GE RB524R, RB525R, RB525GR, RB536R, RB532GR Use and Care Manual

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AluminumFoil Anti-TipDevice

A~~lianceRegistration C&ningTips”

CareandCleaning 22–25 -~ermostatAdjustment Clock/Timer

ConsumerServices Energy-SavingTips

Features InstallationInstructions

Leveling Model&SerialNumberLocation2

Oven

Baking/BakingGuide Broiling/EroilingGuide 19–21

ContinuousCleaning

DoorRemoval

Light;Replacement

14,23,24

19 *Preheating

3,27,29

2 ~Shelves

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12 OvenVent

6,7

27–29

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12–21 Warranty

14--16

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‘ Roasting/RoastingGuide

“ StorageDrawer

problemsolver

‘ Sdety Instructions

SurfaceCooking

ControlSettings CookingGuide

CookwareTips

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Useand Care

&MtiUation

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W525GR

W536R

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Itis intendedtohelpyou operateandmaintainyournew

rangeproperly, Keepit handyforanswersto

yourquestions. If youdon$tunderstmdsomething

orneqdmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

CotisumerAffairs HotPoint AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

Toobtainservice,seethe ConsumerServicespagein the backof this book.

We’reproudof ourserviceand

wantyouto bepleased.If forsome reasonyouare nothappywiththe serviceyoureceive,herearethree stepsto followfor furtherhelp.

You’llfindthemona label behindtherangedoororbehind thestoragedrawer.

Thesenumberswe alsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yOPrrange. Beforesendingin

this card,pleasewritethese numbershere;

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethese numbersinany correspondenceorservicecalls concerningyourrange.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho ~ service~your appliance.Explain whyyoutie notpleased.Inmost cases,thiswillsolvetheprobleh.

NEXT,ifyouare stillnotpleased, writeallthedetails

your phonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations Hotpoint AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

—including

ChecktheProblemSolverinthe backofthisbook,It listscausesof ~inor operatingproblemsthatyou cflncorrectyourself.

F~ALL~, if yourproblemis still notresolved,write:

MajorApplianceConsumer

ActionPanel 20NorthWackerDrive Chicago,IL 60606

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0Don’tattempttore;air-”brFepiace’any~’artof

rangeudes$it-is~pecficaliyrecommended

your

inthisbook.

toaqualifiedtechnician.

Allotherse~icingshouldbereferred

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levelingleg.Ma

slotinthedevie

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\utiacesinclud~the,Cooktop~‘areas-’

:op,ovenvent

Z,crevices’aroundthe ovendoor,

o,pening,sptiices, , ;

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personalinjury.

e c~~~~o~: 1~’~s OF INTEWSTTO

~bove”tiedoor.

theovenmaybehotwhetithedOOrisopene~~

CHILDRENSHOULDNOTBESTOWDIN CAB~ETSABOVEARANGEORONTHE

BACKSPLASH

OFAMNG~c~D~N

CLIMBINGONTHERANGETOREACH ITEMSCOULDBESE~OUSLY~JUWD.

. Never wear

Ioosemfittingor hanginggarments

whileusingtheappliance.Becarefulwhen

reachingforitemsstoredincabinetsoverthe

cookiesheet orflat tray.Flaming greaseoutsidea

pan can be put outby coveringwith baking sodaor,

ifavailable,a multi-pu~.osedrychemicalorfoamtypefireextinguisher. ~ ~~

cooktop.Flammablematerialcouldbeignitedif owhen broughtincontactwithhotheatingelementsand maycauseseverebums.

euse onlydry

pot holders—moistordamp pot

holdersonhotsurfacesmayresultinbumsfrom steam.Donotletpotholderstouchhotheating

exactlyandalwayscookthemeattoan internal ~

temperatureofatleast“170”F.Thisassuresthat,in theremotepossibilitythattrichinamaybepresent inthemeat,itwillbekilledandthemeatwillbe safetoeat.

elements.Donotuseatowelorotherbulkycloth.

