GE JB400GK, JB490GJ, JSP27J, JSP28GJ, JSP28G Use And Care Manual

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Aluminum Foil

16,18 VentDuct

22

Anti-TipBracket

3,5

ProblemSolver

26

ApplianceRegistration

2

RepairService 27

CanningTips

9 SafetyInstructions

3,4

Careand Cleaning

22-25

SurfaceCooking

8

Clock/Timer

12

ControlSettings

8

Energy-SavingTips

5

CookwareTips

10,11

Features

6,7

LightBulbReplacement 23

Installationhstructionq

5

SurfaceUnits 23

Leveling

5

3-in-1SurfaceUnit

8

ModelandSerialNumbers

2

Warranty

BackCover

Oven

13

Baking,BakingGuide

14,15

Broiling,BroilingGuide 18,19
ControlSettings

13

DoorRemol~al 22
Light;BulbReplacement 13,22

Preheating

13,15

Roasting,RoastingGuide 16,17
SeM-C1emhghstructions 20,21

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It~~~Htended~0helpyouoperate
~mdmaintainyournewrange

properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething

or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
ApplianceMk
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel
andserialnmberse

You’llfindthemon a labelon
thefrontoftherange behindthe
ovendoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
your range.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usetheser~umbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange.

mediately contactthedealer(or
builder)thats~ldyoutherange.

savethe ad money.

Beforeyou request
Sertice.*.

ChecktheProblemSolveron
page26.It listscausesofminor

operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

MGE mmAcH m~s

comD BEsmousLY

oven. Thesesufices ~aj be hot

~-. “.

enou~ to burn eventiough hey

‘aredark ti color. Dutig and

@Never wearImse-fitthg or

stir use, do nottouch, ~r let

ha@g garmen@ Wwe Whg

cloting or otier H-able

tie~~~we. ~ble~tetid

materials contact surface units,

could be ignited if brought in

areas ne~by sufice units or any

contactwiti hothatig elements

titerior area of tie oven; Wow

and may cause severe bums.

sufficientttie for coo~g, fnst.

* Use Qtiy - Pt hOlden—

P~tentiWyhot sufices include

moist or damp potholders on

tie cooMop and.areas facingtie

hot surfaces may resdt ti bums

cod~op, ovenvent opening and

ti~ sm. DOnotlet~t holders

surfaces near theo~ntig, and

touch hot heatingele~enk. Do

crevices around tie ovendoor. ,

not use a towelor otier bu~

Re~e~ber: The insidesurface

Cloti.

of tie ovenmaybe hot when tie
door isowned.

@Never use your appumce for

ww~tig or ~e~ttig the roo~.

@when Cmwg

prk9 fouow

tie

directions e~ctiy and always

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stomgeh oronapptianee

Rmable

rna&tidsShoddnotbe

cook tie

meat tom ~ternd

te~peratire

of at least l~°F.

stored in ~ ovenor near surbce

Ttis assures tiat, in tie xe~ote

Utifi.

possibtiity hat trictina may be
present in tie meat, itwill be
tiUed ~d tie meat will be safe
to eat.

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surfaceCootingUnik

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~~e pro~r ~an s&e—Ttis

appfiace

is equipped with one
or more surface utits of dfierent
sk. Select utinstis having flat
bottoms large enoughto cover
the sutiace utit heating element.
The use ofunderstied utensfls
WNexposea portion ofthe
heating element tq direct contact
and my result in igtition of
clothing. Pro~r relationship of
utensd toburner WMdso
tiprove efficiency.

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mmndd at @ hat W*.

Boflovercauses srnotig amd
greasy spilloversthat may catch

on fire.
e Be SWetip pm ad vent

duc~ are not covered amdwe
h place. Theti absenceduring
cookirigcotid d=age range
parts and wiring. ,

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Une*ip p- or anywherein

the ovenexceptas described in
this book. Misuse couldresult in
a shock, fire burd or daage
to the ~ge.

