GE RB740G Use and Care Manual

How to

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the best from

YouRange

Conten@

Aluminum Foil Anti-Tip Device

Appliance Registration Canning Tips

Care and Cleaning Cleaning Guide

Clock/Timer Consumer Services

Electronic Controls Energy-Saving Tips

Features Installation Instructions

Leveling

Model and Serial Numbers Oven

Baking/Baking Guide Broiling/Broiling Guide

Control Settings Door Removal

Light; Bulb Replacement 15, 23

3,30

23,24

16, 17

6,7

30-33

18, 19 21,22

16,

Safety Instructions Surface Cooking

Control Settings Cooking Guide

Cookware Tips

Warranty Back Cover

Installation 30-33

3,4

8-14

13, 14

Use and Care

&Installation

of model

RB740G

Preheating Roasting/Roasting Guide 20

Self-Cleaning Instructions 25-27 Shelves

Thermostat Adjustment

Problem Solver

15,23,28

5, 19

GE Answer

800.626.2000

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IMPORTANT

Before wing your range, read this book

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

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville. KY 40225

carefuily.

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on the front of the range 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 concerning your range.

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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 on page

29.

It lists causes 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 book.

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 three steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the

your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville, Kentucky 40225

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

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

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Panel

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

The California Safe Drinking

Toxic

Water and Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such

subsances.

The fiberglass insulation in self-clean ovens gives off a very small amount of carbon monoxide during the cleaning cycle. Exposure can be minimized by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

Enforcement

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using

Men

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

●

Use this

intended use

appliance

only for its

as described in this

manual.

●

Be sure your appliance is

properly

ins~ed

and grounded

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

●

Don’t attempt to repair

an!

or replace range unless recommended in this book.

part of your

is specifically

All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

●

Before petiorming

servicq

RANGE AT THE HOUSEHOLD

DIS~~ON

BY OR

C~CWT

DISCONNECT THE

PO-

REMO~G SW~H~G

BREAKER.

any

SUPPLY

P-

THE FUSE

OFF THE

G–Mranges

tip

and ~ury codd tit.

To prevent

accidenti

tipping of the

;.&

range,

it to the

or floor by

ins~ing

Anti-Tip device check [f the

supplid.

devic~ is instied

and engaged properly, remove the drawer and inspect the rear leg. Make sure it fits securely into the slot in the device.

If you pull

the

range out from the

wall for any reason, make sure

the rear leg is returned to its position in the device when push

the

range back.

attach

the

levetig

you

●

Do not leave children

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

stand or hang on the door, drawer or range top. They could damage the range and even tip it over, causing severe personal

CAUTION: ITEMS OF

~TEWT ~

SHOULD

~ CAB~E~

RANGE OR ON THE

BACKSPLASH OF A

RANG&C~LDREN CL~ING

RANGE ~ REACH COULD BE

~~D.

●

Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments the appliance.

material could be brought in contact with hot solid disk elements and may cause severe burns.

Use only dry pot

moist or damp pot holders on hot from steam. Do not let pot holders touch hot solid disk

elements. Do not use a towel or

other bulky cloth.

●

For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating

●

Storage in or on

ammablematerids

stored in an oven or near solid

disk elements.

●

Keep hood and grease filters

clean

and to avoid grease fires.

ti~is

appliance.

alone—

allow anyone to climb,

i~ury.

CHILDREN

S~RED

ABOVE A

ON THE

~EMS

SE~OUSLY

whtie

using

Flammable

igniti

holders—

surfices

may result in burns

the room.

appliance—

should not be

to maintain good venting

● Do not store or use

combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the range.

Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan.

Smother flaming pan on solid disk element by covering pan completely with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering with baking soda or, if available, a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type

●

elements or interior surface of oven.

fire

extinguisher.

not touch solid disk

These

surtices

maybe hot enough to burn even though they are dark in color. During and

afier

use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact solid disk elements, areas nearby solid disk elements or any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling first.

Potentially hot surfaces include the

cooktop cooktop, sutiaces

and areas facing the

oven vent opening and

near the opening, and crevices around the oven door. Remember: The inside surface of the oven may be hot when the door is opened.

●

men

cooking pork,

the directions

exacdy

and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least

1~~.

This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be

present in the meat, it will be

kitied

and the

meat

will be

safe

to eat.

IMPOmmT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Oven

● Do not touch interior

surfaces of oven.

elements may be hot even though they are dark in color.

surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool.

●

Stind

away from range when opening oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face

●

Don’t heat unopened food

contiers

could could burst, causing an injury.

●

Keep oven vent duct

unobstructed.

●

Keep oven free from grease

buildup.

