GE JKP18G Series User manual

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AiunlinumFoil . . . . . ...14. i6,25
ApplianceRegistration.........2
Baking;BakingGuide ......10-12
Delaystart/stop ...........~~
TimeBake . . .. . . . . . . . ..lQ. ~~
Broiling;BroilingGuide ....16-18
CareandCleaning........23. 24
clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7. $
ConsumerServices . . . . . . . ...27
ElectronicTouchControlPanel..6
Energy-SavingTips ...........4
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..~
Light;BulbReplacement....9.23
MeatThermometer.. . . . ...14. 17
Minute/SecondTimer .......7. 8
ModelandSerialNumbers .....2
Preheating .................Q
ProblemSolver ..........25.26
Roasting;RoastingGuide. ...13-15
Rotisserie . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~9.2~
SafetyInstructions..........3.4
Self-CleaningOperation....21.22
Shelves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...9
Warranty . . . . . . . . . .. BackCover
Beforellsingyouroven~
readthisbookCarefully.
It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewoven
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemonalabelon
thefrontoftheovenbehindthe
ovendoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
youroven.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
ModelNumber
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyouroven.
adamagedoven.00
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutheoven.
savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest
service..0
ChecktheProblemSolveron
pages25and26.It listscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.
If youneedServiceee o
Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.In most
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails—including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,if yourproblemis still
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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INIPORTANTSAFETYmSTRUCTIONS
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IMPORTANT
SAFETYNOTICE
TheCaliforniaSafeDrinking
WaterandToxicEnforcement
ActrequirestheGovernorof
Californiatopublishalistof
substancesknowntothestate
tocausebirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm,andrequires
businessestowarncustomersof
potentialexposuretosuch
substances.
Thefiberglassinsulationin
self-cleanovensgivesoffavery
smallamountofcarbonmonoxide
duringthecleaningc~c~e.
Exposurecanbeminimizedby
ventingwithanopenwindowor
usingaventilationfanorhood.
Whenusingelectricalappliances,
basicsafetyprecautionsshould
befollowed,includingthe
following:
@usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescr~oedinthis
manual.
eBesureyourapplianceis
properlyimtiled andgrounded
byaqualifiedtechnicianin
accordancewiththeprovided
InstallationInstructions.
eDon9tattempttorepair
orreplaceanypart ofyour
ovenunlessit isspecifically
recommendedinthisbook.All
otherservicingshouldbereferred
toaqualifiedtechnician.
eBeforeperforminganyservice9
DISCONNECT Tm OVEN
P(]WER SUPPLY AT ~m
kIOUSEHOLD ~lsnmo~
PANELBYREMOVINGTHE
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TIiECIRCUIT
BREAKER.
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Childrenshouldnotbeleftalone
orunattendedinanareawhere
applianceisinuse.Theyshould
neverbeallowedtositorstandon
anypartoftheappliance.
@Don9tallowanyonetoclinlb9
standor hangonthedoor.They
coulddamagetheoven.
o~A~T~Q~:~T~~~ OF
INTEWST mcHILDmN
SHOULDNOTBESTOMD
INCABINE~ ABOVE
ANOWN.CHILDREN
cLIMBINGo~ Tm ov~~
To WACHITEMSCOULD
BESERIOUSLYINWM~.
@Never
wearloose-fittingor
hanginggarmenk whileusing
theappliance.Flammable
materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithhot
heatingelementsandmaycause
severeburns.
euse onlydrypotholdeFs—
Moistordamppotholderson.hot
surfacesmayresultinburnsfrom
steam.Donotletpotholders
touchhotheatingelements.Do
notuseatowelorotherbulky
cloth.
@Neveruseyourappliancefor
warnlingorheatingthe room.
@
Storageinoronappliance—
Donotstoreflammablematerials
intheoven.
@Keephoodandgreasefilters
clea~ltomaintaingoodventing
andtoavoidgreasefires.
