GE RGH846GEJ Use and Care Manual

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Cooking Center

Contents

Aluminum Foil Anti-Tip Bracket

Appliance Registration Care and Cleaning

Features Installation

Leveling Lift-Up Cooktop

Lower Oven

Air Adjustment Baking, Baking Guide

Broiling, Broiling Guide 20 Continuous-Cleaning Care 22

Control Settings Door Removal

Light; Bulb Replacement 15, 25 Lighting Instructions

Oven Bottom Removal Preheating

Roasting, Roasting Guide 19

5,7,25

3,8,9

21-27

17, 18

15, 16

17, 18

Microwave Oven

Control Panel

9 8

Cooking by Temperature 13 Cooking by Time

Defrosting Light Bulb

Temperature Probe

Microwaving Tips Model and Serial Numbers 2

Precautions Problem Solver 30,31

Repair Service Safety Instructions

Surface Cooking

Burners, Burner Grates 26,27 Control Settings

Cookware Tips Drip Pans

Flame Size Lighting Instructions

IO-13

Use and Care of

gas model

12 11

13,21

3-7

14 14

26,27

14 14

RGH846GEJ

The electric output

of the microwave oven

in this cooking center

is 650 watts.

Shelves Thermostat Adjustment

Timer and Clock Vent Duct

15,24,27

16 16

Warranty

GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000

Back Cover

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Help us help you...

Before using your cooking center, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new cooking center 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, KY40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label located in the burner box under the

cooktop.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with

your

sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

Model Number

~erfil

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your cooking center.

See page 9.

cooking center. Before

Number

Be sure your cooking center is registered.

is important that we, the manufacturer, know the location of your cooking center should a need occur for adjustments.

Your supplier is responsible for registering you as the owner.

Please check with your supplier to be sure he has done so; also send in your Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card. If you move, or if you are not the original purchaser please write to us, stating model and serial numbers.

must be registered. Please be certain that it is.

Write to: Hotpoint

Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville, KY40225

This appliance

If you received a damaged cooking center . . .

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the cooking center.

Save time and money.

Before you request service . . .

check the Problem Solver on pages 30 and 31. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

If you smell gas:

1. Open windows.

2. Don’t touch electrical switches:

Extinguish any

open flame.

Immediately call

your gas supplier.

●

Don’t turn electric switches on or off because sparks may ignite the gas.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Do not store or use

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

All these things are normal with your microwave oven:

Steam or vapor escaping from

around the door. oven is operating.

● Light reflection around door or

outer case. might be noticed while using your

●

Dimming oven light and change in blower sound may occur while operating at power levels other than high.

. Dull thumping sound while

●

Some TV-Radio interference

microwave oven. It’s similar to the

interference caused by other small appliances and does not indicate a problem with your oven.

PRECAUTIONS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY

(a) Do Not Attempt

this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks.

(b) Do Not Place

between the oven front face and

the

door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven door close properly and that there is no damage to the:

(1) door (bent)

(2)

hinges and latches (broken or loosened)

(3)

door seals and sealing surfaces.

(d) The oven Should Not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

operate

any object

the oven

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.

Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to three of these substances, namely benzene, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LP fuels. Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be

minimized further by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

When You Get Your Cooking Center

●

Have the installer show you the location of the cooking center gas cut-off valve and how to shut it off if necessary.

●

Have your cooking center

installed and properly grounded by a qualified installer,

accordance with the Installation Instructions. Any adjustment and service should be performed only by qualified gas range installers or service technicians.

Plug your cooking center into

a 120-volt grounded outlet only.

Do not remove the round grounding prong from the plug. If in doubt about the grounding of the home electrical system, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have an ungrounded outlet replaced with a grounded three-prong accordance with the National Electrical Code. Do not use an extension cord with this appliance.

properly-

outlet

centers can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the cooking center,

attach it to the floor by

installing

ANTI-TIP bracket check if the bracket is installed and engaged properly, carefully tip the cooking center forward to check if the ANTI-TIP bracket is engaged with the leveling legs.

If you pull the cooking center out

from the wall for any reason, make

sure the rear legs are returned to their positions in the bracket when you push the cooking center back.

supplied:

the To

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

●

Be sure all packing materials are removed from the cooking center

prevent fire or smoke damage should the packing material ignite

●

before operating it, to

Be sure your cooking center is correctly adjusted by a qualified service technician or installer for the type of gas (Natural or LP) on which it is to be used.

