GE LEB326GR, LEB316GR Use and Care Manual

Aluminum Foil Anti-Tip Device 3,25 Appliance Registration 2 Roasting/RoastingGuide 17,18 Canning Tips

Care and Cleaning Clock/Timer Consumer Services 31 Features 6,7 Problem Solver Model and SerialNumbers 2 Safety Instructions Oven

Baking Broiling/BroilingGuide 19,20 Cookware Tips Control Settings

5,15,17,19 Door Removal 28

Preheating 14,18,19

9 Self-Cleaning

23-29

10,11 Storage Drawer 26

11-22 14-16 Control Settings 8

Shelves

Tl~ermostatAdjustment 13

Surface Cooking

Warranty

21,22

12,”14,27

30 3-5 8,9

8,9

BackCover

LEB316GR

LEB326GR

ReadthisbookearefuIlyo

It isintendedtohelp youoperate andmaintainyournewrange properly.

Keepithandyforanswersto your questions.

If youdon’tunderstand.something or needmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

mYou WED SERVICE*..

writedownthemodel

seria~numbers.

and

You’llfindthemodelandserial numbersona label on the frontof the rangebehindthestoragedrawer.

Thesenumbersarealsoon the ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcame

withyour range.Beforesending in thiscard,pleasewritethese numbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany correspondenceorservicecalls concerningyourrange.

Immediatelycontactthedealer( builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyou request

sel”vicee e@

ChecktheProblemSolverin the backofthisbook.It listscausesof minoroperatingproblemsthatyou cancorrectyourself.

Toobtainservice,seetheConsumerServicespagein thebackof thisbook. details—includingyourphonenumber—to:

We’reproudof ourse~viceandwantyou.to be pleased.If for somereasonyouarenothappywiththe AppliancePark se~~iceyoureceive,herearethreestepsto followfor furtherfielp.

HRST,contactthepeoplewho servicedyour appliance.Explainwhyyou arenotpleased.In most cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,if you are stillnotpleased,writeallthe

Manager,ConsumerRelations

Louisville,KY40225

HNALLY,ifyourproblemis stillnotresolved,write:

MajorApplianceConsumerActionPanel

20NorthWackerDrive Chicago,IL 60606

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Readmhstmctiom beforeusing tMsapptiance.

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When usingelectricalappliances,basic

fetyprecautionsshouldbe followed, including

0C.4UTION: ITEMS OF

cmLDwN SHOULD NOT BE sTomD IN

eABmETsABOVEAMNGEORONTHE

mT’EwsTTo

excessloadi,ngofthiovend~gr; ~‘“..,: ,, : ‘ “ ~ ‘

attachit tothewallandfloorby, ‘, , ~ installingtheAnti-Tipdevice ,‘ .. .‘ supplied.(SeeInstallation ; ‘ .

Instructions.)To check if the ,

deviceisinstalledandengaged ‘ ~~ materialsaictimulqtein or near the range.

properly,removethedrawerand inspecttherearlevelingleg.Makesureitfits securelyintotheslotin thedevice.

Ifyoupulltherangeoutfromthewallforany reasontmakesuretherearlevelinglegisreturned

its position in the devicewhen you push the ~

range back. Failure to take this precaution could result in tippingof the range andin..ury. ~~

~DOnot leave e~ildr~n

notbeleftaloneorunattendedinan areawherean applianceisin use.~ey shouldneverbeallowed tositorstandonanypartoftheappliance.

~lone--childrenshould

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~Keephbod‘~ndg~etisefiltersc~eatitomaintain

‘goodventingtid ioavOid@4asefires.

@DO;Ot let coOki~gg~~as~OrOth@~

eDbnot useWatei’oqgreasefirese ~N6~erpi6kup &flamingtpan.Smother

fltin$pan Qnstitace unitbycovering

~ti completely‘withwell-fitiinglid,cotikesheet

orflattray,orifavtilable,tise,drychemicalor

. foam-type extinguisher. ~

Flaming grtiaseoutsidea pan can be put out by covering witi baking sgda or,if available,a multi-

~mose drvcheticd orfom-~e fireextin~uisher.

