Surface Cooking Units - GE JBP23 Owner's Manual

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I1,WARNING!
SAFETY P RECAUTIONS
For your safet}¢never use your appliance for
wamdng or heating the room.
Teach children not to plW xdth the controls or
any other part of the range.
Ahvayskeep dish towels,dish cloths, pot holders
and other linens a safe distance fkom your
range.
Ahvays keep
wooden and
plastic
utensils and
canned food a safe distance from your range.
{ Ahvayskeep combustible wall cmerings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance flOlnyour
range.
Do
not let cooking
grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
Keep the hood and grease filters clean to
maintain good vendng and to avoid grease fires.
Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up
a flaming pan. Turn the controls (fie Smother a
flaming pan on a surfhce unit by covering the
pan completely xdtha well-fittinglid, cookie
sheet or fiat tray. Use a multi-purpose dU {
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher
lqaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering it with baking soda (m if available, by
using a multi-purpose d U chemical or
if)am-type fire extinguisher
lqame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the oven
off or by using a multi-purpose dU chemical or
if)am-type fire extinguisher
Do not touch the surface units, the heating
elements or the interior surface of the oven.
These surfaces may be hot enough to burn
even though they are dark in color During and
after use, do not
touch, or
let dothing or other
flammable materials contact the surface units,
areas nearby the surface units or aW interior
area of the oven; allow sufficient time ff)r
cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop,
areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening,
surfaces near the opening, credces around the
oven door.
REMEMBER: The in0de surface of the oven may
be hot when the door is opened.
Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids
in the dcini V of this or any other appliance.
COOK MEAT ANDPOULTRY THOROUGHLY...
Cook meatandpoultrythoroughly--meat t oat leastan INTERNAL temperature o f 160°F andpoultrytoat leastan
INTERNAL t emperature o f 180°E Cooking tothesetemperatures u sually protects against f oodbome illness,
SURFACE COOKING U NITS
Use proper pan size--select cookware havingflat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating
element.Theuse of undersizedcookware will exposea portion of the surface unit to direct contact and may
result in ignition of clothing.Properrelationship of cookwareto surface unit will also improveefficiency.
Never leave the surface units unattended
at high heat settings, goilovers cause smoking
and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
Do not use aluminum fbil to line the drip pans
or anywhere in the oven, except as described in
this manual. Misuse could result in a shock, fire
hazard or damage to the range.
Be sure the drip pans and the vent duct are not
covered and are in place. Their absence during
cooking could damage range parts and xdring.
Only certain t}ges of glass,glass/ceramic,
earthem_:areor other glazed containers are
suitable ff)r cooktop service;others may break
because of the sudden change in temperature.
To minimize the possibilityof burns, ignition of
flammable materials and spillage, the handle of
a container should be turned toward the center
of the range xdthout extending over nearby
surface units.
Ahvays turn the surface units off beff)re
remm4ng cookware.
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