GE JMW8GR, JMS1OGR Use And Care Manual
Range
Safety
lnstructions....................2-4
Operating Instructions, Tips
Aluminum Foil ...................................4, 13, 16
Clock and Timer ..............................................8
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Oven
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17
Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10-13
Broiling, Broiling Guide
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17
Control Settings ..........................................9
Light; Bulb
Replacement....................9,
21
Oven Cycling Light ..............................5,
11
Oven Set Light ......................................5, 11
Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 17
Roasting, Roasting Guide
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15
Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............9,21
Thermostat Adjustment .........................10
Timed Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11
Surface Cooking .........................................6, 7
Control Settings ..........................................6
Cooking Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...6, 7
Home Canning Tips ....................................7
Surface Indicator Lights .......................5, 6
Problem
Solver...............................22
Thermostat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
More questions
?...call
GE Answer Center” 800.626.2000
Care
and
Cleaning
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Cooktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Door Removal
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Oven Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Consumer
Services ...................23
Appliance Registration ..................................2
Important Phone Numbers .......................23
Model and Serial Number Location ...........2
Warranty ........................................Back Cover
GE Appliances
Models:
JMW8GR
JMS1OGR
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HELP US HELP YOU
Before using your range,
read this book 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, write (include
your phone number):
Consumer Affairs
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label
behind the range door.
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 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 book. It lists causes of
minor operating problems that you
can correct yourself.
To obtain service, see the
Consumer Services page in
back of this book.
IF YOU NEED SERVICE...
FIRST, contact the people who
FINALLY, if your problem is still .
the
serviced your appliance. Explain
not resolved, write:
why you are not pleased. In most
Major Appliance Consumer
We’re
uroud
of our service and
cases, this will solve the problem.
Action Panel
.
want you to be pleased. If for some
NEXT, if you are still not pleased,
20 North Wacker Drive
reason you are not happy with the write all the details—including Chicago, IL 60606
service you receive, here are three
your phone number—to:
steps to follow for further
help.
Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville. KY 40225
INIPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
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 manual.
●
Be sure your appliance is properly installed
and grounded by a qualified technician in
accordance with the provided installation
instructions.
●
Don’t attempt to repair or replace any part of
your
range
unless it is specifically
recommended in this book.
All
other servicing
should be referred to a qualified technician.
“
Before performing any service, DISCONNECT
THE
RANGE
POWER SUPPLY AT THE
HOUSEHOLD
DISTRH3UTION
PANEL
BY
REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
●
Do not leave children alone-children should
not be left alone or unattended in an area where an
appliance is in use. They should never be allowed
to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
●
Don’t allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on
the
door
or cooktop. They could damage the
range or cause 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 THE RANGE TO
REACH
ITEMS COULD
BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
●
Teach children not to play with the controls or
any other part of the oven.
●
Never leave the oven door open when you are
not watching the range.
●
Do not store flammable materials in an oven or
near the cooktop.
. Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Flammable material
could be ignited if brought in contact with hot
heating elements and may cause severe burns.
●
Use only dry pot holders—moist
or damp pot holders on hot surfaces
may result in bums from steam. Do
not let pot holders touch hot heating elements. Do
not use a towel or other bulky cloth.
●
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 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.
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●
Do not use water on grease fires.
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Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flaming pan on surface unit
by covering pan completely with well-fitting lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray, or if available, use dry
chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering with baking soda or, if available, a multipurpose dry chemical or foam-type fire
extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the oven
control to OFF or use a dry chemical type
extinguisher.
●
Do not touch heating elements or interior
surface of oven. These surfaces maybe hot
enough to burn even though they are
,dark
in color.
During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing
or other flammable materials contact surface units,
areas nearby surface units or any interior area of
the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas
facing the cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces
near the opening, crevices around the oven door
and metal trim parts above the door. Remember:
The inside surface of the oven maybe hot when
the door is opened.
●
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.