●

Place oven shelf in desired

position

in the oven. Pressure

bufld

up and the container

whtie

shelves must be handled when hot, do not let potholder contact

heating units in the oven.

●

Pulling out 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,

the manufacturer’s directions.

not use your oven to dry

newspapers.

can catch fire.

●

Don’t

use

anywhere in the oven except as

described in this book.

could result in a fire damage to the range.

Heating

In@rior

antior

oven is cool.

she~

to the

eyes.

If overheated, they

ahuninum foil

Misuse

hard

●

Do not use aluminum foil

to line oven bottom or solid disk elements, except as suggested in manual. Improper instigation of

these liners may result in a risk of electrical shock or fire.

Self-Cleaning Oven

●

Do not clean the door gasket before reading special cleaning instructions on page 25.

The

door gasket is essential for a good

carefil

seal. Be

not to rub, damage

or move it.

● Do not use oven

cleanem.

commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around

any

pafi

of the oven.

●

clan only

Use and Care Book.

●

Before remove broiler pan and other cookware.

●

Listen for fan.

parts listed in this

self+leaning

the oven,

A fan noise should be heard during the cleaning cycle. If not, cdl a

serviceperson

before

self-

cleaning again.

Smface CooKng Elementi

● Use proper pan size-This

appliance is equipped with one or more solid disk elements of different size. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the solid disk 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 solid disk

element will also improve

efficiency.

●

Never leave solid disk elements unattended at high heat settings.

Boilover

smoking and greasy that may catch on fire.

causes

spillovers

(continu~)

●

Don’t assume that you know

all

how to operate range.

Some features may work

parts of the

differently from those on your previous range.

●

Clean cooktop with caution.

If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be burn. Some cl

carefil

to avoid steam

~rs

can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.

● Do not cook on a broken

cooktop.

Spillovers

or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken cooktop and create a risk of

electrical shock. Contact a

qualified technician immediately should your cooktop become

broken.

●

Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, earthenware or other glazed containers are suitable for range-top service;

others may break because of the sudden change in temperature. (See section on “Surface Cooking” for suggestions.)

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 solid disk elements.

●

Mways

element to OFF before removing cookware.

●

Keep an eye on foods being

fried at HI or

● Use of decorative

covers on solid disk elements is not recommended.

turn so~d disk

HI heats.

meti

If a covered element is turned on, element burnout could result.

● When flaming foods are

under the hood, turn the fan

off. The fan, if operating, may

spread the flame.

WORT~T

Ene~y-Sa@ ~ps

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

. 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

deepfat

frying.

Filling the pan too full of fat can cause

spillovers

when food is

added.

If a combination of oils or

fak

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

smoting

SAVE

point.

TH~E

INSTRUCTIONS

Surface

Use cookware of medium-weight aluminum, with tight-fitting covers and flat bottoms which completely

cover the heated portion of the

surface unit.

●

Cook fresh vegetables with a minimum amount of water in a covered pan.

●

Watch foods when bringing them quickly to cooking temperatures at high heat. When food reaches cooking temperature, reduce heat immediately to lowest setting that will keep it cooking.

● Use residual heat with surface

cooking whenever possible. For example, when cooking eggs in their shells, bring water and eggs to boil, then turn to off position and cover cookware with 1 id to complete the cooking.

●

Use correct heat for cooking task: HI—for rapid boil (if time allows,

do not use high heat to start). MEDIUM HI—for quick

browning.

MED—for slow frying.

WARM—to finish cooking most quantities, simmer—double boiler heat and special for small quantities.

LO—to maintain serving temperature of most foods.

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Oven

●

necessary. Most foods will cook satisfactorily without preheating. If you find preheating is necessary, listen for the beep, and put food in oven promptly preheated.

removing food.

●

door openings. Keep door open as short opened.

●

before starting the self-cleaning operation.

●

instead of just one food item. Potatoes, other vegetables, and some desserts will cook together with a main-dish casserole, meat loaf, chicken or roast. Choose foods that cook at the same temperature and in approximately the same amount of time.

●

whenever possible to finish cooking casseroles, oven meals, etc. Also add rolls or precooked desserts to residual heat to warm them.

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Preheat oven only when

afier

the oven is.

Always turn oven off before

During baking, avoid frequent

time as possible if it is

Be sure to wipe up excess spillage

Cook complete oven meals

Use residual heat in the oven

warm oven, using

●

When boiling water for tea or coffee, heat only amount needed. It is not economical to boil a container full of water for one or two cups.

