GEAppliances JB450GJ, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...irner 12 Surface Cooking 8 11 Energy Saving Tips 5 Control Settings Features 6 7 Cookware Tips lo Installation Instructions 5 in 1 Burners 8 Leveling 5 Warranty Back Cover Model an Serial Numbers 2 Oven 13 Baking Baking Gtiide 14 15 Broiling Broiling Chide 18 19 i Control Settings 13 Door Removal 22 Light Bhlb Replacement 22 23 Preheating 13 RoastingRoasting Guide 16 17 Self Cleaning Instructions ...

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Page 8: ...fry panbroil maintain fastboilonlargeamountof food Sauteandbrown maintain slowboilonlargeamount offood CookafterstartingatHI cookwithlittlewaterin coveredpan Steamrice cereal maintain servingtefiperatureofmost foods NOTE L AtHI MEDHI neverleave foodunattended Boilovers cause smoking greasyspilloversmay catchfire 2 AtWM LO mekchocolate butteron smallunit How 0 Usethe 3 M unit Thissurfaceunitofferst...

Page 9: ...diameterpots extending more thanl inchbeyondedgeoftrimring isnotrecommended However when canningwithwater bath or pressure canner large diameter potsmaybe used Thisisbecauseboilingwater temperatures evenunderpressure arenotharmfultocooktopsurfaces surroundingheatingunit HOWEVER DONOTUSE LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS ORCXCHER LARGEDIAMETER IUI SFORFRYINGORBOILING FOODS OTHERTHANWATER Mostsyrupor saucemixtur...

Page 10: ...nly3to4 minutesforsoftcooked 15minutesforhardcooked Continue cookingat MEDHI untilwhitesarejustset about 3to5 moreminutes Friedsunny side up Covered Skillet Ifyoudonotcoverskillet baste eggswithfattocooktopsevenly HI Meltbutter LO thenaddeggs When bottomsofeggshavejustset carefullyturnovertocook otherside LO Carefullyaddeggs Cookuncovered about5 minutesat MEI Hi Friedovereasy Uncovered Skillet Rem...

Page 11: ...utes perside Thickbattertakesslightlylonger time Turnoverpancakeswhen bubblesrisetosurface Pancakes or Frenchtoast Skilletor Griddle MEDHI Heatskillet8to 10minutes Greaselightly Pasta INoodies orspaghetti Covered LargeKettle or Pot HLIncoveredkettle bring saltedwatertoa boil uncover andaddpastaslowlyso boilingdoesnotstop MEDHI Cookuncovered untiltender Forlarge amounts HImaybe neededtokeepwaterat ...

Page 12: ...COOKandSTOP TIMESto automatically startand stopovenat alatertimeofday It takestheworryoutofnotbeing hometo startor stopthe oven SettingtheTimerforTIMEBAKE isexplainedindetailonpage14 uses Timer Theself cleaning functiononyour rangeusestheAutomaticTimerto setthelengthoftimeneededto clean whetheryouwishtoclean immediatelyor delaytheoperation tocleanat lowenergytimesduring thenight Anexplanationofset...

Page 13: ...ovenonlywhen necessary Mostfoodswillcook satisfactorily withoutpreheating If youfindpreheatingis necessary keepaneyeontheindicatorlight andputfoodintheovenpromptly afterthelightgoesout shelves Theshelvesaredesignedwithstop lockssothatwhenplacedcorrectly ontheshelfsuppor s they a will stopbeforecomingcompletely fromtheoven and b willnot ti t whenremovingfoodfromor placingfoodonthem Toremoveshelffro...

Page 14: ...MESELECTknob untilthelengthoftimeyouwant foodtocookappears forexample 2 30for2 hoursand30 minutes 1 PushandreleasethePIVXMU4M SEL13 buttonuntilthesignal lightappearsabovethe words COOKTIME Thedisplaywill show0 00 2 TurntheTIMESELECTknob untilthelengthoftimeyouwant foodstocookappears forexample 2 30for2 hours 30minutes 3 Turn0V13N SETknobtoTIME BAKE TurnOVENTEMPknobto desiredoventemperature Foodwil...

Page 15: ...0 30 Forthinrolls ShelfBmaybeused Cakes withoutshortening Angelfo Aluminum lhbe Pan A 325 3750 30 55 Two piece panisconvenient Jellyroll MetalJellyRollPan B 375 4000 10 15 Linepanwithwaxedpaper Sponge MetalorCeramicPan A 325 3500 45 60 Cakes Bundtcakes MetalorCeramicPan A B 325 3500 45 65 Cupcakes ShinyMetalMuffinPans B 350 3750 20 25 Paperlinersproducemoremoist crusts Fruitcakes MetalorGlassLoafo...

