GE 49-8338 User manual

Brand: GE

Model: 49-8338

Category: Cookers

Type: User manual

~afe~ instructions ....................2-5

Anti-TipDevice .................................

3,30,40

operatingInstructions, mps

Aluminum Foil............................

5, 16, 19,23

Features........................................................

6,7

Oven.....................................................

12-20

Baking..................................................15, 16

Broiling,BroilingGuide....................19,20

ClockandTimer .................................

11,12

ControlSettings...................12, 15, 17, 19

Light;BulbReplacement.................14,24

Preheating...........................................

15, 18

Roasting,RoastingGuide................17. 18

Shelves

.........................................

13-15,23

SurfaceCooking......................................8-10

ControlSettings

..........................................8

ElectricIgnition............................................8

Standing PilotModels

................................8

Care and Cleaning ....................2l-28

AirAdjustmentShutter.....................................28

ContinuousClean...............................................

BroilerDrawer......................................................27

BroilerPanandRack

..................................

19,23

BurnerAssembly..........................................21,22

Door Removal...............................................25

Lift-upCooktop.............................................28

Oven Bottom.................................................23

OvenVents....................................4,5, 13,28

Storage Drawer

............................................

Problem Solver

...............................

More questions?...call

GEAnswerCenterm80~626.2000

Preparation

.................................

29-45

Flame Size

................................

10,34,35,46

FlooringUnderthe Range

..........................31

InstallationInstructions.......................29-45

Leveling..........................................................

Thermostat Adjustment .............................14

~o~~~m~~ ~~~w~c~s ...................47

Appliance Registration

..................................

Model andSerial Number Location...........2

Warranty ........................................BackCover

Standard-CleanModels:

JGBS02EN JGBS06PR

JGBS02PN JGBS12GER

JGBS04ER JGBS15GER

JGBS04PR JGBS16GEP

JGBS04GER JGBS17GER

JGBS04GPR JGBS19GEP

JGBS06ER JGSS05GER

Continuous-CleanModels:

JGBC75GER JGBC16GEP

JGBC17GER

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m~pusmLP You

It is intendedto helpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewrange

properly.

Keepithandyfor answersto your

questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething

or needmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances

ApplianceP&k

Louisville,KY40225

Wtitedown the model

and Setid nmbers.

Dependingonyourrange,you’ll

findthemodelandserialnumbers

on a labelon thefrontoftherange,

behindthekickpanel,storage

draweror broilerdrawer.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcame

withyourrange.Beforesending

in thiscard,pleasewritethese

numbershere:

ModelNumber

SefialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany

correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourrange.

If Ou received

1a amaged range.* e

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or

builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

Save the and money.

Before you

request

service.. s

ChecktheProblemSolverin the

backof thisbook.It listscausesof

minoroperatingproblemsthatyou

cancorrectyourself.

APPROVEO

mYou rdEEDSERWCE*..

Toobtainservice,seetheConsumer

Servicespagein thebackof this

book.

Toobtainreplacementparts,contact

G~otpoint ServiceCenters.

We’reproudof our serviceand

wantyouto bepleased.If forsome

reasonyouarenothappywiththe

serviceyoureceive,herearethree

stepsto followforfurtherhelp.

~ST, contactthepeoplewho

servicedyourappliance.Explain

whyyou arenotpleased.Inmost

cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,if you arestillnotpleased,

writeallthedetails-including

yourphonenumber-to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations

GEAppliances

AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

~ALLY, if yourproblemis still

notresolved,write:

MajorApplianceConsumer

ActionPanel

20NorthWackerDrive

Chicago,~ 60606

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flmable vapm mdIiqti* inthevicitity

nei@bor9sphone.FoUowtie gassuppMer9s

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WORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

Besureyourrangeiscorrectlyadjusti bya‘

TheCtifornia SafeDrinkingWaterandToxic

qualifiedservicetecMcianorinstilerforthe

Enfo~cementActrequirestheGovernorof

typeofgas

(na@rdorLP).thatistobe@d.

Californiatopublisha listofsubstancesknown

Yourrangecanbeconvertedforusewitheither

typeofgas,Seehstallationk5tructi0ris0

tothestatetocausecancer,birthdefectsorother

reproductiveharm,andrequiresbusinessestowarn

Afterprolongeduse-ofarange9ti@,,flwi

customersofpotentialexposuretosuchsubstances.

temperaturesmayresdt’ah~ti*yf100k - .-

Gasappliancescankauseminorexposureto

coveringstil notwithstid this~”~-oftiea..

Neverinstalltherangeovervinyltileoi”.~noleum

fourof thesesubstances,namelybenzene,carbon

monoxide,formaldehydearidsoot,causedprimarily

thatcannotwithstandsuch~@--tifkse:Never

bytheincompletecombustionofnaturalgasor

installitdirectlyoverinteriorkitchen,-c~ting,

.l. ,:---

LPfuels:Roperlyadjustedburners,indicatedby

-,;., -..

.,.. . . .

-“..,..-,--

.,.

abluishratherthanayellowflame,willminifize

.,:,

~~~g ~~~

~~~g~, ‘ ‘-’.:.,‘‘“::::,““~-,..,,.

incomplete

combustion.Exp,osuretothese

,. .-,

,., ., ,,-..f,>,>-.

substancescanbeminimizedbyventingwithan

Do”n9t,leavec~dre~done6r*Wh~~wh.6fi ~.

openwindoworusingaventilationfanorhood.

arangeishotorinoperati6~iTheyeQuId ~ “

seriouslybtied. -, ~~;,:-.:. ~,::.::.,.;~..:-.,>,....:: I

.7“,

,:.-.~.‘.,).‘~.

~H*v6the instilershowyouthelocationofthe

rmgegascut-offvalveandhowtoshutitoff

Mnee=ary.

~Wve”yourrange‘inStaMedandproperly

&omdd byaqualifiedinsti~er,

inaccordance

withthe‘hstallationkstructions.Anyadjustment

andserviceshouldbeperformedonlybyqualified

gasrangeinstallersorservicetechnicians.

*P#ugyo~r rmge kto a

120=voItgrounded

outletady,Do

notremovetheroundgrounding

prongtim theplug.fiin doubtaboutthegrounding

ofthehime electrical’system,itisyourpersonal

msp~ibility mdobligationtohavean~grounded

outletreplacedwithaproperlygrounded,three-

prongoutletinaccordancewiththeNational

ElectricalCode.h Canada,theappliancemust

beelectrica~ygroundedinaccordancewiththe

CanadianElectricalCode.Donotusean

extensioncordwiththisappliance.

s* m * pachg materialsareremovedfrO~

ther-e

beforeoperatingit topreventfireor

smokedamageshouldthepackingmaterialignite.

whenyoupushthe“rangebae~agtist’ke ~di. ~

.2, .