Features of Your Range

Model

~740G

Feature Index

Explained

on page

1 Solid Disk Element Controls 2 “ON” Indicator Light for Solid Disk Elements 3 CANCEL button

(push it to cancel any oven operation)

4 Electronic Controls

Automatic Oven Timer

(turns your oven on and off for you automatically)

Oven Control and Thermostat

Clock Minute/Second Timer

(lets you time any kitchen function, even when

the oven is in use)

Oven “On” Indicator Electronic Display

5 Set Knob

(lets you set oven temperature, clock timer and HI or LO broil)

6 Oven Light Switch

(lets you turn interior oven light on and

7 Oven Vent

(area mav get

Panel

hot

during

of~

oven use)

16.17

16, 17

16 16

16, 17

4 8 Solid Disk Element 9

Cooktop

10 Oven Shelves

(easily removed or repositioned on shelf supports)

Oven Shelf Supports 12 Broiler Pan and Rack 13 Removable Oven Door

(easilv

removed for oven 14 Oven Door Gasket 15 Storage Drawer 16 Model and Serial Numbers (on oven

frame behind 17 Anti-Tip Device

Bake Element

19 Broil Element

20 Oven Interior Lizht 21 Latch-Lock Lever

storage

cleanin~)

drawer)

8, 11,23

15,23,28

21,23,28

25 28

3,30

18,28

21,28

15,23

25-27

Surface Cooting

Before Using Your

The top working surfaces of solid disk elements have a protective coating which hardened before using the elements for the first time. To harden this coating, the solid disk elements should be heated without a pan for a short period of time at HI setting.

~neral

Using a solid disk element is quite

similar to using an electric coil, with which you probably are familiar. With both types of surface units you will enjoy the cleanliness of electricity and the benefits of retained heat in the elements. However, there are differences.

●

Solid disk elements do N~ glow

red, even at HI setting.

●

Solid disk elements reach temperature a little slower, and hold heat longer than conventional elements. Solid disk elements have very even heat distribution. Since solid disk elements hold heat longer, you may wish to turn the element off sooner, and take advantage of the residual heat. The amount of residual heat is dependent upon the quantity and type of food, the material and thickness of the pan and the setting used for cooking.

Information About Solid Disk Elemenh

Cooktop

must

for the First

● The red dot in the center of

the solid disk element indicates built-in temperature limiters that automatically reduce the heat if a pan boils dry, if the element is turned on without a pan or if the pan is not making enough contact with the surface of the element. The red dots will wear off with use without affecting the performance of the elements.

●

There is retained heat in the element. On cool before cleaning element area.

●

you a step closer to easier cleanup, because the cooking surface is sealed against spills and there are no drip pans or burner box to clean.

●

You must use

bottomed cookware, not cookware that

Improper cookware will cause unsatisfactory cooking results.

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There will be some smoke and odor; this is normal. Heating of the solid disk element will change the stainless steel trim rings to a gold color.

T HE SOLID DISK ELEMENT PROTEmIVE COATING MUST BE HARDENED TO HELP ELEMENT OVER ITS LIFE.

boilovers,

Solid disk element cooking takes

warped, convex, or concave.

wait for element to

proper flat

PROTE~

THE

Infinite Heat

Your solid disk elements and controls are designed to give you an infinite choice of heat settings for solid disk element cooking.

At both OFF and HI settings, there is a slight niche. When turning the control knob to either of these positions, you will feel the control

“click” into the niche.

When cooking in a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight “clicking” sounds—an indication that the heat settings you selected are being maintained.

Switching heats to higher settings always results in a quicker change than switching to lower settings.

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Guide for

Using Heat Settings

HI—Bring water to boil. MEDIUM HI–Fast fry, pan broil;

maintain fast boil on large amount of food.

MED—Saute and brown; maintain

slow boil on large amount of food. WARM–Cook after starting at HI;

cook with little water in covered pan.

LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintain serving temperature of most foods.

NOTE:

1. At HI or MEDIUM HI, never leave food unattended. cause smoking; greasy may catch fire.

2. At LO or WARM, melt chocolate, butter on small unit.

Cooktop

temperatures increase with the number of elements that are on. With 3 or 4 elements turned on, surface temperatures are high, so be careful when touching the

cooktop.

Boilovers spillovers

How to Set the

Step 1:

push in.

Step

counterclockwise to desired heat setting.

Grasp control knob and

2: Turn either clockwise or

Controk

Control must be pushed in to set only from OFF position. When control is in any position other than OFF, it maybe ro~ted without pushing in.

Be sure you turn control to OFF when you finish cooking. An indicator light will glow when ANY heat on any solid disk element is on.

Solid Disk Element Cookware

For cooking on solid disk elements, the use of appropriate cookware is very

●

Aluminum cookware conducts

heat faster than other metals.

●

Cast iron and coated cast-iron containers are slow to absorb heat, but generally cook evenly at LO or

MED heat settings.

●

Glass cookware should be used only as the manufacturer describes.

importint.