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Od-y ceb %Ws of glms9

glw/cerdc, eatihenmm or
othergl=d contiem me -

stitible for

mge-top setice;

otiers may bre~ because of the

sudden change in te~pe~ture.
(See section on “surface
Cootig” for suggestions.)

@To

-k burns9 ignition
of fl-able ~aterids, and
sp~age, tie h~dle of a
conbiner should be tu~ed ~
towwd tie center ofthe rage
witiout extendkg.over nearby
Sufice Uniw.

@Mways turn surface dt to

ombefar$remotig wte~il,

*W pOssibHe.Frost on frozen
foods or ~oistu~e on fresh foods
can cause hot tit to bubble up

andover sides of pan.

@~WyS

heatfatS10W1y9and

watchas it heats.

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usedeepfatthermometer

wheneverWssibletoprevent

overheatingtit beyondthe
smokingpoht .

SAW TmsE
msTRucTIoNs

The.angeshouldbeinstalledon
asheetofplywood(or similar
material)as follows:

m~~the

flQorcoYetingendsat

thefront of
f;~erange,theareathat therange
willrestonshouldbebuiltupwith
plywoodtothesamelevelorhigher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
d~owtherangetobemovedfor
cleaningor servicing.

Levelingscrewsarelocatedon

eachcornerofthebaseofthe
range.Removethebottomdrawer
andyoucanleveltherangeonan
unevenfloorwiththeuseofa
nutdriver.

Toremove

drawer,pulldrawer

outaBRthe way3tntup the front

and @k@it out.Toreplace
&aVJer9insertglidesatbackof
drawerbeyondstoponrangeglides.
Lifidrawerifnecessarytoinsert
easily.Let frontofdrawerdown,
hen pushinto close. -

Oneoftherearlevelingscrews
willengagetheANTI-TIP bracket
(allowfor somesideto side
adjust~~ent).Allowaminimum
clearanceof 1/8”betweentherange
andthelevelingscrewMatistobe
installedintotheANTI-TIP bracket.

surfaceCooting

~Usecookingutensfisofmedium

weightaluminum,withtight-fitting
covers,andflatbottomswhich
completelycovertheheated
portionofthesutiace unit.

@Cookfreshvegetableswitha

~tinimurnamountofwaterina
coveredpan.

~ Watchfoodswhenbringingthem
quic~y tocookingtemperaturesat
HIGHheat.Whenfoodreaches
cookingtemperature,reduceheat
immediatelytolowestsettingthat
wfi keepitcooking.

~Useresidualheatwithsurface
cookingwheneverpossible.For
example,,whencookinge~s inthe
she~,bringwaterandeggstoboil,
thenturntoOFFpositionad cover
withlidtocompletethecoohg.

*Usecorrectheatforcoo~g ‘tisk:

“HIGH—tostartcOok.h2g(ift&e

*WS, do notuseHIGHheattq ~ ‘
start).

ME~NM HIGH—qujckbr;wn+g.

MEDIUM–S16Wfrying. ‘

~Preheatovenonlywhen
necessa~. Mostfoods‘willcook
satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
Ifyoufindthatpreheatingis
necessary,watchtheindicator
tight,andputfoodin oven
promptlyafterthelightgoesout.

*P.lwaysturnovenOFFbeiore
removingfood.

*Duringbaking,avoidfrequent
dooropenings.Keepdooropen
asshortatimeaspossibleifitis
opened.

~ Besuretowipeup,excissspfllage
beforestaring the self-cleaning
operation.”

~Cook completeovenmeals
insteadbfjust one fooditem.
Potitoesjothervegetables,and
somedessertswtilcooktogether
witha-main-dishcasserole,meat
loaf,chick~nor roast. Choose
foodsthatcookatthesame
temperatureandin ap~roxi.mately
thesameiime. ~

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~Useresidud heatin theoven
whenevertiossibletofinish~

LOW—finishcookingmost , -

~oo~~g,c~$sero~es,ovenme~s,

quantities,simmer-double b~iler .- etc.,~SO add rollsor precooked
heat,finishcooking,andspecjd , ~essertsto-warmgven,using
forsmallqum~ities. , ;}~~”

regidu+heatto warmthem.