Your cooking center can be converted for use on either type of gas. See Installation Instructions.

●

This cooking center is specifically designed to heat or cook food, and is not intended for laboratory or industrial use.

●

After prolonged use of the lower oven, high floor temperatures may result and many floor coverings will not withstand this kind of use.

Never install the cooking center over vinyl tile or linoleum that cannot withstand such type of use. Never install it directly over interior kitchen carpeting.

Using Your Cooking Center

●

Don’t leave children alone or unattended where a cooking center is hot or in operation.

They could be seriously burned.

Don’t stand or hang on the door, drawer or cooktop.

damage the cooking center and even tip it over causing severe personal injury.

allow

anyone to climb,

They could

CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A COOKING CENTER OR ON THE COOKTOP-CHILDREN CLIMBING ON THE COOKING

CENTER TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

●

Let

burner grates and other surfaces cool before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.

●

Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance.

material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces and may cause severe burns.

●

Never use your appliance for

Flammable

warming or heating the room.

Prolonged use of the cooking center without adequate ventilation can be hazardous.

●

Do not use water on grease

fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn off burner, then smother flaming pan 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, with a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam type fire extinguisher.

●

Do not store flammable materials in an oven or near the cooktop.

(continued)

When cooking pork,

directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be will be safe to eat.

170”F.

This assures that,

killed

and meat

the

Microwave Oven:

●

Read and follow the specific

“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” found on page 3.

●

See door surface cleaning

instructions on page 21.

To reduce the risk of fire in

the oven cavity: –Do not overcook food.

Carefully attend appliance if paper, plastic or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking.

—Remove wire twist-ties

paper or plastic bags before placing bags in oven.

—Do not use your microwave oven to dry newspapers.

–Do not use recycled paper products.

napkins and wax paper can contain metal flecks which may cause arcing or ignite. Paper products containing nylon or nylon filaments should be avoided, they may also ignite.

Recycled paper towels,

from

●

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

–Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven

special microwave popcorn accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens,

–Do

not overcook potatoes.

They could dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage to your oven,

unless in a

–Do not operate the oven while empty to avoid damage to the oven and the danger of fire.

by accident the oven should run

cmpty

a minute or two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid operating the oven empty times-it saves energy and prolongs I ife of the oven,

●

If materials inside the oven

should ignite,

closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or

oft’

shut circuit breaker panel.

●

power at the fuse or

Some products such as whole

keep oven door

at all

eggs and sealed containers—for

example, closed glass jars—may explode and should not be heated

in this oven.

●

Don’t defrost frozen

beverages

bottles (especially carbonated beverages). Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to burst, resulting in injury.

●

Use metal only as directed in

cookbook.

meat roasts are helpful when used as shown in cookbook.

in narrow necked

Foil strips as used on

TV dinners maybe microwaved in foil trays less than 3/4” high;

retnove

top foil cover and return tray to box. When using metal in microwave oven,

keep metal at least 1 inch away from sides of oven.

●

Cooking utensils may become

hot

because of heat transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may be needed to handle the utensil.

●

Sometimes, the cooking tray

can become too hot to touch.

Be careful touching the cooking tray during and after cooking.

●

Foods cooked in liquids

(such

as pasta) may tend to boil over

more rapidly than foods containing less moisture. Should

this occur, refer to page 21 for

instructions on how to clean the inside of the oven.

●

Thermometer—Do not use a

thermometer in food you are microwaving unless the thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven.

●

Remove the temperature probe from the oven when not in use.

inside the oven without inserting it in food or liquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can create

electrical arcing in the oven, and damage oven

If you leave the probe

walls.

. Plastic utensils—Plastic utensils designed

cooking are very useful, but should be used carefully. Even microwave plastic may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char if subjected to short periods of overcooking. In longer exposures to overcooking, the fbod and utensils could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave plastics only and use them in strict compliance with the utensil manufacturer’s recommendations.

2) Do not subject empty utensils to microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use plastic utensils without complete supervision.

●

Boiling eggs is not

for microwave

recommended in a microwave

oven. Pressure can build

inside egg yolk and may cause it

to burst, resulting in injury.

●

Foods with unbroken outer

“skin”

sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks (see previous caution) should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.

