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Safety Instructions . . . . . . .2–7 Installation
Owner’s Manual
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . .26–38
& Installation
Operating Instructions
Air Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Instructions
Aluminum Foil . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . .30, 38
JGBS09
Burners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 11
Assembling
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Surface Burners . . . . . . . . . . .35 JGBS10
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 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. 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 vici
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com WARNING! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances. Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to four of these
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Locate the range out of kitchen traffic path Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments and out of drafty locations to prevent poor while using the appliance. Be careful when air circulation. reaching for items stored in cabinets over the range. Flammable material could be ignited Be sure all packaging materials are removed if brought in contact with flame or hot oven from the range before operating it t
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY… Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against foodborne illness. OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the door of a hot oven. The hot air and steam that escape can cause burns to
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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 Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Do not use aluminum foil to line the If range is located near a window, do not griddle. Misuse could result in a fire hazard. hang long curtains that could blow over the surface burners and create a fire hazard. Never leave the kitchen while using the griddle. If you smell gas, turn off the gas to the range and call a qualified service technician. Never Foods
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Features of your range. Features and appearance may vary from your model. 8 Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Backguard Oven Shelves with Stop-Locks (number of shelves varies) Oven Light On/Off Switch Oven Shelf Supports (shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the Using the Oven Side Surface Burners and Grates section) Oven Vent (located on cooktop) Air Vent in Oven Door (located at top of oven door) CLOCK (on some models) Broiler Compartment or Removable Kick Center Surf
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Using the gas surface burners. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Before Lighting a Gas Burner After Lighting a Gas Burner Make sure all burners are in place. Do not operate the burner for an extended period of time without Make sure all grates (and the center cookware on the grate. The finish on griddle, if it is going to be used) on the the grate may chip without cookware range are properly placed before using to absorb the heat. any burner. Be
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Top-of-Range Cookware Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is Glass: There are two types of glass recommended because it heats quickly cookware—those for oven use only and and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in an those for top-of-range cooking (saucepans, aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight- coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat fitting lids when cooking with min
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Using the griddle. Your non-stick coated griddle provides NOTE: Your griddle will discolor over time as it an extra-large cooking surface for meats, becomes seasoned with use. pancakes, or other food usually prepared in a frying pan or skillet. Underside of griddle How to Insert the Griddle “U” locks Place the “U” locks on the underside of CAUTION: Place and remove the the griddle over the center fingers of the griddle only when all grates and griddle are cool center grate. and all surface un
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the oven. www.GEAppliances.com To Set the Clock (on some models) NOTE: When you first plug in the range or after a power failure, the entire Clock display will light up. Press the SET CLOCK pad. Press and hold the + or – pad and the time of day will change 10 minutes at a time. To change the time by single minutes, give the pads short taps. Press the SET CLOCK pad to start the clo
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Using the oven. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stop-locks, so that when To remove a shelf, pull it toward you, tilt the placed correctly on the shelf supports front end up and pull it out. (A through E), they will stop before To replace, place the end of the shelf coming completely out, and will not tilt. (stop-locks) on the support, tilt up the When placing and removing cookware, front and pu
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting Your oven is not designed for open-door cooking. Type of Food Shelf Position Close the oven door. Turn the OVEN Frozen pies (on cookie sheet) B or C CONTROL knob to the desired Angel food cake, B temperature. bundt or pound cakes Check food for doneness at minimum Biscuits, muffins, brownies, C time on recipe. Cook longer if co
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Using the oven. Broiling (on some models) Broiling is cooking food by direct heat from If meat has fat or gristle around the above the food. Most fish and tender cuts of edge, cut vertical slashes through both meat can be broiled. Follow these directions about 2″ apart. If desired, the fat may to keep spattering and smoking to a be trimmed, leaving a layer about 1/8″ minimum. thick. Your range has a compartment below the Arrange the food on the grid and oven for broiling. position the broiler pa
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Broiling Guide The oven and broiler compartment doors must If desired, marinate meats or chicken before broiling. Or brush with barbecue be closed during broiling. sauce last 5 to 10 minutes only. Always use the broiler pan and grid that When arranging the food on the pan, do comes with your range. It is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by not let fatty
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Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself. Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperature setting of your oven. These thermometers may vary 20–40 degrees. NOTE: This adjustment will not affect the broiling temperatur
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Care and cleaning of the range. www.GEAppliances.com Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. If your range is removed for cleaning, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is re-engaged properly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause injury. Griddle NOTES
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Care and cleaning of the range. Burner Assemblies Turn all controls OFF before removing the Side burner parts. Grate Electrode The burner grates, caps, burner heads and Burner cap griddle can be lifted off, making them easy Burner head to clean. The electrodes are not removable. Electrode The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed when the burner head is CAUTION: Do not operate the removed. When one burner is turned cooktop without all burner parts and grates in place. to LITE, all the burner
