoffats andmeatjuicesigniting.

4. Closebroilerdoorand,formost

foods,turnOVENTEMPknobto

BROIL.Note:Chickenandham arebroiledata lowersettingin ordertocookfoodthroughwithout over-browningit.

5. Turnmostfoodsonceduring cooking;(theexceptionisthinffiets offish;oiloneside,placethatside downonbroilerrackandcookwithout turninguntildone).Timefoodsfor aboutone-halfthetotalcooking time,turnfood,thencontinueto cooktopreferreddoneness.

6. TurnOVENTEMPknobto OFF.Removebroilerpanfrom compartmentandservefood immediately.Leavepanoutside

compartmenttocool.

BroilingTips

Usetongsto turnmeatover—

piercedmZatlosesjuices.

BroilingGuide

Quantity

andlor

Food Bacon

GroundBeef

WellDone

BeefSteaks Rare

Medium WellDone

Rare Medium WellDone

Chicken (450°)

BakeryProducts

Bread(Toast)or ToasterPastries

EnglishMuffins

Lobstertails (6to 8-02.

Fish

Hamslices (450°)

Precooked

I%rkchops

WellDone

Lambchops

Medium

WellDone Medium

WellDone

Wieners,

similarprecooked zausages, bratwurst

each)

Thickness

‘h-lb.(about8

thinslices)

l-lb.(4patties) %to34-in.thick

l-in.thick

(1-l%lbs.)

1%-in.thick

(2-2%Ibs.)

1whole (2to2%-lbs.), splitlengthwise

2-4slices

1pkg.(2) 2-split

l-lb.fiilets%to

l/z-in.thick

l-in.thick

2(%in.) 2(l-in.thick), about1lb.

2(1inch) about10-12oz.

2(1%inch), about1lb.

l-lb.pkg.(10)

* Steaksmdlchopsshould beat --

least 1 inch thick

results.Panbroilthinnerones.

IstSide

Broil

Pbsition Comments

Minutes

B 7-8

B B B

B,C

B B

A 30-35 25-30

c c

B,C

B B

B,C

2ndSide

llme,

9-1o

13-16 Donot

‘llme,

Minutes

Atmngeinsinglelayer.

Spaceevenly.Upto8patties takeaboutsame time.

9 10 13

10 15

2-3

3-5

5 5 Handleandturnverycaret%lly.

8 8 Incm.asetimes5-10min.perside

10 10

6 1-2 Ifdesired, splitsausagesinhalf

Steakslessthanl-in.cook

5-6

throughbeforebrowning. Panfryingisrecommended.

8-9

6-7 12-14 16-18

turn over.

9-12

12-14

Slashfat.

Reducetimesabout5 to 10min. persideforcut-upchicken. Brusheachsidewithmelted butter.Broilwithskinsidedown fimtandbmilwithdoorclosed.

%-1 Spaceevenly.PlaceEnglish

muffinscut-side-upandbrush withbutterifdesired.

Cutthroughbackofshell,spread open.Brushwithmeltedbutter beforeandafterhalftime.

Brushwithlemonbutterbefore andduringcookingifdesired. Preheatbroilertoincrease browning.

for1%-in.thickorhomecured.

4-5

Slashfat.

4-7

Slashfat.

4-6

lengthwise;cutinto5to6-in. pieces

forbest broiling .- .=

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-–A

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Page 14

careandcleaning

.-—

Propercareandcleaningare importantsoyourrangewillgive youefficientandsatisfactory service.Followthesedirections carefullyincaringforitto help assuresafeandpropermaintenance.