.,-.

eNeverwearloosefitig otih~n@nggamenk

whtieusingtheapptiance.Be

caretil‘when

reachingforitemsstoredincabinetsoverthe

cooktop.Nammablematerialcouldbeignitedif

broughtincontactwithflameorhotovensurfaces

andmaycauseseverebums.

(cotiitiuedhextpage)

~For ~ow ~afe~,~~~~~US~yoar appiiancefor

s~~~ays~rn surfaceburnerto0~ before

wartingorheatingthemom*

removingCookwaree

. .

sDOnotuse

water on greasefi~o ~~verpickUP ‘

~~efi~]y w~~c~food$ beh~ ftid at ~ M@ ,

aflamingpan.Turnoff burner,thensrno~er “ ,

flme

setting.

flamingpan

bycoveringpan

e ~e~er~~~~kt~~f~nts(airopetings)Ofthe -~,

completelywithwell-fittingEd,cookie

sh~t orflattray.H-tig,grease outside

range,Theyprovidetheairinletandoutletth~i .-

apancanbeputoutbyc@v&ringwith~‘

menecessaryfortherangetooperate.propbrl~-:”~

bakingsodaor,ifavailable,amulti-purposedry -

withcorrectcombustion.Airopenings,ti~l*aM”

attherearofthecooktop>at~e

toPWd:bOttO@OfZ~

chemicalorfoam-typefireexting~sh?ro’” ~ :

theovendoor,,wd’atthebottomofthei~gb? ~~...-.

@Donotstoreflammabiemtit6iE*-k”an oven9; ~; , .

underthetick panel,storagedraweror,br?~ler}~,.;

a range

storagedrawerokneara:coq~$op~-_ -”,,‘

drawer(depetidingonthemode]). r”.,:... ~~~~s

,,-,_-

....” .:>-.,,-----

,“ - -,.,

~Do

notstoreorusecotibtitiblematGrids9.~.:,.:.

~~-~not~ ~~o~‘On~tiels tith ~~ ~~s~- :‘

iftheWokhas.~round~g~ .$pg:~~t~~’P~~@-:

gasoheorotherflmtitibl~Yapors.~nd~~tiqs~~~-,~~

h theticbityofttiisorak~ti!hirapp~ancee‘.”-. ~

OVerthebkrnir@atetosuP@o~’~e’Jwo%o.@$‘,’;~

ringactsasaheattrap,w~chmay’d~tige~q;:.’~,.

~Do~~t~~t

CooMg gretie oroier flti~ab~~ ,

burnergratetid’burnerhead,Alibi:itmaydauie

materialsaccmulateinorneartherange.

ti&

burnerto-workimproperly.This,@ay.cause.[ai ~

,, :,,

!-. ,

~Whentooting

pork9followtie directions -,,..:.” ,~

carbon monoxid~.levelabovethat-

~owd-by(;;~..:

‘currentstandardsresulting-inahealt~~~~d.~<~~t.‘

exactlyandalwayscookthe:fieattoq i.nte.m~‘ L, “~~-~,,.

temperatureofatleast170°F.’tis @surGsthat,’ih’. ,

e~~od~‘fir

frfi~gs~~~d.be:~-dfy- ~:!po#;~~~~-~,;:

theremotepossibilitythatxc~na:wajbe ~reseS$“~~‘

Fiost-on,froienfoods‘ormoisture,o~’’tie$h’food~;~..

in the meat,it wiHbeWledaridtie m~atwillbe .6.

, .

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‘ ‘,cticausehot.fatto,bubbleup’tid 6ver$id~~{:~~,“.:.:

safetoeat,

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Stiace Cooting

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~:.Use..leaitpos&blimount

‘of “fitfOr:+ffiC@Ve~’.;:;;::-

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ShaNOWor deep-fatfryifig.~i~g thep“ti:tod”::,:f’~

,’

ti,bffat cancatiies~i!over~when.fo@-is@d~O _ -

AIwaysusetheLITEposition(o~;~ode~stith,

.,.

electricignition)orthe~ posi~on(onmodels”- -~

::ii coibiniiiQnif Qils6k:’fap’”wiub@’bd::#::;-:::; _

withs~ntig

~flOt$) when i@ti~g ~~p ~~~e~~ - ‘.. ,:-:.

sn-f~itig; stirto~etherb~foreheating.tir-asfats;~;~‘~

.,.

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.~elt

SIOWlyj: --- , ~~,, -”-, .’”- “‘ -‘:, -; -, ;,;; i::,~: ~

and

makesurethe.burnershaveig@ted. ‘ -- ~,, ~,

. .

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*Neverleave~~~’~eb~~~ersuna~tefided

it’ ~‘-- -

‘Altiays.”iiatiii ~lowly~-am~”~at$hWjthm~ j::,:.-

~~g~flame

set~ings.Boilovercausessmok.ing -”, ~~.- . .

.-.i..

>,-

,...,... ,

*‘~~ea deepfa~,~~er&o@e~~ry,b~neve~‘:,i‘~I ‘::“,’.,-,“

andgreasyspilloverkthatm?ycatch

0~fire. ~-

‘possible

topreventoverheating’fat-beyond.~e~;-:’..,

e~~j~s~topb~~er fl~e ske soit ~OeSnot

extendbeyondtheedgeofthecookw~ri.

.}.

Excessiveflameishtiardous.

~‘~~eProP~r‘P~”,

$ize-Avoid p-ms th~t.ti&:.“j:~,--.,

u~stableoreas.fiy-tipptid.Selectcookwyehav~qg

~~$e~n~Ydv pot holders-moist

or d~p ‘

flatbottomslargeenoughtoproperlycontti.fdod”.

potholdersonhotsurfacesmayresultin burns

md avoidbdiloversWdspi~ld~ers’‘wdl~g? - ~‘,-.

fromsteam.DQnotletpotholders

enough,to’coverburnergrqte;~s will-boths?ve; 1,

comenearopenflameswhen ~ ~ ‘

liftingcookware.Donotusea

cletig timewd preventh~tidous accmtil?ions.”

- offood,sinceheavyspatteri~g’or

SPi~OVerSlefi -.

towelorotherbulkyclothinplace

onrangecanignite.Usepanswithharidlesthat

ofapotholder.

canbeeasilygraspedandremaincool.

8Tominimizethe p~~sib~ii~yofburns9ignition

~When

~s~~gg~~sc~okwam9make sure it is .,

offlammablematerials,andspillage,turn

designedfortop-of-rangecooking.

cookwarehandlestowardthesideorbackofthe

rangewithoutextendingoveradjacentburners.

e~e~p a~~p~~sticsaway fromtO~bU~~a~S.

—

Donotleavepkastic

itemsonthe

cooktop

theymay

meltiflefttoocloseto

thevent.

