Surface Cooking Units - GE JDS28 Owner's Manual

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WARNING!
SAFETY P RECAUTIONS
For your safety, ne\er use your appliance
for watching or heating the room.
Teach children ,lot to pl W x_,ithfile
controls or any other part of tile rang_.
Always kee I) dish rowels, dish cloths, pot
holders and other linens a sad distance
from your rang_.
Always kee I) wooden and plastic umnsils
and canned food a safe distance fiom
vonr range.
Always kee I) combustible wall cox>ring:s,
curtains or drapes a safe distance from
vonr rang_.
Do not let cooldng gTease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the rang>.
Kee I) file hood and grease filmrs clean
m maintain g_od x_nfing and m ax_id
grease fires.
Do not use water on grease fires. Never
pick up a flaming pan. Turn die controls
off. Smoflter a flaming pan on a surPace
unit by coveting the pan completely wiflt a
well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or fiat tr W. Use
a multi-purpose di T chemical or foam-type
rite extinguisher
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put
out by cox>ring it with baking soda or, if
available, by using a muld-puq)ose d U
chemical or %am-type fire exdnguishel:
Flame in the oxen can be smothered
completely by closing tile oven door and
turning the oven off or by using a mulfi-
puq)ose di T chemical or foam-type fire
exfinguishen
Do ,lot much file sur£tce units, the heating
elements or the inmtior surPace of file oven.
These
snilZaces nl W
be hot
enong]t to
bnlrl
e_en though they are dark in color Dining
and after use, do *lot touch, or let clofl_ing
or other flammable mamdals contact rite
surPace units, areas nearl)y file surPace units
or any interior area of the oven; allow
sufi_icient time for cooling fi_t.
Pomntially hot surfaces include tile
cooktop, areas lacing file cooktop, oven
_ent opening, surfaces near file opening,
crevices around the oxen door
REMEMBER: Tlle inside snilZace of dte ox>n
may be hot when dte door is opened.
Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
COOK MEAT ANDPOULTRY THOROUGHLY...
Cookmeat and poultry thomughl)/--meat to at least an INTERNAL temperatureof 160°Fand poultry to at least
an iNTERNAL temperatureof 180°ECookingto these temperaturesusual/)/protectsagainst foodbome illness.
SURFACE COOKING U NITS
Use proper pan size--select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit
heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct
contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will also
improve efficiency.
Never leme dte surface units nnatmnded
at higtl heat settings. Boiloxers canse smoking
and g_easy spilloxers that m W camh on fire.
Do not use almnimm] foil to line rite drip
pans or an>vhere in the o_en except as
described in this manual. Misuse could
result in a shock, fire hazard or damag> to
tile range.
Be sure rite drip pans and tile xent duct
are ,lot co\ered and are in place. Their
absence during cooking could damag>
rang> parts and wiring.
Only certain types of glass, glassA:eramic,
earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for cooktop service; others may
break because of the sudden chang> in
temperatm-e.
To minimize the possibili)' of bums, ig_ifion
of flammable materials and spillage, tile
handle of a container should be turned
toward the cenmr of file range wifltont
exmnding o\er nearby surface units.
Alwws utrn the surface units off before 3
removing cookware.