@Donotletcookinggrease
or otherflamn~ablematerials
accumulateinornearthe Ovelle
@Do notuse waterongrease
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smotheredbycompletely
closingdoorandtouching
CLEAR/OFFpad.
@Donottouchheatingelemenk
oril}teriorsurfaceof oven.
Thesesurfacesmaybehot
enoughtoburneventhoughthey
aredarkincolor.Duringand
afteruse,donottouch,orlet
clotl~ingorotherflammable
materialscontactanyinterior
areaoftheoven;allowsufficient
timeforcooling,first.
Potentiallyhotsurfacesinclude
theovenventopeningsand
surfacesneartheopenings,
crevicesaroundtheovendoorand
theedgesofthedoorwindow.
Remember:Theinsidesurface
oftheovenmaybehotwhenthe
doorisopened.
@Whentooting pork9follow
thedirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170°F.This
assuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandthemeatwillbesafeto
eat.
oven
eStind awayfromovenwhen
openingovendoor.The hot air
or steam whichescapescan
burn hands, faceand/or eyes.
@KeepovenVentduet
unobstructed,
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IMPORTmT SMETY
INS’.FRUCTIONS
(continued)
@Placeovenshelfin desired
positionwhile ovenis Cool.If
she!vesmustbehandledwhen
hot, dO ~Ot ~~t potholder CO~taCt
heatingunitsi~~theoven.
amen UShg COOkhgor
romthg bags boven9 followthe
manufacturer’sdirections.
self-cleaningoven
@Donotcleandoorgmket.The
door gasketis essentialfor a
good seal. Care shodd be&en
nottomb, damageor movethe
gasket.
oDonotuse ovene!emem.No
comercid ovencleaneroroven
linerprotectivecoatingofany
kindshould.beusedinoraround
anypartoftheoven.
@Listenfor fan—afannoise
shouldbeheardsometimeduring
tilecleaningcycle.Ifnot,callfor
senice before self-cleating again.
~Preheattheovenonlywhen
necessary.Mostfoodswillcook
satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
Ifyoufindpreheatingisnecessary,
keepaneyeontheindicatorlight,
andputfoodintheovenpromptly
aftertheJightgoesout.
@Alwaysturn ovenOFFbefore
removingfood.
@Duringbaking,avoidfrequent
dooropenings.Keepdooropenas
shortatimeaspossibleifitis
opened.
@Besureto wipeupexcessspillage
beforeself-cleaningoperation.
@Cookcompleteovenmealsinstead
ofjustonefooditem.Potatoes,
othe~vegetablesandsomedesserts
willcooktogetherwithamain-dish
casserole,meatloaf,chickenor
roast.Choosefoodsthatcookat
thesametemperatureandin
approximatelythesametime.
@Useresidualheatinoven
wheneverpossibletofinish
cookingcasseroles,ovenmeals,
etc.Alsoaddrollsor precooked
dessertstowarmoven,using
residualheattowarmthem.
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SAVETHESE
Ir+JSTRUCTIONS

se>%FeaturesofYouroven
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FeatureIndex
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ModelsJKM8G,JKPUG
withself-cleaning
oven
1ElectronicTouchControlMel
2OvenDoorLatch(Usefor
self-cleanonly.)
3BroilUnit
4ReceptacleforTemperature
Probe .-
5RotisserieReceptacle
(Motorisbehindoven.wall.)
6OvenShelves
7BakeUnit
8ModelandSerialNumbers
9OvenInteriorLight
(Comesonautomatically
whendoorisopened.)
10 OvenShelfSupports
(LettersA, B,CandD
indicatecookingpositionsfor
shelvesasrecommendedon
cookingguides.)
11 OvenDoorGasket
12 BroilerPanandRack(Donot
cleaninself-cleanoven.)
Explained
onpage
6
21
16
13,14,1’7
19
9
2
9,23
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FeaturesofYollrTouchcontrol Panel
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OVEN BAKE FOOD STOP
LOCKED TIME TEMP TIME
1. DISPLAY. Displaystimeof
day,timeor temperatureduring
cooking,cookingmodeandtells
youwhatto donext.
