GE EGR3000 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 30

Care and cleaning of the range.
Lift the door straightup andoff
the hinges.
The gasket is designed with a gap
at the bottom to allow for proper
air circulation.
Do not rub or clean the door gasket--
it has at?extremely low resistance
to abrasion.
If you notice the gasket becomfl?g
won?, frayed or damaged fl?any way
or if it has become displaced on the
door, you should have it replaced.
Lift-Off Oven Door
Theoven door is removable,but it is heavy Youmay
need help removing and replacing the door.
Toremove the door, open it a fbw inches to
the special stop position that will hold the
door open. Grasp firefly on each side and
lift the door straight up and off the hinges.
NOTE: Be careful not to place hands between the
hinge and the oven door frameas the hinge could
snap backand pinch fingers.
Toreplace the door, make sure tile hinges
are in tile special stop position. Position
the slots in the bottom of the door squarely
over the hinges. Then lower the door
slowly and evenly over both hinges at the
same dine./t the hinges snap back against
tile oven fl'ame, pull them back out.
Toclean the inside of _e door:
iJG Do
not
allow
excess water to i'[in into
am' holes or slots in tile door.
_: Because tile area inside tile gasket is
cleaned during the self clean wcle, you
do not need to clean this bv hand. Any
soap left on the liner causes additional
stains when the oven is heated.
iJi:: T ile area outside tile gasket can be
cleaned with a soap-filled scom_ing pad.
Toclean the outside of the door:
Use soap and water to thoroughly clean
tile top, sides and ti'ont _ff tile oven (lore:
Pdnse well. Ym may also use a glass
cleaner to clean the glass on the outside
of tile door.
Spillage ot marinades, fl'uitjuices, tomato
sauces and basting materials containing
adds Illay Catlse discoloration and shouM
be wiped up immediately: _,_]/en tile
surti_ce is cool, clean and rinse.
i_)::Do not rise o_,en cleaners, cleansin(r
powclei_ or hm_h abrasixes on tile
outside of tile doo_:
Oven Bottom
Tile oven bottom has a porcelain enamel
finish. To make cleaning easier; protect
the oven bottom fl'om excessive spillove_s
by placing a cookie sheet on the shelf
below the shelf you are cooking on. This is
particularly important when baking a fl'uit
pie or other fi_ods with a high acid content.
Hot fl'uit fillings or other fi_ods that are
highly acidic (such as tomatoes, sauerkraut,
and sauces with vinegar or lemon juice)
Illay Catlse pitting and damage to tile
porcelain enamel surface and should be
wiped up immediately:
X_'edon't recommend using aluminum tbil
on tile oven bottom. It can affect air flow if
the holes are blocked and it can concentrate
heat at tile bottom _fftile oven, resulting in
poor baking perfimnance.
To clean l1I) spillove_, rise soap and wateI;
an abrasive cleaner or soap-filled sco/wing
pad. Rinse well to remove any soap befl)re
sell:cleaning.
Grid
Pan
3O
Broiler Pan and Grid
_dtei" broiling, remove tile broiler pan fl'om
tile oven. Remove tile grid fl'om tile pan.
Carefully pour out grease fl'om tile pan
into a proper containe_: _4hsh and rinse
tile broiler pan and grid in hot wamr
with a soap-filled or plastic sco/wing pad.
If fl)()(1 has bm'ned on, sprinkle tile grid
with detergent while hot and cover with
wet paper towels or a dishcloth. Soaking
tile pan will remove burned-on foods.
Tile broiler
pan and grid may be cleaned
with a coi/llllercial o_,en cleaneE
Both tile broiler pan and grid can also be
cleaned in a dishwasher.
Do not store a soiled broiler pan and grid
amwhere in the range.
A CAUTION: D ono, cleanthebroile
pan or grid /b a self-clean/hgoven.