GE JBP22GP Use And Care & Installation Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)Oven. Stand away from range whenopening oven door. Hot air orsteam which escapes can causeburns to hands, face and/oreyes.. Don’t heat unopened foodcontainers in the oven. Pressurecould build up and the containercould burst, causing an injury.s Keep oven vent ductunobstructed.. Keep oven free from greasebuildup.l Place oven shelf in desiredposition while oven is cool. Ifshelves must be handled whenhot, do not let pot holder contactheating units in the oven.l Pulling out shelf to theshelf stop is a convenience inlifting heavy foods. It is also aprecaution against burns fromtouching hot surfaces of thedoor or oven walls.c When using cooking orroasting bags in oven, followthe manufacturer’s directions.l Do not use your oven to drynewspapers. If overheated, theycan catch fire.Self-Cleaning Ovenl Do not clean door gasket.The door gasket is essential for agood seal. Care should be takennot to rub, damage or move thegasket.l Do not use oven cleaners. Nocommercial oven cleaner or ovenliner protective coating of anykind should be used in or aroundany part of the oven.. Clean only parts listed in thisUse and Care Book.4l Before self-cleaning the oven,remove broiler pan and othercookware.Surface Cooking Units. Use proper pan size—Thisappliance is equipped with one ormore surface units of differentsize. Select cookware having flatbottoms large enough to coverthe surface unit heating element.The use of undersized cookwarewill expose a portion of theheating element to direct contactand may result in ignition ofclothing. Proper relationship ofcookware to burner will alsoimprove efficiency.. Never leave surface unitsunattended at high heat settings.Boilover causes smoking andgreasy spillovers that may catchon fire.l Be sure drip pans and ventducts are not covered and arein place. Their absence duringcooking could damage rangeparts and wiring.l Don’t use aluminum foil toline drip pans or anywhere inthe oven except as described inthis book. Misuse could result ina shock. fire hazard or damage tothe range.. Only certain types of glass,glasother glazed containers aresuitable for range-top service;others may break because of thesudden change in temperature.(See section on “SurfaceCooking” for suggestions.)l To minimize the possibility ofburns, ignition of flammablematerials, and spillage, thehandle of a container should beturned toward the center of therange without extending overnearby surface units.c Always turn surface unit toOFF before removingcookware.l Keep an eye on foods beingfried at high or medium highheat settings.l To avoid the possibility of aburn or electric shock, alwaysbe certain that the controls forall surface units are at OFFposition and all coils are coolbefore attempting to removethe unit.. Don’t immerse or soakremovable surface units. Don’tput them in a dishwasher. Donot self-clean the surface unitsin the oven.. When flaming foods areunder the hood, turn the fanoff. The fan, if operating, mayspread the flame.l Foods for frying should be asdry as possible. Frost on frozenfoods or moisture on fresh foodscan cause hot fat to bubble upand over sides of pan.. Use little fat for effectiveshallow or deep-fat frying.Filling the pan too full of fat cancause spillovers when food isadded.l If a combination of oils orfats will be used in frying, stirtogether before heating, or as fatsmelt slowly.l Always heat fat slowly, andwatch as it heats.l Use deep fat thermometerwhenever possible to preventoverheating fat beyond thesmoking point.SAVE THESEINSTRUCTIONS.