●

such as potatoes,

~~Boilable”

cooking pouches

and tightly closed plastic bags

should be slit, pierced or vented as directed in cookbook. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers should beat least partially uncovered because they form a tight seal. When cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap,

remove covering carefully and direct steam away from hands and face.

IMPOmmT

●

Avoid heating baby food in

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

glass jars, even without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

●

Spontaneous boiling—Under certain special circumstances, liquids may start to boil during or shortly after removal from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir the liquid briefly before removing the

container from the microwave oven.

Surface Cooking

●

Always use the LITE position

when igniting top burners and

sure the burners have ignited.

make

●

Never leave surface burners

unattended at HI flame settings,

Boilover

greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

●

so it does not extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.

Excessive flame is hazardous.

●

moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot near open flames when lifting utensils. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of a

pot holder.

●

burns,

materials, and spillage, turn the cookware handles toward the side or back of the cooktop without extending over adjacent burners.

causes smoking and

Adjust top burner flame size

Use only dry pot

holders—

holdFrs

come

To minimize the possibility of

ignition of flammable

●

Always turn surface burner

to OFF before removing utensil.

●

Carefully watch foods being

fried at HI flame setting.

●

Never

block

the vents (air

openings) of the cooking center.

They provide the air inlet and outlet which is necessary for the cooking center to operate properly with correct combustion.

●

Do not use a wok on the cooking surface if the wok has a round metal ring which is placed over the burner grate to support the wok.

trap which may damage the burner grate and burner head. Also, it may cause the burner to work improperly. This may cause a carbon monoxide level above that allowed by current standards, resulting in a health hazard.

●

Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.

foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and

over sides of pan.

●

Use least possible amount of fat for effective shallow or fat frying.

of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.

●

If a combination of oils or fats will be used in frying,

together before heating, or as

fats melt slowly.

●

Always heat fat slowly,

watch as it heats.

●

Use deep fat thermometer

whenever possible

overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

This ring acts as a heat

Frost on frozen

deep-

Filling the pan too

to prevent

full

stir

and

(continued)

●

Use proper pan

size—Avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to properly contain food avoiding

boilovers

and spillovers, and large enough to cover burner grate. This will

both save cleaning and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on cooktop can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be

easily grasped and remain cool.

●

Use only glass cookware that

is recommended

for use on gas

burners.

●

Keep all plastics away from

top burners.

. To avoid the possibility of a

burn, always be certain that the

all

controls for OFF position and

burners are at

all

grates are cool before attempting to remove a grate.

●

When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.

●

If cooking center is located

near a window, do not

curtains which could blow over the top burners and create a fire hazard.

●

If you smell gas,

gas to the range and call a qualified service technician. Never use an open flame to locate a leak.

use long

turn off the

Baking, Broiling and Roasting

●

Do not use oven for a storage

area.

●

Stand away from the cooking center when opening the door of a hot oven. The hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.

Keep oven free from grease

buildup.

●

Place oven shelves in desired position while oven is cool.

●

Pulling out shelf to the shelf stop is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the oven door or walls.

●

Don’t heat unopened food containers in the oven. Pressure could build up and the container could burst causing an injury.

●

When using cooking or

roasting bags in oven,

the manufacturer’s direction.

●

Use only glass cookware that

is recommended

for use in gas

ovens.

●

Always remove broiler pan

from the oven as soon as you

finish broiling.

pan can catch fire if oven is used without removing the grease from the broiler pan.

●

When broiling, if meat is too

Grease left in the

close to the flame, the fat may ignite.

excessive flare-ups.

●

place correctly

possibility of grease fires.

●

fire in the broiler pan,

oven, and keep oven door closed to contain fire until it burns out.

Trim excess fat to prevent

Make sure broiler pan is in

to reduce the

If you should have a grease

turn off

Cleaning Your Cooking Center

●

Clean only parts listed in this

Use and Care Book.

●

Keep cooking center clean and

free of accumulations of grease or

spillovers

which may ignite.

If You Need Service

●

Read “The Problem Solver”

on pages 30 and 31 of this book.

●

Don’t attempt to repair

or replace any part of your

cooking center unless it is specifically recommended in

this book.

should be referred to a qualified technician.

All

other servicing

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

●

Don’t use aluminum foil anywhere in the oven except as described in this book.

could result in a fire hazard or damage to the cooking center.

