GE PGP989DN2BB Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

Using your cooktop.Use a flat-bottomed wok,.Wok This WayWe recommend that you use a flat-bo_omedwok, available at your local retail store.Only a flat-bottomed wok should be used. Donot use a flat-bottomed wok with a wok holder.Do not use a flat-bottomed wok on a supportring. Placing the ring over the burner or gratemay cause the burner to work improperly,resulting in carbon monoxide levels aboveallowable current standards. This could bedangerous to your health.CookwareAluminum: Medium-weight cookware isrecommended because it heats quicklyand evenly. Most foods brown evenly in analuminum skillet. Use saucepans with tightfitting lids when cooking with minimumamounts of water.Enomelwore: Under some conditions, theenamel of some cookware may melt. Followcookware manufacturer's recommendationsfor cooking methods.Gloss: There are two types of glass cookware:those for oven use only and those for cooktopcooking (saucepans,coffee and tea pots).Glassconducts heat very slowly.Cost Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets willgive satisfactory results.HeotproofGIoss-Ceromic: Can be used foreither surface or oven cooking. It conductsheat very slowly and cools very slowly. Checkcookware manufacturer's directions to be sureit can be used on a gas cooktop.Stoinless Steel'. This metal alone has poorheating properties and is usually combinedwith copper, aluminum or other metals forimproved heat distribution. Combination metalskillets usually work satisfactorily if they areused with medium heat as the manufacturerrecommends.Stove Top GrillsDo not use stove top grills on your sealedgas burners. If you use the stove top grill onthe sealed gas burner it will cause incompletecombustion and canresult in exposure to carbon monoxide levelsabove allowable current standards. This canbe hazardous to your health.Using the downdruft vent system.10How to Operate the Downdraft Vent SystemThe built-in vent system helps removecooking vapors, odors and smoke fromfoods prepared on the cooktop.Turn the vent fan speed control knob to HI,NED or LO, as needed.Continuous use of the vent system whilecooking helps keep the kitchen comfortableand less humid, reducing cooking odorsand soiling moisture that normally creates afrequent need for cleaning.The appearance of the burner flamesmay be affected when the vent fan isoperating. At the high fan speed setting, itis normal for the nearby burner flames tobe drawn toward the vent grille. If cookingperformance is affected, use a lower fanspeed setting.IN CASE OF A POWER FAILURE, THEVENTILATION SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE.