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XLMTM Self-Cleaning Gas Range
Safe~ instructions ....................2-5 Problem Solver .......................49, 50
More questions ?...call
Anti-Tip Device .................................3, 35,43
GE Answer Center” 800.626.2000
Operating Instructions, Tips
preparation .................................33-48
Aluminum Foil ............................5, 17, 18,20
Flame Size ...................................9, 41,48,49
Features ........................................................6, 7
Floori
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~LP US ~LP YOU... Read this book carefully. Write down the model If ou received a J amaged range... and serial numbers. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range Immediately contact the dealer (or Depending on your range, you’ll builder) that sold you the range. properly. find the model and serial numbers on a label on the front of the range, Keep it handy for answers to your questions. behind the kick panel, storage Save time and money. drawer or broiler drawer. Before you
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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE ● After prolonged use of a range, high floor temperatures may result and many floor The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic coverings will not withstand this kind of use. Enforcement Act requires the Governor of Never install the range over vinyl tile or linoleum California to publish a list of substances known that cannot withstand such type of use. Never to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other install it directly over interior kitchen carpeting. reprod
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WORTANT SAFETY ~STRUCTIONS (continued) ● For your safety, never use your appliance for c Always turn surface burner to OFF before warming or heating the room. removing cookware. c Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up ● Carefully watch foods being fried at a high flame setting. a flaming pan. Turn off burner, then smother flaming pan by covering pan ● Never block the vents (air openings) of the “ J completely with well-fitting lid, cookie range. They provide the air inlet and outlet th
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● Do not leave plastic . Use only glass cookware that is recommended items on the for use in gas ovens. cookto~ they may ● Always remove broiler pan from oven as soon melt if left too close to as you finish broiling. Grease left in the pan can the vent. catch fire if oven is used without removing the Vent appearance and Iocation-vay Q Do not leave anv grease from the broiler pan. items on the codktop. The hot air from the vent ● When broiling, if meat is too close to the flame, may ignite flamma
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FEATu~s OF YOUR RANGE JGBP26GEN JGBP27GEN JGBP31GEP JGBP34GEP Drip Pan (on Some JGBP35GEP models) Burner L 6 Your range is equipped with one of the two types of surface burners shown above.
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Feature Index (Not all models have all features. Appearance of features varies.) See page 1 Air Int&e (under storage drawer or kick panel) 4,32 2 Model and Serial Numbers 2 (on front frame of range, behind storage drawer or kick panel) 3 Anti-Tip Device 3,35,43 (Lower right rear corner on range back. See Installation Instructions.) 4 Removable Oven Door 28 (easily removed for oven cleaning) 5 Oven Bottom 29 6 Oven Interior Light 13,30 7 Oven Lamp On/Off Switch 13,30 25-28 8 Grates, Drip Pans (on
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SUWACE COOmG Electric Ignition Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed. eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with When one burner is turned to LITE, all the burners constantly burning flames. spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or clean In case of a power failure, you can light the surface around any burner while another burner is on. burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted An electric shock may result, which coul
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How to Select Flame Size Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce heat. When boiling, use this same flame size—1/2 inch smaller than the bottom of the cookware-no matter The flame size on a gas burner should match the what the cookware is made of. Foods cook just as cookware you are using. quickly at a gentle boil as they do at a furious, rolling FOR SAFE HANDLING OF boil. A high boil creates steam and cooks away COOKWARE NEVER LET moisture, flavor and nutrition. Avoid it except for THE FLAM
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FEATURES OF YOUR OWN CONTROL Q-w] ● BAKE BROIL o N CLEAR -- CMN LOCK , OFF A TIMER T 1. CLEAWOFF. Press this pad to cancel all oven 10. CLEAN. Press this pad to select self-cleaning function. See Self-Cleaning Instructions. operations except clock and timer. 2. PROGRAM STATUS. Words light up in the 11. COOK TIME. Press this pad for Time Bake display to indicate what is in time display. operations. 12. STOP TIME. Use this pad along with COOK Programmed information can be displayed at any time by
