Hotpoint RGH846GEJ Use And Care Manual

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Cooking Center

Contents

Aluminum Foil

5,7,25

Microwave Oven

IO-13

Use and Care of

Anti-Tip Bracket

3,8,9

Control Panel

Appliance Registration

Cooking by Temperature 13

Care and Cleaning

21-27

Cooking by Time

Features

Defrosting

Installation

Light Bulb

Leveling

Temperature Probe

13,21

Lift-Up Cooktop

Microwaving Tips

Lower Oven

Model and Serial Numbers 2

Air Adjustment

Precautions

Baking, Baking Guide

17, 18

Problem Solver 30,31

Broiling, Broiling Guide 20

Repair Service

Continuous-Cleaning Care 22

Safety Instructions

3-7

Control Settings

15, 16

Surface Cooking

Door Removal

Burners, Burner Grates 26,27

Light; Bulb Replacement 15, 25

Control Settings

Lighting Instructions

Cookware Tips

Oven Bottom Removal

Drip Pans

26,27

Preheating

17, 18

Flame Size

Roasting, Roasting Guide 19

Lighting Instructions

Shelves

15,24,27

Warranty

Back Cover

Thermostat Adjustment

Timer and Clock

GE Answer Center”

Vent Duct

800.626.2000

gas model

RGH846GEJ

The electric output

of the microwave oven

in this cooking center

is 650 watts.

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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.

See page 9.

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

your

cooking center. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

Model Number

~erfil

Number

Use these numbers in any

correspondence or service calls concerning your cooking center.

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.

This appliance must be registered. Please be certain that it is.

Write to:

Hotpoint Range Product Service

Appliance Park

Louisville, KY40225

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.

All these things are normal with your microwave oven:

Steam or vapor escaping from

. Dull thumping sound while

around the door. oven is operating.

● Light reflection around door or

●

Some TV-Radio interference

outer case. might be noticed while using your

●

Dimming oven light and change

microwave oven. It’s similar to the

in blower sound may occur while

interference caused by other small

operating at power levels other

appliances and does not indicate a

than high.

problem with your oven.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

If you smell gas:

1. Open windows.

2. Don’t touch electrical switches:

●

Don’t turn electric switches

Extinguish any open flame.

Immediately call

your gas supplier.

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.

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY

(a) Do Not Attempt

operate 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

any object between the oven front face and

the

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

the oven

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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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,

in 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

properly-

grounded three-prong

outlet

in accordance with the National Electrical Code. Do not use an extension cord with this appliance.

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

attach it to the floor by

installing

the ANTI-TIP bracket

supplied:

To 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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

●

Be sure all packing materials are removed from the cooking center

before operating it, to prevent fire or smoke damage should the packing material ignite

●

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

allow

anyone to climb, stand or hang on the door, drawer or cooktop.

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

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.

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

●

Never use your appliance for

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.

●

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

When cooking pork,

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

170”F.

This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be

killed

and meat

will be safe to eat.

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

from paper or plastic bags before placing bags in oven.

—Do not use your microwave oven to dry newspapers.

–Do not use recycled paper products.

Recycled paper towels, 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.

–Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven

unless in a 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,

–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

at all

times-it saves energy and prolongs I ife of the oven,

●

If materials inside the oven

should ignite,

keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or shut

oft’

power at the fuse or

circuit breaker panel.

●

Some products such as whole

eggs and sealed containers—for

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

in this oven.

●

Don’t defrost frozen

beverages

in narrow necked 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.

Foil strips as used on meat roasts are helpful when used as shown in cookbook.

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.

If you leave the probe 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

walls.

. Plastic utensils—Plastic utensils designed

for microwave 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 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”

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

●

~~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

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

●

Avoid heating baby food in 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 make

sure the burners have ignited.

●

Never leave surface burners

unattended at HI flame settings,

Boilover

causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

●

Adjust top burner flame size so it does not extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.

Excessive flame is hazardous.

●

Use only dry pot

holders—

moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot

holdFrs

come near open flames when lifting utensils. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of a

pot holder.

●

To minimize the possibility of

burns,

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

●

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.

This ring acts as a heat 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.

Frost on frozen 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

deep-

fat frying.

Filling the pan too

full

of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.

●

If a combination of oils or

fats 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 smoking point.

●

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 controls for

all

burners are at

OFF position and

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

use long

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

●

If you smell gas,

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

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.

●

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

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

●

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.

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

●

When broiling, if meat is too close to the flame, the fat may ignite.

Trim excess fat to prevent

excessive flare-ups.

●

Make sure broiler pan is in place correctly

to reduce the

possibility of grease fires.

●

If you should have a grease fire in the broiler pan,

turn off

oven, and keep oven door closed

to contain fire until it burns out.

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.