Don$theatunopenedfood containersinthe

oven. Pressure

codd buildup andthe

contatierco~dburst,causinganinjury.

eDon9twealwhum foflanywhereintheoven

Ventappearanceandlocationvary

exceptasdescribedinthisbook.Msusecould

resultmafire hazardordamagetotherange.

itemsonthecoiktop.me hotairfromthevent

Whenusingcookingorroastingbagsinoven9

mayigniteflammableitemsandwillincrease

followthemanufacturer’sdirections.

pressureinclosedcontainers,whichmaycause

themtoburste

@Useody @ass

cookwarethatisrecommended

foruseingasovens..- .

eTI avoid

thepossibilityofaburn,alwaysbe

certainthat-thecontrohforWburnersareat.”

0Alwaysremove-brotie~pan~romovenassoon

the0~ poiitionpndallgratesarecoolbefore

asyoufiih broilifi~.

Gr~aseleftinthepancan

atiemptig to remove

them.

.“

catchfneifovenisusedwitioutremovingthe

,..

,, grease.fromti~ broilerpan. ~ ~,

~men flfig

foodsareunderthehood,tu~-n- ‘

,.,

thefanoH.Thefan,ifoperating,mayspread , ~

.-O,Whenbroilkg,if&&t,iqtooclosetotheflame,

theflames. ~

i ‘thefatmtiyigriiti.Ttirnexeess

fattoprevent

excessivefl~e-up$l~ ‘‘ ‘- ~

Ifr~~geislocatednearawindow,donothang ~~ ‘ j:. , . . ~ .;~

longcurtainsthatcouldblowoverthetopburners ~~~

..~-

@--Makesurebroilerpan-winplaceco~rwfi~to

and

createaf~ehazard;

‘‘’-r~qucetheposs~bilityofg~ease.fwes.

~-men ~

pilotgoesout(on a modelwithstanding‘,..

A~~U

youshotid-~aveagreasefireinthebrofler

pilots),youwilldetectafaintodorofgasasyour’ . ~~”

~~an~ti ofi.oven9-fidkeepovendoorclosedto

signal.torelightthepilot.Whenrelightingthe ~.‘“ ‘ ‘--,., - .,,. , -., , ,containfire,untilit.bu~sout.

pilot,m~e sureburnercontrolsareintheOW~~-‘ - - ~~”

...,

position,andfollowinstructionsintheSurface~, ~ - ~~~ ““ ‘~‘c~ “’‘‘: ‘“

CooKngsectiontorelight.

,CleaningYOurRange

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0.~~~”~~~~.pfi tis~@iuthisUseand

eHyousmellgas,

andyouhavealreadymades~e ‘

G$$&----... ;-~ .

pilotsarelit(onsomemodels),turnoffthe

gas to ; ~

.:,. ,,-, -’ ~~: .r

therangeandcallaqualifiedservicetechnician,, ~.‘

“~tiee~

r~;ge::i~~~-~~tid~fre;.bf~ccumdationsof

Neveruseanopenfi~e tolocatealeak. .’. ~-.

,. .%maskqr

sptilbvefs~:wtich:hayiflte.

,-. .

,-- ;.,

~:~~,~~ti: whenyo’~-dlea~.th~~o;ktop

B*i~g9 BrOfingandRoasting , ~~

,.’

~-b.w~tisetfiehre%over.thgpilot(onsome

~‘~pdeb)filb~ ‘hot,-..:,-~ .’

@Donotuseovenforastoragearea.Items

,,,

storedk theovencan~gnite.

.,.

.. .-.

w Y6uNeei Se;tice.”~~~“”

@~md awayfromtherangewhenopefingthi

doorof~hotoven.Thehotairandsteamthat ‘

,.. ,r

‘~~ead!6TheP~objem$~lvef’!;in.thebackof

=capecancauseburnstohands,faceandeyes.

ttis@de. -.., “.-.’.. ‘ .

@Keepovenfreefromgreasebddup.

tion’t attem~tto;eptiirorreplaceanypartof

@Placeovenshelvesindesiredpositionwhileo,

yourrtige:udti itiss-my recommended

ovenisCOOI.

htM guide?

