GE JDP37 Use And Care Manual

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SURFACE COOKINGYour surface units and controls are designed to giveyou an infinite choice of heat settings for surface unitcooking. At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” intoposition.When cooking in a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight“clicking” sounds—an indication that the heat settingsyou selected are being maintained.Switching to higher heat settings always results in aquicker heat change than switching to lower settings.Cooking Guide for Using Heat SettingsHI—Bring water to boil.Medium High—Fast fry, pan broil; maintain fast boilon large amount of food.MED—Saute and brown; maintain slow boil on largeamount of food.Medium Low—Cook after starting at HI; cook withlittle water in covered pan.LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintain servingtemperature of most foods. NOTE:At HI or Medium High, never leave food unattended.Boilovers cause smoking; greasy spillovers maycatch on fire.At LO, melt chocolate, butter on a small unit.HIOFFLOMEDMediumHighMediumLowHow to Set the Controls1. Grasp the control knob andpush it in.2. Turn either clockwise orcounterclockwise to thedesired heat setting.The control must be pushed in to set only fromthe OFF position. When the control is in anyposition other than OFF, it may be rotatedwithout pushing it in.Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when youfinish cooking.An indicator light will glow when ANY heat on anysurface unit is on.CookwareUse medium- or heavy-weight cookware. Aluminumcookware conducts heat faster than other metals.Cast-iron and coated cast-iron cookware are slow toabsorb heat, but generally cook evenly at low tomedium heat settings. Steel pans may cook unevenlyif not combined with other metals.For best cooking results pans should be flat on thebottom. Match the size of the saucepan to the size ofthe surface unit. The pan should not extend over theedge of the surface unit more than 1 inch.Right WrongNOT OVER 1 INCH OVER 1 INCHSURFACE COOKWARE TIPS8