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Safety Instructions . . . . . .2–8 Installation
Owner’s Manual
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . .39–52
& Installation
Operating Instructions
Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Instructions
Convection Oven . . . . . . . . . .19–23
Check Ignition of
Roasting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
C2S980
Surface Burners . . . . . . . . . . .50, 51
Timed Convection Baking . . . . . .23
Connect Range
Gas/Control Lockout . . . . . . . . . . .25
to Electric . . . . . . . . . .
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! ANTI-TIP DEVICE ALL RANGES CAN TIP INJURY TO PERSONS COULD RESULT INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICES PACKED WITH RANGE SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. — Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. — WHAT
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Installation Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Instructions ge.com WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall by installing the Anti-Tip device supplied. To check if the
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances. Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to four of these substances, namely benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and
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Installation Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Instructions ge.com SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Locate the range out of kitchen traffic path Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments and out of drafty locations to prevent poor while using the appliance. Be careful when air circulation. reaching for items stored in cabinets over the range. Flammable material could be ignited Be sure all packaging materials are if brought in contact with flame or hot
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SURFACE BURNERS Use proper pan size—avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover burner grates. To avoid spillovers, make sure cookware is large enough to contain the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on range can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easil
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Installation Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Instructions ge.com LOWER OVEN DRAWER The purpose of the warm setting of the lower Do not touch the heating element or the oven drawer is to hold hot cooked foods at interior surface of the lower oven drawer. serving temperature. Always start with hot These surfaces may be hot enough to burn. food; cold food cannot be heated or cooked REMEMBER: The inside surface of the lower using the warm setting
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY… Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against foodborne illness. UPPER OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the door of a hot oven. The hot air and steam that escape can cause burns to hands, face and eyes. Do not use the oven for a storage
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Installation Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Instructions Using the gas surface burners. ge.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Before Lighting a Gas Burner After Lighting a Gas Burner Make sure all burners are in place. Do not operate the burner for an extended period of time without cookware on the Make sure all grates on the range are grate. The finish on the grate may chip properly placed before
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Using the griddle. Your non-stick coated griddle provides NOTE: Your griddle will discolor over time as it an extra-large cooking surface for meats, becomes seasoned with use. pancakes or other food usually prepared in a frying pan or skillet. How to Insert the Griddle NOTE: Do not clean the griddle in the CAUTION: Place and remove self-cleaning oven. the griddle only when all grates and griddle are cool and all surface units are turned OFF. The griddle can only be used with the center burner.
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Installation Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Instructions Using the gas surface burners. ge.com Top-of-Range Cookware Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is Glass: There are two types of glass recommended because it heats quickly cookware—those for oven use only and those and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in an for top-of-range cooking (saucepans, coffee aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight- and teapots). Glass conducts heat very fitting lids
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Using the upper oven controls. (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) Features and appearance may vary. Oven Control, Clock, Timer and Features BAKE Pad DELAY START Pad Touch to select the bake function. Use along with COOKING TIME or SELF CLEAN pads to set the oven to start and BROIL HI/LO Pad stop automatically at a time you set. Touch to select the broil function. COOKING TIME Pad CONVECTION BAKE MULTI/1 RACK Pad Touch and then touch the number pads to
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Installation Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Instructions Using the upper oven. ge.com To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stop-locks, so that when To remove a shelf, pull it toward you, tilt the placed correctly on the supports, they will front end up and pull it out. stop before coming completely out, and To replace, place the end of the shelf will n
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Using the upper oven. How to Set the Upper Oven for Baking or Roasting Touch the BAKE pad. Type of Food Shelf Position Touch the number pads to set the Frozen pies (on cookie sheet) C desired temperature. Angel food cake A Touch the START pad. Bundt or pound cakes C The word ON and 100° will be displayed. Biscuits, muffins, brownies, B or C As the oven heats up, the display will show cookies, cupcakes, layer cakes, pies the changing temperature. When the oven reaches the temperature you set, a
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Installation Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Instructions ge.com How to Set the Upper Oven for Broiling—Close the oven door Place the meat or fish on a broiler grid Touch the START pad. in a broiler pan. NOTE: The display will always automatically Follow suggested shelf positions in remind you to close the door. the Broiling Guide. When broiling is finished, touch the The oven door must be closed during CLEAR/OFF pad. broiling. Close the door. Al
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Using the clock and timer. Not all features are on all models. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time If number pads are not touched within one of day for the automatic oven timing minute after you touch the CLOCK pad, the functions to work properly. The time of day display reverts to the original setting. If this Make sure the clock is set to the cannot be changed during a timed baking happens, touch the CLOCK pad and reenter correct time of day. or self-cleaning cycle. the
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Installation Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Instructions Using the timed baking and roasting features (upper oven only). ge.com NOTE: Foods that spoil easily—such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork—should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth. How to
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Using the probe. For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want. Use of probes other than the one provided with Cable this product may result in damage to the probe. Plug Use the handles of the probe and plug when inserting and removing them from the food Probe and outlet. Handles To avoid damaging your probe, do not use Never
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Installation Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Instructions Using the convection oven. ge.com The convection oven fan shuts off when the oven door is opened. DO NOT leave the door open for long periods of time while using convection cooking. To help you understand the difference Roasts or poultry should be cooked on shelf position (A). between convection bake and roast and traditional bake and roast, here are some When you are convection roasting,
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Using the convection oven. Cookware for Convection Cooking Before using your convection oven, check Metal and Glass to see if your cookware leaves room for air Any type of cookware will work in your circulation in the oven. If you are baking with convection oven. However, metal pans heat several pans, leave space between them. the fastest and are recommended for Also, be sure the pans do not touch each convection baking. other or the walls of the oven. Darkened or matte-finished pans will b