Allotherse~iiiug shouldbe

refereedtoa.qu~led-techniciani

~~~ng outshelf

totheshelf-stopisa

convenienceinIiftingheavyfoods.Itisalso

apremutionagainstburnsfromtouchinghot

suflaeesofthedoororovenwalls.Thelowest

SAVE T.HisE L‘

pwition6gR99isnotdesignedtostide.

INSTRUCTIONS “

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FEP.TURESOFYOURMNGE

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Ill

Ill -

$, -

BurnerCap

\fi

[-~.

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(onsome

II I

., models)

// @ “

BurnerBase

Your range is equipped with oneofthe twotypes ofsutiace burners shorn above

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Feature Index (Notallmodelshaveallfeatures.Appearanceoffeaturesvaries.) I Seepage

1 Backguard(onsomemodels)

2 SurfaceBurners,DripPans(onsomemodels)andGrates I 21,22

3 OvenLampOn/OffSwitch(onsomemodels)

4 ClockandTimer(on somemodels)

11,12

5 OvenVent(locatedoncooktoponsomemodels)

I 4,5,13,28

6 Bake/BroilSwitch(onsomemodels)

7 OvenControl

8 SurfaceBurnerControls

9 Cooktop

23,28

10 BroilerPan andRack

19,23

11 OvenShelves(numberof shelvesvaries) I 13-15,23

12 OvenShelfSupports 13,14

13 AirVentin OvenDoor(locatedat topof OvenDoor) 4,28

14 BroilerDraweror StorageDrawer(dependingon model) 27

15 AirIntake 4,28

16 ModelandSerialNumbers(locatedonfrontframeofrange, 2,31

behindeitherBroilerDraweror StorageDrawer)

17 RemovableOvenDoor

18 Anti-TipDevice(Lowerrightrear-comeronrangeback.

3,30,40

SeeInstallationInstructions.)

19 OvenBottom

20 OvenInteriorLight(onsomemodels)

14,24

NOTE:

Allmodelshave standard oveninteriors, exceptfor JGBC15GER,JGBC16GEP,and

JG~Cl~GE~ w~ic~have continuous-cleaningoven

interiors.SeeCareandCleaningfor

instructions.

Yoursurfaceburnersarelightedby electricignition,

eliminatingtheneedforstandingpilotlightswith

constantlyburningflames.

In caseofa power failure, youcanlightthesurface

burnersonyourrangewitha match.Holda lighted

matchto theburner,thenturntheknobto theLITE

position.UseextremecautionwhenE@tingburners

this way.

Surfaceburnersinusewhenanelectricalpower

failureoccurswillcontinueto operatenormally.

Theelectrodeofthesparkigniterisexposed.

WhenoneburneristurnedtoLITE,alltheburners

spark.Donotattempttodisassembleorclean

aroundanyburnerwhileanotherburnerison.

Anelectricshockmayresult,whichcouldcause

youtoknockoverhotcookware.

Stinding Blot Models

Thesurfaceburnersontiese rangeshavestanding

pilotsthatmustbe lit initially.Tolightthem:

1.Be suresurfaceburnercontrolknobsarein

theOFFposition.

2. Removethegratesandliftthecooktopup

(seetheLift-UpCooktopsection).

3. Locatethetwopilot

portsandlighteach

of themwitha match.

NOTE:If thepilotis toohighorlow,youcan

adjustit. SeetheAdjusttheSurfaceBurnerPilots

If Necessarysectionof theInstallationInstructions.

4. Lowerthecooktop.Yoursurfaceburnersarenow

readyfor use.

5. Observelightedburners.Comparethefhirnes

topicturesin theProblemSolver.If anyflame

isunsatisfactory,callforservice.

Suflaee Burner controls

Webs thatturnthe surfaceburnerson andoff are

markedasto whichburnerstheycontrol.Thetwo

knobson theleftcontroltheleftfrontandleftrear

burners.Thetwoknobson therightcontroltheright

frontandrightrearburners.

On ranges with sealedburners:

IDThesmallerburner(rightrearposition)willgive

thebestsimmerresults.

~Therightfrontburneris higherpoweredthanthe,

othersandwillbringliquidsto a boilquicker

(naturalgasinstallationsonly).

...

Before Lighting

a Burner

eIf drippansaresuppliedwithyow range,theyshouldbeusedatdl times.

*Makesurebothgratesononesideof therangearein placebeforeusing

eitherburner.

To Light a Sutiace Burner

Electric I@tion Mdels:

tieControlbob inad

mm ittoLITE.Youwillhear

a little“clicking”noise—the

soundof theelectricspark

ignitingtheburner.

Mter theburnerignites,turnthe

knobto adjusttheflamesize.

StandingPilotMtiel:

Wsh controlknobin andturnit to HIposition.

Theburnershouldlightwithina fewseconds.

Aftertheburnerignites,turntheknobto adjustthe

flamesize.

Flame

will h *ost horizontal and willlift

sM@tlyaway from the burner when the burner

is first turned on.

Ablowingor hissingsound

may be heard for 30to 60s~conds.~~s normal

soundis dueto improvedinjectionofgasandair

intotheburner.Put apan on theburnerbeforelighting

it,or adjusttheflameto matchpan sizeassoonas

it lights,andtheblowingor hissingsoundwillbe

muchlessnoticeable.

- After Lighting a Burner

~Checkto be suretheburneryouturnedonis theone

youwantto use.

~Donotoperatea burnerfor an extendedperiod

oftimewithoutcookwareon tie grate.Thefinish

on thegratemaychipwithoutcookwareto absorb

theheat.

@Be suretheburnersandgratesarecoolbeforeyou

placeyourhand,a potholder,cleaningclothsor

othermaterialson them.

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ACEcoom~

(continued)

How toselect Flqme size

Watchtheflame,nottheknob,asyoureduceheat.

Theflamesizeon a gasburnershouldmatchthe

cookwareyouareusing.

FORSAFEHANDLINGOF

COOKWARENEVERLET

THEFLAMEEXTEND

UPTHESIDESOFTHE

COOKWARE.Anyflamelargerthanthebottom

ofthecookwareis wastedandonlyservestoheat

thehandle.

Whenboiling,adjusttheflamesothecircleit makes

is about1/2inch smallerthanthebottomofthe

cookware-no matterwhatthecookwareismadeof.

Foodscookjust asquicklyata gentleboilastheydo

at a furious,rollingboil.A highboilcreatessteam

andcooksawaymoisture,flavorandnutrition.Avoid

it exceptfor thefewcookingprocessesthatneeda

vigorousboil.

When frying or warming foo~ in stiidess steel,

east iron or enamelware, keep theflame down

lower—toabout 1/2the diameter of the pan.

When frying in glassor ceramic cookware,lower

the flameevenmore.

Top”of”Range cookware

Aluminum: Medium-weightcookwareis

recommendedbecauseitheatsquicklyandevenly.

Mostfoodsbrownevenlyin analuminumskillet.Use

saucepanswithtight-fittinglidswhencookingwith

minimumamountsof water.

Cast-Iron: If heatedslowly,mostskilletswillgive

satisfactoryresults.

Enamelware: Undersomeconditions,theenamelof

somecookwaremaymelt.Followcookware

manufacturer’srecommendationsforcookingmethods.

Glass: Therearetwotypesof glasscookware-those