2. BA~. Usedtosetovento
bake.(Seepage10.)
3. BROIL. Letsyoubroilatfull
powerbytouchingBROILand
STARTpads.b~ youselectalower
broilrateforlonger,slowerbrotiing.
Letsyoubroiltoafinishedfood
temperah]rewhenusingtemperature
probe.
4. FOOD TEMP.Usewith
temperatureprobetoallowprecise
controlofinternalfoodtemperature.
5. R~ISS. Touchpadtostart
Rotisserie.Seepage19.
6. CLEAN.Touchthispadand
latchovendoorbeforestarting
self-cleaningoperation.(Door
latchindicatorflashesifdooris
notlatched.)
7. OVENLIGHT. Touchthispad
tot~~rnovenlightonandoff.
8. BAW T’Im. Usetoenter
amountoftimerequiredfor
automaticbakingorroasting.(See
page10.)
9. $TOPTim. Usewhenbaking
or cleaningto enterthetimeofday
youwantoventoturnoff.
10.CLOCK. Touchthispadto
entertimeofdayorchecktimeof
daywhendisplayisshowingother
information.
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U. MIN/SEC ~ImR. LetsYOU
time anytitchenfunction,even
whenovenisinuse.
U. NUN4BERPADS.Usetoset
anyfinctionrequiringnumbers—
forexample,timeofdayonclock,
minute/secondtime,oven
temper~ture,internalfood
temperature,startingandstopping
timesforTimeBakeandself-
cleaningandBroiIRates.
U. START.Mustbetouchedto
startanycookingor cleaning
function.
14.CLEAR/OWF.Cancelsall
programsexceptClockand
Minute/SecondTimer.Alsostops
ovensignals.Andevenstopsself-
cleaningcycle.
Electrolliecontrolsforyour ovenWiiinotoperateuntildigibi ‘clockhasbeenset.see page7.
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&.m ~TheElectronicDigitalClockon
-- you?ovenisanaccurate,solid-state
devicethatservesseveralpurposes.
Asaclock,itdisplaysthetimeof
dayonthedisplaypanel.When
fiinctioningasaminutetimer,it
countsdownthetimeyousetto
“0:00”andsignalswhenitreaches
theendofthetime.
NOTE:clock must be setonthe
o}zenbeforeelectroniccontro~s
YvillBVorkilltheoven.
To set the clock
Whenyoufirstpluginyour
range,or afterapowerfailureof
anykind,thedigitaldisplayshows
“88:88”forabout15seconds,then
automaticallychangesto “PF” (for
PowerFailure).YourElectronic
DigitalClockisnowreadytobeset.
Step 1:TouchtheCLOCKpad.
Thedisplayshows“0:00~’
Step2:TouchtheNumberPads
thesamewaythatyoureadthem.
Asanexample,toset 12:34,you
touchnumberpads1,2, 3and4in
thatorder.If numberpadsarenot
{ouchedwithinseveralseconds
;]fterCLOCKpad,“EEEE”flashes
.== :l~]ddisplayrevertsbacktooriginal
. . setti~~g.If thishappens,retouch
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(.’LOC1<padandenteragain.
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Step3: TouchtheSTARTpad.
Thisentersthetimeandstartsthe
clock.If youdonottouchthispad,
theclockautomaticallystartsafier
6seconds.If youhaveenteredan
impossibletime(suchas 12:84)the
displayflashes“EEEE” forError.
Ifthisshouldhappen,justtouch
thecorrectnumberpadsandclock
starts.If “PF” appears,touch
CLOCKpad, thennumbersto
startclock.
Correcting TimeofDay:Thetime
ofdaycannotbechangedduringa
cookingoperation.Tochangetime
ofday,touchCLOCKpadand
enterthecorrectedtime.
