GE JGHC56GEJ Use and Care Manual
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ApplianceRegistration
Careand Cleaning
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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
14
5
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16
9
2 CookwareTips
8 DripPans
ProblemSolver
RepairService 23
SurfaceCooking
Burners
BurnerGrates
ControlSettings
21
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
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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,
t
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.
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*
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.
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.
(hen. -
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.
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H
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14.(Men Light Switch.
Letsyou
turnupperand lowerinterioroven
lightsonandoff.
15.
Oven Shelves.
16.
Oven Shelf Supports.
17.
Oven Interior Lights.
18.
Removable oven Bottom.
D.
Removable Oven Door.
20.
Broiler .Panand Rack.
ModelJGHC56GM
6
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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