~For your

warmingorheatingtheroom.

safety,neveruseyour appliancefor

~ernember:,The,~nsidesurface(?f

*Donotuse’watir

OMgreiSefireS.

Neverpickupafl~~n$~an.: Smother

flamingpanon’iurfaceunitbycovering pancompletelywiti well-fittinglid,

~ookingpork,followthedirections

(co]t~inuednextpage,

oven

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~S@~dawayfr~~ rang~whenopeningoven door.Hotairorsteamtihicllescapescancause

bums to

~~~~’~heat ~~”QpQfiedfo~~

oven.Pressurecould

:oMl~burst9causing,aninjury.

‘~Keep

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e ~~j~e ov~~ s~~if ~~ ‘de~irid positionwhileoven~ ~

ii ~001.

letp”oihplder’:eon~qcth’etitin~tinitsintheov?n. ~”,, ~

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d-~fi~g j~t ‘L~~lf,tO$heShelfstop.i~a

‘ e,~hvenience

precautionagainstbyrns~rotitouc~inghot- ‘ ~

. surfacesofthedoor~rovenwalls.;., : . ~ - ,, ~ ,.

. When-

followthemanufacturer’sdirections;‘ ‘ ‘ ~

oDo not useyour OVen

overheated,theycancatch-fire.~ ~

h8nds9faceandlqr?yesq

co~t~inersin the

buildup andthecontainer

ovek?ek~tinob$$ructeda,

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If’sh61v6sm-ustbe‘handled‘whenh~tt dOnot.

ov6nf:~d frofi ‘greasebuildup~, , -

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inliftifig~eavjfoo~s.Itiialso a’ .‘ ‘ ‘

using co~kirng’orroasting”bagsinoven9 .

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to drynewspa~ers~If’ . ~

cOnly certaintypesofgitiss~glasslceramic$

earthenwareoroth~rglazedcontainersare suitabloforQooktopservice;others

becauseofthesuddenchangein

(hesectiononSUrfa~e~Q~kingfor~~gg~~tj~~~f

oTo~in~~ige thepossibilityof flammablema~~~jalstandstijJlag9,theh~~d~eOfa ~

co~tair)ershouldbe$ur~ledtowardthecent~rofIhe ~ rangewithoutextendingovern?~rbysurfaceun~ts.

A~ways ~~~n ~u~f@c@ u~~~ $0 o~fl b~for~

0 refiovin~cookware. ‘

*Keapan~yeonfoodsbeingfri~dat131OF

MEDIUM HIGH heats;

~To~v~idthep~s$ibiji~y

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shock9altiaystigcertainthatthecoqtro$sfor , ~

all‘stirf~ce,pnits,are.at’OEF.positionandall, ‘‘

coilsarecoolb,eforeattemptil~gtoliftorremove theunit.,, ~~~ :. , .,’,,, ,

4‘D0ti9timmerseb-rsiakrem:6vahlesutiate ““”;~,

units.DOn3tputt~em i~ a dishwasher. -,

6~~efifla~i~g’

thefanoff.The-fan,ifoperating,may spread

t~efiamec ~ ‘“’ ‘ ~ ,“. , ,’. ,

Waybreak

ternperatur~iSee

burns?ignitionof

,~fa ~ur~ ~r’eJeit~~c

foods‘~~e’finderth~hOOd,turk’ . ‘

SutiaceCookingUnits

proper~ansize-Thi~

=Use

~ sizesurfaceunits. Selectcookware

* having fiatbottomslarge enoughto cover the surface unitheatingelement.The use of undersized

cookware willexposea portion of theheating element todirect contactand mayresult in ignition

ofclothing.Properrelationshipofcookwareto burnerwillalsoimprov~efficiency.

● N’~ver leave surfaCeuni~ unattendedat high

heatsettings.Roilovercausessmokingandgreasy

spilloversthatmaycatchonfire.

*Besuredfip

andareinplace,

coulddamagerangepartsandwiring.

$~o~9tusea~~m~n~~

anywhereintheovenexceptasdescribedinthis

book.Misusecouldresultinashock,firehazardor

damagetotherange.

applianceis equippedwith different

