GE JGBS04 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 9

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How to Select Flame Size
For safe handling of cookware, never let the flames
extend up the sides of the cookware.
_'m'h tile flame, not tile knob, as you
reduce heat. When fi_st heating is desired,
tile flame size oil a gas burner should
ii/atch tile
cookware veil ai'e rising.
Flames larger than tile bottom of tile
cookware will not result in fi_ster heating
(ff tile cookware and could be hazardous.
Top-of-Range Cookware
Aluminum: Medimn-weight cookware is
recommended because it heats quickly
and evenly: Most foods brown evenly in an
aluminum skillet.
Use saucepans
with
tight-
fitting lids when cooking with minim um
}lI//O/IntS Oil
water
Cast-Iron:
I f heated
slowly,
most skillets will
give satisiactorv results.
Enamelware:
Under some conditions,
tile enaillel of SOil/e cookware ill}iv illelt.
Follow cookware inanufilcturer's
i'eCOll/illendations IOI" COOking illethods.
Glass: There are two Upes of glass
cookware---those fi)r ()veil rise only and
those fin" toi>ofrange cooking (saucepans,
coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat
very slowh:
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used tor
either suriilce or oven cooking. It conducts
heat very slowly and cools ve_ 3, slowly: Check
cookware ill}ln/ltilCtlli'ei"s
directions to be
sure it can be used on gas ranges.
Stainless Steel: This
metal alone has poor
heating properties and is usually combined
with coppe_; ahmfinum or other metals fin.
improved heat distribution. Combination
metal skillets usually work safisfi_ctorilv if
they are used with medium heat as tile
II/a n t/[il ct t ii'ei" i'ecoiiliilends.
Stove Top Grills (onmodels with sealedburners)
Do not rise
stove top grills
on
your sealed
gas burnei_. If u)u use tile stove top grill
on tile sealed gas bm'ne_; it will cause
incomplete combustion and can result
in eN)osure to carbon monoxide levels
ab()ve allowable
standards.
This canbehazardous t o yourhealth.
Usea fiat-bottomed wok.
We recommend that you use a 14" or smaller
fiat-bottomed wok Make sure the wok bottom
sits fiat on the grate. Theyare available at your
localretail store.
Wok This Way (on models with sealed burners)
Do not rise a
flat-botton/ed wok
on a
support ring. Placing tile ring over tile
burner or grate may cause tile burner
to work improperly, resulting in carl)on
monoxide levels above allowable standards.
Only a flat-bottomed wok should be used.
This could be dangerous to yore" health.
In Case of Power Failure (electric ignition models)
In case of a power fifilure, you can light
tile gas surfi_ce burne_ on your range with
a match. Hold a lit match to tile burner,
then push
in and mrn
tile control knob
to tile LITEposition. Use extreme caution
when lighting 1)m'ne_ this way:
Sm_i_ce bm'net5 in use when an electrical
power fifilm'e occm_ will continue to
operate n(mnall_,.,
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