GE Component Cooktop System Use And Care Manual

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  • Page 1 ® GE Monogram Use and Care Guide Component Cooktop System...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Grill Component ......27 Halogen/Radiant Cooktop ... . . 24, 25 Porcelain Enamel Grease Well .
  • Page 3: Model And Serial Number

    Before Read this guide carefully. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new cooktop using your components properly. cooktop Keep it handy for answers to your questions. system Write You’ll find them on a label on the bottom of each component.
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    • Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of the component cooktop system unless it is specifically recommended in this guide. Any adjustment and service should be performed only by qualified electric and gas range installers or service technicians.
  • Page 5 TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. • Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using the cooktop system. Be careful when reaching for items stored in cabinets over the cooktop system. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with hot surface units or gas burners and may cause severe burns.
  • Page 6 The cooktop can be scratched with items such as sharp instruments, rings or other jewelry and rivets on clothing. • Never use the glass cooktop surface as a cutting board. • Do not place or store items on top of the glass cooktop surface when it is not in use.
  • Page 7 • If you smell gas, turn off the gas to the cooktop at the gas cutoff valve and call a qualified service technician. Never use an open flame to locate a leak.
  • Page 8: Optional Components

    See the Controls section for additional performance characteristics. Optional Components Component Cooktop System Components available are discussed in this section. You may only have some installed in your kitchen. All components are permanently installed with the exception of the grill.
  • Page 9 Gas burner This component has one large 10,500-BTU burner (rear) and one smaller 6,000-BTU cooktop burner (front). The grate is removable for cleaning. Part Numbers: ZGW124 –right controls ZGW125 –left controls Electric The downdraft vent component has an integral variable-speed blower control.
  • Page 10 Be sure you turn the control knob off (0) when you finish cooking. You will feel a “click” at the off position. Halogen/Radiant Component Component Cooktop System The eleven position halogen control produces the following variation in cooking power. Switch...
  • Page 11 NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new cooktop is used for the first time. It is caused by the heating of new parts and insulating materials and will disappear in a short time.
  • Page 12 Halogen/Radiant Component Component Cooktop System However, do not let these pots boil dry. Overheated metal can bond to the glass surface units. An overheated copper bottom pot will leave a residue that will permanently stain the surface units if not removed immediately.
  • Page 13 Do not use woks with support rings on the glass surface units. Use flat-bottomed woks on the glass surface units. • Don’t store heavy items above the DRAGGING cooktop. If they drop onto the surface units, they can cause damage.
  • Page 14: Home Canning Tips

    Since you must make sure to process the canning jars for the prescribed time, with no interruption in processing time, do not can on any cooktop surface unit if your canner is not flat. 1 Be sure the canner fits over the center of the surface unit.
  • Page 15: Using Your Cooktop Gas Burner Component

    Cookware should not be in place over the burner when lighting a burner this way. Gas Burner Component Component Cooktop System All the igniters make sparking sounds and spark even when only a single burner is being turned on. Do not touch any of the burners when the igniters are sparking.
  • Page 16 Gas Burner Component Component Cooktop System Push the control knob in and turn it counterclockwise to the desired position. Turn the knob either direction to adjust the flame size.
  • Page 17 Cookware Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight- fitting lids for cooking with minimum amounts of water. Cast Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give satisfactory results.
  • Page 18: Grill Component

    Be sure to use your venting system when grilling to help minimize smoke. You should have either a component downdraft vent installed into the cooktop system or a high- capacity vent hood. Grill Most cooking on the grill is done at the HI setting.
  • Page 19 Grill tips • The grill must be preheated to get the grill components hot enough to sear the meat and seal in the juices. Preheat the grill for 10 minutes at HI heat setting, then turn to the desired setting for cooking. •...
  • Page 20 Use tongs to turn and rearrange meats on the grill; forks will pierce the meat and release juices. Grill Component Component Cooktop System Q. I follow the cooking times suggested, but my foods don’t get done properly. Is there something wrong with my grill? A.
  • Page 21 Grill • Do not leave the cooktop unattended during “preheat” (knobs turned to “HI”) or any cooking time the knobs are turned to “HI” with food guide on the grill. Most foods will be grilled on the HI setting. • Preheat at the HI setting for 10 minutes before grilling.
  • Page 22: Vent System

