GE JGKC16GEH User Manual

Howíoget ii;^-

the best fromJLvI UI

BuíMn Oven

Use and Care of

gas models
JGKS15GEH
JGKC15GEH
JGKC16GEH

Features p4

Using the oven

Special care of

continuous-cleaning oven pll

Questions?

Use the Problem Solver

p6

pl5

-^-7;í777

\bur Direct Line to G<.7S At lu^srij

The GE Answer Cente;;/^ i<'X' / ■

GENERAL ELECTRIC

TGKCi^Qf.:fj

-"A

f'ütí.

‘4^1 - V 7

tents

Saiety Instructions
Features of Your Oven

/-\UlUU4as.iU V/Vi^il JLliiiWi,

.....................

..................

2-3

4

Clock and Minute Timer ,... ,5

Using Tour Oven 6

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

T2oI»-SS

i-T«SVA45^ V .V./

Roasting, Chari

Broiling, Chart

Special Care of

.................................

.....................

7

9

10

r^r^ntimìnnc-.r^li»iminia Ovi^n 11

Care and Cleaning ......... 11-13

Cleaning Chart

Problem Solver

rr^'\r.

___

c*.,™.;...« 1C

il lUU i'iCCU esci V11.C

Warraniy

....................

.............................

................

...................

15

..............................

....

Back Cover

14

.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Turn OFF all range
controls

if you smell gas:

1. Open windows

2. Don’t touch electrical

switches*

3. Extinguish any open

flame

4. immediately call your

gas supplier

^[?on’t turn electric switches
on or off because sparks may
ignite the gas.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Keep the appliance
area clear and free from

combustible materials,
gasoline and other
fiamiTiable vapors and
liquids.

Read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate

UliVi lll«4Ht4Aiii v/vwii

properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.

If you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include
your phone number):

Consumer Affairs
General Electric Company
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label located
inside the oven on the left side. See
page 4.

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your oven.

"Piics#! €»11 iisiricjr tfiie isnrillsìTif

the installer show you the
location of the oven gas cut-off
valve and how to shut it off if
necessary.

pro^rly grounded by a qualified
insteller, in accordance with the
Installation Instructions. Any
adjustment and service should be
performed only by qualified gas

technicians.

Help us
help you

Before sending in this card,
please write these numbers here:

'a 1 to 1«

Model Number

Serial Number

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

if you received
a damaged oven...

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

Write down the model

Save time and money.

Before you request

service...

Check the Problem Solver on
page 15. It lists minor causes of I
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.

IMPOKTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

MJLA A.filJBUJKa'JL

® When you get your oven have

® Have your oven installed and

range installers or service

® Plug your oven into a 120-voIt
grounded outlet only. Do not
remove the round grounding prong
from the plug. If in doubt about the
grounding of the home electrical
system, it is your personal

responsibility and obligation to
have an ungrounded oudet replaced
with a properly-grounded three­prong outlet in accordance with
the National Electrical Code. Do

not use an extension cord with

this appliance.

® Be sure all packing materials
are removed from the oven before
operating it, to prevent fire or
smoke damage should the packing
material ignite.

® Be sure your oven is correctly
adjusted by a qualified service
technician or Installer for the

______

i* J —

iy|jse ui gias ui j un/ j

which it is to be used. Gas can
be converted from one type to the

other. See Installation Instructions.

rr:T-'V

ii
II

iPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

^Using ibiir Oven

® Don^i leave children alone or
unattended where an oven is
hot or in operation. They could

be seriously burned.

® Don’t allow’ anyone to climb,
stand or hang on the door or
broiler compartment. They

could damage the oven and even
tip it over causing severe personal
injury.

® CAUTION: DO NOT STORE
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
CHILDREN IN CABINETS
ABOVE AN OVEN-CHILDREN
CLIMBING ON THE OVEN TO
REACH ITEMS COULD BE
SERIOUSLY INJURED.

® Never wear loose fitting or
hanging garments while using

the appliance. Flammable

material could be ignited if

)rought in contact with flame or

Tiot oven surfaces and may cause

severe burns.

® Never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.

Prolonged use of the oven without
adequate ventilation can be
hazardous.

® Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Turn off burner, then smother
flaming pan by covering pan

completely with well fitting lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming
grease outside a pan can be put
out by covering with baking soda
or, if available, a multi-purpose

dry chemical or foam.

® Do not store йшшГшЫе materials
in an oven.

® Do not lei cooking grease or
other flammable materials

accumulate in or near the oven.

® Do not use oven for a storage
area.

® Stand away from the oven
when opening oven door. The
hot air or steam which escapes
can cause burns to hands, face
and/or eyes.

® Keep oven free from grease
buildup.

* Place oven shelves in desired
position while oven is cool.

® Pulling out shelf to the shelf
stop is a convenience in lifting
heavy foods. It is also a precaution
against burns from touching
hot surfaces of the door or oven
walls.

® Don’t use aluminum foil
anywhere in the oven except as
described in this book. Misuse

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

® Don’t heat unopened food
containers in the oven. Pressure
could build up and the container
could burst causing an injury.

® Use only glass cookware that

is recommended for use in gas
oven.