Page 16: ...E BAKE asdescribedonpage14 to turnovenonandoffautomatically Rememberthatfoodwillcontinue tocookinthehotovenandtherefore shouldberemoved whenthedesired internaltemperaturehasbeen reached For Frozenroastsofbeef pork Iamb etc canbestartedwithout thawing butallow10to25minutes perpoundadditional time 10 minutesperpoundforroastsunder 5pounds moretimeforlarger roasts oThawmostfrozenpoultrybefore roasting...

Page 17: ...sts 10minutes perpoundforroastsunder5pounds Defrostpoultrybeforeroasting oven Approximate Roasting Time Internal rYP Temperature Doneness inMinutesperP md Temperature 1 Meat 3 toWM 6to bs Tendercuts rib highqualitysirlointip 325 Rare 24 30 18 22 130 1400 rumportopround Medium 30 35 22 25 150 1600 WellDone 35 45 28 33 170 1850 LambLegorbone inshoulder 325 Rare 21 25 20 23 130 1400 Medium 25 30 24 2...

Page 18: ...ring andtokeepdrippings coolduringbroiling Stopping fat andmeatjuicesfromdrainingto thebroilerpanpreventsrackfrom servingitspurpose andjuicesmay becomehotenoughtocatchfire 2 IN NOTplaceasheetof aluminumfoilonshelf Todoso mayresultiiiimproperlycooked foods damagetoovenfinishand increaseinheatonoutsidesurfaces oftheoven Q why should I km the door duls i d whenIbmilingdkken A Chickenistheonlyfood rec...

Page 19: ... lb 4patties Spaceevenly WellDone Y2 to in thick c 7 4 5 Upto8pattiestakeaboutsametime BeefSteaks Rare l inchthick c 7 7 Steakslessthan1inchcookthrough Medium 1to l lbs c 9 9 beforebrowning Panfryingis WellDone c 13 13 recommended Rare 1 in thick c If 7 8 Slashfat Medium 2to2 lbs c 15 14 16 WellDone c 25 20 25 Chicken 1whole A 35 10 15 Reducetimesabout5to 10minutesper 2to2 lbs sideforcut upchicken...

Page 20: ...ras itwillgo TheSeIf cleaning operationwill beginimmediately Numerals3 00for3 hourscleaning timewillstartcountingdowninthe display andthesignal lightwillappear overthewordsCLEANTIME Theautomatically programmed cleaningtimefora heavily soiled ovenwithheavy greasyspillsand spatteris3 hours Therecommended cleaning timefora moderately soiled ovenwiththinspillsandlight spatteris2 hours If lessthan3 hou...

Page 21: ...g whilethe LOCKED lightis on If thishappens letthe ovencooluntiltheLOCKEDlight goesoff Thentheovendoorcan be latchedfor self cleaning Q what should I do Nexcessive smokingoccurs during cleaning A Thisis causedbyexcessivesoil andyou shouldswitchtheOVEN 21 SETknobtoOFF Openwindows torid roomofsmoke Allowthe oventocoolforatleastonehour beforeopeningthedoor Wipeup theexcesssoilandresettheclean cycle Q...

Page 22: ...iftuprightrear surfaceunit Remove reflectorpanandring Liftoutovenventduct Toreplace Placethepart overtheovenvent locatedbelowthecooktopwith openingoftheductuncle theround openinginthe reflectorpan It isimportantthattheductis in thecorrectpositionsomoisture andvaporsfromtheovencanbe releasedduringovenuse N0H5 Nevercoverthe holeintheoven ventductwithaluminumfoilor anyothermaterial Thisprevents theov...

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Page 24: ...atyourfoodsconsistently browntoolittleor toomuch you maymakea simpleadjustmentin theOVENTEMPthermostatknob PULLKN013 OFFSHAFT LOOK ATBACKOF KNOBANDNOI E CURRENTSETTINGBEFORE MAKINGANYADJUSTMENT Toincreaseternperatu e turn towardHIor RAISE todecrease turntowardLOor LOWER Each notchchangestemperatureIO F 1 Pulloffknob Loosenboth screwsonbackofknob 2 Movepointeronenotchin desireddirection Tightenscre...

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Page 27: ...onthebackpageofthisbook We reprowlofour serviceand wantyoutobepleased If for some reasonyouarenothappywiththe serviceyoureceive herearethree stepstofollowforfurtherhelp FIRST contactthepeoplewho servicedyourappliance Explain whyyouarenotpleased In most cases thiswillsolvetheproblem NEXT if youare stillnotpleased writeallthedetails including yourphonenumber to Manager Consumer Relations GE Applianc...

Page 28: ... teachyouhowto usethe product Readyour the and We materia Ifyouthenhaveanyquestions aboutoperatingtheproduct pleasecontactyourdealeror our ConsumerAffairsofficeatthe addressbelow or call tollfree GEAnswerCente 800 626 2000 consumerinformationservice improperinstallation Ifyouhavean installationproblem contactyourdealeror installer YOU areresponsibleforproviding adequate electrical gas exhausting a...