GE JGAS02EK User manual

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Anti-Tip Bracket 3,5 Problem Solver 18
Appliance Registration 2Repair Service 19
Care and Cleaning 14-17 Safety Instructions 2-5
Control Panel 14 Surface Cooking 7
Features 6Air Adjustment 8
Flooring under the Range 5Burners, Burner Grates 14, 15
Leveling 5Control Settings 7
Lift-Up/Off Cooktop 14 Cookware Tips 8
Model and Serial Numbers 2Flame Size ‘7
Oven 8,9 Lighting Instructions 7
Air Adjustment 9Warranty Back Cover
Baking, Baking Guide 10, 11
Broiling, Broiling Guide 13
Control Settings 9
Lighting Instructions 8,9
Oven Bottom Removal 16
Preheating 10, 11
Roasting, Roasting Guide 12
Shelves 9,15
Thermostat Adjustment 16
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JGAS02EK
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Readtwfibookcarefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrange
p~.operly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
write down the model
and serial nmbene
You’llfindthemonalabellocated
intheburnerboxunderthe
coo~op.
Seepage6.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrange.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
ModeiNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange.
If you received
aam.wed mwe. oe
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.
save time and money.
Before you request
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C;hecl<theProblemSolveron
page 18.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
Co?rec!yourself.
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The~aEfO~nia safe Drintig
Water andToxicEdorcimcnt
ActrequirestheGovernorof
.‘Californiatopublishalistof
Subsmncesboyn totie Sbii
tocauseemcer,andrequhes
busi~essestomm CUStO~~rS
ofpotentid eiposureto’such
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sIfyOUr range haselectric
ignition,plugitintoaUO-volt
groundedoutletonly.Donot
removetheroundgroundingprong
fromtheplug.Ifindoubtabout
thegroundingofthehomeelectrical
system,itisyourpersonal
respons~bilityandobligationto
haveanungroundedoutletreplaced
withaproperly-groundedthree-
prongoutletinaccordancewith
theNationalElectricalCode.Do
notuseanextensioncordwith
thisappliance.
~Besureallpacking
materials
are removed from the range
beforeoperatingit,topreventfire
orsmokedamageshouldthe
packingmaterialignite.
@Locaterangeoutofkitchen
traffic path and out of drafty
locations to prevent pilot outage
(onmodel so equipped) and
poor air circulation.
@Besure your range is correctly
adjusted by aqualified service
technician or installer for the
type of gas (NaturaI or LP) on
which it is to be used. Your
rangecanbeconvertedforuseon
eithertypeofgas.SeeInstallation
Instructions.
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After prolonged use of a
range$high floor temperatures
may result and many floor
coveringswill not withstand
this kind of use. Neverinstallthe
rangeovervinyltileor linoleum
thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof
use. Neverinstallit directlyover
interiorkitchencarpeting.
usingYourw~e
e~~~>t ~~~~~~~i~~r~~a~~~~or
unattendedwherearangeishot
or in operation. Theycouldbe
seriouslyburned.
*Don’taliowanyonetoclimb,
standorhangonthedoor9
broilercompartmentorrange
top.Theycoulddamagetherange
andeventipitovercausingsevere
personalinjury.
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~~ACH ITEMSCOULDBE
SEWOUSLYINJU~D.
W-NG–M1 ranges
IIcantiDand
injur~cbuld
result.To
prevent.
accidental
,’iippingofthe
range,atti~h
~ittothewall
orfloorby ~
instilingt~e
ANTI-TIPbracketsupplied.TO
checkifthebracketisinstalled~~
andengagedproperly,carefilly
tiptherangeforwardtocheckif
theANTI-TIPbracketi?engaged
withthelevelingleg.
Ifyoupulltherangeoutfrom ~
thewallforanyreason,make -
suretherearlegisreturnedtoits
positioninthebracketwhenyou’
pushtherangeback. ~
@Letburnergratesandother.
surfacescoolbeforetouching
themorleavingthemwhere
childrencanreachthem.
~Neverwearloosefittingor
hanginggarmentswhileusing
theappliance.Flammable
materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflame
orhotovensurfacesandmay
causesevereburns.
@Neveruseyourappliancefor
warmingorheatingtheroom.
Prolongeduseoftherange
withoutadquateventilation
canbehazardous.
*Donotusewaterongrease
fires.Neverpickupaflaming
pan.~rn offburner,then
smotherflamingpanbycovering
pancompletelywithwellfitting
lid,cookiesheetorflattray.
