GE JGP337 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 8

Built-in gas cooktops
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Usingthe cooktopburners.
Use a flat-bottomed wok.
Wok This Way
Werecommend t hat youusea 14" or smaller
fiat-bottomed w ok.Makesurethewokbottom
sits flat on thegrate. They areavailable at your
localretailstore.
Only
a fiat-bottomed
wok should
be
used.
Do
not
rise
a I']at-bottoilled
wok
on
a
support
ring.
Placing
the
ring
over
the
burner
or
grate
Illav
Catlse
the
btlFner
to work
imi)roi)erly,
resulting
in carbon
monoxide
levels
above
allowable
standards.
This
could
be dangerous
to wmr
health.
Stove Top Grills
Do not
use stove
toi _ ,grills on _our
sealed
gas burneis.
If you
use
tile
stove
top grill
on the sealed
gas bumei;
it will cause
incomplete
combustion
and
can result
ill eN)osure
to carbon
monoxide
levels
above allowable
current
standards.
This canbehazardous t o yourhealth.
Cookware
Ahlmimlm:
Medimn-weight
cookware
is
recommended
because
it heats
quickly
and
evenly:
Most
roods
brown
evenly
ill
an altuninun/skillet.
Use saucepans
with
tight-fitting
lids when
cooking
with
II/iniIllUIll
aIl/O/lnts
oJ[ watei:
Enamelware:
Under
some
conditions,
tile enalllel
of SOllle cookwaI'e
Ill}IV
Inelt. Follow
cookware
illanulilctui'ei"s
reconmmndations
tot
cooking
methods.
Glass:
There
are two
types
(ff glass
cookware:
those
for oven
tlse
onl``'
and
those
tot
cooktop
cooking
(saucepans,
coffee
and
tea pots).
Glass
conducts
heat
very
slowly:
CastIron:
If heated
slowly,
most
skillets
will give safisfi_ctorv
results.
Hea_roofGlass Ceramic:Can be used
fin" either
surfi_ce
or oven
cooking.
It conducts
heat
,,'el'}' slowly
and
cools
very
slowly:
Check
cookware
manufi_cmrer's
directions
to be sure it
C}lI1
be
tlsed
on
}1
gas cooktop.
StainlessSteel:
This
metal
alone
has
poor
heating
properties
and
is usually
combined
with
coppei;
ahuninunl
or other
metals
fin" improved
heat
distribution.
(_ombination
metal
skillets
usually
work
satisiactorilv
if they
are
used
with
mediunl
heat
as the
mantflhcturer
i'e COIIlIl/ends.
8
Home Canning tips
Be sure the canner
is centered
over
tile burnei:
Make
sure tile canner
is flat on tile
bottoIl/.
To prevent
burns
fl'om
steam
or heat,
rise
Call[ion
when
canning.
Use redpes
and procedures
from
reputable
sources.
These
are available
from manufi_cmreis
such as Ball: and
Ken _':and tile Department
of Agriculture
Extension
Service.
Flat-bottoilled
cannei3
ai'e
reconmlended.
Use of water
bath
canneis
with
rippled
bottoms
may
extend
the
time
required
to bring
tile water
to a boil.

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