<;la~e ii oveticanbeslmother;dcom~letelvbv

closing&eovendoorandturningthe’oven’ controlsto0~ orusea drycheticd orfoaln-

typetixtinguisher.

flamable

(Colltitlldedi’l(?xrpage)

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surfaceofoven.Theiesurfacesmaybehot

enoughtoburneventhoughtheyaredarkincolor. Duringandafteruse,donottouch,orle~ orotherflawable mat~rialscontactsurfaceunits, areasnearbysurfaceunitsoranyinteriorareaof

oven; allowsufficientttile.forcool~g,first.

the

Potentiallyhotsurfacesincludethecookton.areas’

facingth;cooktop, ovenvent opening,s~aces nearthe opening,crcvic~saround ttieoven ~6~r ~~

andmetaltrim parts abovethe do~r.Renlember: ~ Theinsidesurface of @eovenmay be hot when thedooris opened. ~~

*When cooking pork~followthe diretitions’exactly

and alwayscook the meat to an inte~al temperatureof at least 170°F:TMsassurestfi~t,in ‘ theremotepossibilitythat tric~na hay be present “ ~‘ in themeat, it willbe killed and the meat will be safeto eat.

self-cleaning oven QDonot cleandoor gasket.

The door gasketis

essentialfora goodseal.Careshouldbetakennot torub,damageormovethegasket.

@Donot use ovencleaners.Nocotiercial oven

- cleaneroroventier protectivecoatingof’anykind “ shouldbe usedin or aroundanypartof,theoven.

clothing

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*stand awayfromrangeWhenopeningoven

