Surface Cooking Units - GE JBS29GM Use And Care Manual

Surface Cooking Units

. Use proper pan size-This
appliance is equipped with one or
more surface units of different size.
Select cookware having flat bottoms large
enough to cover the surface unit heating element.
The use of undersized cookware will expose a
portion of the heating element to direct contact
and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper
relationship of cookware to surface unit will also
improve efficiency.
Never leave sufiace units unattended at high
heat settings. Boilover causes smoking and v
greasy spilkwers that may catch on fire.
parts of the range. Some features may work
differently from those on your previous range.
Clean cooktop with caution. If a wet sponge
or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking
area, be careful to avoid steam burn. Some
cleansers can produce noxious fumes if applied
to a hot surface.
Only certain types of glass, gk3ss/ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for range-top service; others may break
because of the sudden change in temperature.
See section on Surface Cooking for suggestions.
To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of flammable materiak, and spillage, the handle
of a container should be turned toward the center
of the range without extending over nearby
surface units.
removing cookware.
Keep an eye on foods being fried at HIGH or
MEDIUM HIGH heats.
surface elements is not recommended. If a
covered element is turned on, element burnout
. ~~n flaming foods are under the hood? turn
the flame.
Foods for frying should be as dry as possiblea
Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh
foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over
sides of pan.
frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause
. K a combination of oils or fats
in frying, stir together before heating, or as fats
. . .
melt slowly.
. Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats,
. Use dep fat thermometer whenever possible to
prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.
INSTRUCTIONS
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