GE JGP623ER - Manual (Page 6)

USING YOUR COOKTOP
Automatic Ignition
Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, eliminating the need for
standing pilot lights with constantly burning flames.
In case of a power outage, you can light the burners with a match. Hold
a lighted match to the burner, then turn
knob to the LITE position. To
avoid burning your hand, use extreme caution when lighting burners this way.
Surface burners in use when an electrical power failure occurs continue
to operate normally.
To Light a Burner
Push the control knob in
and turn it counterclockwise
to LITE.
After the burner ignites,
turn the knob to adjust the
flame size. To turn the
burner off, turn the knob
clockwise as far as it will
go, to the OFF position.
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Do not operate the burner for an extended period
of time without cookware on the grate. The finish on
the grate may chip without cookware to absorb the
heat.
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Check to be sure the burner you turn on is the one
you want to use.
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Be sure the burners and grates are cool before you
place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning cloths or
other materials on them.
How to Select Flame Size
Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce heat. The flame size on a gas
burner should match the cookware you are using. .—. ,. .
FOR SAFE HANDLING OF COOKWARE, NEVER LET THE FLAME
EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF THE COOKWARE. Any flame larger than
the bottom of the cookware is wasted heat and only serves to heat the handle.
Cookware
Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is recommended
because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods
brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans
with tight-fitting lids when cooking with minimum
amounts of water.
Cast Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give
satisfactory results.
Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of
some cookware may melt. Follow cookware
manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking methods.
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for either
surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very slowly
and cools very slowly, Check cookware manufacturer’s
directions to be sure it can be used on gas
Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor heating
properties, and is usually combined with copper,
aluminum or other metals for improved heat
distribution. Combination metal skillets generally
work satisfactorily if used at medium heat as the
manufacturer recommends.
Glass: There are two types of glass cookware-those
for oven use only and those for surface cooking
(saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat
very slowly.
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