door. Hot air or

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steamwhichescapescancause

~~~~~~~~~tunopenedfoodcontainersillthe

oven.PressureCotildbuildup andthe container couldburst9causinganihjuryo

oKeep oven vent tinobstructed. eKeepovenfree fro~, grease btidup*

~Place OVenshelf in desir~d position while ovenis

cool,If shelvesmdstbe handledwhenhot, do not letpotholdercontactheatingunits’in th~oven,

e‘wing out sh@Eto the sheEstopis a Convenience

in Iift@gheavy foods. It is also a precaution igiinst burns from,touching htit surfaces ofthe door or oven

*when using cooking or roastitig.bags in oven?

walls. ‘

followthernanufacturer’s’directions.‘

eDonotuseyourovento dry newspapers,If

overheated,theycancatchfire.

%Donotuseovenfor a storagearea.Itemsstored

, in anovencanignite. ~~

*Donotleavepaper prOdMCtS7cookingutensils,

o?foodin the ovenwhennotin use.

eclean Odypam Es&dh thisu-seand cam Book.

oIftheself-cleating modemalfunctionsturnoff

anddisconnectpowersupply,Haveservicedbya qualifiedtechnician.

eBeforeself-cleatingthe Qvenyremovebroiler

pallandrackandothercookware,

eBesureb tipeup excessSpiuagebeforeShtiing

theself”c~eanOperation.

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FEATUWS OFYOURMNGE

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Feature Index

1 StorageDrawer 2 ModelandSerialNumbers 3 Anti-TipDevice

(SeeInstallationInstructions)

4 Bake Unit

(Maybeliftedgentlyfor wipingovenfloor.) 5 OvenShelves 6 BroilUnit 7 OvenInteriorLight 8 OvenDoorLatch(useforself-cleancycleonly) 9 Lift-U~CooktoP

10 OvenCleaningLight(glowsduringself-cleaning)

“ON”IndicatorLights for SurfaceUnits

11 12 SurfaceUnitControls 13 OvenLightSwitch 14 OvenSetKnob 15 OvenCyclingLight

(Glowsuntilovenreachesse!ectedtemperature, thengoesoffandon duringcookingwiththe

ovenunitastemperatureis maintained.) 16 Timer/Clock 17 OvenTemlgKnob

18 OvenVentDuct

(Locatedunderthe rightrear surfaceunit.)

Explained

on page

3,25

12,14,27

12,29

21,22

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11 11

10,11

19 Plug-InSurfac Units

~ ‘- 6“and* 8“)

(Mayberemovedwhencleaningunderunit.)

20 Chrome-PlatedDrip Pans 21 OvenShelfSupports

(Forroasting,baking,and broilingpositionsof

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shelves,seesuggestionsin cookingguides.)

22 BroilerPan andRack 23 RemovableOvenDoor

(Easilyremovedfox-ovencleaning.)

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17,19,26

sumAcE coom~

A;bothOFF andHI thecontrol“clicks”intoposition.YOL]mayhearslight “clicking”soundsduringcooking,indicatingthecontrolis keepingtheunit at theheatlevelorpowerlevelyouset.

How tosetthecontrols

Push

theknobinandturn ineitherdirectiontotheheatsettingyouwant.

Besureyouturncontrolto OFFwhenyoufinishcooking.Thesulfate unit indicatorlightwillglowwhenANYheaton anysurfaceunitison.

RCAU/C,pub 79-4073,LEB316GER/326GER, pg7, #19- add NOTE:~EB316has

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Heat setting Guide

HI—Usedto begincookingorto bringwaterto a boil.Reduceileatsettingafterwaterboils.

MEDIUM HIGH—(SettinghalfwaybetweenHI and MED)Maintainsafastboilon largeamountsof food.

NIED—Sauteandbrown; keepsfoodat a medium boilorsi~mmer.

NIEDIUMLOW—(SettinghalfwaybetweenMED andLO)CookafterstartingatHI; cookswithlittle waterincovered pan.

LO—Usedforlongslowcooking(simmering)to tenderizeand clcvelopflavors.Usethissettingtomelt

butterandchocolateorto keepfoodswarm. NOTE: SurfaceIndicatorLightmayglowbetween

LOandOFF,butthereis nopowerto the surfaceunits,

t“he MED& l~DIUM I

units k 1 - 8“unit. Then on pg 8, under HEAT SETTINGGUIDE,

611

)Wdescriptions are reversed.

Medium

High

OFF

Surfacecontrolswillresemble

oneof the aboveillustrations.

OFF

Medium Low

@lJse medium-orheavy-weightcookware.Aluminum

co[>kwareconductsheatfasterthanothermetals. Cast-ironandcoatedcast-ironcookwareareslowto

a[?sorb heat, butgeneral]ycookeveniyat lowto

mediumheatsettings.Steelpansmaycookunevenly if nt~[combinedwithothermetals.

sl]rfiicc unit.~he pan shouldnoiextendoverthe

the

cd:c IJ1-the{rimring more[ban 1V

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Surfacecontrolswill resemble one ofthe aboveillustrations.

Right

NOTO~E*R1“

OVER 1“

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DeepFatFrying