●
After broiling, always take the broiler pan
out of the range and clean it. Leftover grease
in the broiler pan can catch fire next time you
use the pan.
Oven
●
Stand away from range when opening oven
door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause
burns to hands, face and/or eyes.
●
Don’t
heat unopened food containers. Pressure
could build up and the container could burst,
causing an injury.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
●
Keep oven vent unobstructed.
●
Keep oven free from grease buildup.
●
Place oven shelf in desired position while oven
is cool. If shelves must be handled when hot, do
not let pot holder contact heating units in the oven,
●
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.
●
When using cooking or roasting bags in oven,
follow the manufacturer’s directions.
●
Do not use your oven to dry newspapers. If
overheated, they can catch fire.
●
Do not use oven for a storage area. Items stored
in an oven can ignite.
●
Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils,
or food in the oven when not in use.
Surface Cooking Units
q
.
Use proper pan size—This
~>-.
appliance
is
equipped
with different
size surface units. Select cookware
having flat bottoms large enough to
cover the surface unit heating element. The use of
undersized cookware will expose a portion of the
heating element to direct contact and may result in
ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of
cookware to burner will also improve efficiency.
Q
Never leave surface units unattended at high
heat settings.
Boilover
causes smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
●
Be sure drip pans are not covered and are in
place. Their absence during cooking could
damage range parts and wiring.
●
Don’t use aluminum foil to line drip pans or
anywhere in the oven except as described in this
book. Misuse could result in a shock, fire hazard
or damage to the range.
●
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for cooktop service; others may break
because of the sudden change in temperature. See
section on Surface Cooking for suggestions.
Q
To minimize the possibility of burns,
ignition
of flammable materials, and spillage, the handle
of a container should be turned toward the center
of the range without extending over nearby
surface units.
●
Always turn surface unit to OFF before
removing cookware,
Q
Keep an eye on foods being fried at HI or
MEDIUM HIGH heat settings.
●
To avoid the possibility of a burn or electric
shock, always be certain that the controls for
all surface
units
are at OFF position and all
coils are cool before attempting to lift or
remove the
unit.
●
Don)t
immerse or soak removable surface
units. Don’t put them in a dishwasher.
●
When flaming foods are under the hood, turn
the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread
the flame.
●
Never clean the cooktop surface when it is
hot.
Some
cleaners produce
noxiotis
fumes and
wet cloths could cause steam burns if used on a
hot surface.
●
Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods
can cause hot fat to bubble up and over sides
of pan.
●
Use little fat for effective shallow or deep-fat
frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause
spillovers when food is added.
●
If a combination of oils or fats will be used
in frying, stir together before heating, or as fats
melt slowly.
●
Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
●
Use deep fat thermometer whenever possible to
prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.
●
Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a
deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.
SAVE
THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE
Feature Index
1 Model and Serial Number
2
Broil Unit
3 Oven Vent
‘4
Surface Unit Controls
=Surface
Unit “ON”
Indicator Light
6 Lift-Up Cooktop
(support rods hold
it up to simplify cleaning underneath)
Explained
on page
2
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6, 19
6
18
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7
Plug-In Surface Units
19
8 Oven Set Light
(The light comes on
11
when you set Bake, Broil, or Timed
Bake, on some models.)
9
Oven Set Knob
9, 19
10 Automatic Clock and Timer
8
(on some models)
11
Drip Pans
19
Explained
Feature Index
on page
12 Oven Light Switch
9
(lets you turn oven light on and off)
13 Automatic Oven Light Switch
9
(Turns oven on automatically when
door is opened.)
14 Oven Cycling Light
(The oven light
11
glows until oven reaches your selected
temperature, then goes off and on
with the oven unit during cooking.)
15
Oven Temp Knob
9, 19
16 Oven Interior Light
9,21
17 Oven Shelf Supports
9
18 Oven Shelves
9,21
19 Bake Units
3
20 Removable Oven Door with
20
Broil Stop position (Easily
removed
for oven cleaning. )
21
Broiler Pan and Rack
16,21
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SURJ?ACE
COOKING
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
1+ n
Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the heat setting you want.
