GE JBP77 Owner's Manual page 9

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WARMER GUIDE
SETrlNG FOOD
(Low) Bread/Pastries
(Medium) Chocolate/Butter
(Medium) Sauces, S tews,
Cream Soups
(Medium) Vegetables
(High) Soups (liquid)
(High) Tea or Coffee
TheWarmer 6uide is for reference
only and the SEFIING that you
need will depend on the amount
andtype of food, the starting
temperature of the food and the
length of the holdingtime.
Using the Warming Zone
The
WARMING ZONE, located
in tile back
center of tile glass surli_ce, will keep hot,
cooked load at serving temperature.
Mwavs start with hot fi)ocl. Do not rise
to heat cold toad. Placing tmcooked or
cold load on the WARMING ZONE could
result in food-borne illness.
Push and mm the control knob to any
desired setting.
For best results, all fi)ods on the
WARMING ZONE should
be covered with
a lid or aluminum foil. \._]/en wamfing
pastries or breads, the cover should be
vented to allow moisture to escape.
J_dways rise potholde_ or oven mitts when
removing food ti'om the WARMING ZONE,
as cookware and plates will be hot.
CAUTION: Do not warm food on the
WARMING ZONEfor more titan two hours.
NOTE."Thesurface warmer will not glow red like
the cooking elements.
A HOTsmthce indicator light will glow
when the glass smti_ce is hot and will
remain on tmtil tile Stlitilce is cool
enough to touch. I,ower settings may not
heat the glass smti_ce enough to cause the
HOTsmtime indicator light to come on.
A WARMINGZONEindicator light will
glow when the trait is on.
_: Donot use plastic wrap to cover food Plastic
may melt onto the surface andbe very difficult
to clean.
iJi:: Useonlycookware recommended for
top-of-range c ooking.
Never cook directly on the glass.
Always use cookware.
Always place flTepan in the center of
flTesurface unit you are cooking on.
About the radiant surface units...
Tile radiant cooktop teatures heating
units beneath a smooth glass sm'ti_ce.
NOTE: A sh)ht odor Is normal when a new
cooktop is used for the fkst time. It is causedby
the heating of new parts and lesulatbg materials
and wi// disappear in a short time.
NOTE: Onmodels with hghtco/ored glass
cooktops,it is normal for the cookingzones to
changecolor when hot or coohbgdown. Thisis
temporaryand will disappearas the glass cools
to room temperature.
Tile smthce trait will cycle on and off to
maintain yore" selected control setting.
It is safe to place hot cookware on the
glass smti_ce even when the cooktop
is cool.
Do not slide cookwara across the
cooktop because # can scratch the
glass--the glass is scratch resistant,
not scratch proof.
Even alter tile smlhce milts are tin'ned
off; the glass cooktop retains enough heat
to continue cooking. To avoid ore>
cooking, i'ei//ove l)_liiS fl'Oil/ tile stlrlilce
traits when tile toad is cooked. Avoid
placing anything on tile surfi_ce unit tmtil
it has cooled completel>
::Ji:: Water stains (mineral deposits)are removable
using the cleaning cream or furl strength white
wbegar
_: Useof window cleaner may leave an
iridescent fffmon the cooktop. Thecleanleg
cream will remove this discoloration.
_: Don'tstoreheavy itemsabovethecooktop.
If theydropontothecooktop, t heycancause
damage.
::J_:: Donot usethesurface asa cuttingboard
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