GE JGP640 Use And Care & Installation Manual page 6

FEATURES OF YOUR COOKTOP
(continued)
Electric Ignition
All of the burners on this cooktop are equipped with
electric igniters that eliminate the need for standing
pilot lights.
All the igniters make clicking sounds and spark even
when only a single burner is being turned on. Do not
touch any of the burners when the igniters are clicking.
Auto Relight
The burners on this cooktop relight automatically
if the flame goes out. This helps prevent the
inconvenience of having to manually relight a burner.
As with electric ignition, all of the burner igniters
spark while a burner is relighting. Do not touch any
of the burners when the igniters are clicking.
Vent
The vent may be left in any position between fully extended and fully
closed but the fan will only operate in the fully extended position.
HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE
TO YOUR 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 burners.
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 will help you to understand the
differences between gas burner cooktops and any
other type of cooktop you may have used in the past.
Type of Cooktop Description How it Works
Gas Burners Regular or sealed Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but
gas burners use pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change
either LP gas heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.
or natural gas.
Radiant
(Glass Ceramic)
Cooktop
©
Induction
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Electric Coil
@
Solid Disk
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.
Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, 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 from 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 flat 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 if you want the cooking to stop.
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