III
Be sure you turn control to OFF when you finish cooking. The surface unit
indicator light will glow when ANY heat on any surface unit is on.
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Heat Setting Guide
HI—Used to begin cooking or to bring water to a
❑ 0
boil. Reduce heat setting after water boils.
;;F
MEDIUM HIGH—(Setting halfway between HI and
MED) Maintains a fast boil on large amounts of food.
LO
MED—Saute and brown; keeps food at a medium
\
boil or simmer.
\
MEDIUM LOW—(Setting halfway between MED
and LO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little
water in covered pan.
MEDIUM *
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LO—Used for long slow cooking (simmering) to
LOW
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a)-
HI
/
0
/
‘
w MEDIUM
tenderize and develop flavors. Use this setting to melt
Ill
\
HIGH
butter and chocolate or to keep foods warm.
MED
NOTE: Surface Indicator Light may glow between
LO and OFF, but there is no power to the surface units.
COOKING TIPS
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 trim ring more than l“.
Right
NOT OVER 1“
Wrong
OVER 1“
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Deep Fat Frying
● Do not overfill cookware with fat that may spill over when adding food.
Frosty foods bubble vigorously. Watch food frying at high temperatures.
Keep range and hood clean from grease.
Wok Cooking
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place, isdangerousbecause
● Use of these types of woks,
without the support rmg m
They are available at
the wok is unstable.
your local retail store.
● With the ring in place, heat
will be trapped inside the
ring and may cause damage
to the porcelain cooktop.
HOME CANNING TIPS
Canning should be done on surface units only.
Pots
that extend beyond one inch of surface unit’s
drip pan 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 cooktop surfaces
surrounding the surface unit.
Observe the Following Points in Canning
1. Be sure the canner fits over the center of the
surface unit. If your range or its location does not
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.
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.
HOWEVER, DO NOT USE LARGE DIAMETER
CANNERS OR OTHER LARGE DIAMETER
POTS FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS OTHER
THAN WATER. Most syrup or sauce
mixtures—
and all types of frying—cook at temperatures much
higher than boiling water. Such temperatures could
eventually harm cooktop surfaces surrounding
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 will be shortened by:
(1)
using a pressure canner, and
(2) starting with HOT tap water for fastest heating
of large quantities of water.
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AUTOMATIC TIMER AND CLOCK
(on some models)
To Set the Clock
4-
Minute Timer
To set the clock, push
The Minute Timer has been combined with the range
the knob in and turn the
clock. Use it to time all your precise cooking
clock hands to the
operations. You’ll recognize the Minute Timer as the
correct time. (The
pointer which is different in color and shape than the
Minute Timer pointer will
clock hands.
move also. Let the knob
out, then turn the Minute
To Set the Minute Timer
Timer pointer to OFF.)
To set the Minute Timer, turn the center knob,
without pushing in, until pointer reaches number of
minutes you wish to time. (Minutes are marked,
up to
60, in the center ring on the clock.) At the end of the
set time, a buzzer sounds to tell you time is up.
Turn knob,
without pushing in, until pointer reaches
OFF and buzzer stops.
Questions and Answers
Q. Must the clock be set on correct time of
Q. Can I change the time of day on the clock
day when I wish to use the Automatic Timer
while I’m Time Baking in the oven?
for baking?
A. The time of day on the clock should not be
A. Yes, if you wish to set the DELAY START or
changed during any program that uses the oven
STOP TIME dials (on some models) to turn on and
timer. You must either stop those programs or wait
off at set times during timed functions.
until they are finished before changing time.
Q. Can I use the Minute Timer during oven cooking?
A. The Minute Timer can be used during any cooking
function. The Automatic Timers (DELAY START
and STOP TIME dials) are used with TIMED
BAKE function only.
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