GE RGB744GEH Use and Care Manual

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BeforeUsingYourRange. . . . ...2

hwtaHingtheRange . . . . . . . . ...3

LevelingtheRmge . . . . . . . . . ...3

SafetyInstructions. . . . . . . ...3-5

FeaturesofYourRange . . . ...6.7

SurfaceCooking. . . . . . . . . ...8.9

UsingYourOven . . . . . . . . . ...10

Clockand Timers . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l2

13akingChart . .. . . . . . . . . . . ..l3

Roasting,Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . ..l4

Broiling,Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

CareandCleaning . . . . . . ...16-21

Operatingthe

Self-CleaningOven . . . ...20.21

CleaningChart . . .. . . . . . . . ...22

Problem Solver . . . . . . . . . . ...23

IfYouNeedService. . . . . . . ...23

Warranty

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Read this book Carefully.

Itisintendedtohelp youoperateand maintainyournew rangeproperly.

Keepithandyfor answerstoyour questions.

]fyoudon’tunderstand something orneedmorehelp, write(include yourphonenurnber):

ConsumerAffairs

Hotpoint AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

writedown the model

‘andsaid numbers.

You’llfindthem on a labellocated in

theburner boxunderthe cooktop. Seepage6.

These numbers are alsoonthe

Consumer Product Ownership RegistrationCardthatcame with yourrange.Beforesendingin this card, please writethesenumbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers inany

correspondenceorservicecalls

concerningyourrange.

IMyou!rweived

a damagedrange. e *

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)thatsoldyouthe range.

Sin%’timeamd.money.

Beforeyaw. request

service.a e

Check the ProblemSolveron

23. It listsminor causes of

page

operating problems that you can correct yourself.

YourEmqy?, like so many other

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0W4KIMitems,isheavyand can

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settle intosoftfloor coverings such ascushionedvinyl or carpeting. Whenmoving therange

onthistypeofflooring,usecare. Do

not install the rangeover

kitchen carpeting unlessyou

placean insulatingpador sheetof

l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween

therangeand carpeting. Whenthefloor coven”ngends

Jwzt oftherange, the area thatthe

rangewillrestonshouldbebuiltup

withplywoodorsimilarmaterialto thesame levelor higherthanthe floorcovering. This will allowthe

rangetobe movedfor cleaningor servicing.

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produce~roper cookingandbaking results.Afteritisinitsfinal

location,placea Ievelhorizontally onan eve; shelfandcheck the Ievelnessfronttobackand sideto

side.Levelthe rangebyadjusting thelevelinglegsor byplacingshims

underthecorners as needed.

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urrangemustbelevelinorder to

at the

when lih..lGet Your Range

Havethe installer showyou

the kwtkm of’the

B%mgegas

cut-offvalveand howtoshut it

offifnecessary. @Haveyour range instdkd and

properly ins~i]er~in accordancewiththe InstallationInstructions.Any adjustmentand serviceshouldbe

performedonlybyqualifiedgas rangeinstallersor service technicians.

@Plug your rangeintoa

KM-voltgmmk!d outletdye

Donotremovetheround

groundingprongfromthe plug.If

indoubt aboutthegroundingof thehomeelectricalsystem,itis yourpersonalresponsibilityand obligationtohavean ungrounded

outletreplacedwithaproperlygroundedthree-prongoutletin accordancewith the National ElectricalCode. Do notusean

extensioncordwiththisappliance. @Be sure

am?

beforeoperatingit, to prevent fire or smokedamageshould thepacking material ignite.

@Be sure your

adjustedbyaquaiifiedservice

technicianor installerfor the typeofgas(Natlmdor W) ‘on whichit isto be used.Gascan

beconvertedfrom one type to the other.SeeInstallationInstructions.

~After prolonged WWof a

!r&3nge9high floor temperatures

may EWNRltand many floor coverings willmotwithstand this kind of use. Never installthe rangeovervinyltileor linoleum thatcarmo[withstand such typeof

grounded bya qualified

all packing nmteriak

removed fromthe range

rangeiscorrectly

use. Never

installitdirectlyover

interiorkitchencarpeting.

using YOtl!rRange @Dm19tleavechildren aloml or

unattended where a range is hot or in operation, Theycouldbe seriouslyburned.

e Don’tallowanyoneto Chrdb, stand or hang on the door or range top. Theycoulddamage therange and eventip itover causingseverepersonalinjury.’

~CAUTION:DO N~

smm rTEMsOFINTEWSTlo cHILDmNINcABINEm ABOVEARANGEatONTm BACKSPLASH‘a?ARANGE–

CHILDRENCLIMBINGON THE RANGE TOREACH ITEMSCOULDBE SERIOUSLYHW?JRED

@M burner

surfaces cod. ibefon? touching them or leaving them where Chikhn Uvilt reach them.

e Never wear hxse fitting or

i!-mginggm’mmt$Whileising

the appliance. Flammable materialcouldbe ignitedif broughtin contactwith flameor hotoven surfacesandmaycause severeburns.

e Neveruse your appliance for warming or heating the room. Prolongeduse ofthe range withoutadequateventilationcan

behazardous.

