GE JBP85 Owner's Manual
Self-cleaning convection ranges
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Safety Instructions
. . . . . . . . 2–6
Operating Instructions
Broiling Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Convection . . . . . . . . . . . . .19–24
Cookware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10–26
Oven Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Sabbath Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Self-Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 26
Surface Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8
Timed Baking & Roasting . . . . .17
Care and Cleaning
Broiler Pan & Grid . . . . . . . . . . 29
Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Glass Cooktop . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 32
Lift-Off Oven Door . . . . . . . . . . 28
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Troubleshooting Tips
Consumer Support
Consumer Support . . . Back Cover
Product Registration . . . . . . 37, 38
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model # ________________
Serial # ________________
You can find them on a label
behind the storage drawer on
the front of the range frame.
. . . . 32–35
164D4290P070 49-80112 08-01 JR
Owner's Manual
JBP85
JB900
JB940
JB960
JB965
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Summary of Contents for GE JBP85
- Page 1 ..2–6 Owner’s Manual Operating Instructions JBP85 Broiling Guide ....15 JB900 Clock and Timer ... .16 JB940 Convection .
- Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result.
- Page 3 GEAppliances.com IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances. The fiberglass insulation in self-clean ovens gives off a very small amount of carbon monoxide during the cleaning cycle.
- Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not operate the oven or cooktop controls if the glass is broken. Food splatter or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken control panel and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel become broken.
- Page 5 GEAppliances.com SURFACE UNITS Use proper pan 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 surface unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will also improve efficiency.
- Page 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. Do not heat unopened food containers. Do not use the oven to dry newspapers.
- Page 7 Using the surface units. GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the setting you want. At both OFF and HI the control clicks into position.
- Page 8 Using the surface units. About the radiant surface units… SURFACE The radiant cooktop features heating Water stains (mineral deposits) are removable COOKING using the cleaning cream or full strength white units beneath a smooth glass surface. vinegar. NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new cooktop is used for the first time.
- Page 9 Selecting types of cookware. GEAppliances.com The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless Steel: Glass-ceramic: recommended usable, but not recommended Poor performance. May scratch the surface. Aluminum: heavy weight recommended Stoneware: Good conductivity.
- Page 10 Using the oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings SELF CLEAN Pad COOKING TIME Pad Touch this pad to select the self-cleaning Touch this pad and then touch the number function.
- Page 11 Special features of your oven control. GEAppliances.com Your new touch pad control has additional features that you may choose to use. The following are the features and how you may activate them. The special feature modes can only be activated while the display is showing the time of day. They remain in the control’s memory until the steps are repeated.
- Page 12 Special features of your oven control. 12 Hour, 24 Hour or Clock Black-Out Your control is set to use a 12 hour clock. Touch the CLOCK pad again to change to the 24 hour military time clock. The If you would prefer to have a 24 hour display will show 24 hr.
- Page 13 Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) (On some models) GEAppliances.com The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only. It cannot be used for convection, broiling, self-cleaning, or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The oven light comes on automatically (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed. The bulb may be removed.
- Page 14 Using the oven. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… To replace, place the end of the shelf The shelves have stops, so that when placed correctly on the supports, they will (stop-locks) on the support, tilt up the stop before coming completely out, and front and push the shelf in.
- Page 15 GEAppliances.com How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for grid in the broiler pan. HI Broil. Follow suggested shelf positions in To change to LO Broil, touch the the Broiling Guide.
- Page 16 Using the clock and timer. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time Touch the CLOCK pad. of day for the automatic oven timing Touch the number pads. functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a timed Touch the START pad until the baking or self-cleaning cycle.
- Page 17 Using the timed baking and roasting features. GEAppliances.com NOTE: Foods that spoil easily–such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork–should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth.
- Page 18 Using the probe. (on some models) For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want. Use of probes other than the one Cable provided with this product may result...
- Page 19 Using the convection oven. GEAppliances.com The convection oven fan shuts off when the oven door is opened. DO NOT leave the door open for long periods of time while using convection cooking or you may shorten the life of the convection heating element. To help you understand the difference Roasting rack between convection bake and roast and...