Flaminggreaseoutsideapan
canbeputoutbycoveringwith
bting sodaor,ifavailable,a-
multi-purposedrychemical“’ ~~
orfoamtype‘fireextinguisher.~
*Do.notstorkflm-mabie. -
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eDo’notlet cooking~easeor. ~
otherfitimable~at~~i~ls ~
accumulateinornearthe~‘~
range4.. . ... . ‘,mf-
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0men Cooking’pork,”follow ‘-‘ ‘E=
thedirectionsexactly,an~’always~-’~~~
cookthermeat:to.aninternd ;. ~-
tem~ratu~eof atleast-.~70°F,.:~~‘. =
Thisassuresthat;intheremote~-~,=
possibilitythattrichinamaybe ‘—
presen~in~hemeat;itwill.be,~~=
killedandMeatwillbes~fe’toeat:~ ~
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~Aiway$,~setheLI~ @itiom”
.when.ig@tingtopburnersand
makesuretheburnershave~
ignited. ‘ ‘ - ~
sNever~gavesurface~~~~ers“.~;
unattendedtit~flme sett~ngs.
Boilovercauses~mokingand ‘
greasyspilloversthatmaycatch
onfire.
eAdjustt6pburnerflame‘size
soitdoesnotextendbeyondthe
edgeofthecookingutemti.
Excessiveflameis hazardous.
(contirluedtzextpage)
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wommT smETY msTRucTIoNs (cQ~tinu~d)
*useonly dry ~t holders—” @If ~com~i~~~i~~of~i]s~~
moistordamppotholdersonhot fa~wiUbeusedinfrying,stir
surfacesmayresultinbumsfrom togetherbeforeheating,orasfats “
steam.Donotletpotholders ,meltslowly.
comenearopenflameswhen ~Use deep fatthermometer
Iifiingutensils.Donotuseatowel wheneverpossibletoprevent
orotherbulkyclothinplaceofaoverheating&tbeyondthe
potholder. smokingpoint. ,
*T. mi~* thepossibilitytif sUseproperpansize—Av~id
burns,igniti~nofflammable pansthatareuns~bleoreasily
materials,andspi~age,turnthe tipped.-Selwtutensilshavingflat
cookwarehandlestowardtheside bottomslargeenoughtoproperly
orbackoftherangewithout containfoodavoidingboilovers
extendingoveradjacentburner..‘andspillovers,butlargeenough ~
@Nwaysturnsurfaceburner,to tocoverburnergrate.Thiswill
OFFbeforeremovingutensil. bothsavecleaningandprevent
*CarefuHywatchf~ds being hazardous’accumulationsoffwd,
friedat~flamesetting. ‘sinceheavyspatteringorspfiovers”
leftonrangecanignite.Usepans
eNeverbio~k~~events(air withhan~esthatcanbeeasily ‘
openings)oftherange.They-graspedandremaincool.
providetheairinletandoutiet
whichisnecessaryfortherange @Useonlyglass-cookwarethat ~
tooperatepropkrlywithcorrect isreconnnend?dforuseongas
combustion. burners.
~Do~o~we~Wokon~~e *KeepaMplasticsawayfrom~
cookingsurfaceifthewokhasa‘‘“~b-*rtierS* ~‘~‘
roundrnetiringwhichisplaced ~TOavoidthepossibilityofa
overtheburnergratetosupport burn7alwaysbecerhinthatthe
thewok.Thisringactsasaheat controlsforal~burnersareat ~
trapwhichmaydamagethe 0~ positionandaIIgratesare
burnergrateandburnerhead; coo[beforeattern~ting$orempvk
Also,itmaygausetheburnerto ~thegiate.
workimproperly.Thismaycause ,, ‘.
@Whenflamingfobdsunder
acarbonmonoxidelevelabove . . .
thehoo~,turnthef~nOff=The
,currentstindards,resultitiginafan,ifoperattig,tiayspread ~
healthhazard. theflame. .
~FMdsforfrying should tie as *If range is located near a
dry as possible. Froston frozen
foodsormoistureonfreshfoods ‘window9donotuselongcurtains ~
whichcouldblowoverthetop
cancausehotfattobubbleupand burnersandcreateafirehazard.
oversidesofpan. @When
apilot goesout, (on
@Use Iewt possible amount of
fat for efleetiveshallowor deep- modelsoequipped),youwill
fatfrying.Ffllingthepantoofull detectafaintodorofgasasyour
signaltorelightpilot.,When ~
offatcancausespilloverswhen”,
foodisadded, relightingpilot,makesureburner
controlsareinOFFnositionand
@Alwaysheatfatslowly,and followinstructionsdescribedon
watchasitheats. followingpagestorelight.
