Monogram JP682K, JP683K USER MANUAL

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Helpus
helpYOU...

~fore usingyourGd@p,

thisbook carefully.

read

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewcooktop

properly.
Keepithandyforanswentoyour

questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp, write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffkirs
GeneralElectricCompany

AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel

andserialnumberso

Ifyoureceived
danlag

Immediatelycontactthedeahx(or
builder)thatsoldyouthecooktop.

edcooktop... ~

Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest

service...

ChecktheProblemSolveron

page14.It listscausesof minor
operatingproblemsthat youcan
correctyourself.

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You’llfindthemon a labelonthe
undersideofthecounterunit.

Thesemodelandserialnumbers

arealsoontheConsumerProduct
OwnershipRegistrationCardthat
camewithyourcooktop.Before
sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethese numbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourcooktop.

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m~mm SAFETY~STRUCrIONS
ReadM

Whenusingelectricalappliances,
basicsaf%typrecautions should

befollowed,includingthe
following:

@Use

instructionsbeforeusingthisappliance.

thisapplianceonlyforits

intendeduseasdescribedinthis

manual.

sureyourapplianceis

QBe

p~~rly insWedand

grounded

byaqualifiedtechnicianin
accordancewiththeprovided

installationinstructions.
@Don’tattempttorepair

orreplaceanypartofyour

cooktopunlessitisspecWlcally
recommendedinthisbook.All

othersenicingshouldbereikti

toa qualified technician.

Beforeperformingmy

e

service,DISCONNECTTHE
COOKTOPPOWERSUPPLY
ATTKEHOUSEHOLD
DISTWWON P~L
BYREMOVINGTHEFUSE
ORSWITCWG OFFTHE
CIRCUITBREAKER.

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Do notleavechildrenalone—

childrenshouldnotbeleftalone

orunattendedinanareawherean
applianceisinuse.Theyshould
neverbeallowedtositorstand
onanypartoftheappliance.

~Don~t~Iowanyone

toclimb,

standorhangonthecooktop.

~CAUTION:ITEMSOF

INTEWT ‘IX)CHILDWN

SHOULDN(XI’BESKXU3D

INCABINE~ ABOVEA

COOK~P–C~DREN

CLIMBINGONTHE

coomp mREACH

ITEMSCOULDBE

SER.KWSLYINmD*

*Neverwearloose-fittingor
hanginggarmentswhileusing
theappliance

.Flammablematerial

couldbeignitedifbroughtin
contactwithhotheatingelements
andmaycausesevereburns.

onlydry potholders—

o&
moistor damppotholderson

hotsurihcesmayresultinburns
fromsteam.Donot

letpotholders

touchhotheatingelements.Do
notuseatowelorotherbulky
clothinplaceofapotholder.

eNeveruseyOI,Wapphxe for

warmingorheatingtheroom.

eDo notstoreflammable

materialsnearcookhg
elements.

*Keephoodandgreasefilters

cleantomaintaingoodventing

andtoavoidgreasefires.

. Donotletcookinggrease

orotherflammablematerials

accunndateonthecooktop.

● Do notuse~ter on grease

fm. Neverpickupaflaming
pan.Smotherflamingpanon
surfaceunitbycoveringpan
completelywithwell-fittinglid,
cookiesheetorflattray.

Flaminggreaseoutsideapan
canbeputoutbycoveringwith
bakingsodaor,if available,a
multi-purposedrychemical
orfoamtypefweextinguisher.

eDonottouchheatingelements.

Thesesurfacesmaybehotenough
toburneventhoughtheyare
darkincolor.Duringandafier

use,donottouch,orletclothing
orotherflammablematerials
contactcookingelementsor
areasnearbycookingelements;
allowsufficienttimeforcooling,

first.
Potentiallyhotsurfacesinclude

thecooktopandareasfacingthe
Cooktop.

8 men c~k@g pork,fObW

ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureof’atleast17WF.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,it willbe
killedandthemeatwillbe safk
toeat*

@Use

properpansize-This

applianceisequippedwithone
or morecookingelementsof
diftkrentsize.Selectcookware
havingflatbottomslargeenough
tocoverthecookingelement.
Theuseofundersizedcookware
willexposea portionofthe
cookingelementtodirectcontact

andmayresultinignitionof
clothing.Properrelationshipof
cookwaretoburnerwillalso

improveefflcienq.

● Neverleavecookingelements

unattendedathighheatsetthgs.

Boilovercausessmokingand

greasyspilloversthatmaycatch
onfire.

eDon3t~~e thatyouhow

howtooperateWpartsofthe
cooktop.Somefeaturesmay

workdifferentlyfromthoseon
yourpreviouscooktop.

. Cleancooktopwithcaution.

Ifa wetspongeor clothisused

towipespillsona hotcooking
area,becarefhlto avoidsteam
burn.Somecleanserscan
producenoxiousfumesif

appliedtoahotsurihce.

eOnlycertaintypesofglas%

glass/cera*c, earthenwareor
otherglazedcontainemare

suitableforcooktopservice;

othersmaybreakbecauseofthe
suddenchangeintemperature.

(See“CookwareTips”onpage’7
forsuggestions.)

