GE JSC26, JSS26 Use and Care Manual

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Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................3, 25

, Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum Foil ..................................5, 15-18

Automatic Clock and Timer .....................1 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Surface

instructions....................3

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

Broiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Roasting

Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 13, 15

Canning Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Control Settings .....................................8, 9

Cooktop

Cookware

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Cooking......................................8-

Comparison ................................8

Tips.............................................g

...6, 7

12-19

13-15

18, 19

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Electric Range

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Problem

Thermostat Adjustment–

Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......15

More questions

GE Answer Center” 800.626.2000

So!ver..............................26

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Consumer Services ..................27

Appliance Registration .................................2

Important Phone Numbers .......................27

Model and Serial Number Location ..........2

Removal of Packaging Tape ........................2

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guide

...Back

Cover

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Care and

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GE Appliances

Anti-Tip Device .............................................25

Broiler pan, rack ...........................................22

Continuous-Cleani rig.. . . . .

Cooktop .................................................2O,

Door Removal ..............................................23

Light Bulb Replacement ............................22

Porcelain Oven Interior ..............................23

cleaning

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JSC26 JSS26

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HELP US HELP

YOU...

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Before using your range, read this guide 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 Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

How to Remove Packaging

To assure no damage is done to the product, the safest adhesive on new appliances is an application of a household or cooking oil. Apply with a soft cloth and allow to soak. Wipe dry and then apply an appliance polish to thoroughly clean and protect the surface.

NOTE: The plastic tape must be removed from the chrome trim on the range parts. It cannot be removed if it is baked on.

liquid

hay

to remove packaging tape

dishwashing detergent, mineral oil

Tape

finish of the

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label behind the range door or behind the storage drawer.

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 guide. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

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IF YOU NEED SERVICE...

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this guide.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are 3 steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you cases, this will solve the problem.

are

not pleased. In most

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details—including your phone number-to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606

Panel

hen using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

●

Use this appliance only for

iti

intended use

as described in this guide.

●

Be sure your appliance is properly installed

and grounded by a qualified technician in accordance with the provided installation instructions.

●

Have the installer show you the location

of the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference.

●

Do not attempt to repair or replace any

part of your range

unless

it is specifically recommended in this guide. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

●

Before performing any service, DISCONNECT

THE RANGE POWER SUPPLY AT THE HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL BY REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF THE CIRCUIT

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BREA~R.

~WARNING—

All ranges can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall or floor by installing the Anti-Tip device supplied. Make sure the chain fits securely into the slot in the bracket.

If you pull the range out from the wall for

any

reason. make sure the device is

prope;ly

against the wall. If it is not, there is a possible risk of the range tipping over and causing injury if you or a child stand, sit or lean on an open door.

Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and injury.

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engaged when you push the range back

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.

Teach children not to play with the controls

any

other part of the range.

Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the door, drawer or

cooktop.

They could damage the range and even tip it over, causing severe personal injury.

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CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO

CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE BACKSPLASH OF A

RANGE-C~LDREN

CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE

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Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments

SEWOUSLY ~mRED.

while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored over the range. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with hot surface units or heating elements

and

may cause severe burns.

●

Always keep combustible wall coverings,

curtains or drapes a safe distance from your range.

●

Use only dry pot

holders—

moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from

steam. Do not let pot holders touch hot surface units or heating elements. Do not use a towel or

cloths

other bulky cloth. Such

can catch fire on a

hot surface unit or heating element.

●

Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot

holders and other linens a safe distance from your range.

●

Always keep wooden and plastic utensils

and canned food a safe

dishnce

away from

your range.

●

Always keep combustible

wa~

coverings, curtains or drapes a safe distance from your range.

●

For your safety, never use your appliance for

warming or heating the room.

●

DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUST~LE

MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.

●

Keep

the 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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~PORTANT SAFE~ ~STRUCTIONS

●

not

store flammable materials in an oven

or near the

●

Do not touch

elemen~ These

surfaces may be hot enough to burn though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or materials contact the surface units, nearby oven; allow sufficient time for cooling, first.

Potentially hot surfaces include the and areas facing the and surfaces near the opening, crevices around the oven door, the edges of the door window and metal trim parts above the door.

Remember: The

be hot when the door is opened.

4°,

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flaming pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher,

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or type fire extinguisher.

Flame in the oven can be smothered completely by closing the oven door or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or type fire extinguisher.

●

When cooking pork, follow the directions

exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed will be safe to eat.

cooktop.

the

surface units, the heating

or the interior surface of the oven,

otier flamable

the

areas

the

surface units or any interior

area

cooktop

cooktop,

inside

●

Do not use water on grease fires.

oven vent opening

surface of the oven may

Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a

pan

on a surface unit by covering

the

foam-

and

turning the oven off

170°F.

This assures that,

and

the meat

(continued)

even

of the

foam-

Oven

●

Stand away from range when opening the

oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face

. Do not heat unopened food containers.

Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury.

●

Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.

●

Keep the oven free from

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Place the oven shelf in the desired position

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grease buildup.

while the oven is cool. If the shelves must be handled when hot, do not let the heating elements.

●

Pulling out the 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

●

When using cooking or roasting bags in the

oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.

●

Do not use your oven to dry newspapers.

If overheated, they

●

Do not

leave

paper products, cooking utensils

can

or food in the oven when not in use.

●

After broiling, always take the broiler pan out

of the range and clean it. Leftover grease in the broiler pan can catch fire the next time you use the pan.

●

Never leave the oven door open when you are

not watching the range.

●

For continuous clean models, do not use oven

cleaners on any of the continuous cleaning surfaces. Continuous cleaning surfaces can be identified by their rough surface finish.

andor

eyes.

pot

holder contact

oven walls.

catch fire.