pans and vent are notcovered

Theirabsenceduringcooking

f~iitolinedrippans or

s~oO~sf~rfrji~gsfi~~~~beas

Frost on-frozen foodsor,tioistureon freshfoods , can causehot fat tobubbleup and oversides ofpan.

. use ~itt~efat for eff~~~iy~sh~llbw

frying.

spilloverswhen foodis added. o

frying, stirtogetherbeforeheating,orasfatsmelt

Fillingthe pantoo full offat“cancause

Ifa ~ornbinationofoi~sorfatswi~~beusedin

d~yis-p6ssibie.

or deep-fat

slowly.

Always heat fat slowly, -andwatch as it heats.

~ UsedeePfatthermometerwhenever

possibleto

preventoverheatingfatbeyondthesmokingpoint.

SAVETHESE ~

INSTRUCTIONS

E~RGY=SAmG T~

oven Cooting

o Preheatovenonlywhenne~essary.Mostfoodswill

cooksatisfactorilywithoutpreheating,Ifyoufind preheatingisnecessary,watchtheindicatorlight, andputfoodinovenpromp$lyaft~rthelight goesout,

*Nways turnovenoffb~f~reremovingfood.

oDuringbaking,avoidfrequentdo~ropenings.Keap dooropenas shortatimeaspossibleifit isopened.

oCookcompleteovenmealsinsteadofjust onefood item.Potatoes,~thervegetables,andsornqdesserts willcooktogetherwithamain-dishcasserole,meat loaf,chickenorroast.Choosefoodsthatcookat the sametemperatureand,inapproximatelyfie same amountoftime.

● Useresidualheatin the ovenwheneverpossibleto

finishcookingcasseroles,ovenmeals,etc,Alsoadd rollsorprecookeddessertstoa w- oven.using residualheatto warmthem. -

surface

cooking

*Usecookwareofmedium-weightaluminum,with

tight-fittingcovers,andflatbottomswhichcompletely

coverthe hea~dportionofthesul~aceunit,

~Cookfreshvegetableswitha minimumamountof waterin acov~redpan,

*Watchfoodswhenbringingthemquicklyto cooking temperaturesathighheat,Whenfoodreachescooking temperature,reduceheatimmediatelytolowestsetting that willkeepitcookiqg.

QUser~sidualheatwithsurfacecookingwhenever possible.Forexmpl~, whencookingeggsintheshell,

bringwaterandeggs toboil,then turnto OFF

position

andcovercookwarewithlidtocompletethecooking, ~Whenboilingwaterforteaorcoffee,heatonly

amountneeded.Itisnoteconomicalto boila containerfuHof waterforoneor twocups.

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(NOTE:

Notalldoorshavewindows.)

W532GR m632GR

Explain6d

Fea~re bdex

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(Notallmodelshaveallfeatures.)

1 StorageDrawer(on.somemodels) 2 Anti-TipLabel 3 Anti-TipDevice(SeeInstallationIns~ction$.)

4 Bake Unit(Maybeliftedgentlyforwipingovenfloor.)

5 BroilUnit 6 Modeland~erialNumberLocation

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24,25

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3,27,29

(behindtie range doororbehindthestoragedrawer) 7 SurfaceUnitControls‘ > 8 “ON”IndicatorLight/Lightsfor SurfaceUnits

9 OvenSetControl ~

10 AutomaticOvenTimer,ClockandMinuteTimer

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8 8

~13

(onsomemodels)

11 SurfaceUnits,DripPans 12 OvenTernpControl 13 OvenCyclingLight

14 OvenVent(Locatedunderrightremsurfaceunit.) 15 Lift-UpCooktop(onsomemodels)

16 OvenInteriorLight (on somemodels)

1’

22,25

13 23, “ 22

14,24

(Comesonautomaticallywhendooris opened.)

17 OvenShelfSupports 18 OvenShelf(numbermayvary) 19 OvenLightSwitch(onmodelswithovenwindow)

