Using Your Cooktop - GE JGP640 Use And Care & Installation Manual

Electric Ignition
Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition,
eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with
constantly burning flames.
In case of a power outage, you can light the surface
burners on your cooktop with a match. Hold a lighted
match to the burner, then turn the knob to the HIGH
position. Use extreme caution when lighting
burners this way.
To Light a Burner
Push the control knob in
and turn it counterclockwise
to desired position from
HIGH to LOW.
After the burner ignites,
turn the knob in either
direction to adjust the
flame size.
To turn a burner off,
turn the knob clockwise,
as far as it will go, to the
OFF position.
How to Select Flame Size
Watch the flame, not the
knob, as you reduce heat.
The flame size on a gas
burner should match the
cookware you are using.
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.
Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of
some cookware may melt. Follow cookware
manufacturer's recommendations for cooking methods.
Glass: There are two types of glass cookware—
those for oven use only and those for surface cooking
(saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat
very slowly.

USING YOUR COOKTOP

Surface burners in use when an electrical power
failure occurs will continue to operate normally.
• The two rear burners are best for smaller pans
and cooking operations requiring carefully
controlled simmering conditions. The two front
burners are the high power burners for larger pans
and fast boiling operations.
• Do not operate a burner for an extended period
of time without cookware on the grate. The finish
on the grate may chip without cookware to absorb
the heat.
• Check to be sure the burner you turned on is the
one you want to use.
• Be sure the burners and grates are cool before you
place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning cloths or
other materials on them.
FOR SAFE HANDLING OF COOKWARE, NEVER
LET THE FLAME EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF
THE COOKWARE. Any flame larger than the bottom
of the cookware is wasted heat and only serves to heat
the handle.
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for
either surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat
very slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware
manufacturer's directions to be sure it can be used
on gas cooktops.
Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor heating
properties, and is usually combined with copper,
aluminum or other metals for improved heat
distribution. Combination metal skillets generally
work satisfactorily if they are used at medium heat
as the manufacturer recommends.
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