All

other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Microwaving Tips

. Make sure

all

cookware

used

your microwave oven is suitable

tbr

microwaving. Most

glass

casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard cups, pottery

or china

dinnerware which does not have metallic trim

glaze with a metallic

sheen can

be used.

SOme

cookware is

labeled

“suitable for

microwaving:’

It’ you

are

unsure, use this dish test: 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.

Installing the Cooking Center

Your cooking center, like so many

other

household items, is heavy

iind

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

unless you

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

cente~

the area that the cooking center will rest on should be built up with plywood

or similar material to the

same level or higher than the

floor

covering. This will allow the cooking center to be moved for cleaning or servicing.

Leveling the Cooking Center

Leveling legs are located on each corner of the base

the cooking

center. Your cooking center must be

Icvcl

in order to produce proper cooking and baking results. After it is in its final location, place a level horizontally on

oven shelf

and

check the

Ievelncss

front to

back

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.

●

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.

Pull to open

d(x)r. E)(X)I-

must be

securely

latched Ii)r (wcn to opcrtitc,

2. Inside

I)oor I,atch.

Window

and Metal

Shield.

Allows cooking” to bc

viewed while

kping microwaves c(mlinul

[wcn.

oven light.

Removable

Glass

Tray.

Must

:Ilways bc

place when opcrat ing

the oven.

Temperature Probe.

7. Receptacle

fl)r

Temperature

Probe.

K I)isplay

and Touch Control

Panel.

Microwave oven Vent.

lo. Microwave Oven ON

& OIW

Buttons.

Il. Cooking Guide. Suggested

cooking times for

many frequently

prepared foods.

12. Oven Set Knob.

13.

oven

Temp

Knob.

14. Oven Vent.

15. oven Interior Light.

16. oven Light Switch.

Lets

you

turn interior

oven

light on, in

tower

(wcn, dur-i ng cook ing when

door is

Closed.

17.

oven

Shelves.

18.

19.

20.

21.

Oven Shelf Supports. Removable oven Door.

Removable oven Bottom.

Broiler

Pan

and

I&k.

Model RGH846GEJ

22.

Cooktop

Light.

28. Minute Timer.

23.

Lif’t-Up

(lmktop.

29. Digital Clock.

24. Model and Serial Numbers.

30. Automatic Oven Timer.

Located

in burner box

under

Times lower oven cooking

cooktop.

operations.

25. Surface Burner Controls.

31. Anti-Tip Bracket.

26. Surface Burners, Grates and

(See

Installation Instructions)

Chrome Drip

Pans.

27. (hoktop Light Switch.

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.

Individual

bur

light

indicators

show

when

the

twcn

is in

any of” the

functions: Cook 1, Cook 2, Probe or

Hold. The

digital numbers will show what power level

y(w have set us

WCII as

the cooking time remaining after the oven

s(~irts. The

word

“End” will

appeur when c(mking

time is

c(~n]plctcd.

Numher Fads. T(mch these ptids to enter n~icr(~wavc

cooking”

time,

fomi

temperature or power

lCVCI.

3. (hok

1 and (Xok 2. Microwave

for

a preset

amount of’

time

using

power Ievcl 10

change power level after sctt

i ng t

imc,

C(lok

1 and

C(x)k

iIllow

you to

prcyram

2-stage

ctx)kin: at

two different power levels. (See page

12. )

4. Power Level.

Touch this

ptid before

entering another

p(~wcr

Iwel

number if

you

want to

change from

automatic power

level

10 (“HI” 011

displuy)

power ICVCI 3

(Low, “30” 011 display)

Ii)r

defrosting.

S. Start.

After you progrtim

the

~wcn,

press the Start

pad

which

will

:ictually

start

the cooking cycle as

well as the

flow 01”

nlicrowavcs

into the

(wen.

(ON button must be pressed. )

On.

When yc)u press

the ON button.

the

light

inside the (wcn

w i II

CX)IIIC on. Ybu

’1]

hear a SI ight

whirring

sound-that”s

the

air c irculut

ion fan that

rcmovcs

excess

mt)isturc

from

the twcn.

The c(~ntrol panel

will be

ready for

you to

progrum.

The ON

button d(ms

not start

the

flow of microwaves into

the (wcn

cm it y.

lemp

Cook.

Use

the temperature probe to

cook

with a

preset

tcnlpcrature.

You cm program

any tcmpcrtiturc frt~nl

1000” to

199°F.

Zeros as well as

100 arc

automatic.

For

setting

temperature such as 155, you

would

simply touch number pad

twice.

k~r

setting a temperature such as

160. ytm

would

(~nly t(mch

number

pad

6. (See

page

13. )

Clear. If you

make an mm

in programming. simply

t(mch

the

CLEAR

pad

and start over.

Off. When you’re finished cooking.

press

the OFF button.

The

oven light

and

fan will shut off.

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