Surfilce Cooking - GE JGB900 - Appliances 30 in. Gas Range Owner's Manual

Usingthe gas surface burners.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Before Lighting a Gas Burner
};_: Make sure ;111 burners are in place.
iJi:: M ake sure all grates on the ran,,e are
I)r°I)erE',I)laced before using, any burner
After Lighting a Gas Burner
!;_:Do not operate tile burner for an
extended period of time without
cookware on the grate. The finish on
the grate ma) chip without cookware
to absorb the heat.
::Ji:: Be sm'e tile bm'ne_s and grates are cool
before you place yore" hand, a pot holder;
cleaning cloths or other mamrials on
them.
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Pushthe control knobin andturn it
to the LITEposition.
How to Light a Gas Surface Burner
Make sure all the stadia e bm'nel_ are
placed in their respective positions.
Push tile control knob in and turn it to
tile UTE
position.
D)u will hear a little clicking
noise--
the sound of the electric spark igniting
tile burnel:
Tm'n the knob to at!just tile flame size.
If tile knob sta}:s at UTE, it will continue
to click.
\\lien one burner is turned to UTE, all
the burnel_ spark. Do not attempt to
disassemble or clean aro/md any burner
while another burner is on. An electric
shock may result, which coukl cause }_m
to knock o\vr hot cookware.
Medium Small
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Large Extra Lathe
LITE_ /_
WE_ LO
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Extra-large burners only
Sealed Gas Burners
Yore" gas range cooktop has fimr sealed
g_ls burI]els. They offer coi]vei]ience,
deanabilitv and fle_bilitv to be used in
a wide range of cooking applications.
The smallest bm'ner in the right rear
position is tile simmer bm'ner This b/m]er
can be turned
down to LO for a ve_' low
simmer setting. It provides precise cooking
petl'ommnce fin" delicate fbods such as
sauces or ti}o(ls that require low heat fin" a
long cooking time.
Tile medium (left rear) and tile large (left
fl'oI]t) burI]eI_ are tile prilnai T buri]ei_ tin"
most cooking. These general-puq)ose
burners can be turned
down fl'om HI to LO
to suit a wide range of cooking needs.
Tile extra lmge bm'ner (right fl'ont) is tile
n]axin]uln output buri]ei: i,ike the other
three burne_, it can be turned down fl'om
HI to LO for a wide range of cooking
applications; howeveI; this bm'ner is
designed to quickly bring lmge an]oui]ts of
liquid to a boil. It has a spedal
POWER BOIL
TM
setting designed to be used with cookware
10 inches or larger in diameter:
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How to Select Flame Size
For safe handlingof cookware, never let the flames
extend up the sides of the cookware.
Watch tile flame, not tile knob, as you
reduce heat. When tilst heating is desired,
tile flalne size on a gas buri]er should
IIlatch tile
cookware VO/I aI'e
using.
Haines larger than tile bottom of tile
cookware will not result in filster heating of
the cookware and could be hazardous,