Beforecleaninganypartofyour

EHX20NINECTELECTRIC

mnge,

POWERTO ‘IWERANGE

fuseboxorcircuitbreakerpanel, orpull the rangepowercordplug fromtheelectricoutlet.

specialGu’’ed’continuow-

CkaningOvenInteriors

Yourrange has Continuous-

Cleaningovens that clean themselveswhile cooking.

insideoftheovens—top,sides,and back—isfinishedwithaspecial coatingwhichcannotbecleaned intheusualmannerwithsoap, detergents,commercialoven cleaners,coarseabrasivepads orcoarsebrushes.Useofsuch cleansersand/orthe useofoven sprayswillcausepermanentdamage.

special coating is a porous

The

ceramicmaterial

colorandfeelsslightlyroughtothe touch.Ifmagnified,thesurface wouldappearaspeaks,valleys,and sub-surface“tunnels:’Thisrough

finishtendstopreventgrease

spattersfromforminglittlebeads

ordropletswhichrundownthe

sidewallsofa hard-surfaceoven

linerleavingunsightlystreaksthat

requirehandcleaning.Instead,

whenspatterhitstheporousfinish

itisdispersedandispartially

absorbed.Thisspreadingaction

increasestheexposureofoven soiltoheatedair, andmakesit somewhatless noticeable.

may not disappearcompletely

Soil andatsometimeafierextended usage,stainsmayappearwhich cannotbe removed.

Thespecial smalimmmts ofspatter,notas

withlargerspills,especially

well

sugars,eggordairymixtures.

whichis darkin

coating works best on

atthe

The

‘I’he

special coating is not used

on ovenshelves.

cleanedoutsidefheoventoavoid damagetothespecialcoating.

Cleanthe

‘Fo

Shelvesshouldbe

Continuous-CleaningOvens:

Letrangepartscoolbefore

handling.Itisrecommendedthat rubberglovesbe wornwhen cleaningrangepartsmanually.

2. Removeshelvesandcookware.

3. Soilvisibilitymaybereducedby operatingtheovenat450”F.Close thedoorand turnOVENTEMP knobto450”F.Timeforatleast4 hours.Repeatedcyclesmaybe necessarybeforeimprovementin appearanceisapparent.

REmmt: DURINGTHE

OPERATIONOFTHEOVEN,THE DOOR,WINDOWANDOTHERRANGE SURFACESWILLGETHOTENOUGH 113CAUSE13URNS.DONOT

Ifaspilloverorheavysoiling

occursontheporoussurface,as

soonaspracticalafierthe ovenhas cooled,removeasmuchofthesoil

aspossibleusingasmallamountof

waterandastiffbristlenylon brush.Whenusingwater,useit sparinglyandchangeitfrequently, keepingitas cleanaspossible,and besuretoblotitup withpaper towels,cloths,or sponges.Donot ruborscrubwithpapertowels, clothsorsponges,sincetheywill leaveunsightlylintontheoven finish.If waterleavesa whitering onthefinishasitdries,apply water againandblotitwithacleansponge, startingattheedgeoftheringand workingtowardthecenter.

not use soap, detergent,

commercial ovencleaner, silicone ovensprays, coarse steel pads or coarse brushes on the porous surface.

clog, andmar theporoussurface andreduceitsabilitytowork.

Theseproductswillspot,

‘KXN2H.

not scrape the porous surface

witha knife or

permanentlydamagethefinish.

outer Enamel Fin&h Whentherangeiscool,washthe

enamelfinishwithmildsoapand waterora mildabrasivecleanser appliedwithadampcloth.Rinse thesurfacewithcleanwaterand drywithasoftcloth.Ifyouwish,

occasionallyapplyathincoatof mildcleaningwaxtohelpprotect thefinish.

Thereare a numberofprecautions youcantaketo avoidmarringthe surfaceoftherangeandtoprevent itfrombecomingdull.Don’tslide heavypansacrossit. Ifyouspill foodswithalotofacid(tomatoes, sauerkraut,fruitjuices,etc.)or

foodswithhighsugarcontent, cleanthemupas soonaspossible. If allowedto remain,thesefoods

couldcauseadull spot.Also,no

matterhowstubbornthefoodstain,

neveruseharshabrasivecleansers.

