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GE JHP63V Manual

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Energy-saving
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Surface t ooting
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Oven coo!dng
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self-cleaning lower o ven p24
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  • Page 1 How togetthe best from Energy-saving tips Use andCare of model JHP63v Surface t ooting Oven coo!dng How to self-cleaning lower o ven p24 Questions? Use theProblem Solver p31 YourDirect Line Qneml Electric The GEhwer Centef$00.626.2000...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Yolir i;eklrelJsiRg l ?dng~ , . , . .- ,~ Instructions ..i safety ~~~~ygy.~aving contactthedealer(or ;._. Tips ..Immediately It is intendedtohelpyouoperateand “ builder)thatsoldyoutherange.
  • Page 3 wearproper clothing.Loose b;lsic ?ilfet}l prec:iutiolls should be fitting or hanging garments s hould niit]dillg ;Q ilt>iveti, i thefollowing: neverbewornwhileusingthe appliance, F lammable m aterial s t~scthisappliance onlyforits couldbe ignitedifbroughtin intended useasdescribed inthis contact w ithhotheatingelements manual , andmaycausesevereburns, @ Besureyourappliance is e use onlydry potholders—...
  • Page 4 surface Cookixkg U12%S: surface unit .Aiways t urn useProper Pan size—”This removing ofiF before utensil, appliance isequipped withoneor moresurfaceunitsofdifferent ~Keepa~~ e yeonfoodsbeing size.SeIect u tensils havingflat friedatHIGHor MEDIU?ti bottoms largeenough. to coverthe HIGHheats. surfaceunitheatingelement. T he @ Toavoidthe possibilityofa useofundersized utensilswill bwn or elwtricshQck9 a lways be exposea portionoftheheating Cerhinthat the coRtroIs for all...
  • Page 5 @ Duringbaking,avoidfrequent quicklyto cookingtemperatures at J~QoY’ Co$’ering endsat thefront of dooropenings. K eepdoor openas HIGHheat. Whenfoodreaches flzera~~ge, theareathatthe range shorta timeas possiblewhenit is cookingtemperature, r educeheat wilirest on shouldbe builtup with opened. immediately to lowestsettingthat plywoodto the samelevelor higher willkeepit cooking, tian the floorcovering.Thiswill...
  • Page 6 Features of lbur R ange FeatureIndex ModelandSerialNumbers SurfaceUnitControls “ON” IndicatorLightfor Surface Units OvenSetControls OvenTempControls OvenCyclingLight Automatic OvenTimer,Clock andMinuteTimer DoorLatch BroilerPanand ~ck (Do notcleanin Self-Cleaning oven.) Door LockedLight OvenCleaningLight 3-in-1Tilt-Lock8“SurfaceUnit (Tiltsup for cleaningunderunit.) Plug-inCalrod@ SurfaceUnits (1-8’;2-6”units.Maybe removed for cleaningunderunits.) ‘chrome-PlatedTrimRingsand PorcelainDrip Pans OvenVentDuct (Locatedunder right rear surface unit.)
  • Page 7 to set Guide cooking t hecontrols Quickstartforcooking; Your surfaceunitsandcontrolsare bringwatertoboil. desigi]ed to giveyouan infinite choiceofheatsettingsfor surface Fastfry,panbroil;maintain = unitcooking. fastboilonlargeamountof ‘@- AtbothOFF andHIGHpositions, food. thereisa slightnichesocontrol Sauteandbrown;maintain “clicks”atthosepositions;“click” slowboilonlargeamount onHIGHmarksthehighestsetting; offood. thelowestsettingisbetweenthe —. CookafierstartingatHIGH; wordsLOWandOFF.Ina quiet step cookwithlittlewaterin kitchenyoumayhearslight covered pan. Graspcontrolknobandpushin.
  • Page 8 S~LL—4-inch unit. Pushin 4“ buttonwhenusingsmallcooking —_ utensilsabout4 inchesin diameter (as a l-quartsaucepan).Select — desiredheat setting. L~GE–8-inch unit. Pushin 8“ buttonwhenusinglargeutensils thatcompletelycoverthe unit (3-quartto 6-quartsaucepansor 8 to 10-inchskillet).Selectdesired heatsetting. UseYourGriddle o n 3 -in-=1 Utit 5.

