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Use andCare Guide
Range
Safety Instructions....................3–5 Problem Solver...............................26
Thermostat Adjustment–
Do It Yourself.............................................17
More questions ?…call
Operating Instructions, Tips
GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000
Aluminum Foil ...........................5, 15, 18, 20
Features ............................................................6
Oven ........................................................12–21
Baking...................
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HELP US HELP YOU… Before using your range, Write down the model and serial numbers. read this guide carefully. You’ll find them on a label behind the range door. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range properly. These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your Keep it handy for answers to your questions. range. Before sending in this card, please write these If you don’t understand something or need more help, call: numbers he
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. When using electrical appliances, basic safety • Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments precautions should be followed, including the following: while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored in cabinets over the • Use this appliance only for its intended use as range. Flammable material could be ignited if described in this guide. brought in contact with hot
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) • For your safety, never use your appliance for Oven warming or heating the room. • Stand away from the range when opening • Never leave the oven door open when you are the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes not watching the range. can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. • Do not store flammable materials in an oven • Do not heat unopened food containers. or near the cooktop. Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an
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Important Safety Instructions • Do not immerse or soak the removable surface Surface Cooking Units units. Do not put them in a dishwasher. • Use proper pan size—This appliance • When flaming foods are under the hood, turn is equipped with different size the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread surface units. Select cookware having the flame. flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware • Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet sponge
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FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE 7 10 8 9 5 4 8 9 14 13 12 11 5 6 12 4 5 5 4 4 JMS08 13 3 14 15 16 2 17 1 18 19 20 JMS10 Explained Explained Feature Index on page Feature Index on page 1 Model and Serial Number 2 13 Oven Cycling Light 12 2 Broil Element 20, 22 14 Oven Temp Knob 12, 23 3 Oven Vent 4 15 Oven Interior Light 12, 23 4 Surface Unit Controls 8, 23 16 Oven Shelf Supports 12, 13, 18, Shelf positions for cooking are 20, 21 5 Surface Unit “ON” 8 suggested in the Baking, Roasting Indicator Light and
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Features of Your Range Cooktop Comparison HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE TO YOUR OLD ONE? Your new cooktop has electric coil surface units. The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and If you are used to cooking with gas burners or other cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or types of electric cooktops, you will notice some surface unit you have. differences when you use electric coils. The following chart will help you to understand the differences between electric coil surfa
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SURFACE COOKING Your surface units and controls are designed to In a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight ‘‘clicking’’ give you an infinite choice of heat settings for surface sounds during cooking, indicating heat settings unit cooking. selected are being maintained. At both OFF and HI, the control “clicks” into position. Switching to higher heat settings always shows a quicker heat change than switching to lower settings. How to Set the Controls Push the knob in and turn in either direction to t
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Surface Cooking Cookware Tips COOKWARE TIPS Cookware Use medium- or heavy-weight cookware. Aluminum cookware conducts heat faster than other metals. Right Wrong Cast-iron and coated cast-iron cookware are slow to absorb heat, but generally cook evenly at low to medium heat settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly if not combined with other metals. For best cooking results pans should be flat on the bottom. Match the size of the saucepan to the size of Not Over 1 inch Over 1 inch the surface unit.
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HOME CANNING TIPS Canning should be done on the surface unit only. HOWEVER, DO NOT USE LARGE DIAMETER CANNERS OR OTHER LARGE DIAMETER Pots that extend beyond one inch of the surface unit’s POTS FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS OTHER drip pan are not recommended for most surface THAN WATER. Most syrup or sauce mixtures— cooking. However, when canning with water-bath or and all types of frying—cook at temperatures much pressure canner, larger-diameter pots may be used. higher than boiling water. Such
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Home Canning Tips Automatic Timers and Clock AUTOMATIC TIMERS AND CLOCK (on some models) The automatic timers and clock on your range are helpful devices that serve several purposes. To Set the Clock To set the clock, push the center knob in and turn the 12 clock hands clockwise to the correct time. OFF 0 60 NOTE: The minute timer pointer will move also; let 10 50 the knob out and turn the timer pointer to OFF. 9 3 20 40 30 6 To Set the Minute Timer The minute timer has been combined with the r
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R B M W 0 0 F 2 F O 0 5 2 0 0 3 E 0 K USING YOUR OVEN Before Using Your Oven 3. Read over the information and tips that follow. 1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand how to set them properly. Read over the directions for 4. Keep this guide handy so you can refer to it, especially the automatic oven timers (on some models) so you during the first weeks of using your new range. understand its use with the controls. NOTE: You may notice a “burning” or “oily” smell the 2. Check the oven in
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R B M W F 0 F Using Your Oven Baking 0 O 2 0 5 2 0 0 E 3 K BAKING Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an oven control system. We recommend that you operate the oven for a number of weeks to become familiar with your new oven’s performance. If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the Adjust the Oven Thermostat section. It lists easy Do It Yourself instructions on how to adjust the thermostat. NOTE: When the oven is hot, the top and outside surfaces of the range get hot
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BAKING (continued) Preheating Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheating is necessary for good results when baking cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casseroles Preheat means bringing the oven up to the specified temperature before putting the food in the oven. and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For ovens without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat To preheat, set the oven at the correct temperature— 10 minutes. After the oven is preheated, place the selectin
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Baking Pies Cakes When baking cakes, warped or bent pans will cause For best results, bake pies in dark, rough or dull pans to produce a browner, crisper crust. Frozen pies in foil uneven baking results and poorly shaped products. A cake baked in a pan larger than the recipe pans should be placed on an aluminum cookie sheet for baking since the shiny foil pan reflects heat away recommends will usually be crisper, thinner and drier from the pie crust; the cookie sheet helps retain it. than it sho
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O E K A B E K A B TIMED BAKING (on some models) How to Time Bake NOTE: Before beginning, make sure the oven clock The oven can be set to turn on and off automatically at specific times that you set. Examples of Immediate shows the correct time of day. Start (oven turns on now and you set it to turn off To set the clock, push the knob in and turn the clock automatically) and Delay Start and Stop (setting the hands clockwise to the correct time. oven to turn on automatically at a later time and tu
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R R R E E E T T T Timed Baking Adjust the Oven Thermostat T T T L L L O O O O O O O O O H H H S S S E E E N N N S S S C C C R R R E E E ADJUST THE OVEN THERMOSTAT— DO IT YOURSELF! You may find that your new oven cooks differently 2. Loosen both screws on back of the knob. than the one it replaced. We recommend that you 3. Hold the knob as shown in the illustration of the back use your new oven for a few weeks to become more of the OVEN TEMP knob and turn so the bottom familiar with it, following
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R B M W F 0 F 0 O 2 0 5 2 0 0 E 3 K ROASTING Most meats continue to cook slightly while standing, Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. after being removed from the oven. Standing time recommended for roasts is 10 to 20 minutes. This Roasting temperatures, which should be low and steady, keep spattering to a minimum. allows roasts to firm up and makes them easier to carve. Internal temperature will rise about 5° to 10°F.; Roasting is reall
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Roasting Questions and Answers Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with Q. Do I need to preheat my oven each time a meat thermometer? I cook a roast or poultry? A. Checking the finished internal temperature at the A. It is not necessary to preheat your oven. 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.
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BROILING Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from Turn the food using tongs only once during cooking. the upper element in the oven. Most fish and tender Time the foods for the first side according to the Broiling cuts of meat can be broiled. Follow these directions to Guide. Turn the food, then use the times given for the keep spattering and smoking to a minimum. second side as a guide to the preferred doneness. 1. If the meat has fat or gristle around the edge, cut 4. Leave the do