Theycouldpermanentlydamage

theenamelsurface.

spatula-—theycoukl

ControlPanels

It’sa goodideatowipethecontrol

panelscleanafiereachuseofthe

oven.Fora morethoroughcleaning,

thecontrolknobscanberemoved

bypullingthemofftheknobstems.

Cleanwithmildsoapandwater, rinsewithcleanwaterandpolish drywithasoftcloth.

Don’tmixupOVENTEMPknobs. TheonewithBROILprintedonit belongsin thelowerposition.

Donotuseabrasivecleansers, strongliquidcleanersoroven cleanersonthecontrolpanelas theywilldamagethefinish.

lr-

Page 15

Range‘I-@Bmmm

BurnerGrates

DripPans

Theholes in the burners mustbe

keptcleanatalltimesforproper

. .

ignitionandaneven.unhampered flame.

Cleantheburnersroutinelyand

especiallyafterbadspillwers

whichcouldclogtheseholes. Burnersliftoutforcleaning.

Note:Twoscrewsholdeachburner

pairinplacetokeepthemfrom wobblingaroundduringshipment.

Removeanddiscardtheshipping screwsandlifttheburnersupand out.Thisdisengagesthemfromthe mountingbracketundereach burnerpair.

To removeburned-onfood,soak [heburnerinasolutionofaproduct usedforcleaningtheinsideofcofke

makers.Soaktheburnerfor20to 30minutes.Ifthefooddoesn’t rinseoffcompletely,scrubitwith soapandwateror a mildabrasive cleanseranda dampcloth.

Donotattempttocleanburnersin anautomaticdishwasher.Loosened foodsoilcanclogburnerholes, andthecausticactionofthe dishwasherdetergentcandamage the burnerheads.

Beforeputtingtheburnerback,dry itthoroughlybysettingit inawarm

ovenfor30minutes.Thenplaceit backinthe range,makingsureitis properlyseatadonthemounting bracketandislevel.

Gratesshouldbe washedregularly and,ofcourse,afterspillovers, Washtheminhot,soapywaterand rinsewithcleanwater.Drythe grateswithacloth—don’tput them backontherangewet.

Togetridofburned-onfood,soak the gratesinaslightlydiluted liquidcleanser.

Althoughthey’redurable,the grateswillgraduallylosetheir shine,regardlessofthebestcare youcangivethem.Thisisdueto theircontinualexposuretohigh temperatures.

Donotoperatea burnerforan extendedperiodoftimewithout cookwareon thegrate.Thefinish onthegratemaychipwithout

cookwaretoabsorbtheheat. Whenreplacinga

pairofgrates, theirregular sidesshould interlockin themiddleas * shownatright.

12iIt

Removethegratesandliftout the chromedrippans.Washthemin hot,soapywater.Rinsethemwith clean,hotwaterandpolishthem drywithacloth.Neveruse abrasivecleaneror steelwool— they’llscratchthe surface. Instead, soakthedrippansforabout20 minutesin slightlydilutedliquid cleanserormildsolutionof ammoniaandwater(1/2cupof ammoniatoonegallonof water). Aftersoaking,washtheminhot, soapywater.‘Rinsewithcleanwater andpolishwithacloth.

Whenreplacing * drippans,the notchontherear panandthenotch onthefrontpan shouldmeetin themiddle. +

,~[

‘[p’

(

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—

Eiii5F—.

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Page 16

Lift-upCooktop

Cleantheareaunderthecooktop often.Built-upsoil,especially

grease,maycatchfire.

Tomakecleaningeasier,theentire

cooktopmaybeliftedup and

supportedbyIocklngarmsthat catchandholdthetop whenit’sall thewayup.

Besure al! burnersare turnedoff beforeraising the cooktop.

removethegratesanddrippans, graspthefrontsidesofthecooktop andlift.

