GE JIC100 Use and Care Manual
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Read thisbookcarefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyour newcooking
unitproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp, write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffhirs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthem on a labelonthe
bottomofthe cookingunit.
Thesemodelandserialnumbers
arealsoontheConsumerProduct
OwnershipRegistrationCardthat
camewithyourcookingunit.
Beforesendinginthiscard,please
writethesenumbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethese numbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourcookingunit.
Ifyou received
adamagedcookingunit...
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyouthecooking
unit.
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest
service...
ChecktheProblemSolveron
page11.It listsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
Itcouldsaveyouan unnecessary
servicecall.
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Tips
@Usemagneticcookwareofsteel
or castironwithtight-fittingcovers
andflatbottoms.
*Cookfreshvegetableswitha
minimumamountofwaterina
coveredpan.
@Watchfoodswhenbringingthem
quicklytocookingtemperatureat
HIheat.Whenfoodreachescooking
temperature,reduceheatimmediately
tolowestsettingthatwillkeepit
cooking.
@Usecorrectheatforcookingtask.
Seecookingchartsonpages8and9.
0Whenboilingwaterforteaor
coffix,heatonlytheamountneeded.
Itisnoteconomicaltoboilacontainer
fullofwaterforonlyoneor
twocups.
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IMPOmANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
eadallinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance.
Whenusingelectricalappliances,
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,includingthefollowing:
~Usethisc.mkingunitonlyfor
itsintendeduse
thisUse
andCarebook.
asdescribedin
eBesurethecookingunitis
pluggedintoaproperlyinstalled
andgrounded120-volt,15-amp
electricaloutletbeforeyou
operateit,
@Ashortpowercordisprovided
tohelpavoidthehazardsresulting
fromtanglinginortrippingovera
longer-than-necessarycord.Ifa
longercordisneeded,anextension
cord,availablefromyourhardware
store,maybeusedifyouuseit
carefully.Ifanextensioncordis
used,(1)themarkedelectrical
tingoftheextensioncordmust
atleastasgreatastheelectrical
a
ratingoftheappliance,and(2)the
extensioncordmustbearrangedso
itwillnotdrapeoverthecountertop
ortabletopwherechildrencan
pullitorpeoplecantripoverit.
@Donotoperatethiscooking
unitoutdoors.
~Thiscookingunituseselectromagneticenergywhichcan
interferewiththeoperationof
somepacemakers.Beforeusing
thecookingunit,makesureany
pacemakernearithasadequate
interferenceprotection.
eDonotbringitemsthatare
sensitivetomagnetismcloseto
thecookingunit,evenwhenthe
powerisoff.Itemssuchaswatches,
creditcards,ticketsandmagnetic
tapesmaybedamagedbythe
permanentmagnetusedinside.
● Ktwpthecookingunitawayfrom
aradioandfromaTVsetwith
remotecontrol.Thecooking
unitmayproduceinterferencein
aradioor interferewiththe
operationofawirelessremote
control.
ATLEAST2“
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● Keeptheairintakeandexhaust
holesinthebackofthecooking
unitatleast2inchesawayfrom
awall.Also,whenusingthe
cookingunitonatable,besurea
tableclothornapkindoesnot
blocktheholes.Inadequateair
circulationwillcausetheinside
temperaturetorise,activatingthe
“overheatprotectioncircuit”and
stoppingheating.
oDonotletthepowercord
hangovertheedgeofatableor
countertoportouchhotsurfaces.
@Donotplacethecookingunit
onornearahotgasorelectric
surfaceunitorinaheatedoven.
cRepairorreplacethepower
cordimmediatelyifitbecomes
frayedorotherwisedamaged.
oDonotoperatethecooking
unitiftheglassisbroken.Take
thecookingunitinforservice
immediatelyifthishappens.
@Donotplaceorstoreitemson
topofthecookingunitwhenit
isnotinuse.
oAsthecookingpangetshot,
ittransmitsheattothecooking
surface.Donotplaceplastic
materialsonthesurfhce-theymay
meltorwarp.Anddon’ttouchthe
surfaceuntilithascooled.
oAvoidheatinganemptypan.
Doingsocandamagethecooking
unitandthepan.
*Donotinsertforeignobjects
ormetallicobjectsintoopenings
inthecookingunit.Doingso
canresultinelectricshockand/or
damagetothecookingunit.
oKeepbottomofpanandsurface
ofcookingunitcleananddry.
W@ecookingunitbeforeandafier
usetoavoidscratchesfromdust
andgrit.
oAvoidscratchingthecooking
unitwithsharpimplements,or
withringsandotherjewelry.
oNeverusethecookingunitas
acuttingboard.
● Donotstoreflammable
materialsnearthecookingunit.
