GE JBP26GP Range User Manual


 
Installing
Your Range
Your range, like many other
household items, is heavy and can
settle into soft floor coverings such
as cushioned vinyl or carpeting.
When
nm~
ing
the
range
on
this
type
of
lloor-ing”
use
cw-c.
:md
it
i~
recommended that
tlww
simple
and
inexpensi~e
instructions
be
f_ollowed.
The
range
should
bc
installed on
a
1/4
inch thick
sheet
of plywood (or
simi
Iar
material )
us
t_ollows:
14’hell
tlzt~flo{)r
c%ot(~rifl,q
(~ll(lis
([t
tll(~l).ollt
(//”
th(’
/“(l} l(L/t’,
the
L~l-C:l
that the
I-W1:C
wi]]
rest on
shoLI]d
be
bLli]t
LIp with
plyw’oocf
10
the \aIlle IeYcl or
higher
th:ul
the
floor
c(~~eriny.
This
mill
allou
the
range
to
be
mol’ed
f-or
clcun
in:
or Se
I
-
\ icing.
For
complete
information see
Installation Instructions
in
the
back
of
this
booh.
Leveling the Range
lJe\eling
wv-t”~$s
are
Iouuted
on
exh
corner
of”
the
baw
of_
[he
range. Rcnlo\c
the
bottom
drawer
and you can
le\
c1
the range on
an
uneven
floor
with the LIW
of’:~
nutdrilrer.
To remove drawer,
pull
drawer
out all the
W7ay,
tilt up the front
and take it out. To replace
drawer,
inwrt
glides
at hac~
~)i
Lh”ilw’er”
beyond
stop
011
I-angc
glides. L
ill
dtam
cr
it.
ncces
\L~rY
to
insert
em
i ly.
Let
f-rent
ot”
draw
CI-
down.
then
push in
to
c]OSC.
Energy-Saving Tips
Surface Cooking
~’
SC
~()()km’
are
()
f’
med
i
LIII1
we
igh[
alum
inure,
w
it h t i
:ht
-
titt
i
ng
co
Jcrs.
and
l-lat
bottoms
which
completely
Coi’er
the
heated
portion
of the
iurfxe
unit.
Cook fresh vegetables
with
a
minimum amount of’ water in
a
covered pan.
Watch
foods
when
bring
i
n:
them
quickly to cooking temperatures
at
high
heat.
lk’hen
food
reaches
cooking” temperature.
reduce
heat
immediately to lowest setting that
w
i]
1
keep
it cooking.
Use res
i
dLla]
heat with
$Llrface
cooking
whcrrever
possible. For
example.
when
cooking
eggs
in the
shell.
bring water and
eggs
to boil,
then
tLlrn
to
(JFF
position and
co~
er cookware with
1
id to
complete the cooking.”
Oven Cooking
Preheat oven
only
when
necessary. Most
foods”
will
cook
sat
is
f’actori
ly
without preheating.
lf
yOLI
find
preheating
is
necessar~,
watch the indicator
light,
and
pLIt
food
in oven promptly
after
the
Iigh(
goes
Outt
. Always turn
OY
en
OFF
before
removing
food.
During
baking, avoid frequent
door openings. Keep door open as
short
a
time
m
possible
if
it
is
opened.
Be sure to wipe
Lip
excess
spillage before starling the
selt-
cleaning operation.
c
Cook complete
()~’en
meals
instead of” just one
food
item.
Potatoes,
other
vegetables, and
some desserts will
cook
together-
with
a
main-dish
ca~serole,
meat
loaf,
chicken or
roa~t.
Choose
foods
that cook at the same
temperature and in approximately
the same time.
Use residual
heat
i n the oven
whenek’er
possible to
finish
cooking casseroles, oten meals.
etc. Also
add
rolls or precooked
desserts
to wwm
ov”cn,
LISiIl~
I
-
C
SidLlld
heat
to
w“w”nl
them.
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