Aftercleaningunderthecooktop withhot,mildsoapywateranda cleancloth,put thecooktopbackin place.Liftupa littleto releasethe lockingarms andpushthemin whileguidingthetopbackdown. Becarefulnot topinchyourfingers.

Then

Removable LfmVeroven Door

Theovendooris removableto maketheinteriormoreaccessible forreplacementofthelampbulb.

Opentheovendoorfullyand

removethetwoPhillipsscrewsthat holdthedoortothe hinges.Then closethedoortotheautomaticstop

position(atabout3inchesopen),

andliftthedoorstraightupandoff

the hinges.(Duetothelargeamount

ofinsulationandtheconstruction

ofthedoor,itisheavy.)

Note:Be carefulnottoplacehands

betweenthe springhingeandthe

ovendoorframe.Thehingecould

snapbackandpinchfingers.

Toreplacethedoor,makesurethe

hingesarein the“out”position.

Positiontheslotsinthe bottomof

thedoorsquarelyoverthe hinges.

Thenlowerthedoorslowlyand

evenlyoverbothhingesatthesame

time.Ifhingessnapbackagainstthe

ovenframe,pullthembackout.When

thedoorisin position,openitfully andinsertthetwoPhillipsscrews.

NOTE:DO NOTATTEMPT TOREMOVETHE UPPER OVENDOOR.

ovenshelves

Ovenshelvesmaybe cleanedwith amildabmsivecleanserfollowing manufwturer’sdirections.After cleaning,rinsetheshelveswith cleanwateranddrywithaclean cloth.Toremoveheavy,burned-on soil,soapymetalpads maybeused

followingmanufacturer’sdirections. Afterscrubbing,washwithsoapy water,rinseanddry.

RemovableUpperOven

SMfslqlpom

Shelfsupportsintheupperoven areremovableforcleaningoutside thecontinuous-cleaningoven. Removetheovenshe~f.Thenlift upwardontheshelfsupports, swingthebottomsofthesupports towardthecenteroftheovenand takethemout. Cleanthesupports inthesamemannerasyouclean theshelves.

BroikrPan&Rack

Afterbroiling,removethebroiler rackandcarefullypouroffthe grease.Washandrinsethepanand rackinhot, soapywater.

If foodhasburnedon, sprinklethe broilerrackwhilehot withdetergent andcoverwithwetpapertowelsor adishcloth. Burned-onfoodswill thensoakloosewhilethemealis beingserved.

Donotstorea soiledbroiler panandrackintheovenor broiler drawer.

Page 17

---

RemovableOvwnBottom

----

The bottom panel in each ovenis

cmovablefor cleaning.

~anelsmustberemovedwhenyou

useeffectivecleaners to clean up

excessivespilloversor removesoil

bakedontoit—cleanersthatshould neverbeusednearthespecial porousceramicoveninteriors.

lb remove

L Removethe ovenshelves.

theloweroven bottom:

These

Toremovethe upper oven bottom:

Removetheovenshelf.

ovenLightBulb ‘

Replacement

Beforereplacing any light bulb, disconnectelectric powerto the rangeat the main fuse or circuit breakerpanel.

completelybeforeremovingit. Do nottoucha hotbulbwithadamp cloth—thebulbwillbreak.

Replaceaburned-outbulbwitha high-temperatureappliancebulbof thesamewattage.

Letthe bulbcool

2. Removethetwoknurledhold-

—

downscrewsattherearoftheoven. Ifscrewsaretootightto removeby

—

hand,usea screwdriver.

3. Toliftouttheovenbottompanel, placeyourfingersintheslotsinthe bottomandlifttherearofthepanel upandbackuntilitis clearofthe lipatthefront.

