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Use andCare Guide
Radiant Cooktop
Safety Instructions....................3–5 Problem Solver...............................14
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Operating Instructions, Tips
Appliance Registration..................................2
Canning Tips .................................................11 Consumer Services ...................15
Controls ........................................................7, 8 Important Phone Numbers........................15
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HELP US HELP YOU… Before using your cooktop, read this Write down the model and guide carefully. serial numbers. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your You’ll find them on a label under the cooktop. new cooktop properly. These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Keep it handy for answers to your questions. Ownership Registration Card that came with your cooktop. Before sending in this card, please write If you don’t understand something or need more these numbers here: help,
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. When using electrical appliances, basic safety • DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE precautions should be followed, including the MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER following: FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER • Have the installer show you the location of the APPLIANCE. circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference. • Do not let cooking grease or other flamm
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) • Never leave the surface units unattended at • Be careful when placing spoons or other stirring high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and utensils on glass cooktop surface when it is in use. greasy spillovers that may catch on fire. They may become hot and could cause burns. • Use proper pan size—select cookware having • Avoid heating an empty pan. Doing so may flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface damage the cooktop and the pan. unit’s h
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ME ME ME ME Important Safety Instructions Features of Your Cooktop LO LO LO LO • Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a • To avoid possible damage to the cooking deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool. surface, do not apply the cleaning cream to the glass surface when it is hot. • Use little fat for effective shallow or deep fat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause • After cleaning, use a dry cloth or paper towel to spillovers when food is added. remove all the cleani
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HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE WITH YOUR OLD ONE? Your new cooktop has a radiant glass ceramic cooktop. The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and If you are used to cooking with gas burners or electric cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or surface units, you will notice some differences when surface unit you have. you use the radiant cooktop. The following chart will help you to understand the differences between radiant cooktops and any other type of cooktop you may have
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Cooktop Comparison Control Knobs CONTROL KNOBS At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” into position. Switching to higher heat settings always results in a quicker heat change than switching to lower In a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight “clicking” settings. sounds—an indication that the heat settings you selected are being maintained. How to Set the Controls 1. Grasp the control knob. The control knob must be pushed in and turned from the OFF position. When the control is in any position oth
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Control Knobs Cookware Tips COOKWARE TIPS Types of Cookware The following information will help you choose Porcelain Enamel Covered Cast Iron: cookware which will give good performance. smooth bottom recommended Good conductivity. Use caution if sliding the pan Stainless Steel: highly recommended across the glass cooktop because it may scratch the Especially good with a sandwich clad bottom. The glass. Pans with non-enamel coated bottoms may sandwich bottom combines the benefits of stainless b
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CONTROL KNOBS (continued) Cooking Guide for Using Heat Settings HI—Quick start for cooking; brings water to a boil. OFF Medium High—(Setting halfway between HI and LO HI MED) Fast fry, pan broil; maintains a fast boil on large amounts of food. MED—Sauté and brown; maintains a slow boil on large amounts of food. Medium Medium Low HIgh Medium Low—(Setting halfway between MED and LO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little water MED in covered pan. LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintains serving temp
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COOKWARE TIPS (continued) • Do not use woks that have • Place only dry pans on the surface units. Do not
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Cookware Tips Home Canning Tips HOME CANNING TIPS HOWEVER, DO NOT USE LARGE DIAMETER Pots that extend beyond 1 inch of the surface unit’s circle are not recommended for most surface cooking. CANNERS OR OTHER LARGE DIAMETER POTS FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS OTHER However, when canning with water-bath or pressure canner, larger-diameter pots may be used. This is THAN WATER. Most syrup or sauce mixtures— because boiling water temperatures (even under and all types of frying—cook at temperatures much
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GLASS COOKTOP CLEANING Cleaning of glass cooktops is different from cleaning SPECIAL CARE: Sugary spillovers (such as jellies, a standard porcelain finish. To maintain and protect fudge, candy syrups) or melted plastics can cause the surface of your new glass cooktop follow these pitting of the surface of your cooktop (not covered by basic steps. the warranty) unless the spill is removed while still hot. Special care should be taken when removing Before you use the cooktop for the first time, cl
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Glass Cooktop Cleaning Care and Cleaning CARE AND CLEANING Proper care and cleaning are important so your radiant Be sure that the surface unit control knobs are cooktop will give you efficient and satisfactory turned off and that the entire cooktop is cool service. If soil, mineral deposits from evaporated before cleaning. Do not use a cooktop cleaner on water spills or metal rub-off from aluminum a hot cooktop. The fumes can be hazardous to your cookware is not removed, it will burn on the gl
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QUESTIONS? USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SURFACE UNITS WILL NOT • You must use pans which are absolutely flat. If light can be seen between the MAINTAIN A ROLLING pan bottom and a straight edge, the surface units will not transfer heat properly. BOIL OR FRYING RATE • Pan bottoms should closely match the diameter of the surface unit selected. IS NOT FAST ENOUGH COOKTOP FEELS HOT • The glass cooktop surfaces may seem hotter than you are used to. This is normal. Make sure flat-b
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Problem Solver Consumer Services We ’ll Be There With the purchase of your new GE appliance, receive the assurance that if you ever need information or assistance from GE, we ’ll be there. All you have to do is call—toll-free! GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000 Whatever your question about any GE major appliance, GE Answer Center® information service is available to help. Your call—and your question— will be answered promptly and courteously. And you can call any time. GE Answer Center® service is o
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Staple sales slip or cancelled check YOUR GENERAL ELECTRIC COOKTOP here. Proof of original purchase date is needed to obtain service WARRANTY under warranty. LIMITED ADDITIONAL WHAT IS COVERED ********************** FOUR-YEAR WARRANTY This warranty is extended to the FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For the second through fifth year original purchaser and any For one year from date of original from date of original purchase, we succeeding owner for products purchase, we will provide, free of will provid
