GE Self-Cleaning Electric Range Use And Care & Installation Manual

Also see for JBP21: Owner's manual Owner's manual and installation instructions Specifications Owner's manual and installation instructions Owner's manual and installation instructions

GE Self-Cleaning Electric Range Use And Care & Installation Manual Manual pdf 8 page image

SURFACE CONTROLSHow to Set the ControlsPush the knob in and turn ineither direction to the heatsetting you want.Be sure you turn control toOFF when you finish cooking.The surface unit “on” indicator light will glowwhen ANY heat on any surface unit is on.At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” into position.You may hear slight “clicking” sounds duringcooking, indicating the control is keeping the unit atthe heat level or power level you set.Switching heats to higher settings always shows aquicker change than switching to a lower setting.Cooking Guide for Using Heat SettingsHI—Used to begin cooking or to bring water to aboil. Reduce heat setting after water boils.Medium High—(Setting halfway between HI andMED) Maintains a fast boil on large amounts of food.MED—Sauté and brown; keeps food at a mediumboil or simmer.Medium Low—(Setting halfway between MED andLO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little waterin covered pan.LO—Used for longslow cooking(simmering) totenderize and developflavors. Use thissetting to melt butterand chocolate or tokeep foods warm.NOTE: The surface unit “on” indicator light mayglow between LO and OFF, but there is no power tothe surface units.8HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARETO YOUR OLD ONE?Type of Cooktop Description How it WorksElectric Coil Flattened metal Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best cookingtubing containing results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of warped pans than radiantelectric resistance or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change heat settings as quickly as gas orwire suspended induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to continue cooking for a short time after they areover a drip pan. turned off.Radiant Electric coils Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on the(Glass Cooktop) under a glass bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to continue cookingcooktop. after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if you want cooking to stop.Induction High frequency Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is produced byinduction coils a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away and changes heatunder a glass settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control off, the glass cooktop issurface. hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.Solid Disk Solid cast iron Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good cookingdisk sealed to the results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The disk stays hotcooktop surface. enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the solid disk ifyou want the cooking to stop.Gas Burners Regular or sealed Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but pansgas burners use should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change heat settingseither LP gas right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.or natural gas.Your new cooktop has electric coil surface units.If you are used to cooking with gas burners or othertypes of electric cooktops, you will notice somedifferences when you use electric coils.The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up andcool-down times, depend upon the type of burner orsurface unit you have.The following chart will help you to understand thedifferences between electric coil surface units and anyother type of cooktop you may have used in the past.MediumLow MediumHigh