2. Pullbottomforwardandout

ofoven. Theovenbottomineachovenhas

aporcelainenamelfinish.Tomake cleaningeasier,protecttheoven bottomsfromexcessivespillovers. Placea smallcookiesheetorpiece ofaluminumfoilslightlylarger thanthebakingdishona lower racktocatchanyboilovers.It

shouldnot completelycoverthe rackasthiswouldcauseuneven heatintheoven.

AluminumFoil,in Oven

DONOI’place a sheetof “ aluminumfoilonthebottomof

eitheroven.Ifyoudo,yourfoods maynotcookproperly.Theoven finishmaybedamaged.Andthere maybean increaseinheatonthe outsidesurfacesoftheoven.

Lower

Oven: Thelightbulbis

locatedintheupperleftcornerof theoven.Removingtheovendoor (seepage16)willmakeiteasierfor

ymJtoremoveandreplacethe bulb.

Upper Oven: Thelightbulb is

locatedonthe rightwalloftheoven.

Toreplaceit, removethescrewon theframeinfrontofthe lightand takeouttheframe,gasketandglass shield.

Afterreplacingthebulb, reinstall theglassshield,gasketandframe inthatorder.

—.

Es!ais-

—.

——

—.

4. Thenlift thebottomupandout. Toreplacethebottom,placeitin

theovenwiththebackraisedabout

6to 8 inchesoruntilyoucaninsert thefrontoftheovenbottomunder thehold-downlipatthefront.Then pushthe backoftheovenbottom downfullyintoplaceonthemetal flangesand insertthehold-down screws.

Page 18

Cleaning Guide

Note: Letrange par[scool &fore cleaning.

PART

Brder Panand Rack

controlKnobs

Outside Glass Finish eSoapandWater

Metal, including SideTrims and

TrimStrips

OuterI%rcelain o paperTowel

EnamelFinish

PaintedSurfaces o Soapand Water

InsideOven Door* LowerOven Only

OvenInterior*— * Top,Sides and Back

(CAUTION:Whenin

use,lightbulbscan becomewarmenoughto breakiftouchedwith moistclothortowel. Whencleaning,avoid warmlampswithcleaning

NIA’rERIAM‘m USE

e SO;lp

iUldWamr Drainfat,cXwlfliiil andrackslight!y.(Do110[Iclsoiledpaniind rack Stand inovenor

oSoap-FilledScouringI%d

CommercialOvenCleaner walerandSprciidclo[horpiiper[owclover[hcreck. Letpanandrack~[iindfora tiiw

SoapandWittcr

e Mild

SoapandWater

DryCloth spillon therangewhileitishot,useadrypapertowelorclothmwipeuprightway.

e SoapandWater

SoapandWater

● Soap-FilledScouringP~d

● CommercialOvenCleaner OVENDOOR.

StiffBristleNylonBrush

cloths.)

GENERALi)IRE(V’10?W

broilercompartmenttocool.)Sprinkledelcrgcnton minutes.Wash;scourifnecessary.Rinse

alsobccleanwiina dishwasher.

iind dry.OW1ON:Thebroilerpanandrick[]~ii~

f)iillitnd mcli, Fill[hcpanwi[hWilrlll

Puiloffknobs.WiishgentlybutdonotsoiIk.Dryandrcmrncontrolsmringcmakingsure

[Omatchflatiirciiontheknobiind shuft.

Cleanoutsideofcooledblack@assdoorwithaglasscleanerthtitdoesnotcontain

ammonia.Washotherglirsswithclothdampenedinsoapywater. Rinseandpolishwitha drycloth.If knobsare removed,do notallowwatermrundowninsidethesurfaceofgltiss whilecleaning.

Wash,rinse,andthenpolishwithadrycloth.DONOT

USE steelwool,abrisives.

ammonia,acids,orcommercialovencleanemwhichmaydamagethefinish.

Avoidcleaningpowdersor harshabrasiveswhichmayscratchtheenamel.Ifacidsshould Whenthesurfacehascooled,washandrinse.Forotherspills.suchasfatsjx~ttcrings.etc.,

washwithsoapandwater

Usea mildsolutionofsoapandwater.Donotuscanyharshabrdsivcsorcleaningpowders whichmayscmtchor marsurfiice.

