GE JKS05 Use And Care Manual

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Aluminum Foil.......................... 4, 14, 18-21

Baking .................................................... 12-16

Broiling/Broiling Guide ...................... 20, 21

Clock and Timer.................................... 6, 7, 9

Control Panel........................................... 6-10

Fan .................................................................. 12

Features ........................................................... 5

Power Outage................................................. 7

Preheating ..................................... 13, 19-21

Roasting/Roasting Guide.................. 18, 19

Shelves ........................ 4, 11, 12, 18, 21, 22

Special Features of Your Control ....... 8-10

Timed Baking........................................ 15, 16

Vent ................................................................ 11

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Built-In Electric Oven

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Problem Solver

.............................. 25

Thermostat Adjustment-

Do It Yourself............................................ 17

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Page 1: Table Of Contents
......25 ....3, 4 Thermostat Adjustment– Do It Yourself..........17 More questions ?…call Operating Instructions, Tips GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000 Aluminum Foil......4, 14, 18–21 Baking ............ 12–16 Broiling/Broiling Guide ...... 20, 21 Care and Cleaning ....22–24 Clock and Timer........6, 7, 9 Broiler Pan and Grid........
Page 2: Appliance Registration
Before sending in this card, please write these If you don’t understand something or need more help, call: numbers here: ® GE Answer Center 800.626.2000 Model Number 24 hours a day, 7 days a week How to Remove Packaging Tape...
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. When using electrical appliances, basic • Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments safety precautions should be followed, including while using the appliance. Be careful when the following: reaching for items stored in cabinets over the oven.
Page 4: Save These Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) • Do not use water on grease fires. Oven Smother fire or flame or use a multi- • Stand away from the oven when opening the purpose dry chemical or foam-type oven door. The hot air or steam which escapes fire extinguisher.
Page 5: Features
START OVEN LIGHT CLEAR BROIL KITCHEN CLOCK TEMP TIMER HI/LO ON/OFF HOUR Models: JKS05 JRS04 appearance may vary Explained Explained Feature Index on page Feature Index on page 1 Oven Shelves with Stop-Locks 4, 11, 12, 8 Broil Element 20–22 18, 20–22...
Page 6: Control Panel
FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL OVEN TIME CONTROLS START COOKING DELAY BAKE START TIME OVEN LIGHT CLEAR KITCHEN BROIL CLOCK TIMER TEMP HOUR HI/LO ON/OFF 1. BAKE. Press to select the bake function. 10. HOUR +/– and MIN +/– pads. Press to set times up to 9 hours and 59 minutes—for example, 2.
Page 7: Clock And Timer
OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER Clock The clock must be set for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day clock cannot be changed during Delay Start. (It can be changed during a regular bake or broil operation.) To Set the Clock 1.
Page 8: Special Features Of Your Control
OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER (continued) The control has a series of tones that will sound at different times. These tones may sound while you set the control for an oven function or at the end of the oven function. They will also alert you when an incorrect time or temperature has been entered or if there is a problem with the oven.
Page 9: Cook And Hold
12 Hour Shut-Off Cook and Hold Your new control has a cook and hold feature that With this feature, should you forget and leave the oven on, the control will automatically turn off the oven keeps cooked foods warm for up to 3 hours after the after 12 hours during baking functions or after 3 hours cooking function is finished.
Page 10 SPECIAL FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL (continued) Fahrenheit or Centigrade Temperature Selection Your oven control is set to use the Fahrenheit 3. Press BROIL HI/LO again. The display BROIL temperature selections but you may change this to will show “C” (Centigrade). HI/LO use the Centigrade selections.
Page 11: Using Your Oven
USING YOUR OVEN Before Using Your Oven 1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand NOTE: You may notice a “burning” or “oily” how to set them properly. smell the first few times you turn your oven on. This is normal in a new oven and will disappear in 2.
Page 12: Fan
BAKING Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the Adjust using an oven control system. It is recommended that the Oven Thermostat section. It lists easy Do It you operate the oven for a number of weeks using the Yourself instructions on how to adjust the thermostat.
