GE JSP40 Range User Manual


 
SURFACE CONTROLS
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Cooking Guide for Using Heat Settings
HI—Quick start for cooking; brings water to a boil.
Medium High—(Setting halfway between
HI and
MED) Fast fry, pan broil; maintains a fast boil on
large amounts of food.
MED—Saute
and brown; maintains a slow boil on
large amounts
of food.
Medium Low—(Setting halfway between
MED
and LO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little
water in covered pan.
When a surface unit is turned on, the unit
can
be
seen glowing red within a few seconds. The red
glow will turn on and off (cycling) to maintain the
selected heat setting. With poor cookware, you will
see frequent cycling of the unit off and on. Good,
flat cookware will minimize the cycling. See the
Surface Cookware Tips section.
It is safe to place hot cookware from the oven or
surface on the glass ceramic surface when it is cool.
LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintains serving
temperature of most foods. Slow cooking and
OFF
(0
simmering.
Cooktop temperatures increase with the number of
surface units that are on. With 3 or 4 units turned
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on, surface temperatures are high so be careful
when touching the cooktop. The four hot surface
indicator lights will remain lit after the surface units
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NOTE:
At HI, Medium High settings, never leave food
unattended. Boilovers cause smoking; greasy
spillovers
may catch fire.
At Medium Low, LO settings, melt chocolate
and butter on a small surface unit.
Dual Surface Unit Switch
The left rear surface unit has 2 cooking sizes to select
To use the
small
(6-inch) surface unit, push in the
from so you can match the size of the unit to the size
bottom portion
of the COIL SIZE switch. Push in
of the cookware you are using.
and turn the control knob to the desired setting.
To use the
large
(9-inch) surface unit, push in the
top
portion of the COIL SIZE switch next to the
control knob. Push in and turn the control knob to
the desired setting.
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