W.M-to mainiin setiing ‘ ‘ ---­temperatureofmostfotis. ”

~ Whenboilingwaterfqrtea
or cotiee,heatonlytheamount
needed. It isnoteconomicaltobofi I
acontainerfullofwaterforone
or twocups.

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2 Surfitceunitcontrols

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4 CooktopLampSwitch

1 5 ovensetcontrol

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6 oven Ternpcontrol

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8 AutomaticOvenTimer,

ClockandMinuteTimer

I 9 DoorLatcl]

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10 BroilerPanandRck (Donot

cleanin Self-Cleanoven.)

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I 11 DoorLockedLight

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[ 13 3-in-lSurfaceUnit Control

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_l 14 3-in-1SurfaceUnit

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15 Plug-InSurfaceUnit

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3,5

2 6-in.

2 6-ill.

1$-in,

2 8-in.

2 6-in.
2 8-in.

(Mayberemovedwhencleaning.)

161 Tilt-LockSurfaceUnit

(Mayberaisedbutnotremoved.)

2 6-in.

2 8-in.

2 6-in.
2 8-in.

17 Chrome-PlatedTrimNngs

andPorcelainDripPans

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18 Chrome-PlatedTrimNngs and

AlurriinumDrip Pans

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4 4 4

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19 Oven.VentDuct(Underright

rearsurfaceunit.)

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\ 20 OvenInteriorLight

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I 21 OvenLightSwitch

~ 22 BroilUnit

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23 BakeUnit
24 OvenShelves
25 OvenShelfSupports(Letters

A, B,C andD indicatecooking
positionforshelvesass~lggested
oncookingguides.)

]-.,26 StorageDrawer

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S?irfaaec@okiE%gwith
InfiniteHeatcontrols

Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrols
aredesignedtogiveyouallin~~nite
choiceofheatsettingsforsurface

{~nitcooking.
AtbothOFF andHIpositions,

thereisa slightnichesocontrol

“clicks”atthosepositions;“click”

onHI marksthehighestsetting;the
lowestsettingisbetweenthe words
WMandOFF.In a quiet Ktchen
youmayhearslight “clicking”
soundsduringcooking,indicating
heatsettingsselectedarebeing
maintained.

Switchingheatstohigher settings
alwaysshowaquickerchangethan
switchingto lowersettings.

How to set the Controk

step1

Graspcontrolknobandpushin...

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“$’~]rneitherclockwiseor counter­clockwisetodesiredheatsetting.

control mustbe

pushedintoset

Ody fromOFF position.when

control

isinanypositionother

than

OWF,itmaybe Fotited

withoutpushingin.

Be sureyoutum controltoOFF

whenyoufinishcooking.An
indicatorlightwillglowwhen
ANYheatonanysurfaceunitis on.

Coos Gtide
for Utig Heah

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Quickstartforcooking;

bringwatertoboil.

Fastfry,panbroil; maintain
fastboilonlargeamountof
food.

Sauteandbrown;maintain
slowboilon largeamount
offood.

CookafterstartingatHI;
cookwithlittle waterin
coveredpan.

Steamrice,cereal;maintain
servingtetiperatureofmost
foods.

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1. AtHI, MEDHI, neverleave
foodunattended.Boiloverscause
smoking;greasyspilloversmay
catchfire.

2. AtWM, LO,meltchocolate,
butteron smallunit.

How h

use the

3=’h-=1unit
@ode]

m490)

Thissurfaceunitoffersthe
convenienceofthreeunitsin
one.Theunit maybeusedasan
8-inch,6-inch,or 4-inchunitto
accommodateanysizeutensil.
~rn sizeselectorswitch,nextto
surfaceunit control,to 8“,6“or41’
Thenturnsurfaceunit controlto
desiredheatsetting.

Matchunit sizeselectiontosizeof’
utensil.

LMGE—8-inch unit.Turnswitch
to8“whenusinglargeutensilsthat
completelycovertheunit(3-quafi
to6-quartsaucepansor 8-to 10­inchskillets).Thenselectdesired
heatsetting.

