GE Appliances XL44 JGBP24 Use & Care Manual And Installation Instructions page 8

DOES THIS cOOKTOP COMPARE
"_ourne_ cooktop
has gas gnvne_s, _{ youateused
tocooking _ith induction or
other electric
surface
units, you will
notice
some differences when you use
gas burners.
The b e t
_ypesof
cookware
to use>
plus heat-up
and
cool-dow times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you have.
The following chart will help you to understand the
differences between gas burner cooktops and any
other type of cookt%you may have used in the past.
Type of Cooktop
Gas Burners
Radiant
(Glass Ceramic)
Description
Regular or seale_
gas burners use
either
LP gas
or natural gas.
Electric coils
under
a glass-
Cooktop
O
Induction
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Electric Coil
@
Solid Disk
©
ceramic cooktop.
High frequency
induction coils
under a glass
surthce.
Flattened metal
tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suspended
over a drip pan.
Solid cast iron
disk sealed to the
cooktop surface.
How it Works
Flames heat the pans directly.
Pan
flatness is not critical to cooking results, but
pans should be well balanced, Gas burners heat the pan right away and change
heat settings right away. When you turn the control oft; cooking stops right away.
Heat travels to the glass surthce and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on
the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to
continue cooking after it is turned oft: Remove the pan from the surt:ace unit if
you want cooking to stop.
Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is
produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away
and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control
oft; the glass cooktop is hot t}Oln the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.
Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best
cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of
warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change
heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.
Heats by direct contact with the pan, _opans must be flat on the bottom for good
cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The
disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan
from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.
SURFACE COOKING
Lighting Instructions
Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition,
eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with
constantly burning flames.
In case of a power failure, you can light the surface
burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted
match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE
position. Use extreme caution when lighting
burners this way.
Surface burners in use when an electrical power
failure occurs will continue to operate normally.
The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed.
When one burner is turned to LITE, all the burners
spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or clean
around any burner while another burner is on.
An electric shock may result, which could cause
you to knock over hot cookware.
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