.rface Cooting Units

●

Use

proper pan

flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will also improve efficiency.

●

Never leave the surface units unattended at

high heat settings. greasy

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Be sure the drip pans and vent ducts

covered and are in place. Their absence during cooking could damage range parts

●

Do not use aluminum foil to line drip pans or

anywhere in the oven except as described in this guide. Misuse could or damage to the range.

●

Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,

earthenware or other suitable for range-top service; others may break

–because of the sudden change in temperature,

lb 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 the surface units off before

removing the cookware.

●

Never clean the

hot. Some cleaners produce noxious fumes and wet cloths could cause steam burns if used on a hot surface.

spillovers

size—Select cookware having

Boilovers

that may catch on

resuit

cooktop

cause smoking and

fire.

are

not

and

wiring.

in a shock, fire hazard

glazed

containers are

surface when it is

To avoid the possibility of a burn or

electric

shock, always be certain that the controls for all surface units are at the off position and all surface units are cool before attempting to lift or remove a unit.

●

When flaming foods

turn

the fan

off. The fan, if operating, may

are

under the

hood?

spread the flame,

●

not immerse or soak the removable surface

units. Do

●

Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or

not

put

them

in a dishwasher.

medium high heat settings.

●

Foods for frying

should

be as dry as possible.

Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods

fat

bubbIe

can cause hot

up and over the sides

of the pan.

●

Use little fat for effective shallow or

fat frying. Filling the pan too cause

spillovers

●

If a combination of oils or fats will be used

when food is added.

fuII

deep-

of fat can

in frying, stir together before heating, or as fats melt slowly.

●

Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

●

Use a 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

●

Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings on or

until

the fat is cool.

near your range.

SAVE

T=SE

INSTRUCTIONS

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FEATu~s

Ill

OF YOUR RANGE

Ill

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Feature Index

1 Storage Drawer 2 Model and Serial 3 Bake Element Maybe lifted gently

for wiping oven floor.

4 Oven Shelf with Stop-Locks

5 Broil Element 6 Oven Interior Light 7

Cooktop~ift-Up

8 Surface Unit Knobs

Oven Light Switch

10 Oven Set Knob

Anti-Tip Device

See

the Installation Instructions.

12 Oven Vent

rear surface unit.

Surface Units, Drip Pans

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Oven

1 J

Surface Unit “On” Indicator Light 16 Oven Cycling Light 17 Clock and Minute Timer 18 Oven Shelf Supports

Shelf positions for cooking are suggested

and

Broiling

Lift-Off Oven Door with

Broil Stop Position

20 Broiler Pan and Rack

Located under right

Temp

in the Baking, Roasting

N-umbers

Cooktop

Knob

sections.

Explained

on page

3,22

3,4,20

4, 12-16, 18, 19,22

3,4, 18,20

12,22

20,21

5,8,9,20

12,

13, 16, 18,20

3,25

4,20

4,5,8,10,21

12,13,15,16,18,20

I I

4, 12, 13, 16, 18,

8,9

11, 12 11,20

18, 23

4, 16, 18, 19,22

HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE

TO YOUR OLD ONE?

Your new cooktop has electric coil surface units. The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and If you are used to cooking with gas burners or other cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or types of electric differences when you

cooktops, you will notice some surface unit you have.

u;e

electric coils.

The following chart will help you to understand the

differences other type of cooktop you may have used in the past.

b;tween

electric-coil surface units and any

~pe

of Cooktop

Electric Coil

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Radiant (Glass Ceramic) Cooktop

Induction

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Solid Disk

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Gas Burners

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Descri~tion

Flattened metal tubing containing electric resistance wire suspended over a drip pan.

Electric under a

ceramic cooktop.

High frequency induction coils under a glass surface.

Solid cast iron disk sealed to the cooktop surface.

Regular or sealed gas burners use either LP gas or natural gas.

coils

glass-

How it Works

Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of

solid

warped pans than radiant or heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.

Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if you want cooking to stop.

Pans

must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.

Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good

Heats

cooking results.

disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan

from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop. Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not

pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change heat settings right away.

up and cools down more slowly than electric coils.

\\’hen you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.

disks. Heats up quickly but does not change

The

~ ritical to cooking results, but

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SU~ACE

At both OFF and HI the control “clicks”. You may hear slight “clicking” sounds during cooking, indicating the control is keeping the unit at the heat level you set.

How to Set the Controls

Push the knob in and turn in either you finish cooking. direction to the desired heat setting.

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CONTROLS

Switching heats to higher settings always shows a quicker change than switching to a lower setting.

Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when

The surface unit “on” indicator light

when ANY heat setting on any surface unit is on.

will glow

= ~oking

HI—Used to begin cooking or to bring water to a boil. Reduce heat setting after water boils.

Medium High—(Setting halfway between HI and

MED) Maintains a fast boil on large amounts of food.

MED—Saut6 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.

LO—Used for long, slow cooking (simmering) to tenderize and develop flavors. Use this setting to melt butter and chocolate or to keep foods warm.

Guide for Using Heat Settings

—

Medium

NOTE: The surface unit “on” indicator light may glow between LO and OFF but there is no power to the surface units.

Low

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‘

OFF

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MED

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Medium

High

SU~ACE COOKWAm

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

*sorb

heat, but generally cook evenly at

iium

heat settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly

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 surface unit more that 1 inch.

low to

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 the range and hood clean from grease.

Wok Cooking

We recommend that you ~êÜ‹ use only a flat-bottomed wok. They are available

at your local retail store.

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RIGHT

Not over 1 inch

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ring over the surface unit will cause a build-up of

heat that will damage the porcelain

You could be seriously burned if the wok tipped over.

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not try to use such woks without the ring.

TWS

WRONG

Over 1 inch

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