@Do Kmtwsewater on gM%3se fires. Neverpickup a flaming pan. Turn offburner, then smother flamingpan by covering pan completelywith wellfitting

lid,cookiesheetorM tray.

grates and other

Flaminggreaseoutsidea pancan be putoutbycoveringwithbaking sodaor,ifavailable,amulti-purpose drychemica~or foam,

notstoreflammable

@Do

materials in an oven or near the Cooktop.

@ Do not M cooking grease

or other

flammablematerials

accwdak inorMheali’h? range. @when cookingpork9follow

ourdirectionsexactlyandalways cookthemeattoatleast 170°E

Thisassuresthat, intheremote possibilitythattrichina maybe presentinthemeat,itwillbekilled andmeatwillbe safeto eat.

surface cooMng 9A~~aysusethe MIX pOSitiOll!

when igniting top burners and makesuretheburnershaveignited.

~ Never ~ea~e~@’~e b~~~e~~

unattended at HIGH flame

settings. Boilovercauses smokingand greasyspillovers thatmaycatchon fire.

s Adjust top burnerfkme size

soit does not

(?Xkd beyondthe

edgeofthecookingutensil.

Excessiveflameishazardous.

e use only moistor damppotholders on hot surfacesmayresultin burns from steam.Do notletpotholderscome

nearopen flameswhenlifting utensils.Donotuseatowelorother bulkycloth in placeofpotholder.

s TOm~~imizebUFnS9ignitionof

flammablematerials,andspillage, turn the handle of a container towardthe sideor back ofthe rangewithoutextending over

adjacentburner.

.~]w&Jys~~yn Swface h.mm’ $0

OIFFbefore

o CIM%fidly VYimk fiwds being

iMi?d at EUGH fkme Smhge

dry .pothoMers—

renloviElg IM%lisilo

‘@Neverblockthe vents(air

openi~~gs)

ofthe range. They

providetheairinletandoutlet whichisnecessaryfortherange tooperateproperlywithcorrect combustion.

@~~ ~~~~~~~~()~~~~~~ Cclokingsurfaceif’thewokhas

arolmdmetalringwhichis

placedovertheburnergrateto supportthewok.Thisringacts asaheattrapwhichmaydamage theburnergrateandburnerhead. Also,itmaycausetheburnerto workimproperly.Thismaycause acarbonmonoxidelevelabove

currentstandards,resultingina healthhazard.

~OOdS for hyillf!j $h(ldd bea$

dry as

possible.Frostonfrozen

foodsormoistureonfreshfoods cancausehotfattobubbleupand oversidesofpan.

@Useleastpossible

fat for effective shallow or deepfat frying.

Fillingthepantoofull

amount of

offatcancausespilloverswhen foodisadded.

@M’acombinationofoilsor fatsVWbewwdinfrying,stir togetherbeforeheating,oras fatsmeltslowly.

@Alwaysheatfatslowly9and

watchasitheats.

0use deepfat thermometer

wheneverpossibletoprevent overheatingfatbeyondthe smokingpoint.

@UseProperPanSize—Avoid

pansthatareunstableoreasily tipped.Selectutensilshavingflat bottomslargeenough.toproperly

contain

foodavoidingboi~overs

andspillovers,butlargeenough tocoverburner+grate.Thiswill

bothsavecleaningandprevent hazardousaccumulationsoffood, simxheavyspatteringorspikwers

lefton

rangecanignite.Usepans

withhandlesthatcanbeeasily graspedandremaincool.

@Useonlygkasscookware

is recommended

Cooktops.

~Keepall plastics away from

top Ilmnwrs.

@TO avoidthepossibilityd a

always be certain that the

burn,

controls for ail burners are w OFF position and all grates

coolbeforeattemptingto removea grate.

@VWWIIflamingfoodsunder

thehood,?h.wnthefanoff. The fan, if operating,may

the flame.

@If rangeiskited neara

wirdow9

donotuseIongcurtains

foruse on gas

that

are

spread

whichcouldblowoverthetop burnersandcreateafirehazard.

@If yousmeilgas9turnoffthe ‘:.=

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gastotherangeandcallaqualified servicetechnician.Neverusean openflametolocatealeak.

Baking,

Broilingand

Roasting

eDo notUlw Owen for‘astorage

area.

Stand awayfromthe range

when openingoven.door. IIW

airor st&mRwhidh escapes

hot

can cause hums @ kmds~ fmx amhr eyes.

e Keep ‘oven fm. fromg!r%%ase

buildup.

