GE RK38GJ, RK38J Use and Care Manual

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Aluminum Foil

Appliance Registration Baking, Baking Guide

Delayed Stop and Start Time Bake

Broiling, Broiling Guide Care and Cleaning

Clock/Timer Control Settings

Door Removal Energy-Saving Tips

Features Light; Bulb Replacement

Model and Serial Numbers Problem Solver

Repair Service Roasting, Roasting Guide 8, 9

Safety Instructions Shelves

Thermostat Adjustment

6,7

10, 11

12-14

5, 12

6 6

4 5

15 15

3 5

Use and Care of

models

RK38J RK38GJ

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Before

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your oven,

read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new oven 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

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on the front of the oven behind the oven door. (See page 4.)

These model and serial numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your oven. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

If you received

dam~ed

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

oven . . .

Save time and money. Before you request service . . .

Check the Problem Solver on page 15. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

Mdel

Number

Serial Number

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

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S~ETYmSTRUCTIONS

Read all imtrudiom before wing

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

. Use this

intended use

manual.

Be sure your appliance is

elcctricd apptices,

appliance only

as described in this

for

ifi

properly installed and grounded

by a qualified technician in accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.

. Don’t attempt

to repair

or replace any part of your oven unless it is specifically recommended in this book.

other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

●

Before

performing any

DISCONNECT THE

All

Serdce?

OWN

POWER SUPPLY AT THE HOUSEHOLD PANEL

FUSE OR THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

●

Do not leave children

children should not be 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 allow

BY REMOVING THE

DIm~ON

SWI~HING

anyone to

OFF

alone—

lefi

alone

climb,

stand or hang on the door. They could damage the oven.

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CAUTION: ITEMS OF

INTEREST ~ C~LDREN SHOULD N~ BE CABINETS CHILDREN THE

OWN ~

COULD BE

ABO~

CL~ING

SEMOUSLY

~RED ~

REACH

OWN–

INwRED.

thk

appliance.

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Never wear loose-fitting

hanging garments appliance.

could be ignited if brought in contact with hot heating elements and may cause severe burns,

only dry pot

. Use moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot holders touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of a pot holder.

Never

use

your appliance

wtie

Flammable material

holders—

using the

for

warming or heating the room. . Storage in or on

Do not store flammable materials in the oven.

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Keep hood and grease filters

clean

to maintain good venting

and to avoid grease fires.

not

let cooking grease

appliance—

or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the oven.

DO not

use water on grease

fires. Flame in oven can be

smothered by completely closing door and turning to

OFF.

●

DO not

touch heating

OWN

SET

elements

or interior surface of oven.

These surbces maybe hot enough to burn even though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling, first.

Potentially hot surfaces include the oven vent openings and surfaces near the openings, crevices around the oven door and the edges of the door window,

. When cooking pork,

the directions cook the meat to an

temperature of at least This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be

p=nt

in the meat, it

and the meat will be safe to eat.

Stind

away

e~ctiy and,~ways

from oven when

internrd

l~°F.

wti

Wed

opening oven door. The hot air or steam which

esca~

can

burn hands, face and/or eya. .

Don’t

heat unopened food

containers in oven. Pressure

codd btid

up and the container

could burst, causing an injury.

Keep oven vent due@

unobstructed.

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Keep

oven

fme

from grease

buildup.

●

place

oven

She]fin

position while oven is cool,

shelves must be handled when hot, do not let potholder contact heating units in oven.

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Mlling

out shelf to the shelf

desired

stop is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is dso a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven @is.

When using cooking or

roasting bags in oven,

the manufacturer’s directions.

●

not

use your oven to dry

newspapers.

can catch fire.

If overheated, they

SAW T-E

INSTRUCTIONS

Remember:

of the oven maybe hot when the door is opened.

The inside surface

Features of Your Oven

Feature Index

1 Model and Serial Number

See page

Models

R~8J & R~8GJ

2 Oven

3 Oven Set Control 4 Oven Cycling Light 5 Automatic Oven Timer,

6 Oven Interior Light (Comes on

7 Oven Light Switch 8 Broil Unit 9 Bake Unit (Maybe

10 Oven Shelves 11 Oven Shelf Supports 12 Broiler

“G”

in model number indicates black glass door.

Temp

Control

Clock and Minute Timer

automatically when door is opened.)

lified

gently

for wiping oven floor.)