forovenuseonlyandthosefor top-of-rangecooking

(saucepans,coffeeandteapots).Glassconductsheat

veryslowly.

Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Canbeusedforeither

surfaceor ovencooking.It conductsheatvery

slowlyandcoolsveryslowly.Checkcookware

manufacturer’sdirectionsto be sureitcanbeused

on gasranges.

StainlessSteel: Thismetalalonehaspoorheating -

propertiesandis~~suallycombinedwithcopper,

aluminumorothermetalsforimprovedheat

distribution.Combinationmetalskilletsusu~ly work

satisfactorilyif theyareusedwithmediumheatasthe

manufacturerrecommends.

wok cooking

useofstoveTop Gflls

(onmodelswithsealedburners)

oWerecommendthatyou

useonlya flat-bottomed

wok.Theyareavailableat

yourlocalretailstore.

~Donotusewoksthathave

supportrings.Useofthese

typesof woks,withor

withoutthering in place,

Do notuse stovetop grills

on yoursealedgasburners.

If youusethe stovetop

grillon thesealedgas

burnerit willcause

incompletecombustion

andcanresultin exposure

to carbonmonoxidelevels

‘t~!’i.r”

,tl!g

aboveallowablecurrentstandards.

Thiscanbe hazardoustoyourhealth.

canbe dangero~s.placingthe

ringovertheburnergratemay

causetheburnerto workimproperlyresultingin

carbonmonoxidelevelsaboveallowablecurrent

standards.Thiscouldbedangerousto yourhealth.

Do nottry to use suchwokswithoutthering.You

couldbe seriouslyburnedif thewoktippedover.

F{)llowthe directions belowif your range has the

clock and timer shown at the right.

~Ie rangeclockand timerallowyou10set thetimer

up 1024hours.Yotihavetie choiceof havingthe

tin]crshotvthetimecountingdownor the timeof day.

:m~

111cilhcrC:ISC.tic timer\villsignalat thecnc.iof lhe

[il))cr

~lcri(l(l [t>:~icr(yoti [h:t[ Ihc time is ~Ip.

(Appearancemay vary)

T{)settile clock

NTO”i-E:Whenyou firstplugin [herangeor tiler a

lIt)i~”c*rRlil[lre.IhcentireClwkflimer (Iispl;iyl~~iil

ligi]tLip.Af[crs~~~rillSCCOIILIS

“SET CLOCK””

apl~~.:trsin(1ICdisplfiy.

1.Press (hcCLOCK

pad.

Pressi}ndhold {heUPor DOWNpad and {hethe

of tiay willchange 10minutesata time.Tochange

(hc [imcbysingleminutes,givethepadsshorttaps.

= 3. Prc:;sIhcCLOCKpadtostarttheclock.

To Set the Timer

1.PresstheTWR pad.

2.Use theUP and DOWNpads 10set(he [imcr.

Shorttapson theUPor DOWN padchange;hc

timer’ssettingone minuteat a time.Pressingand

continuingtoholdtheWPpad increasestheselling

tenminutesat a time.The timercanbe setfor a

maximumof 24 hours.

To Cilange or cancel the Timer setting

When[hctimeriscoun[ingdown,usethe UPand

DOWNpflci(oCllilIlgetheremainingtime, or press

tic TIMER

Pild10stop(hetimer.The timercannot

k Cane-cllcdLinti1•*SETTIhlE” disappearsfrom

lhc(iispln)”.

3,Press theMR pad to startthetimer.

As thetimercountsdown,twobeepswillindicate

whenoneminuteis left.After thesebeeps,the

displaywillcomt downti seconds.men timenms

out,a signalwillsound.Ress theT- padto stop

thesignal.

To Display tl~e Clock While tl~eTimer Is Operating

PressingIhcCLOCKpadwhilethetimeris operating

wi]1II()[intcrfcrcwithlhctimer’soperation:Ihe

displaywillcl~ange[oshow:hcclock,bl]tthe timer

\villCOIIIinllc10ct)llntdownand willstillsignalwhen

li~ncis up. Press[hcTI~R padagaintochangethe

displ;iyback[oshow!hetimer.

....

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CLOCKAm TMR

----—-—

= Followthe directionsbelowifyour range has the

clockand timer shownat the right.

me electronicrangeclockandtimerallowyouto set

thetimerupto 9 hoursand45 minutes.Youhavethe

choiceofhavingthetimershowthetimecounting

[;] m

downor thetimeof day.Ineithercase,thetimerwill

signalattheendofthetimerperiodto alertyouthat

thetimeis up.

To setthe clock To setthe Ther

NOTE: Whenyoufirstplugintherangeor after 1.PresstheTIMERpad.“:00”appearsonthedisplay

apowerfailure,theentireClock/Timerdisplaywill and“SETTIMER’flashes.

fightup.Afterseveralseconds“12:00”willthenflash

2.UsetheUPandDOWNpadsto setthetimer.

onthedisplay.

Shorttapson theUPor DOWNpadchangethe

1.PresstheCLOCKpad. “12:00”stopsflashing

timer’ssettingoneminuteatatime.Pressingand

and“SETME’ flashesonthedisplay.

continuingtoholdtheUPpadincreasesthesetting

. .

2.PressandholdtheUP orDOWNpadandthetime

fiveminu~esata timeunti~onehour(“1:00”)is -

ofdaywillchange10minutesata time.Tochange

displayed.Afteronehouris displayed,pressing

thetimeby singleminutes,givethepadsshorttaps.

andholdingtheUPpadincreasesthesetting

15minutesata time.(ShorttapsontheUPand

For exmple, to settheclockfor 3:15,pressand

DOWNpadswillalwayschangethesettingby

holdtheUPpaduntil“3:10”appears,andthentap

l-minuteincrements.)Thetimercanbe setfora

- theUPpaduntil“3:15”is displayed.

maximumof9hoursand45 minutes.

_ 3. Press

the CLOCKpadandtheclockwillbe set.If

3.Tostartthetimer,presstheTIMERpad.

youdonotpresstheCLOCKpad,theclockwill

If theTIMERpadis notpressed,thetimerwill

automaticallybesetwithinoneminute.

automaticallystartaftera fewseconds.

Asthetimercountsdown,a singlebeepwill

indicatewhenoneminute”is lefi~After-thisbeep,

thedisplaywillcountdownin seconds.Whenthe

timerreaches“:00~’youwillhearthreesetsof three

shortbeeps,andthena singlebeepevery 10seconds

for 10minutesoruntilyoupressanyofthe

Clock/Timerpads.

To Change or Cancel the Timer Setting

Whenthetimeris countingdown,usetheUP andDOWNpadtochange

theremainingtime,or presstheTIMER padtocancelthetimerfunction.

Thetimerfinction cannotbecancelleduntil“SETTIMER”stopsflashing

and“TIMER”appearson thedisplay.

To Display the Time of Day While the Timer Is Operating

PressingtheCLOCKpadwhilethetimeris operatingwillnotinterfere

withthetimer’soperation;thedisplaywillchangeto showthetimeof day,

butthetimerwillcontinuetocountdownandwillstillsignalwhentime

isup.SimplypresstheTMER padagainto changethedisplaybackto

showthetimerfunction.

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CLOCKAm TMR

(continued)

-“

clock

12 ,

,t~OFFII,

~ s+’o

4 /,, ,

Followthese directiom if your range has the clockand timer shownat

:~lo

3H.

the right. TO

set the clock,pushintheknobandturnittotheright.Letthe g ~ O ~~ a

knoboutwhenthe clockhandsreachthecorrecttime.Continueturningthe

knobto OFF.

301 ,%”-