Tocleanlowerovendoor;removeit(seepage

materials.andreplace it.

when cooled and then rinse. Polishwithdrycloth.

16),cleanwithanyandallmentioned

DO NOTATTEMPTTOREMOVETHEUPPER

Coolbeforecleaning. Ifheavysoilinghasoccurredontheporoussurjace, removeasmuchofthesoilas possible

usingasmallamountofwaterandastiffbristlenylonbrush.Usewater sparinglyand changeit frequently,keepingitascleanaspossible,andbesure:0biotitupwithpaper towels,cloths,orsponges. theywillleaveunsightlylintontheovenfinish.If waterleavesa whiteringonthefinishas itdries,applywateragainand

Do not rub or scrub withpapertowels,clothsorsponges,since

bh itwithacleansponge.startingattheedgeof thering

andworkingtowardthecenter.

Forspecialcleaning instructions, see page M.

RemovableOven Bottom oSoap-FilledScouringPad

SurfaceBurner oSoapar.dWater Grates @Soap-FilledScouringPad

Chrome-Plated DripPans

Burners e SolutionforCleaning

SoapandWater

(Non-metallic)

SoapandWater StiffBristledBrush

Soap-FilledScouringPad

(Non-metallic)

InsideofCoffeeMakers e SoapandWater ofcoffeemakers,suchas Dip-Itbrand.If soildoesnotrinseoffcompletely,scrubburners oMildAbrasiveCleanser ~DampCloth

;helves

@SoapandWater Removeshelvesandcleanthemoutsideoftheoventoavoiddamagingthespeciallycoated QSoap-FilledScouringPad oCommercialOvenCleaner

Theovenbottompanelcanberemovedforeasycleaning(seepage17).Usethesame

directionsforcleaningas explainedaboveforPorcelainEnamelFinish.

Liftoutwhencool.Soak5to 10minutesifdesiredinwarmsolutionofdishwasher

detergent.Scourwithmaterials mentionedheretoremoveburned-onfoodparticles.

Washaftereachcookingsounnoticedspatterwillnot“burnon”nexttimeyouCOOK.To

remove“burned-on”spatters,useanyorallcleaningmaterialsmentioned.Rub

withscouringpadtopreventscratchingofthesurface.

lightly

Wipeoffburnerheads.Ifheavyspilloveroccurs,removeburnersfromrange(seepage15) andsoakthemfor20to30 minutesinsolutionof hotwaterandproductforcleaninginside

withsoapandwateroramildabrasive cleanserandadampcloth.Dryburnersinawarm ovenfor30minutesbeforereturningthemtotherange.

oventop,sidesandback. Useanyandall mentionedmaterials. Rinsethoroughlyto removeallmaterialsaftercleaning.N(XE: Somecommercialovencleanerscause darkeninganddiscoloration.Whenusingforfirsttime,testcleaneron smallpartof shelfandcheckfordiscolorationbeforecompletelycleaning.

‘Spillageofmarinades,fruitjuices,andbastingmaterials containingacidsmaycausediscoloration.Spilloversshouldbeblottedupimmediately,withcare

beingtakennottotouchanyhotportionoftheoven.Whenthe surfaceiscool,cleanandrinse.

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Repeatedopenings and closings

can cause the ovendoor to work

itself out of adjustment. One side

mayclose higher than the other,

andthedoormaynotsealproperly.

‘I’oadjust the height of the door:

Removethedoor(seepage 16).

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fchwlBurner

AirAdjustmentShutter

Theairadjustmentshutterforthe ovenburnerregulatestheflowof airto theflame.

Theshutterforgheovenburneris nearthe backwalloftheoven

behindthebroilerdrawer.

reach the shutter, remove

To theovenbottom(page17)andthe burnerbaffle.