●

Don’t use pans with rounded bottoms. They don’t have enough contact with the solid disk element

to cook properly.

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●

Place only dry pans on the solid disk element. Do not place lids on the element, particularly wet lids.

‘;:..,::,::i

. Do not use a wire trivet or any

other kind of heat-retarding pad

between the cookware and the

element.

●

Good pans have a thick, flat bottom which absorbs the heat from the element. The thick, flat bottom provides good heat distribution from the element to the food. This cooking process requires little water, fat or electricity.

●

Pans with thin, uneven bottoms do not adequately utilize the heat coming from the element. The food to be cooked may burn and require more time and electricity. You would also have to add more fat or water.

Wns

with uneven bottoms are not

suitable.

● Use pans of the correct diameter

only. They should be slightly larger than the solid disk element so

spillovers will cooktop

element. A damp cloth is sufficient to remove the spill. Pans should not overhang more than 1 inch beyond the element.

~k.

flow onto the

and not bake onto the

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. . . . . . .

‘

“

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●

To optimize cooking time and energy usage, you should use a pan that is sized correctly for the cooking process, with a well-fitted lid to avoid evaporation loss, and cook with as little water or fat as possible. If the pan is too small, energy is wasted and spillage can flow onto the solid disk element.

●

Some special cooking procedures require specific cookware such as pressure cookers, deep fat fryers, etc.

All

cookware must have flat

bottoms and be the correct size. The

cookware should also be covered,

if applicable to the cooking process.

●

Except in pressure cooking

with water and water-bath canning, canning pots should not extend more

than 1 inch beyond the surface of a

solid disk element and should have

flat bottoms. When canning pots do not meet this description, the use of the HI heat setting causes excessive heat buildup and may result in damage to the Canning Tips” on page 12 for further information.

cooktop.

See “Home

To check how a pan will perform on a solid disk element:

Put 1 inch of water into the pan.

2. Bring water to a boil and observe the pattern of the

bubbles as the water comes to a 4. Bubbles localized in only a boil.

3. A uniform pattern of bubbles

across the bottom of the pan

confirms a good heat transfer and a good pan.

portion of the bottom indicate uneven contact of the pan to the element, uneven heat transfer or an

unsuiuble

pan.

Surface

CooHng

Questiom

May I can

on my solid disk elements? A. Yes,

designed for canning purposes. Check the manufacturer’s

instructions and recipes for preserving foods. Be sure canner is flat-bottomed and fits over the center of solid disk element. Since canning generates large amounts of steam, be careful to avoid burns from steam or heat. Canning should only be done on surface units. Follow our recommendations in the Home Canning Tips section.

Why

element smoke when I first turn it

This initial smoking is both normal and necessary. A rust preventative is applied to each element at the factory. When the unit is turned on for the first time, the coating will burn off the element

areas. This takes approximately five minutes and should be done without any cookware on the element. Otherwise, the coating will stick to the pan.

Amwers

foods and preserves

but only use cookware

does the solid disk

on?

Q. Why is the cooktop hot to the touch?

A. More heat is transferred to the

cooktop by the solid disk elements than by conventional coils because the elements are clamped securely to the cooktop. This, of course, eliminates inside the cooktop chassis. The

secret to keeping the cooktop comfortably cooler is to turn the cooktop on only after the cookware and its contents are placed on the element. More heat will then be transferred to the cookware and the food rather than the cooktop. The cooktop temperature will not cause damage to the cabinets, countertops or cookware.

Why am I overcooking my food with the new solid disk elements?

A. The solid disk elements are

very energy-efficient and retain heat much longer than conventional coil elements. Food will continue to cook three to five minutes after the controls are turned off. We recommend that you begin cooking at lower settings than you have in the past and gradually increase or decrease heat as desired. The energy savings are significant.

spillovers

from getting

Q. Can I use special cooking equipment, like an orientil wok, on my solid disk elements?

A. Cookware without flat surfaces

is not recommended. The life of your solid disk elements can be shortened and can be damaged from the high heat needed for this type of cooking.

Why is the porcelain finish on

my cookware coming A.

If you set your solid disk element on a heat setting higher than required for the cookware material, and let the cookware sit too long, the cookware’s finish may smoke, crack, pop or burn depending on the pot or pan. Also, cooking small amounts of dry food may damage the cookware finish.

the

range cooktop

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Q. Why does it

to cook my food? A. It doesn’t. The extra time it

takes compared to the conventional coil element is measured in seconds, not minutes. These few seconds are due to the greater mass of the element. If the food is cooking slowly, it is because or have an uneven bottom surface. If flat bottom pots and pans are used, cooking performance of the solid disk element closely parallels

that of the coil element with less

energy consumption.

the

tike

a long time

pok and pans are warped

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Frequently Asked Questions

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