QPlace Qwen skhms indksbt?d.

positionwhile (fNw41 is(xd!o

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g$pD?fJ#theat unopened food

Umtainws in!the

f$f= CotBidbuildUp am!‘thecontainer

(Nw?l e Pressure

Qwhen broiling9ifmew istoo

dose to the’flame, the fatE-BMW

ignite.Trimexcessfattoprev&t excessiveflare-ups. -

@Removethe broiler pan ‘and

other fxdware

before self-

cleaningtheoven.

* mrit l.lse ahmimm foil

anywhere in the oven except as

described in this book.

COLM

resultina firehazardor

Misuse

damagetotherange. ~~~eonlygkwscookwarethat is

recommended for useingas

ovens.

~ when Usingcookingor roasting bags in oven,follow themanufacturer’sdirection.

~ Aiwaysremovebroilerpan

fromtheovenm soonasyou finishbro;ling.Greaseleftin the

pancan catchfireifovenisused withoutremovingthegreasefrom

thebroilerpan.

@Make sure broiler pan is in

place correctly

toreducethe

possibilityofgreasefires.

@if’you should haveagrease

firein the broilerpan,

turnoff

oven,andkeepovendoorclosed

tocontainfireuntilitburnsout.

self-cleani~ oven

~DO notdean thedoorgasket.

Thedoorgasketisessentialfora goodseal. Becarefulnotto rub, damageor move it.

~Donotuse oven ckaners. No

commercialovencleaneror oven linerprotectivecoatingof any kindshouldbe used

anypartoftheoven.

inoraround

@ckm onlypartswed inthis

and Cam llook.e

Use

@Keeprangedean andfree

ofaccumulationsofgreaseor

Spih%?rswhichmay ignite.

Iflibu Need service

@Read TM! Pdh’n soh’er99

m page 23 ofthis bock

~Don’tattempttorepair

or replace anypartof your

rangeunlessitisspecifically recommendedinthishmkcAH

otherservicingshouldbereferred toaqualifiedtechnician.

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RGB74GEH

1 Modeland SerialNumbers

(inburner box undercooktop) 2 SurfaceBurner Controls 3 SurfaceBurners, Gratesand Chrome

Drip Pans 4 OVEN TEMP Control 5 OVEN SET Control

6 Automatic OvenTimer,

Clock and MinuteTimer

7 Door I.atch

Door Locked Light

9 Oven CleaningLight

Oven Vent

1 OvenInterior Light 2 Oven Shelves

(easdy removedor repositionedon

shelf

SU~pWtS)

16, 17

10 10

11 11

10, 17

4 4

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13 Oven ShelfSupports 14 Broiler Pan and Rack

15 RemovableOvenDoor

(easily removed forovencleaning)

16 Lift-Up Cooktop

(locksin up position to simplifi cleaning underneath)

7 RemovableOven Bottom

10 15 17

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Yoursurfaceburnersarelighted byelectric ignition,eliminatingthe needforstandingpilotlightswith constantlyburningflame.

In case of a power outage, youcan lightthe surfaceburnersonyour rangewith a match.Hold alighted

matchto the burner, then turnthe

knobtotheLITE position. Use extremecautionwhen lighting burnersthisway.

SWf’%ceBuimeiv Gmtmk

Knobsthatturn the surfaceburners on and off are located on the lower frontpanel and are marked as to

whichburners theycontrol.

Push the controlknob in and turn it to LITE. Youwill hear a little clickingnoise—the sound of the

burner lighting.

After theburner ignites, turn the knobto adjust the flame size.

Note:

~Alwayshave a cooking utensilon thegrate The-finishon the grate may chip without a utensiltoabsorb the heat.

~Check to be sure the burner you

turned on is the one you wantto use. @Be surethe burners and grates are

cool

potholder,cleaningcloths or other materialsonthem.

beforeturningonaburner.

beforeyouplaceyour hand, a

The flame sizeon a gasburner shouldmatch thecookwareyou are using.

NEVER LET THE FLAME EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF THE COOKWARE. Any flame larger than thebottomof the cookware is wastedheat andonly servesto heat the handles.

whenIllsingahmimnm or

.ah.miimrn-dad staink?sssteel pots and pans, adjust the flame so the circle it makesis about 1/2inch smaller than thebottomofthe cookware.

When boiling9use this sameflame size—1/2inch smallerthan the bottomofthe cookware—nomatter whatthecookwareis madeof. I&& cookjust as quickly at a gentk boil as they do at a furious rollingboil. A high boilcreates steam and.cocks awaymoisture, flavorand nutrition. Avoidit except for the fewcooking processeswhichneeda vigorousboil.

whenfryingor warmingfoods instainless !WN?!19castironOJr

enamekware~keepthe flame down lower—toabout 1/2the diameter ofthe pan.

when frying h ‘@assor =m%wmk

CCBOBLVWW7lowerthe flame even more.

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