  • Page 9: Tips

    Q. CanI use specialcooking Q. Whydo myutensilstilt whenI equipment,likean orientalwok, piacethemon thesurfaceunit? on anysurfaceunits? A. Yes,but onlyuseutensils A. Becausethe surfaceunitis designed forcanning purposes. C heck notflat. Makesurethatthe “feet” A. Utensilswithoutflatsurfaces themanufacturer’s i nstructionsand are notrecommended. T helifeof on yourCalrod”unitsare sitting recipesfor preservingfoods.Be tightlyin the rangetop indentation yoursurfaceunitcanbe shortened...
  • Page 10 surface cooking Guide Cookw’are Use non-stickor coatedmetal fittinglids.Matchthesizeof the cookware. F latgroundPyroceram@ saucepanto thesizeof the surface 1. tJse medium-or heavy-weight unit. A pan thatextendsmorethan saucepansor skilletscoatedon the cookware.Aluminumcookware bottomwithaluminumgenerally an inchbeyondtheedgeof thetrim conductsheatfasterthan other cookevenly.Useglasssaucepans ringtrapsheatwhichcauses metals.Cast ironand coatedcast “crazing”(finehairlinecracks)on withheat-spreading trivets ironcookwareis slowto absorb available forthatpurpose.
  • Page 11 — ‘. 3. DeepFatFrying.Do notoverfill — kettlewithfatthat mayspillover wilenaddingfood.Frostyfoods bubblevigorously. W atchfoods fryingat HIGHtemperatures and keeprangeandhoodcleanfrom OVER 1“ accumulated grease. Setting to Complete Directions and Setting Comments to Start Cookhlg Cooking Food Cookware Forcrispdrychicken,coveronly LOW. C overskilletand FriedChicken Covered HI. Meltfat.Switchto MED afterswitching to LOWfor 10 Skillet HIto brownchicken.
  • Page 12 uses ‘- Questiomand Bake Amwers TheAutomatic TimerandClockon mmer yourrangearehelpfuldevicesthat Automatic Q.Howcan 1usemyMinute serveseveralpurposes. Timerto makemysurface Usingthe AutomaticTimer,you cookingeasier? canTIME BAKEwiththeoven startingimmediately andturning A. YourMinuteTimerwillhelp offat the StopTimesetor youcan timetotalcookingwhichincludes setbothStartandStopdialsto timeto boilfoodand change automatically startand stopoven temperatures. Do notjudgecooking at a latertimeofday.It takesthe timeby visiblesteamonly.Food worryoutof notbeinghometo willcookin coveredcontainers...
  • Page 13 eJsing oven Your using Before Your oven OvenLight 1. Lookat the controls.Be sure PREHEATING theoven,evento Theinteriorovenlightcomeson youunderstandhowto set them hightemperature s ettings, i sspeedy– automatically whenthe ovendoor properly.Readoverthe directions rarelymorethanabout10minutes. is opened. fortheAutomaticOvenTimerso Preheat t heovenofiywhennecessary. youunderstandits usewiththe Mostfoodswillcooksatisfactorily controls. withoutpreheating.
  • Page 14 — Baking }Vhen cookinga foodforthefirst thatyouset. Exampies o fImmediate Start(oventurnson nowandyou timein yournewoven,usetime set it to turn offautomatically) o r givenon recipesas a guide.Oven DelayStartandStopis settingthe thermostats,overa periodofyears, DelayStartandStop(settingthe oventimerto turnthe ovenon and may“drift”fromthe factorysetting ovento turn on automatically at a offautomatically at a latertime anddifferencesin timingbetween latertimeand turnoff at a preset...
  • Page 15 Guide @aking 2. Darkor non-shinyfinishes, ~ 1. Aluminumpansconductheat whichcooklongerthan 30 to40 :----~ quickly.For mostconventional glassandPyroceram@ utensilsoften minutes.For foodwithshort “-” baking, l ight,shinyfinishes generally absorbheat, whichmayresultin cookingtimes,preheatinggives dry,crispcrusts. Reduceovenheat bestappearanceandcrispness. ‘.- : givebestresults.Theyprevent overbrownirtg i n thetimeit takes 25°F.if lightercrustsaredesired. 4. Openthe ovendoorto check Preheatcastiron for bakingsome forheatto cookthecenterareas.
  • Page 16 QuestiomandAmwers ‘-+--.- Roasting iscookingbydry heat. Tendermeator poultrycanbe Q.k it necessaryto checkfor roasteduncovered inyouroven. doneness w ithameatthermometer? Roasting temperatures, w hich shouldbelowandsteady,keep A. Checkingthe finishedinternal spatteringtoa minimum.When temperatureat thecompletionof roasting,it isnotnecessaryto cookingtimeis recommended. sear,baste,coveror addwater Temperatures a re shownin Roasting toyourmeat. Guideon page 18.For roastsover8 lbs., cookedat 300”F.with reduced Roasting isreallya baking...
  • Page 17 — Formanyfoods,especially roastsand poultry,in!ernalfood — temperatureis thebesttestfor doneness.The meatthermometer takestheguesswork out of roasting bycookingfoodsto the exact donenessyouwant.The meat thermometerhasa skewer-like probeatone endofthe cableanda two-pronged plugat the other.Use Step 3: Plugcableintoreceptacle Step 6: Wheninternaltemperature handleof plugandprobe,rather on ovenwall.Theprongsare ofroastreachesnumberyouhave thancable, wheninsertingand especiallydesignedto onlyplugin set, a buzzersounds.Tostop removing thesepartsfrommeat...