4“1//,,! ,\\’

6’

TheTimerhasbeencombinedwiththerangeclock.

Toset the Timer,turntheknobto theleft—without

Useit to timeallyourprecisecookingoperations. pushingin—untilthepointerreachesthenumberof

You’llrecognizetheTimerasthepointerthatis

minutesorhoursyouwanttotime.

differentin colorthantheclockhands.

At the end ofthe set time, a buzzer soundsto tell

Minutesaremarkedupto 30,andhoursaremarked

you time is up. Turntheknob-without pushing

up to 4 on thecenteroftheclock.

in—untilthepointerreachesOFFandthebuzzerstops.

usmG YOUROVEN

Before using Your oven

Be sureyouunderstandhowto setthecontrolsproperly.Practiceremoving

.-.

md replacingtheshelveswhilethe ovenis cool.Readtheinformationand

tipson thefollowingpages.Keepthisbookhandywhereyoucanreferto it,

especiallyduringthefirstweeksofusingyournewrange.

oven control

Yourovenis controlledeitherby a singleOVEN

CONTROLknobor by a BAKE/BROILswitchand

an OVENCONTROLknob.

It willnormallytake30-90secondsbeforetheflame

comeson.Aftertheovenreachestheselected

temperature,theovenburnercycles-off completely,

thenon witha fullflame-to maintainthe selected

temperature.

If your range is equipped with a separate

BA~BROILswitch:

Turnswitchto BAKEfor allnormaloven

operations—forexample,forcookingroastsor

casseroles.Onlythebottomovenburneroperates

whentheBAKEsettingis selected.

UsetheBROILsettingforbroiling.Onlythetopoven

burneroperateswhentheBROILsettingis selected.

Electric Ignition Models Power Outige

The ovenburner =d bmti burner are lighted by

electric ignition.

Tolight either burner, turnthe OVENCONTROL

hob to thedesiredtemperature.Theburnershould

ignitewithin30-90seconds.

Afterthe ovenreachestheselectedtemperature,the

ovenburnercycles-off completely,thenon witha

full flam~to keeptheoventemperaturecontrolled.

CAUTION:DONOTMAKEANYA~EMPT TO

OPERATETHEELECTRICIGNITIONOVEN

DURINGANELECTRICALPOWERFAILURE.

Theovenor broilercannotbe litduringa power

failure.Gaswillnotflowunlessthe glowbaris hot.

If theovenis in usewhena powerfailureoccurs,the

ovenburnershutsoff andcannotbere-lituntilpower =

is restored.

standing Pilot Models

Theserangeshavestandingpilotsthatmustbe

litinitially.

Tolight the ovenpilot:

Be suretheOVENCONTROLknobisintheOFF

position.

2.Openthebroilerdoorandremovethebroilerpan

andrack.Thiswillmakeiteasierforyouto reach

insidethebroilercompartment.

3.Findtheovenpilotportatthe

backof thebroiler

compartment.Thelongtube,

runningfromfronttoback,is

theovenburner.Thepilotport

is at thebackaboutoneinch

belowtheburner.

4.Usinga longmatchor match

hold~r,reachin andlighttheovenpilot.

—

oven

Venb

Theovenis ventedthroughductopeningsat therear

ofthecooktop.SeeFeaturessection.Donotblock

theseopeningswhencookingin theoven—itis

importantthattheflowofhotairfromtheovenand

freshair to theovenburnersbeuninterrupted.

~The vent openingsand

nearby surfaces may

~“.>~

becomehot. Donot ~

touch them.

~Donot leaveplastic

item on the cooktop--

Ventappearanceandlocationvary

they may melt if left too

closeto the vent.

oHandles of pots and pans on the cooktopmay

becomehot if left too closeto the vent.

oMetal items willbecomevery hot ifthey are left

on the cooktopand couldcauseburns.

oDo not leaveany items on the cooktop.Thehotair

fromtheventmayigniteflammableitemsandwill

increasepressurein closedcontainers,whichmay

causethemto burst.

oven shelves

me shelvesare

~n II

Toremove a

designedwith

stop-locks

whenplaced

correctlyon the

shelfsupports,

they willstop

beforecoming

completelyoutof

theovenandwill

nottiltwhenyou

.-.

..- -

shelffromthe

oven,pullit

toward

YOU, tilt

frontendupward

andpullshelfout.

Toreplace, place

shelfon shelf

supportwithstop-

Iocks(curved

extensionof

areremovingtoodirom themor placingfoodon

shelf)facingup andtowardrearofoven.Tiltup front

them.

andpushshelftowardbackof ovenuntilit goes~ast

Whenplacingcookwareona shelf,pulltheshelfout

“stop” on ovenwall.Thenlowerfrontofs~elf&d

to the “stop” position.Place

the cookware on the pushit all thewayback.

shelf,thenslidetheshelfbackinto theoven.Thiswill

—

eliminatereachingintothehotoven.

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—

shelf Positions

Theovenhasfiveshelf

supportsfornormal

bakingandroasting

identifiedinthis

illustrationasA

(bottom),B,C, D andE

(top).It alsohasa

speciallowshelf

position(R)forroasting -

extralargeitems,such

asa largeturkey-the

usm~YOUR owN

shelfis notdesignedto slideoutat thisposition.Shell

positionsforcookingaresuggestedonBakingand

(continued)

oven Moistire

Asyourovenheatsup,thetemperaturechangeofthe

airin theovenmaycausewaterdropletsto formon

thedoorglass.Thesedropletsareharmlessandwill

evaporateastheovencontinuestoheatup.

~v~~ ~i~~~ (onsomemodels)

Theovenlightcomesonautomaticallywhenthedoor

is opened.Somemodelshaveaswitchon thelower

.Alc

controlpanelthatallowsyouto turnthelighton or off

Roastingpages.

whenthedooris closed.

Oven Temperature Adjustment

Thetemperatureselectedonthethemostatdial

determinestheaverageofthemaximumandminimum

temperaturesreachedduringthecyclingoftheoven

burner.Thethermostatcontrolinyournewovenhas

beencarefu~ydesignedandmanufacturedtoprovide

accuratetemperatures.Hyournewovenis replacing

oneyouhaveusedfor severalyears,youmaynotice

a differenceinthedegreeofbrowningor thelengthof

timerequiredwhenusingyourfavoriterecipes.This

is becauseoventemperaturecontrolshaveatendency

to “drift” overa periodofyears.

Beforeattemptingto havethetemperatureofyour

newovenchanged,besureyouhavecarefully

followedthebakingtimeandtemperature

recommendedby therecipe.Then,afteryouhaveused

theovenafewtimesandyoufeeltheovenistoohotor

toocool,thereisa simpleadjustmentyoucanmake

yourselfontheOVENCO~OL knob.

Pulltheknobofftherangeandlookat thebackside. -

Tomakeadjustment,loosen(approximatelyoneturn),

butdonotcompletelyremove,thetwo screwsonthe

backof theknob.Withthebackof theknobfacing

you,holdtie outeredgeof theknobwithonehand

andturnthefrontof theknobwiththeotherhand.

Toraisetheoventemperature,movetie topscrew

towardtheright.You’llheara clickforeachnotch

