Surface Cooking Chart - GE JBP23 Use And Care Manual

Surface Cooking Chart
Utensil Tips
1. Use medium or heavy-weight cooking conta iners.
Aluminum containers ge nera lly conduct heat faster
than other metals. Cast iro n and coated cast iron
containers are slow to a bsorb heat , but genera lly
cook evenly at LOW or MEDIUM settings. Steel
pa ns may cook unevenly if not combined with other
metals. Use non-stick coated or coated metal con-
tainers . Fla t ground pyroceram saucepans or skillets
coated on the bottom with a luminum generally cook
evenly. Glass saucepa ns should be used with the
heat-spread ing trivets a vailable for that purpose .
Directions and Setting
Food
Container to Start Cooking
Cereal
Co rnmeal. grits, Cove red
H I. In cove red pan bri ng
oa tmeal
Sa ucepa n wa te r to boi l before ad d ing
ce rea l.
Cocoa Uncove red H I. Stir t oge the r wa te r o r
Sa uce pa n
m ilk , cocoa ingredie nt s.
Bring j ust to a bo il.
Coffee
Perco la to r H I. At first pe rk, swi tch
hea t to LO W.
Eggs
Cooked in shell Covered HI. Cove r eggs with coo l
Sa ucepa n wa ter. Cove r pa n, cook
until stea ming.
Fried sunny-sid e-up Cove red M E D H I. Mel t butter, a dd
Sk illet eggs and cove r skillet.
Fried ove r easy Uncove red H I. Melt butter .
Ski llet
P oached Covered H I. In cove red pa n b ring
S killet wa ter to a bo il.
Scra mbled or omelets Uncove red HI. Hea t butter unti l light
S killet
go ld en in co lo r.
Fruits
Cove red HI. In cove red pa n bring
Sa uce pa n fr uit a nd wa te r to boil.
Meats, Poultry Cove red HI. Melt fa t then a dd mea t.
Bra ised : Pot roa sts of Sk illet
S witch to M E D HI t o
beef. Ia mb or vea l; bro wn meat. Add wate r ·o r
po rk steaks a nd other liquid .
chops
Pa n-fried : Te nd er Uncovered H I. Prehea t sk illet, the n
c hops; thin stea ks up S killet grease lightl y.
to 3,4 -in.; minute
steaks; ha mburge rs;
fra n ks; a nd sa usage;
thin fi sh fillets
2. To conse rve the mo st cooking energy, pa ns should
be flat on the bottom, have straight sides a nd tight
fitting lids. Match the size of the saucepan to the size
of the surface unit. A pan that extends more than
one inch beyond the edge of the trim ring traps heat
which causes "cra zing" (fine hairline cracks) on the
porcelain a nd di scoloration ranging from blue to
da rk gray on the trim rings.
Setting to Complete
Cooking
Comments
LOW o r WM , the n a dd Cerea ls bubble a nd ex pa nd as
cerea l. Finish timing
they cook; use large eno ugh
accordi ng to pack a ge
sa uce pa n to prevent boi love r.
d irections.
M E D , to coo k I o r 2 m in. M ilk boil s over ra pidly. Wa tch as
to com plete ly blend boiling poi nt a pproaches.
i ngred ie nt s.
LOW to ma inta in ge ntle Pe r~o l a t e
8 to 10 min. fo r 8
but stead y pe rk.
c ups, less fo r fewer cups.
LO W . Coo k only
3
t o 4
mi n. for soft cooked ; 15
min. fo r ha rd cooked .
Co ntinue cook ing a t M E D
If you d o no t cove r skillet, baste
H I unt il whites are j ust se t,
eggs wi th fat to cook tops even ly.
a bo ut
3
to 5 min.
LOW , then a dd eggs.
When bott oms of eggs
have j ust set, ca refully
turn ove r t o coo k other
side.
LOW . Carefully ad d eggs.
Rem ove cooked eggs with slotted
Cook unc overed a b out 5 spoo n o r pa nca ke turner.
min . a t M E D . H I.
M E D . Add egg mixture.
Eggs co ntinue to set slightly a fte r
Cook , sti rring to d esi red
coo king. For o melet d o not sti r
d o ne ness. last few minutes. Whe n se t fold in
ha lf.
LO W . Stir occasio na ll y F res h frui t: Use
1A
to
'h
cup wa ter
a nd check fo r stickin g.
pe r pound of frui t.
Dried fru it: Use wa ter as package
d irects. T ime depends o n whether
fruit has been presoaked . If not,
a ll ow more coo king time.
LOW . Simmer unt il fo rk Mea t ca n be seasoned a nd fl o ured
tend er.
before it is browned , if desi red.
Li quid varia ti o ns fo r flavo r could
be wine , fru it or to ma to j uice o r
meat b roth .
Ti ming: S tea ks I to 2-i n.: I to
2 hrs. Beef Stew: 2 to 3 hrs.
Pot roast:
2'1,
to 4 hrs.
M E D HI or M E D . Brown
Pa n fryi ng is best fo r th in stea ks
a nd cook to d esi red a nd cho ps. If ra re is desired , pre-
d o ne ness, turning ove r as
heat ski llet before add ing meat.
need ed .
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