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GE Monogram
®
Use and Care Guide
Halogen/Radiant
Cooktop
www.geappliances.com
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Consumer Information Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Introduction Your new Monogram halogen/radiant cooktop makes an eloquent statement of style, convenience and kitchen planning flexibility. Whether you chose it for its purity of design, assiduous attention to detail— or for both of these reasons—you’ll find that your Monogram cooktop’s superior blend of form and function will delight you for years to come. Your Monogram cooktop was designed to provide the flexibility to blend in with your kitchen cabi
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Read this guide carefully. It is intended to help If you don’t understand something or need Before you operate and maintain your new cooktop more help, call: using your properly. GE Answer Center® cooktop Keep it handy for answers to your questions. 800.626.2000 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Write You’ll find them on a label under the cooktop. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here: down the Fill out and return the Consumer Product model & Registration Card that is packed w
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING! For your safety, the information in this guide must be followed to minimize the risk of fire, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic safety • Use only dry pot holders—moist or damp pot precautions should be followed, including the holders on hot surfaces may result in burns following: from steam. Do not let pot holders touch hot surface unit. Do not use a to
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Do not operate the halogen/radiant surface • Always keep combustible wall coverings, units if the glass is broken. Spillovers or curtains or drapes a safe distance away from cleaning solution may penetrate a broken your counter unit. cooktop and create a risk of electrical shock. • Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot Contact a qualified technician immediately holders and other linens a safe distance away should your glass cooktop become broken. from your counter unit.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Teach children not to play with controls or any • Use deep fat thermometer whenever other part of the cooktop. possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point. • Always turn the surface units off before removing the cookware. • Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings on or near your cooktop. • Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or medium high heats. • If a combination of oils or fats will be used in frying, stir
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E G D F I R Features of Your Cooktop Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Design 2 3 4 5 2 information 6 (Not all features 3 are on all models. Appearance may vary.) 1 2 10 11 10 9 8 4 7 Feature Index Page 1 Bridge Burner 10 2 Radiant Surface Units 8–10 3 Halogen Surface Unit 8–10, 14 4 Halogen Surface Unit Control Knob 9, 10, 14 5 Model and Serial Numbers 3, 24 (under the cooktop) 6 Glass Ceramic Cooktop 11–13, 15, 16 7 Radiant Surface Unit Control Knob 8–10 8 HOT SURFACE Indicator Light 8 9 Surface “UNIT
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Using Your Cooktop Halogen/Radiant Cooktop At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” How to set into position. (The halogen controls click in the controls every position.) In a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight “clicking” sounds—an indication that the heat settings you selected are being maintained. Switching heats to higher settings always results Push the knob in and turn in either direction in a quicker change than switching to lower to the desired heat setting. settings. Be sure you turn t
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Although the radiant and halogen surface units Difference cook very much alike, there are some between differences: 8† halogen 7† radiant 6† radiant halogen and • Halogen units are much brighter than the radiant radiant units. Radiant units have a dull red surface units glow. 9† halogen 7† radiant • Halogen units have radiant coils in the center Bridge burner that do not glow as brightly as the outer halogen coils. • The halogen knob clicks in every position. The radiant clicks at OFF and HI. •
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Using Your Cooktop Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Make sure the pan rests flat on the glass Using the cooktop and it is not resting on the trim. If you bridge notice poor cooking performance, move the burner pan to make sure it is flat on the cooktop. When the burner select knob points to BRIDGE, the LEFT knob controls both the left front surface unit and the bridge area. Choose pans that match the circle/bridge area as closely as possible. When the burner select knob points to FRONT, the LEFT knob con
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Cookware Tips Halogen/Radiant Cooktop The following information will help you choose However, do not let these pots boil dry. Types of cookware which will give good performance. Overheated metal can bond to glass cooktops. cookware An overheated copper bottom pot will leave a Stainless Steel: recommended residue that will permanently stain the cooktop Especially good with a sandwich clad bottom. if not removed immediately. The sandwich bottom combines the benefits of stainless steel (appearance,
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Cookware Tips Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Use of correct cookware can affect the cooking How to performance and cleaning of your cooktop. check pan The correct cookware reduces the temperature performance of the cooktop surface and minimizes the chance of spillovers burning onto the cooktop. You must use pans with perfectly flat bottoms. Some pans may have curved or rounded bottoms or may be warped. If you are unsure of the flatness of your pans you may do this quick test. Turn your pan upside do
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Home Canning Tips Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Observe the following Note: Flat-bottomed points in canners are required Right! Wrong! for glass cooktops. canning Pots that extend beyond 1 inch of the surface 4 Remember that canning is a process that unit’s circle are not recommended for most generates large amounts of steam. To surface cooking. However, when canning with avoid burns from steam or heat, be water-bath or pressure canner, larger-diameter careful when canning. pots may be used. This is
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Care and Cleaning Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Proper care and cleaning are important so your Be sure that the surface unit control knobs are turned halogen/radiant cooktop will give you efficient off and that the entire cooktop is cool before cleaning. and satisfactory service. If soil, mineral deposits Do not use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop. from evaporated water spills or metal rub-off The fumes can be hazardous to your health and from aluminum cookware is not removed, it will can chemical
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Glass Cooktop Cleaning Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Clean the glass surface with cleaning cream General before you use the cooktop for the first time. information Also, clean the glass surface after each use. This helps protect the top and makes clean-up easier. To clean the cooktop seal around the edge of the glass, let a wet cloth rest on it for a few minutes, then wipe clean. Use a mild detergent if needed. Do not use a knife or any sharp object on the seal because it will cut or damage it. Norm
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Glass Cooktop Cleaning Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Our testing shows that if you are cooking high sugar mixtures such as jelly or fudge and have a spillover, Special care permanent damage to the cooktop surface may occur unless the spillover is immediately removed. Be sure to use a new sharp razor scraper. NOTE: If pots with a thin overlay of aluminum, Do not use a dull or nicked blade. copper or enamel are allowed to boil dry, the overlay may bond with the glass cooktop and Sugary spillovers (suc
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Before You Call For Service… Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Save time PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE and money! SURFACE UNITS • You must use pans which are absolutely flat. If light can be seen WILL NOT MAINTAIN between the pan bottom and a straight edge, the surface units will Review the A ROLLING BOIL OR not transfer heat properly. troubleshooting tips FRYING RATE IS on the following • Pan bottoms should closely match the diameter of the surface unit NOT FAST ENOUGH pages first and you selected. may not
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Before You Call For Service… Halogen/Radiant Cooktop Trouble- PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE shooting tips AREAS OF • Marks from aluminum and copper pans as well as mineral deposits DISCOLORATION from water or food can be removed with the cleaning cream. ON COOKTOP PLASTIC MELTED • Hot cooktop came into contact with plastic placed on the hot cooktop. TO THE SURFACE See the Special care information in the Glass Cooktop Cleaning section. PITTING OF • Hot sugar mixture spilled on the cooktop. Call a quali
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