  • Page 18: Roastingguide

    Roasting Guide 5. Frown roasfi canbe Positionovenshelfat B for 3. Remove fatanddrippingsas small-sizeroasts(3 to 7 lbs.)and necessan. Basteas desired. conventionally roastedby adding 10to minutesper poundmore at A for largerroasts. “ 4. Stinding the recommended for timethangivenin guidefor 2. Placemeatfat-sideup, or poultry roasts is 10 to20minutes t o~ow roast refrigeratedroasts.(10minutes breast-sideup,on broilerpanor...

  • Page 19: Broiling

    ......,-—.—.. .——.———.—. .—————— .——— Broiling on page 21. —_ Questiom&Answers Broilingis cookingfoodbyintense radiantheatfromthe upperunitin Q. Why should leavethe door theoven.Mostfish and tendercuts closedwhenbroilingchicken? of m,eat c an be broiled.Follow thesestepsto k~epspatteringand A. Chickenis theonlyfood smokingto a minimum. recommended forclosed-door broiling.Thisis becausechickenis Step 1:If meathasfator gristlenear...

  • Page 20: Meatthermometer

    Questiom andAmwen You mayuse themeatthermometer forbroiling,suchas steakor ham Q.Canthe meatthermometer slices.Preparemeaton broilerrack remainin the ovenif it9snot andpan as-explained on page19, insertedin food? “HOW to Broil:’Setboth OVEN SETand OVENTEMP knobsto A. No. Removeprobefrom BROILand leavedoor ajar as receptaclewhennotin use. You recommended, a fierplacingprobe couiddamagetheprobeby leaving inmeatand ovenas directedbelow.
  • Page 21 Toslash,cut crosswisethrough 6. Broilerdoesnotneed tobe — outerfat surfacejust to theedgeof preheated.However, f or verythin 1. Alwaysusebroilerpan andrack the meat. Use tongsto turn meat foods,or to increasebrowning, thatcomeswithyouroven.It is overto preventpiercingmeatand preheatif desired. designedto minimizesmokingand losingjuices. 7. Frozen $teaks canbe spatteringby trappingjuices in the 4.

  • Page 22: Rotisserie

    — Rotkserie oven) (upper Foodis cookedbyrevolving on 4. Insertspit intomotor:Grasp handleon spit. Usingpointof spit, a spitunderthe(upper)broilunit. Asfoodturns, it bastesitselfto moveto one sidethe coverover producea succulentbrownand motoroutletin rear of oven;push spitfirmlyintomotoroutletas far tenderroast. Meattenderenough .—— as it willgo. Remove handle. forroastingmaybe rotissed. 5.
  • Page 23 .— -. @otkserie mmeandTempemture G uide Approfiate Meat Oven ~mp. Rotissing Time Thermometer Food Setting Nlinutes Per Lb. Temperatures GeneralDirWtiom Beef RolledRib NOTE:1.Forroas~$ O VER10pounds, Rare 22-29 130-140 cookabout1/2estimated time,then Medium 27-31 150-160 checkat 1/2hourintervalswithmeat WellDone 32-42 170-185 thermometer f orinternaldoneness. 2.
  • Page 24 oven Opel”ating the bwer —. self-cleaning — setting oven step Befow Caution:Chrometrim rings c hick the automaticoventimer: aroundthe surfaceunitsshould —- Controls, These neverbe cleanedin the self- Things: cleaningoven.Neithershould step reflectorpansoffoilor shiny chrome. Remove broilerpan, broilerrack andothercookwarefromtheoven. (Ovenshelvesmaybe left in oven. SetOven Note:Shelvesmaybecomegray CBeating...
  • Page 25 after Thesesteps Foilolv QuestiowandAmwers ovento coolfor at least one hour — self-cleaning beforeopeningthedoor. Wipeup Q.Whywon’tmyovenclean theexcesssoilandresettheclean immediately eventhoughI set cleaningis complete,the After cycle. all the timeandcleanknobs ovendoor will staylockeduntilthe correctiy? Q. Is the “crackling” sound I ovencoolsaridthe LOCKEDlight hear during cleaningnormal? goesoff.
  • Page 26 care a nd cleating — Propercare andcleaningare grease,maycatchfire. Tomake ~ Do notimmerseplug-insurface ‘ importantsoyourRangewillgive cleaningeasier,theplug-insurface unitsin liquidsofanykind. youe~lcientandsatisfactory service. unitsare removable. @ Do notbendtheplug-insurface Followthesedirectionscarefilly in unitplugterminals. cuing foryourrangeto assuresafe @ Do not attemptto clean,adjust andpropermaintenance. or in anywayrepairtheplug~in receptacle. mlt-bek 3-h-l Theporcelainenamelfinishis...

