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Readthkbook Carefullye It is intendedto helpyouoperate and maintainyournewrange properly. Keepit handyfor answersto your questions. If youdon’tunderstandsomething or needmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber): ConsumerAfftirs GE Appliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225 write down themodel serial nmbers. You’ll f indthemon a labellocated behindthebroilerdrawer. Thesenumbersare alsoon the ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourrange.Beforesendingin this...
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---- .——. into a no-volt Piug your Taage egrounded outletOnlye Do muve round grounding prong mtheplug. I findoubt a bout thegrounding oftiehome elwtricd system, itisyourpersonal responsibility andobligation t o ha~~em u ngruunde-doutiet replaced withaproperlyg~ounded thrW- prong outlet i naccordance with theNational Electrical Code.
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~WIPORTNT SAXETYINSTRUCTIONS Tomininlizethe possibility ignition f lammable burns9 materials, andspillage, turn cookware handles t oward theside orbackoftherange without extending o veradjacent burners. e Mway$ t urn surfaceburnerto OFFbeforeremoving Cookwe. ~carefullywatchfoodsbehg friedat Mghflamesetting. e ~~v~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~& (~~ opetings)oftherange.They provide t heairirdetandoutlet ~‘...
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The rangeshouldbe installedon a sheetofplywood(or similar material)as follows:men the floor coveringendsat thefront of the range,the area thatthe range willrest on shouldbe builtup with plywoodto the samelevelor higher than the floorcovering.Thiswill allowthe rangeto be movedfor cleaningor servicing.
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.— Yeatures YourRange JGBS03PK tith Riot Shntig tith Electric Igtition JGBS03EK LBS03PK &P gas only) Stiting tith JGSS05GPK tith Shnfing mot ~GSS05GEK Electric Igtition tith Riot...
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Feature Index 2 SutiaceBurnerControls 3 SurfaceBurnersandGrates 4 O~~en T emperature Control 5 Clockand Timer 6 OvenVent 7 OvenInteriorLight 8 OvenLightSwitch (letsyouturn interiorovenlight on and of~ 9 OvenShelves (easilyremovedor repositioned on shelfsupports) OvenShelfSupports 1 BroilerPanand Rck U ChromePlatedDrip l?ans 13 Removable OvenDoor (easilyremovedfor ovencleaning) 14 Lift-UpCooktop (locksin up position, t o simpli~...
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Glass: Thereare twotypesof glass cookware-those for ovenuse only andtiose for top-of-range coo&Jng (saucepans, c offeeand teapots). _Glass conductsheatvery slowly. -aititpi-o~f GlassCeramic:Can Ae usedfor eithersurfaceor oven -.:oi:iilg. It conductsheatvery ‘slowly andcoolsveryslowly.
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Tolight the ovenburner: Turnthe OVENTEMPknobto the desiredtemperature. Power outige? An electricalpower failurewill notaffectalighted standingovenpilot. .—”—.— Li@ti~ ImtruetiQm ElectricIgnitionModels JGBS03EK ~GBsm~ ~GS$osGEK JGBSKGEK JGSC08GEK .~BSBGEK The ovenpiloton theserangesis lightedbyelectricignition. turn Totight the burner, OVENTEMPknobto the desired temperature.Theburnershould lightwithin60 seconds.Youwill hear a litie clickingnoise—the...
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O}’en Control Tempemtum controlis OVEN TEMP locatedon thecontrolpanelon the frontof the range(seepage6). Simplyturn theknobtothedesired cookingtemperatures, w hichare markedin 25“F.incrementson the did. It willnormallytake60 secondsbeforetheflamecomeson. Afterthe ovenreachestheselected temperature, theovenburnercycles— offcolnpletely, t henon witha fill flame-to keeptheoventemperature controlled. oven Li@t (onmodelsso equipped) Usethe switchon the controlpanel to turn the lighton andoff.
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.— Baking 1. Positionthe shelfor shelvesin the oven.If cookingon twoshelves at the sametime,sta~er thepans forbestheatcirculation. 2. Closeovendoor.~m OVEN TEMPknobto desiredtemperature. Preheatovenfor at least 15minutes if preheatingis necessary. 3. Placefoodin ovenon center of shelf.Allowat least2 inches betweenedgeofbakeware and oven wallor adjacentcookware. 4.
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1. Preheating very imporhnt }} ’hell l Rsillg temperatllres below 22S”F. a nd when baking fOOds such as biscui&~ Cookiesy c akes a~~d other pastries.Preheatthe ovenfor at least Is minutes. Preheatingis notnecessarywhen roastingor for long-time cooking of wholemeals. - Food Cookware Bread Biscuits(M-in.thick)
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Roasting Roas~ing i s cookingbydry heat. Tendermeator poultrycan be roasteduncoveredin youroven. Roastingtemperatures, w hich shouldbelow and steady,keep spatteringto a minimum.When roasting,it is notnecessaryto sear, baste,coveror add waterto your meat. Roastingis easy,just follow thesesteps: Step 1: Positionovenshelfat secondfrom bottomposition(B) for smW sizeroast (~to 5 lbs.) and at bottomposition(A)for larger roasts.