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~IfyousrneUgas,andyouhave
alreadymadesurepilotsarelit,
turnoffthegastotherangeand
callaqualifiedservicetahnician.
Neveruseanopenflametolocate
aleak.
@Donotuseovenforastorage
area.
*Standawayfromtherange
whenopeningthedoorofahot
oven.me hotairorsteamwhich
escapescancauseburnsto
hands,faceand/oreyes.
oKeep ovenfree’frorn grease
buildup.
*&~~ing out shelftotheshelf
stopisaconvenience,@lifting
hea~foods.Itisalsoa
pr&au~ionag~instburnsfrom
touching.hpt.s~~cesoftie
doororovenwalls.
o~On9t hea~unopened.~qod
c~ntainersinth~oven..Ressure
cotidbuildupatidthecohtainer
cotid’burstcausinganinjury.
e,~on~tuse~~mi~~ foil
apytihereintheovenexceptas
describedinthisbook.Misuse
cbuld.resultin’sfirehazardor .
damagetother~ge. ~
~whenusingctikingor ..
roastingbagsinoven,followthe
manufacturer’sdirection.
euse OMlyglassCookware
thatisreqomtiendedforuse
ingasovens.
*Mwhysremovebroilerpan
frombroilercompartmentas
soonasyoufinishbroiling.
GreaseIefiinthepancancatch
fireifoven’isusedwithout
removingthegreasebornthe
broilerpan.

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onpage18Ofthisbook. ‘
reeimmendedinthisbook.-All
otherservicingshouldbereferred
toaqualifiedtechnicim.
SAWTmE ~~
~NsmucTIoNs~
MlotSystem
Yourgasrangeisequippedwith
eitheraStandingPilotor Electric
PilotIgnitionSystem.
ModeIJGAS02PK
StandingPilotSystemhasa
continuousflameburningat
alltimes.
ModelJGM02EK
ElectricPilotIgnitionSystemuses
anelectricsparktoignitetheburners
anddoesnotrequireuseofamatch
unlesselectricalcurrenttoyour
rangeisintermpted.
mooriwunder
theRange
Yourrange, likesomany other
householditems,isheavyand
can settleinto softfloorcoverings
suchas cushionedvinyl.When
movingtherangeonthistypeof
flooring,usecare.
Donot installtherange over
kitchencarpeting unlessyou
placeaninsulatingpador sheetof
l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween
therangeandcarpeting.
Men thefloor coveringendsat
thefront oftherange,theareathat
therangewillrestonshouldbe
builtupwithplywoodor similar
materialtothesamelevelor higher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
allowtherangetobemovedfor
cleaningor servicing.
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hveling theRange
Levelinglegsarelocatedoneach
cornerofthebaseoftherange.
Yourrangemustbelevelinorderto
producepropercookingandbaking
results.Afieritisinitsfinallocation,
placealevelhorizontallyonan
ovenshelfandcheckthelevelness
fronttobackandsideto side.Level
therangebyadjustingtheleveling
legsorbyplacingshimsunderthe
cornersasneeded.
Oneoftherearlevelinglegswill
engagetheANTI-TIPbracket(allow
forsomesidetosideadjustment).
Allowaminimumclearanceof 1/8”
betweentherangeandtheleveling
legthatistobeinstalledinto
theANTI-TIPbracket.
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FeaturesofYourRa~e
Model JGAS02EK
Elwtric Igfition
ModeI JGAS02PK
Stantig mot
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Explained
Feature Index on page
1ModelandSerialNumbers 2
(inburnerboxundercooktop)
I2SurfaceBurnerControls 7
I3SurfaceBurnersandGrates I14,15,17 I
I4OVENTEMPKnob 9
I5OvenVent 9
(located in center of rearof range) I
FeatureIndex
6OvenShelves
(easilyremovedor repositioned
onshelfsupports)
7OvenShelfSupports
8BroilerPanandRack
9Lift-Up/OffCooktop
10RemovableOvenBottom
11Anti-TipBracket
(seeSafetyInstructions)
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Explained
on page
9, 15
9
13,15,17
14
16
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surfaceCooting
Lighti~ Imtructions
StandingPilotModel
JGAS02PK
SurfaceBurnerControk
Theknobsthatturnthesurface
burnersonandoffarelocatedon
HowtQSelectFlameSk -
Theflamesizeonagasburner —
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shouldmatchthecookwareyou ❑=
areusing. —
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thecontrolpanelonthefrontof
therange.