20 Broiler Panand Rack(onsomemodels)

1“

14,25

25 ‘

SnACE COOaG

s&SurfacecookingGuide.

Atboth0~ and~ thecontrol“clicks.”Youmayhearslight“clicking” soundsduringcooking,indicatingtie controliskeepingtheunitattheheat levelyouset.

Howtoset thecontroIs

Besureyouturnco~~troltoOW whenyoufinj$h

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~—Used tobegincooking Reduceheat settingafterwaterboils.

mD~ HIGfi-(Seting halfwaybetween~ ~d MED)Maintainsafastboilon largeamountsoffood.

MED-Saute andbrown;keepsfood-atamediumor simmer.

~D~ LOW—(SettinghalfwaybetweenMED andLO) Cooktier startingatHI; cookswithlittle waterin coveredpan.

LO—Usedfor long,slowcooking(simmering)to tenderizeanddevelopflavors.Usethissettingto melt butter andchocolateor tokeepfoodswarm.

NOTE:SurfaceIndicatorLightmayglowbetween LOandOFFbutthereisnopowertothesurfaceunits.

or tobringwatertoaboil.

‘~g::::.

setting

youwwt,

cocking,Thesurf~ceunitindi~~~rlightwillglQw whenANY heatsettingon anysurfaceunitis

MEDIUM

Low

MEDIUM HIGH

on,

WokCooking

Werecommendthatyouuseordya flat-bottomwok. Theyare availableat yourlocalretailstore

Donot usewoksthathavesupportrings.Use ofthese typeof woks,withor withouttheringin place,can be dangerous.Placingthering overthesurfaceunitwill causea build-upofheatthatwilldamagetheporcelain cooktop.Donottry to usesuchwokswithoutthe ring. Youcouldbe seriouslyburnedif thewoktippedover.

~Om cmmG m

~a~~~ngs~~~ldbedoneonsufiace

Potsthatextendbeyondoneinchof surfaceunit’s drippanarenotrecommendedformostsurfacecooking. However,whencanningwithwater-bathorpressure canner,larger-diameterpotsmaybeused.Thisis becauseboilingwatertemperatures(evenunder pressure)arenotharmfultocooktopsurfaces

surroundingthe sufidceunits,

ObservetheFollowingPointsinCanning

I. Besurethecannerfitsover thec~n~~rof the ,

surfaceunit.If yourrangeor itslocationdoesnot allowthecannertobecenteredonthesurfaceunit,

usesmallerdiameterpots forgoodcanningresults. 2,For bestresultsusecannerswithflatbottoms.

Cannerswithflangedorrippledbottoms(oftenfound inenamelware)dbn’tmake surfaceunitandtakealong timeto boilwater.

Fiat-bottomcannersarerecommended.

good contactwith the ,’

ufits onlY.

HOWEVER,DC)NOTUSELARGEDIAMETER CANNERSOROTHERLARGEDIAMETER POTSFORFRYINGORBOILINGFOODSOTHER THANWATER.Mostsyruporsaucemixtures— andalltypesoffrying-cook attemperaturesmuch higherthanboilingwater.Suchtemperaturescould eventuallyharmcooktopsurfacessurrounding surfaceupits,

3.Whencanning,userecipesandproceduresfrom reputablesources.Reliablerecipesandproceduresar~ availablefromthemanufacturerof yourcanner; manufacturersofglassjarsforcanning,suchas Ball andKerr;andtheUnitedStatesDepartmentof AgricultureExtensionService.

4.Rememberthat canningisa processthatgenerates largeamountsofsteam,Toavoidburnsfromsteamo heat,be carefulwhencanning.

NOTE: Ifyourhousehaslowvoltage,cannifigmay takelongerthanexpected,eventhoughdirections havebeencarefullyfollowed,Theprocesstimewill beshortenedby: ,

(1)

usinga pressurecanner,and (2)startingwithHOTtapwaterforfastestheatingof largequantitiesof water.

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CookwareTips

