GE JB450GP Use And Care & Installation Manual page 4

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Oven
Stand away from range
when opening oven door. Hot
air or steam which escapes can
cause burns to hands, face
and/or eyes.
Don't heat unopened food
containers in the oven.
Pressure could build up and
the container could burst,
causing an injury.
unobstructed.
buildup.
. Place oven shelf in desired
position while oven is cool. If
shelves must be handled when
hot, do not let pot holder contact
heating units in the oven.
stop is a convenience in lifting
heavy foods. It is also a
precaution against burns from
touching hot surfaces of the
door or oven walls.
When using cooking or
roasting bags in oven,
the manufacturer's directions.
Do not use your oven to dry
newspapers. If overheated,
they can catch fire.
Do not use oven for a storage
area. Items stored in an oven
can ignite.
Self-Cleaning Oven
Do not clean door gasket.
The door gasket is essential
for a good seal. Care should be
taken not to rub, damage or
move the gasket.
Do not use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or
oven liner protective coating of
any kind should be used in or
around any part of the oven.
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Clean only parts listed in
this Use and Care Book.
Before self-cleaning the
oven, remove broiler pan and
other cookware.
Surface Cooking Units
Use proper pan size—
appliance is equipped with one
or more surface units of
different size. Select cookware
having flat bottoms large
enough to cover the surface unit
heating element. The use of
undersized cookware will
expose a portion of the heating
element to direct contact and
may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of
cookware to burner will also
improve efficiency.
. Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat
settings.
smoking and greasy spillovers
that may catch on fire.
Be
sure drip pans and vent
ducts are not covered and are
in place. Their absence during
cooking could damage range
follow
parts and wiring.
Don't use aluminum foil to
line drip pans
the oven except as described in
this book. Misuse could result
in a shock, fire hazard or
damage to the range.
certain types of glass,
glass/ceramic, earthenware or
other glazed containers are
suitable for range-top service;
others may break because of the
sudden change in temperature.
(See section on "Surface
Cooking" for suggestions.)
To
minimize the possibility
of burns,
materials, and spillage, the
handle of a container should be
turned toward the center of the
range without extending over
nearby surface units.
This
or anywhere in
ignition of flammable
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Always turn surface unit to
OFF before removing
cookware.
Keep an eye on foods being
fried at HI or M13D HI heat
settings.
burn or electric shock, always
be certain that the controls for
all surface units are at OFF
position and all coils are cool
before attempting to lift or
remove the unit.
removable surface units.
Don't put them in a
dishwasher. Do not self-clean
the surface units in the oven.
. When flaming foods are
under the hood, turn the fan
off. The fan, if operating, may
spread the flame.
as dry as possible.
frozen foods
or mois~ure on
fresh foods can caL~sc hot fat to
bubble up and over sides of pan.
shallow or deep-fat frying.
Filling the pan too full of fat
can cause spillovers when food
is added.
If a combination of oils or
fats will be used in frying,
together before heating. 0
fats melt slowly.
Always heat fat slowly, and
watch as it heats.
. Use deep fat thermometer
whenever possible
overheating fat beyond the
smoking point.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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