GE JBP87GD - Manual (Page 8)

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Your range top is designed to give you the flexibility
of
boiling, steaming, sauteing, browning, frying,
canning, or pressure cooking. The heat is trans­
ferred from a heating element below the surface,
ihfough the eeramic top, to the bottom of the
cooking utensil. This, in turn, heats the food. As it
heats, the cooking surface turns yellow. When the
control is turned to OFF, the cooking area cools
and returns to its original white color.
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You must push the knob in only
when it is set at OFF; this is to pre­
vent you from turning the knob on
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any other position, you can turn it
without pushing it in. You will feel it
pop out when you turn it to OFF.
The lowest setting is between OFF
and WARM. At the HI setting, you
will feel the knob lightly click into
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cooking, indicating heat settings
are being maintained.
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Step 1: Push in control knob. Step 2: Turn the knob in either di­
rection to the heat setting you
Cooking Cuíde for Using Heats
HI
MED HI
MED
LOW
WM
Quick start for cooking: bring water to boil.
Fast fry, pan broil; maintain fast boil on large
amount of food.
Sauté and brown; maintain slow boil on large
amount of food.
Cook after starting at HIGH; cook with little water in
covered pa.n.
Steam rice, cereal; maintain serving temperature of
most foods.
NOTE;
1. At HIGH, MED HI, never leave food unattended. Boilovers
cause smoking: greasy spillovers may catch fire.
2. At WARM, LOW, melt chocolate, butter on small unit.
Cooking Tips_______________
® Keep range and ventilating hood
free from grease accumulation.
@ When cooking is almost com­
pleted, use the retained heat to
finish cooking. Turn the knob to
OFF and leave the cooking utensil
in place. When cooking area has
cooled, remove the utensil and the
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Container Tips
® Pots and pans should be flat on
the bottom and match the size of
the sunburst pattern. Large con-
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and small ones on small areas.
® It is important pans fit the areas
you are using. A pan smaller than
the heated area wastes power. A
frying pan or skillet much larger
than the heated area may not heat
evenly.
® Center pots and pans on a cook­
ing area which closely matches
the bottom of the utensil in size.
® Containers of various materials
may require different heat settings
and/or cooking time. Check the
manufacturer’s instruction before
using.
® Special cooking equipment with­
out flat bottoms, such as the
Oriental wok, are not recornmended
and could shorten the life of the
range top since high temperatures
are required in this type of cooking.
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®To prevent certain foods from
foaming, add a tablespoon of
cooking oil to the water before
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® Never leave food unattended
when you are cooking at HI or
MED HI settings. Boilovers cause
smoking and grease spillover may
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® When canning foods, be sure to
check manufacturer’s instructions
and recipes. Be sure canner is flat-
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center of cooking area.