- Page 20 Using the convection oven. Cookware for Convection Cooking Before using your convection oven, Metal and Glass check to see if your cookware leaves Any type of cookware will work in your room for air circulation in the oven. If convection oven. However, metal pans you are baking with several pans, leave heat the fastest and are recommended space between them.
- Page 21 GEAppliances.com How to Set the Oven for Convection Roasting when Using the Probe (on some models) The display will flash PROBE and the When the internal temperature of the food reaches the number you oven control will signal if the probe is For best results when roasting large have set, the probe and the oven inserted into the outlet, and you have not...
- Page 22 Using the convection oven. Convection Roasting Guide Meats Minutes/Lb. Oven Temp. Internal Temp. † Beef Rib (3 to 5 lbs.) Rare 20–24 325°F. 140°F. Medium 24–28 325°F. 160°F. Well 28–32 325°F. 170°F. † Boneless Rib, Top Sirloin Rare 20–24 325°F. 140°F.
- Page 23 Using the timed features for convection baking. GEAppliances.com You will hear a fan while cooking with this feature. The fan will stop when the door is opened but the heat will not turn off. NOTE: Foods that spoil easily–such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork–should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking.
- Page 24 Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself.
- Page 25 Using the self-cleaning oven. GEAppliances.com The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchen Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass with an open window or using a material of the oven door gasket cannot ventilation fan or hood during the first withstand abrasion.
- Page 26 Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Touch the START pad. Make sure the clock shows the correct time of day. The door locks automatically.
- Page 27 Care and cleaning of the range. GEAppliances.com Be sure all controls are off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. If your range is removed for cleaning, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is re-engaged properly when the range is replaced.
- Page 28 Care and cleaning of the range. Lift-Off Oven Door Locked position The oven door is removable for easier Push door in firmly while opening. access to the light bulb. Unlocked Once in position, open the door Do not lift the door by the handle. position completely.
- Page 29 GEAppliances.com Oven Light Replacement CAUTION: Before replacing your oven light bulb, Replace bulb with a 40-watt disconnect the electrical power to the range at appliance bulb. the main fuse or circuit breaker panel. To replace the cover: Be sure to let the light cover and bulb Place it into groove of the light cool completely.
- Page 30 Care and cleaning of the range. Stainless Steel Surfaces (on some models) Do not use a steel-wool pad; it will After cleaning, use a stainless steel scratch the surface. polish, such as Stainless Steel Magic ® Revere Copper and Stainless Steel To clean the stainless steel surface, Cleaner ®...
- Page 31 Cleaning the glass cooktop. GEAppliances.com Control Lockout (on some models) Begin by locking the cooktop; see the Control Lockout section. Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use the recommended cleaning Shake the cleaning cream well. cream, Cerama Bryte ® , on the glass Apply a few drops of the cream cooktop.
- Page 32 Cleaning the glass cooktop. Metal Marks and Scratches Be careful not to slide pots and This should be removed pans across your cooktop. It will immediately before heating again leave metal markings on the or the discoloration may be cooktop surface. permanent.
- Page 33 Before You Call For Service… GEAppliances.com Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What To Do Surface units will not • Use pans which are flat and match the diameter of Improper cookware maintain a rolling boil being used.
- Page 34 Before You Call For Service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Food does not bake • See the Using the oven section. Oven controls improperly set. or roast properly • See the Using the oven section. Shelf position is incorrect or the shelf is not level.
- Page 35 GEAppliances.com Problem Possible Causes What To Do Clock and timer do Plug on range is not completely • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly not work inserted in the electrical outlet. grounded outlet. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped.
- Page 36 Before You Call For Service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Control signals after • Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature or You forgot to enter a entering cooking time the SELF CLEAN pad and desired clean time. bake temperature or or start time cleaning time.
- Page 37 You can rest easy, knowing that all your valuable household products are protected against expensive repairs. 800.626.2224 Place your confidence in GE and call us in the U.S. toll-free at for more information. *All brands covered, up to 20 years old, in the continental U.S.
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- Page 39 Any part of the range which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. During this From the date of the full one-year warranty, GE will also provide, free of charge, all labor and in-home service to original purchase replace the defective part.
- Page 40 Contact Us GEAppliances.com If you are not satisfied with the service you receive from GE, contact us on our Website with all the details including your phone number, or write to: General Manager, Customer Relations GE Appliances, Appliance Park...