WDm—6-inch unit.Turn~

switchto6“whenusingmedium­sizedcookingutensilsthatdo not
completelyctivertheunit(2-to
2%-quartsaucepansor 6-to7-inch
skillets).Thenselectdesiredheat
setting.

1

8,

SWL&4-inch unit.Turnswitch
to4“ whenusingsmallcooking
utensilsabout4 inchesindiameter
(asa l-quartsaucepan).Then
selectdesiredheatsetting.

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Yes.butonlyusecookware

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designedfi>rcanningpu~oses.Cheek

~ben]a~ufa~turer’sinstr~~ti~nsand
~-ecipesforpreservingfoods.Be

surecannerisflat-bottomedand
fi~soverthecenterofyourCalrod@
unit.Sincecanninggenerateslarge
amountsofsteam,becaref~llto
avoidburnsfromsteamorheat.
Canningshouldonlybedoneon

surfaceunits.
Q. can I coverZnydrip panswith

foil?

A. No.Cleanasrecommendedin

CleaningGuide.

Q.

canI usespecialCooking

equipment9likeanorientalWoky
onanysurfaceunM?

A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces

isnot recommended.Thelifeof
yoursurfaceunitcanbeshortened,
andtherangetopcanbedamaged
fromthe highheatneededforthis
type ofcooking.

Q. “whyam I Rotgettingthe heat

I need from my units eventhough
I havetheknobsontheright

setting?

A. Afterturningsurfaceunitoff
andmakingsureitiscool,checkto

makesurethatyourplug-inunits
aresecurelyfastenedintothe
surfaceconnection.

Q. winydoesmycookwaretilt
whenI placeitonthesurfaceunit?

A. Becausethesurfaceunitis
notflat.Makesurethat the “feet”
onyour Cairod@unitsaresitting
tightlyintherangetopindentation
andthereflectorringis fiat onthe

rangesurface.

Q.Whyisthe porcelainfinishon

mycookwarecomingoff?

A. If yousetyour Calrod@unit
higherthanrequiredforthe
cookwarematerial,andleaveit, the

finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or
burndependingonthepotorpan.
Also,atoohighheatforlong
periods,andsma~lamountsofdry
food,maydamagethefinish.

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ecanningmps

Insurfacecookingof foodsother
thancanning,theuseoflarge­diameterpots (extendingmorethan

l-inchbeyondedgeoftrim ring)is

notrecommended.However,when
canningwithwater-bathor
pressurecanner,large-diameter
potsmaybeused.Thisisbecause

boilingwatertemperatures(even
underpressure)arenotharmfulto
cooktopsurfacessurrounding
heatingunit.

HOWEVER,DONOTUSE
LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OROTHERLARGEDIANIETER
POTSFORFRYING OR

BOII.INGFOODSOTHER
Ti~AP?JNATER.Mostsyrupor
saucemixtures—andalltypesof
frying-cook attemperaturesmuch
higherthanboilingwater.Such

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-.-,.;;-~mcooktops~]rfacessurrounding
j,c,,,i<._r..

f: c.Lli4>ji.lnits.

observe FollowingPoin@

incanning

1. Bringwatertoboilon HIGH
heat,thenafterboilinghasbegun,
adjustheattolowestsettingto
maintainboil(savesenergyand
best usessurfaceunit.)

2. Besurecannerfits overcenter
ofsurfaceunit.If yourrangedoes
notallowcannerto be centeredon
surfaceunit,usesmaller-diameter
pots forgoodcanningresults.

3. Flat-bottomedcannersgivebest
canningresults.Besurebottomof
cannerisflator slightindentation
fitssnuglyoversurfaceunit.
Cannerswithflangedorrippled
bottoms(ofienfou~~din enamelware)
arenotrecommended.

mGHT

moNG

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0$yourcanner;manufacturersof
glassjars forcanning,suchasBall
andKerr;andtheUnitedStates
DepartmentofAgriculture
ExtensionService.