®When using cooking or
roasting bags in oven, follow

the manufacturer’s directions.
® When cooking pork, follow

our directions exactly and always
cook the meat to at least 170°F.

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

® Always remove broiler pan

from broiler compartment as

soon as you finish broiling.
Grease left in the pan can catch
fire if oven is used without
removing the grease from the
broiler pan.

® When broiling, if meat is too
close to the flame, the fat may
ignite. Trim excess fat to prevent

excessive flare-ups.

® Make sure broiler pan is in
place correctly to reduce the

possibility of grease fires.

® If you should have a grease
fire in the broiler pan, turn off

oven, and keep drawer closed to
contain fire until it burns out.

® Clean only parts listed in this
Use and Care Book.

® Keep oven clean and free of
accumulations of grease or
spillovers which may ignite.

If You Need Service

® Read ’’The Problem Solver”

on page 15 of this book.

® Don’t attempt to repair or
replace any part of your oven
unless it is specifically
recommended in this book. All

other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.

SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS

Features of Your Oven

'???? 9 0

Models JGKS15GEH (Standard Oven)

JGKC15GEH (Conilnnous=C!eaning Oven)

Feature Index

1 Minute Timer
2 Automatic Oven Timer
3 Digital Electric Clock

4 Radial Electric Clock

S Ovf^n T iaht Slwitrh
6 Oven Set Knob

^

nRamr^ n/^V\

/

VWll X'VllV/L/

8 Oven Interior Light 6

y V^VC^ll

10 Oven Shelf Supports
11 Removable Oven Bottom
12 Removable Oven Door
13 Removable Broiler Compartment Door
14 Broiler Pan and Rack
15 Model and Serial Numbers
16 Continuous-Cleaning Oven Interior 11
17 Broiler Compartment

Model JGKC16GEH (Continuous-Cleaning Oven)

See page

5
5
5
5
6

5

vr

<

KJ

6

1

^

IL

12 ,

12

10, 13

2

10, 13

JGKS15GEH JGKC15GEH

9

9

9

9 9 9

9

9

9 9 9

9 9

9 9 9

w

9 9 9

9

9

9 9

•

•

•

9

0

0 0

9 9

9 9

9 9

JGKC16GEH

9

9

9

9

9

A

9

9

Minute Umei^ Automatic Oven Timer and Clock

'Miiiiìte Timer

JGKS15GEH & JGKC15GEH
The Minute Timer has been

combined with the oven clock. Use
it to time all your precise cooking
operations. You’ll recognize it as
the pointer which is different in
color than the clock hands.

Minutes are marked up to 60 on the
center ring of the clock.

To set the Minute Timer, turn the
knob to the left, without pushing in,

iuntil the pointer reaches the number

T 1170nt fri timA

i W«11C WJ

o

F

60 0

aA I h/

'

...

I PUSH TO SET CLOCK

Model JGKC16GEH
The Minute Timer is the large dial

to the left of the digital clock. Use
it to time all your precise cooking
operations. This dial also changes
the diiJital clock.

To set the Minute Timer, turn

if/il- VnrvK r>1r»r'V'\X/icf‘ \Alithnilt

pushing in, until the pointer reaches

the number of minutes you want to
time (up to 60).

.4t the end of the time set on

either Minute Minder, a buzzer
founds to tell you time is up. Turn

the Icnob, without pushing in, until
the pointer reaches OFF and the
buzzer stops.

The Clock

i ■’I

JGKS15GEH & JGKC15GEH
To set the Clock, push the knob m

and turn the clock hands to the
right to the correct time. Then let
the knob out and continue turning
to OFF.

Model JGKC16GEH
To set the Clock, push in the center

knob of the Minute Timer and turn
the knob in either direction to set
the digital clock numerals to the
correct time. (After setting the
clock, let the knob out and turn the
Minute Timer nointer to OFF)

Automatic Oven Timer

ims timer win automatically start
and stop your oven for you. Here’s
what vou do:

1. Make sure both your oven clock

1/4 tV«i> CTA PT /4iii1 clin«/ tliA r>nrri»r't

time of day. When the START knob

is pushed in and turned, it will “pop”
into place when the time shown on

the oven clock is reached.

kJL VfrXMJL kJAXV/*

2. Set the START control. Push in
and turn the START knob to the
time you want the oven to turn itself
on. (If you want it to start cooking
immediately, do not set the Start
time.)

3. Set the STOP control. Push in
and turn the STOP knob to the time

\//-iii «rant tVw=> nv#»n tn turn itcplf nfr

JVJKA

.........

....................... ■■ .............................— -

rMXXV VAt

Note: There must be at least a half
hour difference between the START
and STOP dials for the automatic
control to work.

4. Set the OVEN SET knob to
AUTO OVEN.

5. Set the OVEN TEMP knob to
the desired cooking temperature.

Now the oven will turn itself on

immediately or at a later Start time

that you set, cuuk at the temperauire

----------

you selected and turn itself off at

the StOD time vou selected.

After taking food out of the oven,
be sure to turn the OVEN TEMP
control to off and the OVEN SET
knob to the MAN. OVEN setting
where it should be kept for normal
oven use.