Misuse

Installing the

Leveling the

Microwaving Tips

. Make sure

your microwave oven is suitable

microwaving. Most cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard cups, pottery dinnerware which does not have

metallic trim

sheen can

labeled

It’ you

Measure 1 cup water in a glass cup.

Place

in oven on or beside dish. Microwave 1-1 M minutes at High (10). If water becomes hot, dish is microwave safe. If dish heats, it should not be used for microwaving.

●

Paper towels, wax paper, and

plastic wrap can be used to cover

dishes in order to retain moisture and prevent spattering.

●

Some microwaved foods require stirring, rotating, or rearranging. Check your cookbook for specific instructions.

all

cookware

glaze with a metallic

be used.

“suitable for

are

unsure, use this dish test:

SOme

used

glass

casseroles,

or china

cookware is

microwaving:’

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Cooking Center

Your cooking center, like so many

other

household items, is heavy can settle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving the cooking center on this type of flooring, use care.

not install the cooking center

over kitchen carpeting

place

insulating pad or sheet of

l/4-inch-thick plywood between

the cooking center and carpeting.

When the floor covering ends at

the front of the cooking

area that the cooking center will rest on should be built up with plywood same level or higher than the covering. This will allow the cooking center to be moved for cleaning or servicing.

or similar material to the

unless you

cente~

floor

iind

the

Cooking Center

Leveling legs are located on each corner of the base center.

Your cooking center must be in order to produce proper cooking and baking results. After it is in its final location, place a level horizontally on check the and side to side. Level the cooking center by adjusting the leveling legs

Both of the rear leveling legs will engage the ANTI-TIP bracket (allow for some side to side adjustment). Allow a minimum clearance of 1/8” between the cooking center and the leveling legs to permit installation into the ANTI-TIP bracket.

Ievelncss

the cooking

oven shelf

front to

Icvcl

and

back

●

Steam builds up pressure in foods

which are tightly covered by a skin or membrane. Pierce potatoes, egg yolks and chicken livers to prevent bursting.

Features of Your Cooking Center

1. Door Handle.

d(x)r. E)(X)Ilatched Ii)r (wcn to opcrtitc,

2. Inside

Window

Allows cooking” to bc kping microwaves c(mlinul

oven light.

Removable

:Ilways bc

the oven.

Temperature Probe.

7. Receptacle Probe.

K I)isplay

Panel.

Microwave oven Vent.

lo. Microwave Oven ON

Buttons.

Il. Cooking Guide. Suggested

cooking times for prepared foods.

must be

I)oor I,atch.

and Touch Control

Pull to open

securely

and Metal

Glass

place when opcrat ing

fl)r

Shield.

viewed while

Tray.

Temperature

many frequently

Must

& OIW

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12. Oven Set Knob.

13.

oven

Temp

Knob.

14. Oven Vent.

15. oven Interior Light.

16. oven Light Switch.

turn interior

(wcn, dur-i ng cook ing when

Closed.

17.

oven

18.

Oven Shelf Supports. Removable oven Door.

19.

20.

Removable oven Bottom.

21.

Broiler

oven

Shelves.

Pan

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Cooktop

23.

Lif’t-Up

24. Model and Serial Numbers.

Located

cooktop.

25. Surface Burner Controls.

26. Surface Burners, Grates and Chrome Drip

27. (hoktop Light Switch.

Light.

(lmktop.

in burner box

Pans.

under

28. Minute Timer.

29. Digital Clock.

30. Automatic Oven Timer.

Times lower oven cooking operations.

31. Anti-Tip Bracket. (See

Installation Instructions)

Features of Your Touch Control Panel

The touch control panel allows you to set the oven controls

electronically with the touch of a finger. It’s designed

easy

use and understand.

1. Display.

is in

any of” the

digital numbers will show what power level

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word

“End” will

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cooking”

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using

C(lok

two different power levels. (See page

4. Power Level.

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number if

10 (“HI” 011

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functions: Cook 1, Cook 2, Probe or

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change power level after sctt

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automatic power

(Low, “30” 011 display)

press the Start

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The

oven light

Use

the temperature probe to

You cm program

199°F.

Zeros as well as

k~r

setting a temperature such as

number

pad

make an mm

pad

and start over.

and

fan will shut off.

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