youmovetheknob.Tolowerthetemperature,move

thetop screwtowardtheleft.Eachclickwillchange

theoventemperatureapproximately10”F.(Rangeis

plusor minus60°F.fromthe arrow.)

Wesuggestthatyoumakethe adjustmentoneclick

fromtheoriginalsettingandcheckovenperformance

beforemakinganyadditionaladjustments.

Afterthe adjustmentismade,retightenscrewsso they

aresnug,butbe carefulnotto overtighten.Reinstall

knobonrangeandcheckperformance.

.—.

How To setYour Range For Bating

1.Toavoid possibleburro, placetheshelvesin the

3.Checkfoodfordonenessatminimumtimeon

correctpositionbeforeyouturntheovenon.

recipe.Cooklongerif necessary.TurnOVEN

2.Closeovendoor.If yourmodelhasa separate

CONTROLknobto OFFandr~movefood.

BAKE/BROILswitch,turnitto BAKE.Turn

Forbestbakingresults,followthesesuggestions:

OVENCONTROLknobtodesiredtemperature.

ovenshelves

Arrangetheoven

shelfor shelves

inthedesired

locationswhile

theovenis cool.

Thecorrectshelf

positiondepends

onthekindof

foodandthe

browningdesired.

a generalrule,

placemostfoodsin themiddleof theoven,oneither

thesecondorthirdshelffromthebottom.Seethe

chartforsuggestedshelfpositions.

~peofFood

I ShelfPosition

Angelfoodcake

Biscuitsormuffins

I BorC

Cooties orcupcakes

I BorC

Brownies

I Bor C

Layercakes

I BorC

I Bundtor poundcakes

I AorB

Piesorpie shells

I BorC

Frozenpies

I A (oncookiesheet) I

Casseroles

Bor C

Preheating

Preheattheovenif therecipecallsforit. Preheat

meansbringingtheovenuptothespecified

temperaturebeforeputtingin thefood.Topreheat,set

theovenat thecorrecttemperature-selecting a

highertemperaturedoesnotshortenpreheattime.

Preheatingisnecessaryforgoodresultswhenbaking

cakes,cookies,pastryandbreads.For mostcasseroles

androasts,preheatingisnotnecessary.Forovens

withoutapreheatindicatorlightortone,preheat10

minutes.Aftertheovenis preheatedplacethefood

intheovenasquicklyas possibletopreventheat

fromescaping.

Roasting

I AorB

Forevencookingandproperbrowning,theremustbe

enoughroomforair circulationin theoven.Baking

resultswillbebetterif bting pansarecenteredas

muchas possibleratherthanbeingplacedto thefront

orto thebackoftheoven.

Pansshouldnottoucheachotherorthewallsof the

oven.Allow 1to 1%inchspacebetweenpansas well

as fromthebackof theoven,thedoorandthesides.

If youusetwo shelves,staggerthepanssooneis not

directlyabovetheother.

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BAm G

Bating Guides

Whenusingpreparedbakingmixes,followpackagerecipeorinstructions

for bestbakingresults.

Cooties

Whenbaking

cookies,flatcookie

sheets(without

sides)produce

better-looking

cookies.Cookies

bakedin ajellyroll

pan (shortsidesdl

around)mayhave

Nevercovera shelf

entirelywithalarge

cookiesheetor

aluminumfoil.~s

willdisturbtheheat

circulationandresults

inpoorbaking.A

smallersheetoffoil

maybeusedto catcha

darkeredgesandpaleorlightbrowningmayoccur.

spilloverbyplacingit

Do notusea cookiesheetso largethatit touchesthe

on alowershelfseveralinchesbelow

wallsorthedoorof theoven.

thefood.

Forbestresults,use onlyonecookiesheetin theoven

at a time.

Res

cakes

Forbestresults,b~e piesin dark,roughor dull

Whenbakingcakes,warpedorbentpanswillcause

panstoproducea browner,crispercrust.Frozen

unevenbakingresultsandpoorlyshapedproducts.

piesin foilpansshouldbeplacedonanaluminum

A cakebakedin a panlargerthantherecipe

cookiesheetforbakingsincetheshinyfoilpanreflects

recommendswillusuallybe crisper,thinnermd drier

heatawayfromthepiecrust;thecookiesheethelps

thanit shouldbe.If bakedin apansmallerthan

retainit.

recommended,it maybe undercookedandbattermay

ovefflow.Checktherecipetomakesurethepan size

usedis theonerecommended.

Bating Pans

Usetheproperbakingpan.Thetypeoffinishonthe

pandeterminestheamountofbrowningthatwilloccur.

~Dark,roughor dullpansabsorbheatresultingin a

browner,crispercrust.Usethistypeforpies.

~Shiny,brightand smoothpansreflectheat,resulting

in a lighter,moredelicatebrowning.Cakesand

cookiesrequirethistypeof pan.

~Glassbakingdishesdso absorbheat.Whenbaking

in glassbakingdishes,lowerthetemperatureby

25°F.anduse therecommendedcookingtimein

therecipe.Thisis notnecessarywhenbakingpies

or casseroles.

Dom9tPeek

Setthetimerfortheestimatedcookingtimeanddo

notopenthedoortolookatyourfood.Mostrecipes

provideminimumandmaximumbakingtimessuch

“bake 30-40mintites.”

DONOTopenthedoortocheckuntiltheminimum

time.Openingtheovendoorfrequentlyduring

cookingallowsheattoescapeandm~es baking

timeslonger.Yourbakingresultsmayalsobe

affected.

Roastingis cookingbydryheat.Tendermeator

poultrycanberoasteduncoveredin youroven.

Roastingtemperatures,wl~ichshou~dbe lowand

steady,keepspatteringto aminimum.

Theovenhasa special

lowshelf(R)position

just abovetheoven

bottom.Useitwhen

extracookingspaceis

needed,forexample,

whenroastinga large

turkey.Theshelfisnot

designedto slideoutat

thisposition.

Roastingisredly a bakingprocedureusedformeats.

Roastingis easy;just followthesesteps:

1.Positionovenshelf

at (B)positionfor

smallsizeroast

(3to 5 lbs.)and ~

at (R)positionfor ~~

largerroasts.

2.Checktheweight

ofthemeat.Place

themeatfat-side-up

orthepoultrybrea~t-side-upontheroastingrackin

a shallowpan.Themeltingfatwillbastethemeat.

Selectapan as closeto the sizeof meataspossible.

(Broilerpanwithrackis a goodpan forthis.)

Linebroilerpanwithaluminumfoilwhenusingpan

formarinating,cookingwithfruits,cookingheavily

curedmeats,orbastingfoodduringcooking,Avoid

spillingthesematerialsinsidetheovenorinsidethe

ovendoor.

3.If yourmodelhasa separateBAKE/BROILswitch,

turnit to BA~. TurntheOVENCO~OL knob

to desiredtemperature.ChecktheRoastingGuide

fortemperaturesandapproximatecookingtimes.

4.Mostmeatscontinueto cookslightlywhile

standingafterbeingremovedhorntheoven.

Recommendedstandingtimeforroastsis 10to 20

minutes.Thisallowsroaststofii up andmakes

themeasierto carve.Internaltemperaturewillrise

about5°to 10°F.If youwishto compensatefor

temperaturerise,removetheroastfromtheoven

whenitsinternaltemperatureis 5°to 10°F.less

thantemperatureshownintheRoastingGuide.

NOTE: Rememberthatfoodwillcontinuetocookin

