GE JGB900 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 8

Usingthe gas surface burners.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model
Before Lighting a Gas Burner
Make sure ;111bm'ne_ are in place.
Make sure all grates on the range are
I)r°I)erE',I)laced before
using, am' burner
After Lighting a Gas Burner
Do not operate the 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.
Be sm'e the 1)m'ne_ and grates are cool
before you place yore" hand, a pot holder;
cleaning cloths or other mamrials on
them.
Push the control knob in and tern it
to the LITE position.
How to Light a Gas Surface Burner
Make sure all the suriiwe burners are
placed in their respective positions.
Push the control knob in and mrn it to
the LifE
position.
Y_)u will hear a little
clicking
noise---
the sotmd of the electric si)ark igniting, ,
the bm'ne_;
Turn the knob to a(!iust the flame size.
If the knob stays at
L/TE,
it will continue
to click.
_,_]_en one bm'ner is turned to UTE, all
the burners spark. Do not attempt to
disassemble or clean arotmd am' burner
while another burner is on. An electric
shock may result, which could cause w)u
to knock ovel" hot cookware.
Medium Small
Large Extra Large
Extra-large burners only
Sealed Gas Burners
Ybm" gas range cooktop has fimr sealed
g_ls burnels. They offer convenience,
deanabilitv and flexibility to be used in
a wide range of cooking applications.
The smallest bm'ner in the right rear
position is the simmer bm'ner This btm_er
can be turned down to LO for a ve_' low
simmer setting. It provides precise cooking
pe_ommnce for delicate foods such as
s_ltlCeS oi" ti)o(1s that require low heat for a
long cooking time.
The medium (left rear) and the large (left
fl'ont) burnei_ are the pfima_ T burnei_ for
most cooking. These general-puq)ose
burners can be turned down fl'om HI to LO
to suit a wide range of cooking needs.
The extra lmge bm'ner (right fl'ont) is the
nlaxinluln output burnei: 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 large amotmts 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:
How to Select Name Size
For safe handlingof cookware, never let the flames
extend up the sides of the cookware.
_.VItch the flame, not the knob, as you
_educe heat. When tilst heating is desired,
the flalne size on a gas burner should
match the cookware wm are using.
Haines larger than the bottom of the
cookware will not result in filster heating of
the cookware and could be hazardous.