Page 13: Pan Placement
Preheating Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheat Preheating is necessary for good results when baking means bringing the oven up to the specified cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casseroles temperature before putting the food in the oven. and roasts, preheating is not necessary.
Page 14: Aluminum Foil
BAKING (continued) Pies Cakes For best results, bake pies in dark, rough or dull pans When baking cakes, warped or bent pans will cause to produce a browner, crisper crust. Frozen pies in foil uneven baking results and poorly shaped products. pans should be placed on an aluminum cookie sheet A cake baked in a pan larger than the recipe for baking since the shiny foil pan reflects heat away...
Page 15: Timed Baking
TIMED BAKING How to Set Your Oven for Time Bake NOTE: An attention tone will sound if you are using The oven control allows you to turn the oven on or off automatically at specific times that you set. Examples Timed Baking and do not press START after entering of Immediate Start (oven turns on now and you set it the baking temperature.
Page 16 TIMED BAKING (continued) How to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop If you would like to check the times you DELAY Easy Steps: have set, press DELAY START to check START the start time you have set or press 1. Press BAKE. COOKING TIME to check the length of 2.
Page 17: Thermostat Adjustment-Do It Yourself
ADJUST THE OVEN THERMOSTAT— DO IT YOURSELF! To Adjust the Thermostat: You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. We recommend that you 1. Press BAKE and BROIL HI/LO at use your new oven for a few weeks to become more BROIL BAKE the same time for 2 seconds until...
Page 18: Roasting/Roasting Guide
ROASTING Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or Most meats continue to cook slightly after being poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. removed from the oven. The internal temperature Roasting temperatures, which should be low and will rise about 5°...
Page 19: Preheating
Questions and Answers Q. Do I need to preheat my oven each time I cook a Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with a meat thermometer? roast or poultry? A. Checking the finished internal temperature at the A. It is not necessary to preheat your oven. completion of cooking time is recommended.
Page 20: Broiling/Broiling Guide
BROILING Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from the Leave the door open to upper broil element in the oven. Most fish and tender the broil stop position. The cuts of meat can be broiled. Follow these directions to door stays open by itself, yet keep spattering and smoking to a minimum.
Page 21 • Always use the broiler pan and grid that comes with • When arranging food on the pan, do not let fatty your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking and edges hang over the sides because the dripping fat spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower will soil the oven.
Page 22: Care And Cleaning
CARE AND CLEANING Proper care and cleaning are important so your oven will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for your oven to assure safe and proper maintenance. BE SURE ELECTRICAL POWER IS OFF AND ALL SURFACES ARE COOL BEFORE CLEANING ANY PART OF THE OVEN.
Page 23: Lift-Off Oven Door
Lift-Off Oven Door The oven door is TO CLEAN THE DOOR: removable, but it is heavy. Inside of door: You may need help • Soap and water will normally do the job. Heavy removing and replacing spattering or spillovers may require cleaning with a the door.
Page 24: Painted Surfaces
CARE AND CLEANING (continued) Glass Window Painted Surfaces To clean the outside of the oven window, use a glass Painted surfaces include the outside oven door and cleaner. Rinse and polish with a dry cloth. control panel. Do not allow the water or cleaner to run down Clean these with soap and water or a vinegar and inside the openings in the glass or the openings in water solution.
Page 25: Problem Solver
• A cooling fan may automatically turn on and off to cool internal parts. This is normal, and the fan may continue to run even after the oven is off. If you need more help…call, toll free: ® GE Answer Center 800.626.2000 consumer information service...
Page 26 NOTES...
Page 27: Consumer Services
We’ll Be There With the purchase of your new GE appliance, receive the assurance that if you ever need information or assistance from GE, we’ll be there. All you have to do is call—toll-free! GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000 ® Whatever your question about any GE major appliance, GE Answer Center information service is available to help.
Page 28: Warranty
To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General. Warrantor: General Electric Company If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write: Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225 JKS05 Recycled Paper JRS04 Part No.

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