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Broilingis cookingFood bydirect heatfromabovethe food.Your rangehasa convenient c ompartment belcwtheovenfor broiling.It also hasa speciallydesignedbroilerpan andrackthatallowdrippingfatto drainawayfromthe foodsandbe keptawayfromthe highheatof thegas flame. Distancefromthe heatsourcemay bechanged bypositioning thebrotier pan andrackon oneof threeshelf positionsinthebroilercompartment— A (bottom of broilercompartment), B (middle)andC (top). Both the ovenand broiler compatiment doors should be closedduring broiling.
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—— Care and Cleating (see cleaning Guide on page20.) Propercare andcleaningare importantso yourrangewillgive youefficientand satisfactory service.Followthesedirections carefullyin caringfor it to help assuresafeandpropermaintenance. Yom WGE Whenthe rangeis cool, washthe top,frontand, if exposed,the sides withmildsoapandwater.Neveruse anyharshabrasivesor cleaning powders thatmayscratchor mar the paintedsurface.Wnsethe surface withcleanwateranddry witha sofi cloth.If youwish, occasionally applya thin coatof mildcleaning...
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c are of special Continuous-cleaning o7en Interior [f)nmode!ssoequipped) conti~iuous-cleaningoven c}~ans itself whilecooking.The insideof the oven—top, s idesand ~ac~—is f inishedwitha special whichcannotbe cleaned coati}zg intheusualmannerwithsoap, detergents, s teelwoolpads, commercial o vencleaners,coarse abrasivepadsor coarsebrushes. C-se of suchcleansersand/ortheuse 01ovensprayswillcausepermanent damage. specia~ coatingis a porous cemmicmateriaiwhichis dark in colorand feelsslightlyroughto the touch.If-magnified, t he surface...
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20 to 30 minutes.If thefooddoesn’t rinseoff completely, s crubit with soapandwateror a mildabrasive cleanserand a dampcloth. Beforeputtingtheburnerback,dry it thoroughlyby settingit in a warm ovenfor 30 minutes.Thenplaceit back in the range,makingsureit is properlyseatedandlevel.
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~ SoapandWater @ Soap-FWed S couring R d ~ PlasticScouringPad e Dishwasher S afe ~MildSoapandWater SoapandWater Metal, kcluding ~SoapandWater Chrome~m Strips andBwhed Chrome Coohtop PorcelainEnameland PaperTmel Wnted Sutiac& @ DryCloth Water @ Soapand e SoapandWater Outsideof men Mr SheIvea @ SoapandWater *Soap-Filled Scouring Pad *Commercial O venCleaner SurfaceBurner...
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o5’eEl Tllermos@t Adjwtnlent temperaturecontrolin your newovenhasbeencarefully adjusted to provideaccuratetemperatures. However, i f this ovenhasreplaced oneyouhaveusedfor severalyears, youmaynoticea differencein the degreeof browningor the lengthof timerequiredwhenusingyour favoriterecipesbecauseoven temperature c ontrolshavea tendency to “drift” overa periodofyears. Beforeattemptingto havethe temperatureofyournewoven changed,be sureyouhavefollowed thebakingtimeand temperatureof therecipecarefully.Then, after youhaveusedthe ovena fewtimes andyoufeelthe ovenis toohot...
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—.. -*<: -~ ._. -— ;g{FE- Questiom? _ m._.. .—— T—. _ -..— ---------- —. . .—~ UseThk Bob#emSolver ..~==; “——=—— POSSWLECAUSE ND/OR mAT TODO PROBLEM mP BURNERS @ Pflotsare Do NOTLIGHT nextto pilotopeningbetweenfrontandrear burners(page8). Onmodelswithelectric OR Do Nm ignition,makesureelectricalplugis pluggedintoa livepoweroutlet. BURNEVENLY @ Burnerholeson the sideor aroundthetopofburnermaybe clogged.Removeburners andcleanthemwitha.safetypin or paperclip.Makesureyoudo noterdargetheholes.
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FIRST,contactthe peoplewho servicedyourappliance.Explain whyyouare not pleased.In most cases,thiswill solvethe problem. NEXT,if youare stillnotpleased, writeall thedetails-including yourphonenumber—to: Manager,ConsumerRelations GE Appliances AppliancePark Louisville,Kentucky40225 FINALLY, i f yourproblemis still not resolved,write: MajorAppliance CorlsumerActionPanel 20 NorthWackerDrive Chicago,Illinois60606...
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WHAT [S ~m COVERED Somestatesdo notallowthe exclusion or limitationof incidental o r consequential damages, s othe abovelimitationor exclusion maynotapplyto you.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstateto state. knowwhatyourlegalrights if ffutiher help 1sneeded concerning this warranty, write: Manager–Consumer Atiaim, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225 GENERAL ELECTRIC WARRANTY slip or cancelled...