GE JGBP26GEN Use And Care & Installation Manual

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How to Select Flame SizeWatch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce heat.The flame size on a gas burner should match thecookware you are using.FOR SAFE HANDLING OFCOOKWARE NEVER LETTHE FLAME EXTENDUP THE SIDES OF THECOOKWARE. Any flame larger than the bottomof the cookware is wasted and only serves to heatthe handle.When boiling, use this same flame size—1/2 inchsmaller than the bottom of the cookware-no matterwhat the cookware is made of. Foods cook just asquickly at a gentle boil as they do at a furious, rollingboil. A high boil creates steam and cooks awaymoisture, flavor and nutrition. Avoid it except forthe few cooking processes that need a vigorous boil.When frying or warming foods in stainless steel,cast iron or enamelware, keep the flame downlower—to about 1/2 the diameter of the pan.When using aluminum or aluminum-clad stainless When frying in glass or ceramic cookware, lowersteel pots and pans, adjust the flame so the circle it the flame even more.makes is about 1/2 inch smaller than the bottom ofthe cookware.Top-of-Range CookwareAluminum: Medium-weight cookware is Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for eitherrecommended because it heats quickly and evenly.Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat veryslowly and cools very slowly. Check cookwaresaucepans with tight-fitting lids when cooking with manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be usedminimum amounts of water. on gas ranges.Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor heatingsatisfactory results. properties and is usually combined with copper,Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of aluminum or other metals for improved heatsome cookware mav melt. Follow cookware distribution. Combination metal skillets usually workmanufacturer’s recommendations for cooking methods. satisfactorily if they are usedGlass: There are two types of glass cookware-those manufacturer recommends.for oven use only and those fo; top-of-range cooking(saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heatvery slowly.with medium heat as theWok Cooking(on models with sealed burners)\l We recommend that youuse only a flat-bottomedwok. They are available atyour local retail store.l Do not use woks that have !~~& ,:i:/;:support rings. Use of thesetypes of woks, with or *without the ring in place,can be dangerous. Placing the ~~!”;’:”ring over the burner grate maycause the burner to work improperly resulting incarbon monoxide levels above allowable currentstandards. This could be dangerous to your health.Do not try to use such woks without the ring. Youcould be seriously burned if the wok tipped over.Use of Stove ToP Grills(on models with seal;d burners)Do not use stove top grills ~~~:;:,: .;:;;[,on your sealed gas burners.If you use the stove topgrill on the sealed gasburner it will causeincomplete combustionand can result in exposureto carbon monoxide levelsabove allowable current standards.This can be hazardous to your health.9I