Toadjust the flow of air to the burner,

screwandrotatetheshutterto allowmoreor less air intothe burnertubeasneeded.

loosenthePhillipshead

Loosenscrew ~ and rotateshutter -

oval Ihmler

AirAdjmtmentShutter

Theshutterfortheupperoven burnerisontherightsideofthe burnerundertheovenbottom.Pull

theovenbottomstraightout,

loosenthePhillips!]eadscrewon theshutterandrotatetheshutterto adjustflowofair totheburner.

Whenthe shutterisproperly adjusted,theflamewilllook approximatelyas shownabove.

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turnthe screwintheopeningat

topofeachdoorhinge.Turn

the clockwisetolower,coun~erclockwise toraiseeachsideofthedoor.

3. Replacethedoor,closeit,and checkalignmentanddoorseal.

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Todetermine if the burner flame

isproper,

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lighttheburner.The

flameshouldhave1/2”to3/4”blue coneswithnoyellowtipping.When thebaffleisbackinplace,the flamewillresettle.

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MiElorAdjmtmen@YoucanMake(Continued)

O’wmThern?osht Adjwtment

The temperature control in your newoven

hasbeencarefullyadjusted toprovideaccuratetemperatures. However,ifthis cwenhasreplaced

oneyouhaveusedforseveralyears, youmaynoticea differenceinthe degreeofbrowningor thelengthof timerequiredwhenusingyour

favoriterecipes.Oventemperature controlshaveatendencyto“drift” overaperiodofyearsandsince thisdriftis verygradual,itisnot readilynoticed.Therefore,you mayhavebecomeaccustomedto yourpreviousovenwhichmay

haveprovideda higheror lower temperaturethanyouselected.

Beforeattemptingtohavethe

temperatureofyournewoven changed,besureyouhavefollowed the bakingtimeandtempemtureof therecipecarefully.Then,after youhaveusedtheovenafewtimes andyoufeeltheovenistoohot

ortoocool, thereisa simple adjustmentyoucanmakeyourself ontheOVEN TEMPknob.

Pulltheknoboffthecontrolshaft andlookatthebackside.Thereis adiscinthecenterof theknobskirt withaseriesofmarksoppositea pointer.

Loosenonly the locking screws

I Noteposition of

pointerto marks

before adjustment

Note to whichmarkthepointeris

pointing.Tomakeanadjustment, carefullyloosen(approximately one turn),butdonotcompletely

removethetwoscrewsthat holdthe skirttotheknob.Holdtheknob bladeinonehandandtheouter skirtintheother hand.

Toraisetheoventemperature, movethepointerinthe directionof thearrowforRAISE.Tolowerthe temperature,movethe pointerin

thedirectionofarrowforLOWER. Eachmarkwillchangetheoven teniperatureapproximately20°F.

Wesuggestthatyoumakethe adjustmentonemarkfromthe originalsettingandcheckoven performancebeforemakingany additionaladjustments.

Aftertheadjustmentismade, pressskirtandknobtogetherand retightenscrewssotheyaresnug, butbecarefulnottoovertighten. Re-installknobon rangeand

checkperformance. Note:Afteranadjustmenthas

beenmadeto thelowerOVEN TEMPknob,the OFF andBROIL positionswillnotlineupwiththe indicatormarkonthecontrolpanel

astheypreviouslydid.This conditionisnormalandwillnot createaproblem.

Note:Wheneverknobshavebeen removedfromovencontrolpanel, besuretoreinstalltheknobwith. BROILprintedonittothelower

ovenknobstemat thebottomofthe uppercontrolpanel.

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Possmm CAUSE AND

RB:wiEDY

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CWEN4WILL NOTWORK @Hug on mngeis riotcompletely inserted in!othe mutleireceptacle.

Circuitbreakerin househasbeentrippedor fusehasbeenblown.

