GE JGBP35WEV3WW Use And Care & Installation Manual page 8

HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE
TO YOI_ OLD ONE?
Your new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used
to cooking with induction or other electric surface
units, you will notice some differences when you use
gas bumers_
The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you have°
The following chart wil! help you to understand the
differences between gas burner cook-tops and any
other ,q_e of cooktop you may have used in the past°
Type of Cooktop How it Works
Gas Burners
Radiant
(Glass Ceramic)
Cooktop
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Induction
Electric Coll
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Solid Disk
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Description
Regular or sealed
gas burners use
either LP gas
or natural gas.
Electric coils
under a glass-
ceramic cooktop_
High frequency
induction coils
under a glass
surface,
Flattened metal
tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suspended
over a drip pan.
Solid cast iron
disk sealed to the
cooktop surface.
Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but
flat-bottomed pans provide more stability on top of the grates,_Gas burners heat
the pan right away and change heat settings right away. When you turn the
control off, cooking stops right away_
Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cook-ware, so pans must be flat on
the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to
continue cooking after it is turned off° Remove the pan from the surface unit if
you want cooking to stop.
Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet)_ Heat is
produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away
and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop._ After turning the control
off, the glass cooktop is hot fxom the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.
Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best
cooking results, use good quality pans, Electric coils are more forgiving of
warped pans than radiant or solid disks,_Heats up quickly but does not change
heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.
Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be fiat on the bottom for good
cooking results+ Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils._The
disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan
from the solid disk ff you want the cooking to stop.
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