TosettheMinute/second
mmer
BAKE
TIME CLOCK 72
Step1:TouchtheMIN/SECTIMER
pad.Thedisplayshows“0:00”and
thewordTIMERglowssteadily.
CLOCK
MIN/sEc
TiMER
ON/OFF
3
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Step2: TouchtheNumberPadsfor
theminutesandseconds,just the
wayyoureadthem.Duringthe
MinuteTimingfunction,the
numberstotheleftofthecolonare
theminutesandthenumberstothe
rightofthecolonaretheseconds.
Forexample,toenter10minutes
and45 seconds,touchNumber
Pads1,0,4 and5inthatorder.You
mayprogramthetimerforupto99
minutes,99seconds.If youmakea
mistake,touchMIN/SECTIMER
padandstartagain.
BAKE
T!ME CLOCK 1’ 2
STOP P
MIN/ ‘3..
T’\ME T!M ‘i”;,6~
QN/ “‘.
Step3: TouchtheMIN/SEC
TIMERpad.Thisstartsthetimer
immediatelyor after6secondsthe
timerstartsautomatically.During
thetimingfunction,theword
TIMERstaysonandthetime
countsdownto “0:00~’
Step 4:Whentimeis up,the
displayshows“0:00”andasignal
soundsuntilyoutouchtheMIN/SEC
TIMERpad.Thedisplaythen
showsthetimeofday.
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QuestiomandAmwers
Q. canIcheekthe timeof Q. canIusetheMinute/second
daywhilethe displayisshowing mmerduring ovencooking?
Minute/secondmine? A. TheMIN/SECTimercanbe
A. Yes,simplytouchCLOCKpad usedduringanycookingfunction.
andthedisplayshowstimeofday (Youcancheck–butnotchange–
untilyouremoveyourfinger,then thetimeofdaybymerelytouching
thedisplayrevertsbackto theCLOCKpad.)
Minute/SecondTime.
Q. when Icamehomethe other
day,the displayshoJved‘6PF”
insteadofthe timeofday. Fvhat
happened?
A. Yourhomehadapowerfailure
whileyouweregone.Thereis
nothingwrongwiththeclockon
youroven.Justresettheproper
timeasdescribedonpage7and
thentheovencontrolscanbeused.
Q. If I Stirt toChangethe time
ofday and touchtheCLOCK
pad, then tiscovertnlatthetime
shown is rfight9doIhavetoreset
theClock?
A, No.Theoriginaltimeofday
willreappearabout15seconds
after“BEHE”flashes.
A. No. Theclockcannotbe
changedduringanyprogramthat
usestheoventimerorthedisplay.
Youmusteitier stopthoseprograms
or waituntiltheyarefinished
beforechangingtime.
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usi~lgYouroven
Beforeusingyouroven,lookatthe
directionsinthisbookforsetting
theelectroniccontrols.Thenopen
theovenandtakenoteofthe
abbreviatedi~lstructionsonthe
insideofthedoor.Lookatthe
shelves.Takeapracticerunat
remo~ingandreplacingthem.
And,whileyou’reatit, locatethe
broilunitatthetopoftheovenand
bakeunitjust offtheovenfloor.
ovenInteriorLights
Thelightcomesonautomatically
whentheovendoorisopened.
TouchOVENLIGHTpadon
controlpaneltoturnthelighton
andoffwhenthedoorisclosed.
ovenshelves
Theshelvesaredesignedwith
stop-locks,Whenyouplacethem
correctlyonthesupports,they’il
stopbeforecomingcompletely
outoftheoven.What’smore,they
willnottiltwhenyou’reremoving
foodor whenyouareplacingfood
onthem.
Toremoveshe~vesfrom the oven,
makesurethey’recool.Thenlift
uptherearoftheshelfandpullit
forwardwiththestop-locksalong
thetopoftheshelfsupport.