~Ovencontrolsarenotproperlyset.

OVENLIGHTDOES NOT’WORK

~Lightbulbisloose. @Bulbisdefective.Replace. ~Switchwhichoperatesovenlightsisbroken.Callforservice.

FOODDOESNOT BROILPROPERLY

~OVENTEMPknobnotsetatBROIL. @Foodisbeingcookedonhot pan. ~Cookwareisnot suitedforbroiling.

FOODDOESNOTROAST ~OVENSETknobnotsetonAUTOMATICwhenusingAutomaticOven ORBAKEPROPERLY

Timer. @OVENTEMPknobnot setcorrectly. @Shelfpositionisincorrect.Checkroasting,bakingandbroilingpages. @(km shelf’isnotlevel. ~ Wrongcookwareis beingused.Whenroasting,panistoosmall. @Foiltent notusedwhenneededtoslowdownbrowningduringroasting.

MOEH.’UREINSIDEAND OUTSIDEOVEN

TOPBURNERSDO NOTLIGHT

u’you need more help... call, toll free:

GE Answer center@

808.626.2000 Consumerinformationservice

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@Besureovenventductisnotblockedorcovered.

~lMakesureelectricalplugis phlggedintoa livepower

outlet.

~Burnerholeson sideofburnermaybeclogged.Removeandcleanthem. ~Burnersmaynotbefittedcorrectlyontomountingbrackets.Removeand

reinstallthemproperly.

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If YouNeedservice

T<>obtainservice.seeyourwarranty onthebackpageofthisbook.

We’reproud of our service and wantyou to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happywith the service you receive, here are three stepsto followfor further help.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho servicedyourappliance.Explain whyyouarenotpleased.In most cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,if youarestillnotpleased, writeallthedetails—including your phonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance ConsumerActionPanel 20 NorthWackerDrive Chicago,Illinois60606

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YOURGENERALELECTRIC-RANGE

WARRANTY

Saveproof of original purchase date such asyour sales slip or canceiled check to establish warranty period.

WHAT!sCOVEHED

WHAT1sNor COVEFED

FULL ONE-YEARWARRANTY

Forone year

purchase, we will provide,

charge, parts and service labor

in your home to repair or replace any part of the range that fails because of a manufacturing defect.

e Service trips to your hometo teach you howto usethe product.

Readyour Use

If you then haveany questions about operating the product, please contact your dealer or our Consumer Affairs office at the address below,or call, toll free:

GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000 consumer information service

~ Improper installation.

from da& of original

free of

andCarematerial.

This warranty is extended to the original pur~~aser and any succeeding

purchased for ordinary home use in the 48 mainland states, Hawaii and Washington, D.C.InAlaska the warranty isthe sameexcept that it is LIMITED because you must pay to ship the product to the service shop or for the service technician’s travel coststo your home.

All warranty service will be provided byour FactoryService Centers or byour authorized Customer Care” servicers during normalworking

hours.

Look in the White or YeHowPages of your telephone directory for GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY, GENERAL ELECTRIC FACTORY SERVICE, GENERAL ELECTRIC-

HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE or GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER CARE@SERVICE.

@Replacement of house fuses or

resetting of circuit breakers.

* Failure of the product if it is used

for other than itsintended purpose or used commercially.

e Damage to product caused by accident, fire,floods or acts of God.

WARRANTORISNOTRESPONSIBLE FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

owner for products

Some statesdo not ailow the exclusion or !imitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion

may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may aiso have other rights which vary from state to state.

Toknowwhat your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or stateconsumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.

I Part No. 164D1352P219 r Pub.No. 4!3-4987

If you have an installation problem, contact your dealer or installer. Youare responsible for providing adequateelectrical, gas,exhausting and other connecting facilities.

Warrantor: General Electric Company

If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write:

Manager—Consumer

Affairs,GEAppliances, Louisville, KY 40225

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