Using The Surface Burners; How To Select Flame Size - GE JGSP22 Owner's Manual

Usingthe surface burners.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Be sure you turn the control knob
to OFFwhen you finish cooking.
How to Light a Surface Burner
Your surti_ce burners are lit b} electric
ionition, eliminating tile need tar standing
pilot lights with constnntly btlrning tlan/es.
Push the control knob in and mrn it
counterclockwise to tile rITE position.
Mter tile burner ignites, turn tile knob to
at!lust tile flame size. To turn tile burner
Off',
turn tile knob clockwise as flu" as it
will go, to tile OFF position.
:_In case of a power failure, you can light the surface
burners on your range with a match. Hold a lit match
to the burner, then push in and turn the control knob
to the LITEposition. Use extreme caution when
lighting burners this way Surface burners in use
when an electdcal power failure occurs wifl continue
to operate normally
Do not operate the burner for an extended period of
time without cookware on the grate. The finish on
the grate may chip without cookware to absorb
the heat.
Checkto be sure the bumer you tum on is the one
you want to use.
Be sure the bumers and grates are cool before you
place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning cloths or
other mateda/s on them.
Thesmaller burner (right rear position) will give the
best simmer results. The lowest setting of the
burner has a smafl flame to provide simmering
capability Tosimmer foods, set the co&top control
knob to the/owestsetting that wi// maintain the
desired simme_ If simmering on one burner and the
other burners are turned on, the gas flow of the
sirnmedng burner may have to be adjusted.
How to Select Flame Size
Forsafe handlIng of cookware, never let the flames
extend up the sides of the co&ware,
Watch tile flame, not tile knob, as vou
reduce heat. The flame size on a gas
bm'ner should match tile cookware w)u
are using.
Any flame larger than tile bottom of tile
cookware is wasted and only sei'_es to
heat tile handle.
Use a fiat-bottomed wok.
Wok This Way
We recommend that you use a fiat-bottomed wok,
available at your local retail stores, or use the Wok
Holder accessory with traditional round bottomed woks,
The Wok Holder accesso_ model JXWK, can be
ordered from your appliance dealer
The X&'ok Holder fits on top of tile range
grate to provide support and proper air
circulation for traditional rotmd bottom
woke only. Do not rise flat bottolned wales
with tile XAk)k Holder.
Do not use a
wok
on }lily other stlpport
ring. Placing tile ring over
tile burner
grate may cause the burner to work
improperl> resulting in carbon
monoxide levels above allowable cmTent
standards. This could be dangerous to
your health. Do not tlW to use such wo]cs
without the ring Ulfless you are using the
Wok Holdei: You could be seriously
burned if tile wok tipped ovei:
Cookware
Aluminum:
Medium-weight cookware is
recommended because it heats quickly
and evenly. Most fbods brown evenly in
an ahmfinmn skillet. Use saucepans with
tight fitting lids when cooking with
minim mn am Otlnts of water:
Enamelware:
Under some conditions,
tile enaillel of soil/e cookware ill[iv illelt.
Follow cookware illanttfilCttli'ei"s
recommendations tot cooking methods.
Glass: There are two t)p_ of glass
cook\v_lI'e: those for oven rise only and
those for top-ot:range cooking
(saucepans, coffee and tea pots). Glass
conducts heat vex_' slowly.
Cast/rOll: If heated
slowly most skillets
will gixe satisli_cto_? results.
HeatproofGlass Ceramic: Can be used
fi)r either SUltilce or oven cooking.
It
conducts heat veD' slowly and cools ve_'
slowly: Check cookware inanufilcturer's
directions to be sure it can be used on
g[IS Fan res
Staillless Steel: This metal alone has poor
heating properties and is ttsuallv combined
with coppe_; aluminum or other metals fl)r
improved heat distribution. Combination
metal skillets usually work satistactorilv if
they are used with medimn heat as tile
illan tllil Cttli'eY i'ecoi//i//ends.