  • Page 27: Loweroven

    oven surface Coowp Adjmting Thermostat WHENCHANGINGCOOK~P LAMP,DON~ ~UCH METAL ToREMOVEdoor,opento BROIL If youfind thatyourfoods ENDOF LAMP. position,or whereyoufeelhinge consistently browntoo littleor catcf~ slightly. G raspdoor at sides; toomuch,youmaymakea simple ~ Holdglasspanelassemblyand liftdoor up andawayfromhinges. adjustmentin the thermostat removethe 3 screwsfromthe metal (OvenTemp)knob.
  • Page 28 Guide Noie: Let range/ovenparts cool before touching or handling. —. — PART MATERIALS~ GENERAL DIRE~IONS Bake Donotcieanthebakeunitor broiiunit.Anysoilwiliburnoffwhentheunitis Unit heated.NOTE:Thebakeunitis hingedandcanbe iiftedgentiytocieantheoven and Broil Unit floor.If spiiiover, r esidueor ashaccumulates aroundthe bakeunit,gentiywipe aroundtheunitwithwarmwater. Soap Drainfat,cooipanandracksiightly, ( Donotlet soiiedpanandrackstandin Broiler %n and Rack and Water oventocooi.)Sprirdde ondetergent.Filipanwithwarmwaterandspreadcioth * Soap-Filled Scouring Pad...

  • Page 29: If}Fiu Need Service

    PART N~ATERIALS~USE GENERAL DIREHIONS Spattersandspillsburnawaywhencoilsare heated.Aftermeal,removeall cookware fromsurfaceunitsandheatsoiledunitsat HI. Letsoilburnoffabouta Unit Coils minuteandswitchunitstoOFF.Trynottogetcleaningmaterialsoncoils.Ifyou do, wipeoffwithdamppapertowelbeforeheatingsurfaceunit. DONOThandletheunitbeforecompletely cooled. DON~ self-clean plug-inunits. DON~ immerseplug-inunitsin anykindofliquid. DONCYI’ washindishwasher. SoapandWater Wash,rinseandthenpolishwitha drycloth.DON~ USEsteelwool, Nietai, including Chrome abrasives, a mmonia,acidor commercial o vencleanerswhichmaydamage SideTrims thefinish. andTrimStrips Griddle SoapandWater...

  • Page 30: Exhaustsystem

    ... Rhamt System Removeand ReplaceFilters Toopenhoodabovetheoven,lift ThisCookingCenterhas a built-in up handleat centerofhood;to exhaustsystemequippedwitha 1. Cookingtop:Placefingerin —– close,pushdownon handle.Use damper,a two-speedexhaust recessat frontedgeof filter;push hoodin its fullyextendd position blowerand removable filters. filterto rear untilfrontedgeclears whenevervaporor smokeresults Exhaustopeningsare locatedover the exhaustopening;lowerthe fromcooking,s~~ch a s whenpan cooktngtopand in hoodoveroven.
  • Page 31 ...— ..—-— . — ——— Qklestions? . ---———— Solver This Problem -—4 —. POSSIBLECAUSEANDRE~DY PROBLEM Plugon rangeis not completelyinsertedin theelectricaloutlet. OVENWILLNOTWORK Thecircuitbreakerin yourhousehasbeentripped,or a fusehas beenblown. Ovencontrolsnotproperlyset. Doorleftin lockedpositionaftercleaning. OVENLIGHT DOESN~ WORK FOOD DOES BROILPROPERLY OODDOESN~ ROAST ORBAKEPROPERLY CALROD@ SU~ACE UNITS NOTFUN~IONING...

  • Page 32: W~Arranty

    Consumer Affairs office at the ~ Damage to product caused address below, or call, toll free: by accident, fire, floods or acts of God. The GE Answer Cente@ 800.626.2000 WARRAN~R IS NOTRESPONSIBLE consumer information service FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ~ Improper installation.

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