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(continued)

Q ~ ~~i tie Pm#liity of

burns,ignitionofflammable

materials,andspillage,the

handleof a containershouldbe

turnedtowardthecenterofthe

cooktopwithoutextendingover

nearbycookingelements.

e AIwaysturncontrolknobto

OFFbeforerenmviilg

cookware*

● Keepaneyeonfwds behg

fkiedat MaximumorMedium
Highhe@s.

e useofd~o~ti~e mew

coversoncookingelementsis
notrecommended.Ifa covered

elementis turnedon,element
burnoutcouldresult.

~men flamingfoodsunder

thehoodYturnthefimoR.The
fan,ifopt!mting,mayspread

theflame. . ,

‘,-,
~FOOdSforfkyingshouldbem
dryasP6ssibk%Frostonfkozen

foodsormoistureonfreshfoods
cancausehot tit to’bubbleup
andover

sidesofpan.

~UseMt@fatforeffective

shallowor d-iwp-fatfr@ng.

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FillingthepantooMl oftit can
causespilkwerswhenfoodis

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addt+d. ‘

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6 ~ a co~~~tion @oilsor

“ fatswillbeusedinfrying,stir

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togetherbeforeheating,or asfats

meltslowly.
. Alwaysheatfatslowly,and

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watchasit heats.
eUsedeep fatthermometer

wheneverpossibletoprevent

s

overheatingtit beyondthe
smokingpoint. .

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SAWTWE

mSTRUCTIONS

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Energy-swingTips -

e Usecookwareofmediumweight
aluminum,withtight-fittingcovers,

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andflatbottomswhichcompletely
covertheheatedportionofthe
cookingelement.

*Cookfreshvegetableswitha
minimumamountofwaterina
coveredpan.

● Watchfoodswhenbringingthem

quicklytocookingtemperaturesat
Maximumheat.Whenfood
reachescookingtemperature,

reduceheatimmediatelyto lowest
settingthatwillkeepitcooking.

● Useresidualheatwhenever

possible.Forexample,when
cookingeggsintheshell,bring
watertoboil,thenturntoOFF
positionto completethecooking.

@Alwaysturncookingelement
OFFbeforeremovingcookware.

. Usecorrectheatforcookingtask:
HIGH(MAX)–for rapidboil(if

@

timeallows,donot useHIGHheat
tostart).

a
MEDIUMHI(8-9)–quick
browning.

MED(6)–slow frying.
LOW(2-3)—finishcookingmost

quantities,simmer-doubleboiler
heat,finishcooking,andspecial
forsmallquantities.

WARM(MIN)—tomaintain

servingtemperatureofmostfoods.
eWhenboilingwaterforteaor

coffee,heatonlyamountneeded.
It isnoteconomicaltoboila
containerfullofwaterforone
or twocups.

. Havepanontheelement,readyto
cook, beforetheheatis turnedon.

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(3mtroisforsolidelemen~s.

Indicatinglightsforsolid

elements.
Regukwsolkielements.
Sensi-TempWso!idelements.
Griddle.
Temperedglasstop.

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SolidElements

BeforeusingYmcooktop
fortheFirstTime

Thetopworkingsurfacesof
thenewsolidelementshavea
protectivecoatingthatmustbe
hardenedbeforeusingtheelements
forthefirsttime.Tohardenthis
coating,theelementsshouldbe
heatedatthemaximumheatsetting
withouta panfor3 to5 minutes.

Therewillbe somesmokeand
odor;thisisnormal.It isnon­toxicandcompletelyharmless.
Heatingoftheelementwill
changethestainlesssteelelement
trimringsandtemperature
sensorstoa goldcolor.

THE ELEMENTPROTECTIVE

COATINGMUSTBEHARDENED
70 HELPPROTECT’THEELEMENT
OVERITSLIFE.

GeneralInformation

AboutSolidElements

Theuseofyoursolidelement
cooktopisquitesimilartothatof
anelectriccoil cooktop,with
whichyouprobablyarefamiliar.
Withbothtypesyouwillenjoythe
cleanlinessofelectricityandthe
benefitsof retainedheatinthe
elements.However,thereare
differences.

e SolidelementsdoN~ glowred,
evenatthemaximumheatsetting.

c Solidelementsreachtemperature
alittleslower,andholdheatlonger,
thanconventionaltubularelements.
Solidelementshaveveryevenheat
distribution.Sincesolidelements
holdheat longer,youmaywishto
turntheelementoffsooner,and
takeadvantageoftheresidualheat.
The amountofresidualheatdepends
onthequantityandtypeoffood,
the materialandthicknessofthe

pan

andthesettingusedforcooking.

@Thereddotinthecenterofthe
solidelementindicatesabuilt-in

temperaturelimiterthatautomatically

reducestheheatifa panonthe
elementboilsdry,iftheelementis
turnedonwithouta panor ifthe
panis notmakingenoughcontact

withthesurfaceoftheelement.
Thereddotswillwearoffwithuse
withoutaffectingtheperformance

oftheelements.

● ~e~ is~~~ hat ~ tie element.

Onboilovers,waitforelementto
coolbeforecleaningelementarea.

oSolidelementcookingtakesyoua

stepclosertoeasiercleanup,because

thecookingsurihceissealedagainst

spillsandthereamnodripbowlsand

noburnerboxtoclean.

@Youmustuseproperflat-

bottomedcookware,notcookware

thatiswarped,convex,or
concave.Impropercookware
couldcauseunsatisfactory

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