GE JGKS16GEH Oven User Manual


 
careandcleating
Propercareandcleaningare
importantsoyourovenwillgive
youefficientandsatisfactory
service.Followthesedirections
carefullyincaringforittohelp
assuresafeandpropermaintenance.
BESUREELECTRICPOWER
1SOFFBEFORECLEANING
ANYPART’OFYOUROVEN.
special care of
Continuom-Cleani~
(hen Interior
N’iodelJGKC16GEH
Yourovenhasa Continuous-
Cleaninginteriorthatcleansitself
whilecooking.Theinsideofthe
oven—top,sides,andback—is
finishedwithaspecialcoating
whichcannotbecleanedinthe
usualmannerwithsoap,detergents,
commercialovencleaners,coarse
abrasivepadsorcoarsebrushes.
Useofsuchcleanersand/ortheuse
ofovensprayswillcausepermanent
damage.
The specialcoatingis a porous
ceramicmaterialwhichisdarkin
colorandfeelsslightlyroughtothe
touch.If magnified,thesurface
wouldappearaspeaks,valleys,and
sub-surface“tunnels?Thisrough
finishtendstopreventgrease
spattersfromforminglittlebeads
ordropletswhichrundownthe
sidewallsofa hard-surfaceoven
linerleavingunsightlystreaksthat
requirehandcleaning.Instead,
~~henspatterhitstheporousfinish
itisdispersedandispartially
absorbed.Thisspreadingaction
increasestheexposureofoven
soiltoheatedair,andmakesit
somewhatlessnoticeable.
Soilmaynotdisappearcompk%ely
andatsometimeafterextended
usage,stainsmayappearwhich
carmotbe removed.
Thespecial!coatingworksbest
On
smallmmmts of
spatter.Itdoes
notworkwellwithlargerspills,
~aa
~~peci~lly sugars,eggordairy
~<~~”mixtures.
Thespecialcoatingisnotused
onovenshelves.Shelvesshouldbe
cleanedoutsidetheoven,toavoid
damageto thespecialcoating.
TOCleanthe
ContinuowAkming Oven:
1. Letovenpartscoolbefore
handling.It is recommendedthat
rubberglovesbewornwhen
cleaningovenpartsmanually.
2. Removeshelvesandcookware.
3. Soilvisibilitymaybereducedby
operatingtheovenat450”F.Close
thedoorandturnOVENTEMP
knobto450°F.Timeforatleast4
hours.Repeatedcyclesmaybe
necessarybeforeimprovementin
appearanceisapparent.
REMEMBER:DuruNG THE
OPERATIONOFTHEOVEN,THE
DOOR,WINDOWAND~HER
SURFACESWILLGETHOTENOUGH
TOCAUSEBURNS.~0 NCYI’
lXXJCH.
LETTHEOVENCOOLBEFORE
REPLACINGSHELVES.
4. If a spilloveror heavysoiling
occursontheporoussurface,as
soonaspracticalaftertheovenhas
cooled,removeas muchofthesoil
aspossibleusinga smallamountof
wateranda stiffbristlenylon
brush.Whenusingwater,useit
sparinglyandchangeitfrequently,
keepingit as cleanaspossible,and
besuretoblotitupwithpaper
towels,cloths,or sponges.Do not
ruborscrubwithpapertowels,
clothsorsponges,sincetheywill
leaveunsightlylinton theoven
finish.If waterleavesa whitering
onthefinishasitdries,applywater
againandblot
itwithacleansponge,
startingattheedgeoftheringand
workingtowardthecenter.
Do notusesoap,detergent,
commercialovencleaner,silicone
ovensprays,coarsesteelpadsor
coarsebrushesontheporous
surface.Theseproductswillspot,
clog,andmar theporoussurface
andreduceitsabilityto work.
Donotscrapetheporoussurface
withaknifeorspatula—-theycould
permanentlydamagethe finish.
Porcelain(hen hterior
Withpropercare,theporcelain
enamelwallswillretaintheirgood-
-lookingfinishformanyyears.
Soapandwaterwillnormally
dothejob.Heavyspatteringor
spilloversmayrequirecleaning
withamildabrasivecleanser.Soapy,
wetpadsmayalsobeused.Donot
allowfd spillswithahighsugaror
acidcontent(suchasmilk,tomatoes,
sauerkraut,fruitjuicesorpiefilling)
toremainonthesurfhce.Theymay
causeadullspotevenaftercleaning.
Householdammoniamaymakethe
cleaningjobeasier.P!ace1/2cupina
shallowglassorpotterycontainerin
acoldovenovernight.Theammonia
fumeswillhelploosentheburned-on
greaseandfood.
Ifnecessary,youmayuseacaustic
cleaner.Followthepackage
directions.
Cautionsaboutusing
spray-onovencleaners:
Becarefulwheretheovencleaner
issprayed.
6Donotsprayontheelectrical
controlsandswitches(onmodelsso
equipped)becauseitcouldcausea
shortcircuitandresultinsparking
orfire.
e DO not allow a film fromthe
cleanertobuilduponthetempemture
sensingbulb—itcouldcausethe
oventoheatimproperly.(Thebulb
islocatedatthetopoftheoven.)
Carefullywipethebulbcleanafter
eachovencleaning,beingcareful
nottomovethebulbasa changein
itspositioncouldaffecthowthe
ovenbakes.
~Donotsprayanyovencleaner
ontheovendoor,handlesorany
exteriorsurfaceoftheoven,wood
orpaintedsurfaces.Thecleanercan
damagethesesurfaces.
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