thehotovenandthereforeshouldberemovedwhen

thedesiredinternaltemperaturehasbeenreached.

Frozen Roask

QFrozenroastsofbeef,pork,lamb,etc.,canbe started

withoutthawing,butallow15to 25minutesper

poundadditionaltime(15minutesperpoundfor

roastsunder5 pounds,moretimeforlargerroasts).

Thaw mostfrozenpoultrybeforeroastingtoensure

evendoneness.Somecommercialfrozenpoultrycan

becookedsuccessfullywithoutthawing.Follow

directionsgivenon packagelabel.

Thisallowsmorethanonefoodtobecookedat the

sametime.Forexample:Whileroastinga 20-lb.

turkeyon shelfpositionR,a secondshelf(if so

equipped)maybeaddedonpositionDsothat

scallopedpotatoescanbecookedatthesametime.

Calculatethetotalcookingtimetoenablebothdishes

tocompletecookingatthesametime.Allow15-20

minutesofadditionalcookingtimeforthepotatoes.

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—

Q. h it !necessa~tocheckfor donenesswith a

Q, DoI need to preheat my oveneach time I cook

meat thermometer? a roast or poultry?

A. Checkingthefinishedinternaltemperatureat the

completionof cookingtimeis recommended.

Temperaturesareshownin RoastingGuide.For

roastsover8 lbs.,checkwiththermometerathalf-

hourintervalsafterhalfthetimehaspassed.

Q. Why ismy roast crumbling when I try to

carve it?

A. Roastsareeasierto sliceif allowedto cool10to

20minutestier removingfromoven.Be sureto

cutacrossthegrainof themeat.

A. It isunnecessarytopreheatyouroven.

Q. When buyinga roast, are there any specialtips

that wouldhelp mecookit more evedy?

A. Yes.Buyaroastas evenin thicknessaspossible,

orbuyrolledroasts.

Q. Can I sealthe sidesof my foil‘tent” when

roasting a turkey?

A. Sealingthefoilwillsteamthemeat.Leaving

it unsealedallowstheairtocirculateandbrown

themeat.

ROAST~GGWE

Oven

Type

Temperature

ApproximateRoastingTime

hternal

Doneness inMinutesperPound Temperatum“W.

Meat

Tendercuts;rib,highqualitysirloin

tip,rumportopround~

Lamblegorbone-inshoulder?

Vealshoulder,legorloin~

Porkloin,riborshoulder?

Ham,precooked

Podtry

ChickenorDuck

Chickenpieces

Turkey

325°

350°

325°

Rare:

Medium:

WellDone:

Rare:

Medium:

WellDone:

ToWarm:

WellDone:

3to5lbs. 6to8~bS.

24-35

18-25

35-39

25-31

39-45 31-33

21-25 20-23

25-30 24-28

30-35

28-33

35-45

30-40

35-45

30-40

18-23

minutesperpound(anyweight)

3to5lbs. Over5lbs.

35-40 30-35

35-40

10to15lbs. Over15Ibs,

16-22 12-19

140°-1500* -

15(?0-1600

170°-1850 w

140°-1500*

150°-1600

170°-1850

1700-180°

170°-180°

115°-1250

185°-1900

In thigh:

185°-1900

TForbonelessrolledroastsover6 inchesthick,add5to 10minutesperpoundtotimesgivenabove.

*TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculturesays“Rarebeefispopular,butyoushouldknowthatcookingittoonly140°F.means

somefoodpoisoningorganismsmaysurvive.”(Source:SafeFoodBook.YourKitchenGuide.USDARev.June1985.)

Broilingis cookingfoodbydirectheatfromabovethe

3. Arrangefoodon rackandpositionthebroilerpan

food.Yourrangehaseitherabroilerintheovenora

ontheappropriateshelfin theovenor broiling

—

compartmentbelowtheovenforbroiling.A specially

designedbroilerpanandrackallowsdrippingfatto

drainawayfromthefoodsandbekeptawayfromthe

highheatofthegasflame.

Both the ovenand broiler compartment doors (on

somemodels)should be closedduring broiling.

Dependingonwhetheryourrangeis equippedwitha

separatebroilerdraweror isequippedforin-oven -

broiling,youcanchangethedistanceofthefoodfrom

theheatsourceby positioningthebroilerpan andrack

ononeof theovenshelvesoroneof thethreeshelf

positionsinthebroilercompartment-A (bottomof

broilercompartment),B (middle)andC(top).

1.Reheatingthebroilerorovenis notnecessaryand

canproducepoorresults.

2.If meathasfatorgristleneartheedge,cutvertical

slashesthroughit about2inchesapart,butdon’t

cutintomeat.Werecommendthatyoutrimfatto

preventexcessivesmoking,leavingalayerabout

1/8inchthick.

compartment.Placingfoodclosertoflame

increasesexteriorbrowningoffood,butalso

increasesspatteringandthepossibilityoffatsand

meatjuicesigniting.

4.Closetheovenorbroilerdoor.

5.TurnOVENCONTROLknobandBAKE/BROIL

switch(onmodelssoequipped)to BROIL.

6.Turnmostfoodsonceduringcooking(the

exceptionisthinfilletsoffish;oiloneside,place

thatsidedownonbroilerrackandcookwithout

turninguntildone).Timefoodsforaboutone-half

thetotalcookingtime,turnfood,thencontinueto

cooktopreferreddoneness.

7.TurnOVENCONTROLknobto OFF.Remove

broilerpanhorn ovenandservefoodimmediately.

Leavepanoutsidetheovento cool.

use ofAldnum Fofl

Youcanusealuminumfoilto

he yourbroilerpanand

broilerrack.However,you

mustmoldthefoiltightlyto

therackmd cutslitsinitjust

liketherack.

Broiling Tips

1.Alwaysusebroilerpanandrackthatcomeswith

1,,

youroven.It is designedto minimizesmokingand

spatteringbytrappingjuicesintheshieldedlower

partof thepan.

2. Forsteaksandchops,slashfatevenlyaround

outsideedgesofmeat.Toslash,cutcrosswise

W’ithouttheslits,thefoilwillpreventfat andmeat

throughouterfatsurfacejustto theedgeofthe

juicesfromdrainingto thebroilerpan.Thejuices

meat.Usetongsto turnmeatoverto prevent

couldbecomehotenoughtocatchonfire.If youdo

piercingmeatandlosingjuices.

notcutthe slits,you arefrying,notbroiling.

Questions & Answers

Q. When broiling,isit necessaryto aiwaysuse a

Q. ShouldI salt the meat before broiting?

rack in the pan?

A. No. Saltdrawsoutthejuices andallowsthemto

A.Yes.Usingtheracksuspendsthemeatoverthe

evaporate.Alwayssaltaftertooting. firn meat

pan.As themeatcooks,thejuicesfallintothepan,

withtongs;piercingmeatwitha forkalsoallows

thuskeepingmeatdrier.Juicesareprotectedbythe

juicestoescape.Whenbroilingpoultryorfish,

rackandstaycooler,thusp~eventingexcessive

brusheachsideoftenwithbutter.

spatterandsmoking.

- Q. Why are my meats not turning out as brown as

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A. Checkto seeif youareusingtherecommended

shelfposition.Broilfor longestperiodoftime

indicatedin theBroilingGuide.Turnfoodonly

onceduringbroiling.

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GE 49-8338 User manual

Brand: GE

Model: 49-8338

Category: Cookers

Type: User manual

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