Use medium-orheavy-weightcQokware.

Aluminumcookwarec~nductsheatfasterthanother metals.Cast-ironandcoatedcast-ironcookwareare slowtoabsorbheat,butgenerallycooksevenlyat low

ormediumheatsettings,Steelpansmaycook unevenlyifnotcombinedwi~hothermetals.

Food

Cereal

Cornmeal,grits,

oatmeal

Cocoa

Coffee

Eggs Cookedinshell

Friedsunny-side-up

Friedovereasy

Poached

Scrambledoromele

Fruits

Meats

Braised:Potroasts beef,lambor veal;

porkchopsand steti

Pan-fried:Tender

chops;thinsteaksup to 3/4-inch;minute steaks;hamburgers; franksandsausage; thinfishfillets

Cookware

Covered ‘ Saucepan

Uncovered Saucepan

Percolator

Covered Saucepan

Covered Skillet

Uncovered Skillet

Covered Saucepan

Uncovered Skillet

~overed ;aucepan

~overed lkillet

Fncovered killet

Directionsand Settings

toStartCaokin~

HI,In coveredpanbring watertoboilbeforeadding cereal.

HI,Stirtogetherwateror milkandcocoaingredients.

Bringjust toa boil. ~, Atfirstperk,switch

heattoLO. HI.Covereggswithcool

water.Coverpan,cook untilsteaming.

MED~ HIGH.Meltbutte add eggsand coverskillet.

~. M-eltbutter.

HI.Incoveredpanbring waterto a boil.

HI.Heatbutteruntil lightgoldenincolor.

HI,Incoveredpanbring fruitandwaterto boil.

HI.Meltfat, thenadd meat.Switchto MEDIUM HIGHtobrownmeat.Add wateror

HI.Preheatskillet,then yease lightly.

other liquid.

2.Toconservethe mostcookingenergy,pansshould beflatonthebottom,have straightsidesandtight fittinglids.Matchthesizeof thesaucepanIOthesize ofth; surfaceunit,

c9mmt?nh

MEDIUMLOWorLO,then addcereal,Finishtiming

accordingtopackagedir~ctions, MED,tocook1or2minutes

tocompletelyblend ingredients,

LOtomaintaingentle butsteadyperk.

LO.Cookonly3 to4 minutesforsoftcooked;

15minutesforhardcooked.

ContinuecookingatMEDIUM HIGHuntilwhitesarejustset, about3to5 moreminutes.

LO,thenaddeggs.When bottomsofeggshavejust set,carefullyturnoverto cookotherside.

LO.Carefullyaddeggs. Cookuncoveredabout5

MED.Addeggmixture. Cook,stirringto desired doneness.

LO.Stiroccasionallyand checkforsticking.

LO.Simmeruntilforktender.

MED~M HIGHorMED. Brownandcookto desired doneness,turningoveras needed.

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minutesatMEDIUMHIGH.

Cerealsbubbleandexpand astheycook;uselargeenough saucepantopreventboilovert

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Milkboilsoverrapidly. boilingpointapproaches,

Percolate8to 10 minutesfor 8CUOS.lessforfewerCUDS.

Ifyoudonotcoverskillet,b&te’ ~ggswithfattocooktopsevenly.

Removecookedeggswithslotted

spoonor pancaketurner.

Eggscontinueto setslightlyafter cooking.For omeletdonotstir lastfewminutes.Whenset,fold inhalf.

Freshfruit:Use 1/4to 1/2cup waterperpoundoffruit.

Driedfruit:Usewateraspackage directs.Timedependsonwhether fruithasbeenpresoaked.Ifnot,

allowmorecookingtime.

Meatcanbe seasonedandfloured beforeit isbrowned,if desired. Liquidvariationsforflavorcould bewine,fruitortomatojuice or meatbroth.

Timing:Steaks1to 2inches:1to 2 hours.BeefStew:2to 3 hours. PotRoast:2%to4 hours.

Panfryingisbestforthinsteaks

andchops.Ifrare is desired,

preheatskilletbeforeaddingmeat+

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