GE JGBC15 Use And Care & Installation Manual page 4

CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORER IN
CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE
ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY ~JURED.
* Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or
They
Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool
before touching them or leaving them where
children can reach them.
while using tke appliance.
reaching for items stored in cabinets over the
cooktop. Flammable materird could be ignited if
brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces
and may cause severe burns.
For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or h~ting the room.
Turn the controls off, Smother a
flaming pan an a surface unit by covering the
pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering it with baking soda or, if available, by
using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
type fire extinguisher.
. Do
range broiler or storage drawer or near a cooktop.
MATERIALS, GASOL~E OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VIC~~Y OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.
Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
follow the directions exactly
When cooking pork,
and always cook the meat to an internal temperature
of at least 170°F. This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be present in the meat,
it wilI be killed and the meat wiII be safe to eat,
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Surface Cooting
Always use the LITE position (on electric
ignition models) or the HI position (on standing
pilot models} when igniting the top burners and
make sure the burners have ignited.
Never leave the surface burners unattended at
high flame settings.
and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
Adjust the top burner flame size so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the cookware.
Excessive flame is hazardous.
Use only dry pot holders—moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces may result in
steam.
Do not let potholders come near open flamm
when lifting cookware.
other buky cloth in place of a pot holder'
To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of flammable materials and spillage, turn
cookware handles toward the side or back of the
range without extending over adjacent burners.
* Always turn the surface burners to off before
removing cookware.
flame setting.
Never block the vents (air openings) of the
range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that
are necessary
with correct combustion, Air openings are located
at the rear of the eooktop, at the top and bottom of
the oven door, and at the bottom of the range
under the broiler drawer or storage drawer.
Do not use a wok on models with sealed burners
if the wok has a round metal ring that is placed
over the burner grate to support the wok. This
ring acts as a heat trap, which may damage the
burner grate and burner head.
the burner to work improperly. This may cause a
carbon monoxide level above that allowed by
current standards, resulting in a health hazard.
Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods
can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides
of the pan.
Use the least possible amount of fat for effective
shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too
of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.
full
Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
burns from
Do not use a towel or
for the range to operate properly
Also, it may cause