*Donotletcookinggreaseor
otherflammablematerials
accumulateonornearthe
cookingunit.
● Don’tleavechildrenaloneor
unattendedwherethecooking
unitisinoperation.Theycould
beseriouslyburned.
oDon’tallowanyonetoclimb,
standorhangonthecooking
unit.
e CAUT’ON: ITEMS OF
INTERESTIX)CHILDREN
SHOULDN(YI’BESTORED
INCABINE’ISABOVETHE
COOKINGUNIT-CHILDREN
CLIMBINGONTHE
COOKINGUNIT111REACH
THEMCOULDBESERIOUSLY
INJURED.
*Donotallowwater,other
liquidsorgreasetoremainon
cookingunitorcontrolpanel.
oDonotplaceanyspoonsorother
stirringutensilsoncookingunit
whenitisinuse.Theymay
becomehotandcouldcauseburns.
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INIPOmANTSAFETYINSTRUCT~O~s{~ontinu~)
cooking
*Don’tassumethatyouknow
howtooperateallpartsofthe
cookingunit.Inductioncooking
worksdifferentlyfromyour
previouscookingunit.
~Usepropercookware
size.Seepages5through7.
0 Never wearloosefittingor
hanginggarmentswhileusing
theappliance.Flammable
materialcouldbeignitedit’brought
incontactwithhotsurfacesand
maycauseseverebums.
@Useonlydrypotholders—
moistordamppotholdersonhot
surfiwesmayresultinburnsfrom
steam.Donotuseatowelorother
bulkyclothinplaceofapotholder.
~Alwaysturnpowerswitchto
OFFbeforeremovingutensil.
eCarefullywatchfoodsbeing
friedatHIsetting.
*Foodsforfryingshouldbeas
dryaspossible.Frostonfrozen
foodsormoistureonfreshfoods
cancausehotfattobubbleupand
oversidesofpan.
*Useleastpossibleamountof
fatforeffectiveshallowordeep-
fatfrying.Fillingthepantoofull
offatcancausespilloverswhen
foodisadded.
eIfacombinationofoi~sorfa~
willbeusedinfrying,stirtogether
beforeheating,orasfatsmeltslowly.
@Alwaysheatfatslowly,and
watchasitheats.
@Usedeepfatthermometer
wheneverpossibletoprevent
overheatingfatbeyondthe
smokingpoint.
typeand
*Donotusewaterongreasefires.
Neverpickupaflamingpan.Turn
offpower,thensmotherflaming
panbycoveringpancompletely
withwellfittinglid,cookiesheet
orflattray.Flaminggreaseoutside
apancanbeputoutbycoveringwith
bakingsodaor,ifavailable,amulti-
purposedrychemicalorfoam.
~Whenflamingfoodsunder
hood,turnthefanoff.Thefan,if
operating,mayspreadtheflame.
. Don’theatunopenedfood
containersonyourcookingunit.
Pressurecouldbuildupandthe
containercouldburstcausing
aninjury.
oDonotusealuminumfoilor
aluminumcookwareoncooking
unit.Useonlycookwareas
describedonthefollowingpagesof
thisbook.
. when cookingpork,followour
directionsexactlyandalwayscook
themeattoatleast170°F.This
assuresthat,intheremotepossibility
thattrichinamaybepresentinthe
meat,itwillbekilledandthemeat
willbesafetoeat.
@Neverleavecookingunit
unattendedatHIheatsetting.
Boilovercausessmokingandgrease
spillovers.Boildrysituationscan
causepermanentdamagetoutensil
orglasssurfacearea.
the
Cleaning
*cleanon}ypartslistedinthis
UseandCareBook.
. hp cookingunit
freeofaccumulationsofgrease
orspilloverswhichmayignite.
oBeforecleaning,unplugthe
powercordfromtheelectrical
outlet.
. C1eantootingunitwith
caution.Ifawetspongeorcloth
isusedtowipespillsonahot
cookingarea,becarefultoavoid
steamburn.Somecleanserscan
producenoxiousfumesifapplied
toahotsurface.
●Do not scratch,oruseany
abras-ivesoncookingunitor
controlpanel.
. Donot immersecookingunit
orcordsetinwater.
cleanand
IfYouNeedService
● Read ~~~hefioblem solver”
onpage11ofthisbook.
. Don’tattempttorepairor
replaceanypartofyourcooking
unitunless.itisspecifically
recommendedinthisbook.All
otherservicingshouldbereferred
toaqualifiedtechnician.
● Unplugthepowercordfromthe
electricaloutletbeforeperforming
anyservice.
● Allow the unittocool before
removingorreplacinganyparts.
SAW TmsE
~STRUCTIONS
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