Pan

and Rack

5 5 5

5, 12

10, 14

6, 14

5, 14

10,

Automatic Oven

~ Set

Minute Timer and turn knob in either direction to the correct time. If the Minute Timer pointer should

dso move while you’re setting the

Clock, let the knob out and turn the Minute Timer pointer to OFF.

To Set the

The Minute Timer is the large dial toward the left side of the control panel. It is combined with the Oven Clock. Use it to time precise cooking operations. You’ll recognize the Minute Timer as the pointer which is different in color

and shape from the Clock hands.

the Clink

in the center knob

mute ~er

of the

your

~mer, Mnute her

and Clock

SET THE MINUTE TIMER,

turn center knob counterclockwise,

m.thoutpushing

reaches number of minutes you wish to time. (The minutes are marked, up to 60, in the center ring on the Clock. ) At the end of the set time, a buzzer sounds. Turn the knob,

without pushing in,

the pointer reaches OFF.

Bake Uses

Automatic Oven

Using the Automatic Timer, you can TIME BAKE with the oven starting immediately and turning off at the

S~P

TIME set, starting immediately and cooking for the length of COOK TIME set..

can set both COOK and STOP TIMES to automatically start and stop oven at a later time of day. It takes the worry out of not being home to start or stop the oven.

Setting the Timer for TIME BAKE is explained in detail on page 6.

in,

until pointer

her

until

.or

you

Questions and

Q. Must the Clock be set on the correct time of day when I wish to use the Automatic Timer for baking?

A. Yes,

or Stop times during timed functions.

Q. Can I use the Minute Timer during oven cooking?

during any cooking function. The Automatic Timers (Start and Stop

dids) are used with TIME BAKE

function only. Q.

I’m Time Cooking in the oven? A. No.

during any program that uses the oven timer. You must either stop those programs or wait until they are finished before changing time.

if you wish to set the Start

dids to turn on and off at set

The Minute Timer can be used

Can I change the

The Clock cannot be changed

Amers

Clock

while

Using Your Oven

Before

you understand how to set them properly. Read over the directions for the Automatic Oven Timer so you understand its use with the controls.

the shelves. Take a practice run at removing and replacing them properly, to give sure, sturdy support.

Read over information and tips

that follow.

refer to it, especially during the first weeks of getting acquainted with your oven.

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Your Oven

Look at the controls. Be sure

Check oven interior. Look at

Keep this book handy so you can

Oven Controls

Oven Interior Shelves

The shelves are designed with locks so that when placed on the shelf supports, they (a) will stop before coming completely from the oven, and (b) when removing food from or placing food on them.

TO REMOVE shelves from the oven, lift up forward with stop-locks along of shelf supports. Be certain that shelf is cool before touching.

TO REPLACE shelves in oven, insert shelf with stop-locks resting on shelf rear of oven; it will fall into place. When shelf is in proper position, stop-locks on shelf will run under shelf support when shelf is pulled forward.

rear

suppo~.

will not tilt

of shelf, pull

Push shelf toward

stop-

correctly

top

Shelf Positions

Oven

The light comes on automatically when the door is opened, Use switch to turn light on and off when door is closed. Switch is located on right side of control panel.

Energy-Saving

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necessary. Most food will cook satisfactorily without preheating. If you find preheating is necessary, keep an eye on the indicator light, and put food in the oven promptly after the light goes out.

●

removing food.

●

door openings. Keep door open as short a time as possible if it is opened.

Li@t

~ps

Preheat the oven only when

Always turn oven OFF before

During baking, avoid frequent

The controls for the oven are marked OVEN SET and OVEN TEMP. OVEN SET has settings for BAKE, TIME BAKE, BROIL, and OFF. When you turn the knob to the desired setting, the proper heating units are then activated for that operation.

OVEN temperature you set, from WARM

(150°F.)

The Oven Cycling Light

until the oven reaches your selected temperature, then goes off and on with the oven unit(s) during cooking.

PREHEATING the oven, even to high temperature settings, is speedy —rarely more than about Preheat the oven only when necessary. Most foods will cook satisfactorily without preheating. If you find preheating is necessary, keep an eye on the indicator light and put food in the oven promptly after the light goes out.

TEMP

maintains the

to BROIL

(550°F.).

glows

minutes.

The oven has four shelf supports marked A (bottom), B, C and D (top). Shelf positions for cooking food are suggested on Baking, Roasting and Broiling pages.

. Cook complete oven meals 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 time.

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Use residual heat in the oven whenever possible to finish cooking casseroles, oven meals, etc. Also add

rolls

or precooked desserts to warm oven, using residual heat to warm them.

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