*Donotovefill cookwarewithfatthatmayspilloverwhenaddingfood.

Frostyfoodsbubblevigorously.

Keeprange andhoodcleanfromgrease.

Watchfoodfryingathightemperatures.

wokCooting

*Werecommendthat

youuseonlya flat-bottomedwok. Theyareavailableat yourlocalretailstore.

~Useofthesetypesof woks, ~g:,,

withoutthesupportringin place,is dangerousbecause thewokis unstable.

~Withtheringin place,heat ,;;;;Y I~W$

willbetrappedinsidethe ringandmay causedamage totheporcelaincooktop.

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Canningshouldbedone onsurfaceunitsonly. Potsthatextend beyondoneinchof surfaceunit’s

drippanarenotrecommended.formost surface cooking.However,whencanningwith water-bathor pressurecanner,Iarger-dimeter potsmaybe used. Thisis becauseboilingwatertemperatures(even underpressure)arenothmful to cooktopsurfaces surroundingthe surfaceunit.

observe theFollowallgPoinb incanning

1.Besurethecannerfits overthecenterof the surfaceunit.If yourrangeor its locationdoesnot allowthe cannertobe centeredonthe surfaceunit,

usesmaller-diameterpotsfor goodcanningresults.

2. For bestresults,use cannerswithflat bottoms. Cannerswithflangedorrippledbottoms(often foundinenamelware)don’tmakegoodcontact withthesurfaceunitandtakea longtimeto boil

water.

Flat-bottomedcannersarerecommended.

HOWEVER,DONOT’USELARGED1~ETER

C~NERS OROThWR.LARGEDIAMETER POTSFORFRYINGORBOIL~G FOODSOT~R TH~ WATER.Mostsyruporsaucemixtures— andalltypesof frying-cook at temperaturesmuch higherthanboilingwater.Suchtemperaturescould eventuallyharmcooktopsurfacessurrounding surfaceunits.

3. Whencanning,userecipesandproceduresfrom reputablesources.Reliablerecipesandprocedures areavailablefromthemanufacturerof yourcanner; manufacturersof glassjars for canning,suchas BallandKerr;andthe UnitedStatesDepartmentof AgricultureExtensionService.

4. Rememberthatcanningis a processthatgenerates largeamountsof steam.Toavoidburnsfrom steam orheat,be carefulwhencanning.

NOTE: If yourhousehaslow voltage,canning maytakelongerthanexpected,eventhough directionshavebeen carefullyfollowed.

Theprocesstimewillbe shortenedby: (1)usinga pressurecanner,and (2) startingwith130Ttapwaterforfastest,heating oflargequantitiesofwater.

clock andMinuteTimer

Toset tl~eclock,pushtheknobinandturntheclock handstotherightto thecorrecttime.Thenletthe knoboutandcontinueturningto 0~.

The minute timer hasbeencombinedwiththe clock.Useit to timecookingoperations.You’ll

recognizeitas thepointerthatis differentincolor

fromtheclockhands. Minutesaremarkedupto 60 onthecenterringof

theclock.

Toset the withoutpushingin,untilthepointerreachesthe

numberofminutesyouwantto time.

At theend

you time is up. Turntheknob,withoutpushingin, untilthepointer reachesOW andthebuzzerstops.

minutether,turntheknobto theleft,

ofthesettime,a buzzer soundstotelI

Automatic

Thistimerwillautomaticallystartandstopyouroven for you.Here’swhatyoudo:

1.MakesurebothyourovenclockandtheDELAY STARTdial showthecorrecttimeof day.When eithertheDELAYSTAK~dialor STOPTIMEdial

is pushedin and turned,it will“pop”intoplace

whenthetimeshownonthe ovenclockisreached.

2, SettheSTOPTIMEcontrol.Pushin andturnthe

STOPTIMEknobtothetimeyou wanttheovento

turn itselfoff.

NOTE:

~Foodsthatare highiyperishablesuchas milk,

eggs,fish, stuffings,poultryandporkshouldnot

be allowedto sit outfor morethanonehourbefore

or aftercooking.Room temperaturepromotesthe

gr~wtfiofha~ful bacteria.

ovenTimer

STOPTIME

PUSHTOSTART

DEWY

START

3. SettheDELAYSTARTcontrol.Pushin andturn theDELAYSTARTdialto thetimeyou wantthe ovento turnitselfon.(Ifyouwantitto startcooking immediately,do notsetDELAYSTARTtirle.)

NOTE: Theremust beat leasta half-hourdifference betweentheDELAYSTARTandSTOPTIMEdials,

andtimescanbesetonlyupto 11hoursand45minutes in advance.

4. SettheOVENSETknobto T~E BAKE.

5. Setthe OVENTEMPknobto thedesired cookingtemperature.

Theovenwillturn itselfon immediatelyunless youhavesetthe DELAYSTARTcontrolfora laterstartingtime.It willoperateatthetemperature youselectedandturnitse~foffattheStopTime youselected.

Afteryoutakeyourfoodoutof theoven,be sure to turn theOVENSETknobto OFF.

~Be sure theoven lightisoffbecauseheatfromthe

bulb willspeedharmfulbacteriagrowth.

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