    The blower speed, while grilling, will always be the high speed. No adjustment is possible while the grill is operating. The blower can be used independent of the grill and then speed adjustment is possible. Vent System Control Component Cooktop System...
  • Page 23: Care And Cleaning

    Proper care and cleaning are important so your Component Cooktop System will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully to help assure safe and proper maintenance. Care of the Some of the components must be cured or...
  • Page 24: Halogen/Radiant Cooktop

    General Before you use the cooktop for the first time, information clean the glass surface units with cleaning cream. This helps protect them top and makes for glass clean-up easier. surface units Proper care and cleaning are important so your cooktop will give you efficient and satisfactory service.
  • Page 25 Remove hot pans. 2 Wearing an oven mitt, hold the razor scraper at a 30° angle to the cooktop and scrape hot spill to a cool area outside the surface unit. 3 With the spill in a cool area, use a dry paper towel to remove any excess.
  • Page 26: Gas Burner Assembly

    To preserve the porcelain enamel finish as long as possible, have a pan on the grate before you turn on the burner, and lower the flame when food reaches the desired cooking temperature. Care and Cleaning Component Cooktop System Burner cap Igniter exposed Burner grate...
  • Page 27: Grease Jars

    (such as tomatoes or lemon grease well juice) are not cleaned up quickly. Grease jars On the underside of the grill cooktop component, a grease jar is mounted to catch fat and drippings. The lid of the jar is permanently mounted to the bottom of the cooktop component box.
  • Page 28: Vent Filters

    Before replacing the filter into the vent system housing, inspect and wipe clean the housing walls. Do not allow grease accumulation to form. Care and Cleaning Component Cooktop System Filter Grille removed Control knob It can be cleaned by hand, in the dishwasher or in a self-cleaning oven.
  • Page 29: Problem Solver

    A ROLLING BOIL OR • Pan bottoms should closely match the diameter of the surface unit FRYING RATE IS NOT FAST ENOUGH HALOGEN/RADIANT • The halogen/radiant cooktop may seem hotter than you are used to. COOKTOP FEELS HOT FOODS COOK...
  • Page 30: Halogen/Radiant Component

    • Marks from aluminum and copper pans as well as mineral deposits from water or food can be removed with Cooktop Cleaning Cream. • Turn the surface unit to LO, wipe the hot cooktop with several dry paper towels. Use a razor scraper held at a 30° angle to the cooktop to scrape the hot spill to a cool area outside the surface unit.
  • Page 31 • If the components operate but the blower doesn’t, the fault may be in the blower control switch or blower wiring connections. Be sure to disconnect power to the cooktop at the household distribution panel before attempting to service the blower yourself.
  • Page 32 Notes Component Cooktop System...
  • Page 33: Consumer Services Important Phone Numbers

    With the purchase of your new Monogram appliance, receive the assurance that if you ever need information or assistance from GE, we’ll be there. All you have to do is call—toll- free! GE Answer Whatever your question about any Monogram major appliance, GE Answer Center® Center®...
  • Page 34: Warranty

    • Cracking of the glass cooktop due to thermal shock • Discoloration of the glass cooktop • Wear off of the pattern on the glass cooktop • Cracking of the rubber seal between the glass cooktop and the porcelain edge •...
  • Page 35: Product Registration

    Today Registration Product General Electric Company Warranty Registration Department P.O. Box 34070 Louisville, KY 40232-4070 Important Mail Ownership Consumer Appliances Place 1st Class Letter Stamp Here...
  • Page 36 Important: To ensure that your product is registered, fold and mail this form. No envelope is needed. Consumer Product Ownership Registration Product Component Cooktop System Mrs. Miss First Name Street Address Apt.

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