Control Settings; Cookware Tips - GE JB450GP Use And Care & Installation Manual

Surface Cooking Guide

Control Settings

HI—Highest setting.
MEDIUM
HI—Setting halfway
between HI and MED.
MED—Medium setting.
WARM—Setting halfway between
MED and LO.
LO—Lowest setting.
Food Cookware
Cereal
Cornmeal, grits, Covered
Saucepan
Cocoa Uncovered
Saucepan
Coffee Percolator
Cooked in \hell Covered
Saucepan
Fried sunny-fide-up
Covered
Skillet
Fried over easy
Uncovered
Skillet
Pouched Covered
Saucepan
Scrambled or omelets Uncovered
Skillet
Fruits
Covered
Saucepan
Meats, Poultry
Braised: Pot roasts Covered
beef, lamb or ve:il;
Skillet
Uncovered
chops; thin ste~ks up Skillet
steaks; hamburgers;
thin fish fillets
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Cookware Tips

1. Use medium- or heavy-weight
cookware. Aluminum cookware
conducts heat faster than other
metals. Cast iron and coated cast
iron cookware are slow to absorb
heat, but generally cook evenly at
low to medium heat settings. Steel
pans may cook unevenly if not
combined with other metals.
Directions and Settings
to Start Cooking
HI. In covered pan bring
water to boil before adding
cereal.
HI. Stir together water or
milk and cocoa ingredients.
Bring just to a boil.
HI. At first perk, switch
heat to WARM.
HI. Cover egg$ with COOI
water. Cover pan, cook
until steaming.
MEDIUM HI. Melt butter,
add eggs and cover skillet.
HI. In covered pan bring
water to a boil.
golden in color.
HI. In covered pan bring
fruit find wtiter to boil. check for sticking.
HI. Melt fat, then add meat. WARM. Simmer until 1 orh
tender.
Switch to MEDIUM HI to
brown meat. Add water or
other liquid.
HI. Preheat \killet, [hen MEDIUM HI or MED. Brown
grease lightly. and cook to desired donenef~.
turning oter a~ needed.
Directions and Settings
to Complete Cooking
to package direction,
MED, to COOL 1 or 2 minute~
to completely blend ingredients
LO. Cook only 3 to 4
minutes for w)ft cootuxl;
15 nlinutej for hard cooked.
Continue cooklrrg at MEDIUNI
HI until whites :ire ju~t set,
about 3 to 5 more rninutci.
WARM, then add egg~. When
bottoms of eggs have just wt.
carefully turn over to cook
other side.
WARM. Carefully acid eggs,
Cook unco~'ered about 5
minutes at MEDIUM HI,
MED. Add egg mixture.
LO. Stir occasionally and
cooking, For omelet do not it i r
in half.
waler
Meat can be waw)ned .ind ffourcd
Liquid \ arlalions for f-la\ or
meat broth.
Pot Roa\t: 2\ [{) -1 hour-s.
Pan frying li beit for thin itcaki
and chop~. I i rare is desired. pre
heat \hillet bcl~)re .ddrng me.~t.