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OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK Am T~R / M Clock To Set the Clock The clock must be set for the Step 1: Press the Step 2: Press automatic oven timing functions to CLOCK pad. INCREASE or work properly. The time of day DECREASE pad to CLOCK A cannot be changed during a TIME ~ set the time of day. BAKE or CLEAN cycle. n 1 Step 3: Press the CLOCK pad to start. Timer To Set the Timer The timer is a minute timer; it does The timer will start automatically Step 1: Press the not control oven operations. The within
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USmG YOUR OWN Before Using Your Oven Be sure you understand how to set the controls properly. Practice removing and replacing the shelves while the oven is cool. Read the information and tips on the following pages. Keep this book handy where you can refer to it, especially during the first weeks of using your new range. Mlectrlc lgnltlon Power Outage The oven burner and broil burner are lighted by CAUTION: DO NOT MAKE ANY ATTEM~ TO electric ignition. OPERATE THE ELECTRIC IGNITION OVEN To light
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Oven Moisture As your oven heats up, the temperature change of the air in the oven may cause water droplets to form on the door glass. These droplets are harmless and will evaporate as the oven continues to heat up. Oven Ven@ The oven is vented through duct openings at the rear ● Handles of pots and pans on the cooktop may of the cooktop. See Features section. Do not block become hot if left too close to the vent. these openings when cooking in the oven—it is “ Metal items will become very hot i
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BA~G Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an oven control system. We recommend that you operate the range for a number of weeks to become familiar with your new oven’s performance. If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the Using Your Oven or Minor Adjustments section. Step 2: Press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad How to Set Your Range for Baking until desired temperature is displayed. Do not lock the oven door with the door latch When the oven starts to heat, the word “O
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The oven control allows you to turn the oven on or To set the clock, first press the CLOCK pad. off automatically at specific times that you set. “TIME” will flash in the display. Press INCREASE or NOTE: Before beginning make sure the oven clock DECREASE pad until correct time of day is displayed. shows the correct time of day. Press the CLOCK pad to start. Do not lock the oven door with the door latch during time baking. This is used for self-cleaning only. How to Set Delay Start and Stop “5:00
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BA~G (continued) For best baking results, follow these suggestions: Oven Shelf Arrange the oven I ~peofFood I Shelf Position I shelf or shelves in the desired I Angel food cake 1A I o locations while Biscuits or muffins B or C the oven is cool. The correct shelf Cookies or cupcakes B or C : position depends on the kind of Brownies B or C food and the : Layer cakes B or C browning desired. As a general rule, Bundt or pound cakes A or B place most foods in the middle of the oven, on either Pies or
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Baking Guides When using prepared baking mixes, follow package recipe or instructions for best baking results. Cookies When baking cookies, flat cookie sheets (without sides) produce better-looking cookies. Cookies baked in a jelly roll pan (short sides all around) may have darker edges and pale or light browning may occur. 9 Do not use a cookie sheet so large that it touches the walls or the door of the oven. 0 For best results, use only one cookie sheet in the oven at a time. Pies Cakes For be
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ROAST~G Do not lock the oven door with the door latch Step 3: Press the BAKE pad. during roasting. This is used for self-cleaning only. Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or BAKE poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. Roasting temperatures, which should be low and o steady, keep spattering to a minimum. Step 4: Press INCREASE or The oven has a special DECREASE pad until desired low shelf (R) position temperature is displayed. A just above the oven ~ When the oven starts to heat
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Questions and Answers Q. Do I need to preheat my oven each time I cook a Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with a roast or poultry? meat thermometer? A. It is unnecessary to preheat your oven. A. Checking the finished internal temperature at the completion of cooking time is recommended. Q. When buying a roast, are there any special tips Temperatures are shown in Roasting Guide. For that would help me cook it more evenly? roasts over 8 lbs., check with thermometer at half- A. Yes. Buy a r
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Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from Step 6: Select LO Broil (450°F.) by tapping the upper unit in the oven. Most fish and tender cuts INCREASE pad once. Select HI Broil (550°F.) by of meat can be broiled. Follow these steps to keep tapping INCREASE pad twice. spattering and smoking to a minimum. To change from HI Broil to LO Broil, press the BROIL pad then tap DECREASE pad once. The oven door should be closed during broiling. Do not lock the oven door with the door latch Step 7
