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- Anti-Tip Bracket 3,5 Preheating 13 Appliance Registration 2 Roasting, Roasting Guide 14 Care and Cleaning 16-20 Shelves 11, 19 Control Panel 16 Thermostat Adjustment 21 Features 6,7 VentDuct 11 Flooring Under Range 5 Problem Solver 22 Leveling 5 Repair Service 23 Lift-Up Cooktop 16 Safety Instructions 2-5 Model and Serial Numbers 2 Surface Cookin[...]
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i%ead this booli carefkBlly. 1$ is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range 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 GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 write down the model and serial numbers. You?[...]
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the g~oun~in~ Ofthe home electrical s~;stem, it is your persona] ~;sponsibility and obligation to have an ungrounded outlet replaced with a proper]y-grounded three- p~ong ~utlet in accordance with the National Electrical Code. Do not use an extension cord with this appliafice. ‘Be sure all packing materials are removed from the range before opera[...]
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e To Wlillilllize the possibility of b~:r~~s, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage, turn cookware handles toward the side or back of the range without extending over adjacent burners. ~ Ai”way$ turn surface! burner $0 OFF before removing Iltensii. e carefully Watch foods being fried at HI flame setting. @ Never block the Vens (air openin[...]
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SAVE TmE ~NSTRUCr~IONS Flooring under the Range Your range, like so many other household items, is heavy and can settle into soft floor Coverings such as cushioned vinyl. When moving the range on this type of flooring, use care. Do not insta~l the range over kitchen carpeting unless you place an insulating pad or sheet of l/4-inch-thick plywood bet[...]
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Features of Your Ra~e e JGBCBGPK with Stinding Hlot Ignition JGBCKGEK Wth Automatic Hlotless Ignition JGBC17GEK with Automatic Rlotless Ignition 6 .[...]
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JGBC15GPK JGBC15GEK JGBC17GEK See page Feature Index 1 Model and Serial Numbers 2 9 4 2 Surface Burner Controls 8 3 Surface Burners and Grates I 16, 19 4 4 Oven Temperature Control 11 5 Clock and Timer 9 Digital ~- —. -. — 6 Oven Vent 11 — 7 Oven Interior Light 11 e 8 Oven Light Switch (lets you turn interior oven light on and off) 11 e -– [...]
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-* MBot Mdel JGBmGPK The shce burnem on these ranges have standing pilots hat must be lit initi~y. T~ht them: 1. W sure stice burner control bobs are in the OFF position. 2. Remove the grates and lifi the cuoktop up ($ee page 16). 3. Locate the two pilot ports and light each of them with a match. 4. Wer *e cooktop. Your sufice burners are now ready[...]
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Clwk and her - mpof-wqe Cookwre Aluminu: Medium-weight cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods brown evedy in an aluminum skillet. Minerals in food and water will stain but will not harm aluminum. A quick scour with a soap-filled steel wool pad after each use keeps aluminum cookware looking shiny new. Use saucepans w[...]
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— using Your oven Lighting Itiructiom Standing Pilot Model JGBC15GPK These ranges have a standing oven pilot port that must be lit initially. To light the oven pilot port: 1. Be sure OVEN TEMP knob is in the OFF position. 2. Open the broiler drawer and pull the drawer down flat. Put the broiler pan in the lowest position and slide the drawer back[...]
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~ Oven Tempemture Control The OVEN TEMP control is @ ocated on the control panel on the front of the range (see page 6). Simply turn the knob to the desired cooking temperatures, which are marked in 25°F. increments on the dial. It will normally take 60 seconds before the flame comes on. After [he oven reaches the se]ected temperature, the oven bu[...]
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Baking HOTV to Set Your Range for Baking 1. Position the shelf or shelves in the oven, 2. Close oven door. Turn OVEN TEMP knob to desired temperature. Preheat oven for at least 15 minutes if preheating is necessary. 3. Place food in oven on center of shelf. Allow at least 2 inches between edge of bakeware and oven wall or adjacent cookware. If cook[...]
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Baking Guide 1. Preheating is very important 2. Aluminum pans conduct heat 3. Dark or non-shiny finishes, also S when using temperatures below quickly. For most conventional glass and Pyroceram” cookware, 225°F. and when baking foods baking, light, shiny finishes give generally absorb heat which may such as biscuits, cookies, cakes best results [...]
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Roasting Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Step 2: Check weight of roast. Step 4: Most meats continue to Tender meat or poultry can be Place meat fat-side-up or poultry cook slightly while standing after roasted uncovered in your oven. breast-side-up on roasting rack in a being removed from the oven. For e Roasting temperatures, which shallow pan. T[...]
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Broiling Broiling is cooking food by direct heat from above the food. Your — range has a convenient compartment below the oven for broiling. It also – has a specially designed broiler pan and rack that allow dripping fat to drain away from the foods and be kept away from the high heat of the gas flame. Broiling ~ps ~ Use tongs to turn meat over[...]
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——- Care and Cleaniw Proper care and cleaning are important so your range will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for it to help assure safe and proper maintenance. IF YOUR RANGE HAS ELECTRIC IGNITION, BE SURE ELECTRIC POWER IS OVF BEFORE CLEANING ANY PART OF IT. Outer minted Finish When the[...]
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specia~ care of Continuow-Cleaning Oven Interior The Continuous-Cleaning oven cleans itself while cooking. The inside of the oven—top, sides and back—is finished with a special coafi}?g which cannot be cleaned in the usual manner with soap, detergents, steel wool pads, commercial oven cleaners, coarse abrasive pads or coarse brushes. Use of suc[...]
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Removable Oven Bottom The oven bottom can be removed to make cleaning easier. Finger slot II, To remove: 1. Grasp oven bottom at finger slots on each side. 2. Lifi front edge of oven bottom enough to raise tabs from slots in front frame. 3. Push oven bottom back about 1/4” to release flange from front frame, then pull out. To replace the oven bot[...]
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— Lift-offOven Door The oven door is removable to make the interior more accessible. To remove the door, open it a few inches to the special stop position that will hold the door open. Grasp firmly on each side and lift the door straight up and off the hinges. Note: Be careful not to place hands between the spring hinge and the oven door frame as[...]
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cleaning Guide Note: Let range/oven parts cool before touching or handling. PART Broiler Pan and Rack Control Knobs Outside Giass Finish Metal, including Side Trims, Trim Strips and Brushed Chrome Cooktop Porcelain Cooktop* Winted Surfaces (door front, broiler drawer front, side panels) Shelves Surface Burner Grates Chrome-Plated Drip Pans Surface [...]
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Minor Adjwtmenk You Can Make Oven Thermostat Adjustment The temperature control in your new oven has been carefully adjusted {o provide accurate temperatures. However, if this oven has replaced one you have used for several years, you may notice a difference in the degree of browning or the length of time required when using your favorite recipes b[...]
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.—. Questiom? Use This Problem Solver PROBLEM TOP BURNERS DO NOT LIGHT OVEN DOES NOT COOK PROPERLY .CLOCK DOES NOT WORK OVEN LIGHT DOES ~ NOT COME ON ‘ (on models so equipped) - POSS~LE CAtiSE AND/OR WHAT ~ DO ‘ ‘ ‘ If you need more help.. call, toll free: GE Answer Center” 800.626.2000 consumer information service 22[...]
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If You Need service To obtain service, see your warranty on the back page of this book. — We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help. FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not please[...]
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,. ,. J . . :- ,’. : ., I YOUR GENERAL ELEmR1c RANGE WARRANTY Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period. WHAT Is COVERED FULL ONEWEAR WARRANTY This warranty is extended to For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your[...]