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Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . .2–7
Owner’s Manual
Operating Instructions
JGS968
Baking or Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
PGS968
Broiling, Broiling Guide . . . . . . . . .14
Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Control Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Lift-Off Oven Door . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Convection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18–22
Light Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Cookware . . . .
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! ANTI-TIP DEVICE ALL RANGES CAN TIP INJURY TO PERSONS COULD RESULT INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICES PACKED WITH RANGE SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. — Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. — WHAT
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com (U.S.) www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it t
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: Use this appliance only for its intended Do not attempt to repair or replace any purpose as described in this Owner’s part of your range unless it is specifically Manual. recommended in this manual. All other service should be referred to a qualified Be sure your appliance is properly installed
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com (U.S.) www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Always keep wooden and plastic utensils material could be ignited if brought in and canned food a safe distance from your contact with flame or hot oven surfaces range. and may cause severe burns. Always keep combustible wall coverings, Do not store flammable materials in an curtains or
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SURFACE BURNERS Use proper pan size—avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover burner grates. To avoid spillovers, make sure cookware is large enough to contain the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on range can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com (U.S.) www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY… (Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F (71°C) and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F (82°C). Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against foodborne illness. WARNING! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which e
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Using the gas surface burners. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Light a Gas Surface Burner Push the control knob in and turn it to When one burner is turned to LITE, all the LITE position. the burners spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or clean around any burner You will hear a little clicking noise— while another burner is on. An electric the sound of the electric spark igniting shock may result, which could cause you the burner. to knock ove
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com (U.S.) www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) Top-of-Range Cookware Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used recommended because it heats quickly for either surface or oven cooking. It and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in conducts heat very slowly and cools very an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with slowly. Check cookware
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Using the oven controls. (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) MULTI/1 RACK Features and appearance may vary. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings BAKE Pad OVEN LIGHT ON/OFF Pad Touch to select the bake function. Touch to turn the oven light on or off. BROIL HI/LO Pad DELAY START Pad Touch to select the broil function. Use along with COOK TIME or SELF CLEAN LO/STD pads to set the oven to start and stop CONVECTION BAKE MULTI/1 RACK Pad automat
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com (U.S.) Using the oven. www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) To avoid possible burns, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The racks have stops, so that when placed To replace, place the end of the rack correctly on the supports, they will stop (stop-locks) on the support, tilt up the before coming completely out, and will front and push the rack in.
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Using the oven. Preheating and Pan Placement Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Baking results will be better if baking Preheating is necessary for good results pans are centered in the oven as much when baking cakes, cookies, pastry and as possible. If baking with more than one breads. pan, place the pans so each has at least 1″ 1 (2.5 cm) to 1 ⁄2″ (3.8 cm) of air space To preheat, set the oven at the correct temperature. around it. The control will beep when the oven is preheated D
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com (U.S.) www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) Oven Vent Your oven is vented through one vent Handles of pots and pans on the cooktop may located toward the rear of the range. Do become hot if left too close to the vent. not block this vent when cooking in the Do not leave plastic items on the cooktop— oven—it is important that the flow of hot they may melt if left too close to the vent. air from
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Using the oven. How to Set the Oven for Broiling IMPORTANT: To avoid possible burns, place the Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultry shelves in the desired position before you turn the or thick cuts of meat thoroughly without oven on. over-browning them. Place the meat or fish on a broiler Touch the START pad. grid in a broiler pan designed When broiling is finished, touch the for broiling. CLEAR/OFF pad. Follow suggested shelf positions in Serve the food immediately, and leave the the Br
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com (U.S.) Using the clock, timer and control lockout. www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time Touch the CLOCK pad. of day for the automatic oven timing Touch the number pads. functions to work properly. The time of Make sure the clock is set to the day cannot be changed during a timed Touch the START pad
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Using the timed baking and roasting features. (on some models) NOTE: Foods that spoil easily—such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork—should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth. How to Set an Immediate Start and Automatic Stop The display will show the changing The oven will turn on immediately and
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com (U.S.) Using the probe. www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want. Use of probes other than the one Cable provided with this product may result in Plug
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Using the convection oven. Convection Fan NOTE: The convection fan will cycle on In a convection oven, a fan circulates hot air and off while cooking to best distribute over, under and around the food. hot air in the oven. This circulating hot air is evenly distributed throughout the oven cavity. As a result, foods The convection oven fan shuts off when are evenly cooked and browned—often in less the oven door is opened. time with convection heat. 1-Rack Convection Baking The convection fan cir
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com (U.S.) www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) When you are convection roasting, it is Convection Roast important that you use a broiler pan and Good for large tender cuts of meat, uncovered. grid designed for broiling for best The convection fan circulates the heated convection roasting results. The pan is air evenly over and around the food. used to catch
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Using the timed features for convection cooking. You will hear a fan while cooking with these features. The fan will stop when the door is opened, but the heat will not turn off. NOTE: Foods that spoil easily—such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork—should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth. How
