GE JP340 Use And Care Manual

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8CONTROL KNOBS(continued)Cooking Guide for Using Heat SettingsHI—Quick start for cooking; brings water to a boil.Medium High—(Setting halfway between HI andMED) Fast fry, pan broil; maintains a fast boil onlarge amounts of food.MED—Sauté and brown; maintains a slow boil onlarge amounts of food.Medium Low—(Setting halfway between MED andLO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little waterin covered pan.LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintains servingtemperature of most foods. Slow cooking andsimmering. At LO setting, melt chocolate and butteron small surface unit.OFFHIMEDLOCooktop temperatures increase with the number ofsurface units that are on. With 3 or 4 units turnedon, surface temperatures are high so be carefulwhen touching the cooktop. The HOT SURFACEindicator light will remain lit after the surface unitis off until the surface is cool enough to touch.NOTE:• At HI and Medium High settings, never leave foodunattended. Boilovers cause smoking; greasyspillovers may catch on fire.• When a surface unit is turned on, the unit can beseen glowing red within a few seconds. The redglow will turn on and off (cycling) to maintain theselected heat setting. With poor cookware, you willsee frequent cycling of the unit off and on. Good,flat cookware will minimize the cycling. See theCookware Tips section.• It is safe to place hot cookware from the oven orsurface on the glass ceramic surface when it is cool.CAUTION: When the surface controls areturned off, the HOT SURFACE indicator lightwill remain lit until the cooktop surface hascooled to approximately 150°F. The glass ceramicsurface will retain heat after the indicator lightgoes out. Use caution until the cooktop surfacehas had time to cool.MediumLowMediumHIgh