Toreplaceshelvesintheoven,
inserttheshelfwithstop-locks
restingontheshelfsupports.Push
shelftowardrearofovenuntilit
fallsintoplace.Whenshelfisin
properposition,stop-locksonshelf
willrunl~ndertheshelfsupport
whentheshelfispulledforward,
Theovenhasfourshe~fsupports
markedA(bottom),B,CandD
(top).Shelfpositionsforcooking
foodaresuggestedonBaking,
RoastingandBroilingpages.

ElowtoBakea~~d~me BakeinYourOven .-
Step6:If youwish,youmayset ,*-
theMinute/SecondTimertothe
desiredcookingtimeasindicated ---
inyourrecipe(seepage7). When
thesettimeisup,thecontrolsignals
seeBakingGuideonptlge n.
Step2: Makesuretheovendoor
isclosed.ThentouchBAKEpad.
Displayshows“BAKE”anda
flashingindicatorpointstoOVEN
TEMP.
$Vheil
settobtlke,the oveIl cooks
bydryneat.Bakeand broilMllits
arebotileilergized(thebroilunit
atredllcedwattage)alntilthe
oventemperatklreyellselect
(froEll150to550”F.)isreached.
The texnperatureControlthen
tllrns the ovenheatingu~litsoff
and ontonlaintaiBlthedesired
ovente~~~peratureeInaquiet
kitchen,youmayhearaslight
“click”soundduringcookingas
theheatingunitsareturnedoff
andon.
untiltheMIN/SECTIMERpad
istouchedagain.
Step%Whenbakingisdone,touch
CLEAR/OFFpadtoturntheoven
off.Besurefoodsaredonebefore
takingthemoutoftheoven.
Howto mmeBake
Yourovencan! besettoturnon
andoffautomatically.Howevery
foodsWil[‘continuetoCookwhen
leftintheoven,eventhoughit’s
turnedoff.That’swhyyou
shouldnotusetheBakeTimeor
StopTimefeaturewhentimingis
Theoventemperaturedisplaywill
show-90°F. orhigherthanactual
roomtemperatureuntiltheoven
temper~turereaches150”F.This
isnormal.
LATCHDOOR QN/OFF
Astheovenheats,thetemperature
onthedisplaymayseesawafew
degrees.This,too,isnormal,
becausetheelectroniccontrol
accuratelyindicatesslightchanges
inair temperature. TosetImmediateStart(oven
startsimmediatelyandturnsoff
automaticallyatlatertime):
Step3: Touchthenumberpads
intheorderthatyoureadthemto
enterthetemperaturecalledforin
yourrecipe.Thetemperatureyou
Mostfoodscooksatisfactorily
withoutpreheatingtheoven.If
preheatingisrequired,putyour
foodintheovenpromptlywhenthe
ovensignalsthatthedesired
temperaturehasbeenreached.
~etshow;onthedisplay.
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IOVEN START
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Whencookingfoodforthefirst
time,usethetimegiveninyour
recipeasaguide. STOP
TIME
Don’topentheovendoortocheck
onfoodsanymoreoftenthan
necessary—doingsocouldcause
undesirablebakingresults.Check
whenminin~umtimeshownon
recipeisup.Thencookfood
longer,if necessary.
Step 1:TouchBAKEpad.
1.0234til LATCH DOOR
Step4: TouchSTARTpadtobegin
baking.Displayshows“BAKE”and
actualoventemperatureastheover
Note:Cookingcontrolswillnot
workafterautomaticovencleaning
untiltheovenhascooledandyou
unlatchthedoor.
heats.Thecontr~l“beeps”sixtimes
whensettemperaturehasbeen
reached.Thedisplaythenshows
thesettemperaturecontinuously.
Step 5: Centerfoodontheshelf.
Makesureatleast1inchofspace
isleftbetweenthecookingcontainer
andtheovenwallforproperheat
circulation.Closetheovendoor.
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Step2:Touchnumberpadstoenter
oventemperature.Forexample,for
250”F.touch2,5 andO.
Step 1:Placeovenshelfonshelf
s~~pportcalledforinBakingGuide,
page12.