Thetwoontheleftcontroltheleft
frontandlefirearburners.Thetwo
ontherightcontroltherightfront
andrightrearburners.
ToLi@taSurfaceBurner
Thesurfaceburnersonyourrange
havestandingsurfaceburnerpilots
thatmustbelitinitially.Tolight
them:
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1. Besuresurfaceburnercontrol
knobsareintheOFFposition. ——
2. Removethegratesandlifithe
cooktopuporoff(seepage14). -
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NEVERLETTHEFLAME ~i
EXTENDUP THESIDESOF ~
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THECOOKWARE.Anyflame
largerthanthebottomofthe
cookwareis wastedandonlyserves
toheatthehandles.
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3. Locatethetwopilotportsand
lighteachofthemwithamatch. When using aluminum or
aluminum-cladstainlesssteel
Pushthecontrolknobinandturn it
toLITE.Onelectricignitionmodels,
youwillhearalittleclickingnoise—
thesoundoftheelectricignition
sparkthatlightsthe.burner.
potsand pans, adjusttheflameso
thecircleit makesisabout1/2inch
Pilot
adjustment
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—smaller than the bottom of the
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cookware.
When boi~ing,usethissame
flamesize—1/2inchsmallerthan
thebottomofthecookware—no
matterwhat the cookware is made
of. Foodscookjustasquicklyata
gentleboilastheydoatafurious
rollingboil. Ahighboilcooksaway
moisture,flavorandnutrition.
panel pipe Avoiditexceptforthefewcooking
processeswhichneedavigorousboil. =~ —
4. If thepilotsneedadjusting,turn
theadjustingscrewlocatedonthe
pilotfilter. When frying or warming foods ~_
in sbinless steel,cast iron or W
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enamelware,keeptheflamedown —
lower—toabout1/2thediameter ~-
Afiertheburnerignites,turnthe
knobtoadjusttheflamesize.
5. Lowerthecooktop.
ElectricIgnition Model
JGAS02EK Note: ofthe pan.
~Alwayshaveapanonthegrate
beforeturningonaburner.The
finishonthegratemaychipwithout
apantoabsorbtheheat.
When frying in glassor ceramic =
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cookware,lowertheflameeven ~
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more. -=
Surfaceburnersonyourrangeare
lightedbyelectricignition,ending
theneedforstandingpilotlights
withconstantlyburningflames. @Checktobesuretheburneryou
turnedonistheoneyouwanttouse.
hcaseofapoweroutage,youcan
lightthepilotlessignitionsurface
burnersonyourrangewitha
match.Holdalightedmatchtothe
burner,thenturn theknobtothe
LITEposition.Toavoidgetting
burned, useextremecaution
whenlightingburners this way.
~Besuretheburnersandgratesare
coolbeforeyouplaceyourhand,a
potholder,cleaningclothsor other
materialsonthem.
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usi~ Youroven
AirAdjwtment
Anairadjustmentshutterforeach
surfaceburnerregulatestheflowof
airtotheflame.
Whenthe right amount ofair
flowsintotheburner, theflame
willbesteady,relativelyquietand
haveapproximately3/4”sharpblue
cones.Thisisusuallythecasewith
factorypresetshuttersettings.
Withtoomuchair, theflamewill
beunsteady,possiblywon’tbumall
thewayaround,andwillbenoisy,
soundinglikeablowtorch.
W~thnotenoughair, youwon’tsee
anysharpblueconesintheflame,
youmayseeyellowtips,andsoot
mayaccumulateonpotsandpans.
Airadjustmentshutter
Toadjust the flowofair to the
burners, rotatetheshuttersto
allowmoreor lessair intothe
burnertubesasneeded.
To~-of-Ra~eCookware
Aluminum:Medium-weight
cookwareis recommendedbecause
itheatsquicklyandevenly.Most
foodsbrownevenlyinanaluminum
skillet.Mineralsinfoodandwater
willstainbutwillnotharm
aluminum.Aquickscourwitha
soap-filledwoolpadaftereachuse
keepsaluminumcookwarelooking
shinynew.Usesaucepanswith
tight-fittinglidsforcookingwith
minimumamountsofwater.
CastIron: Ifheatedslowly,most
skilletswillgivesatisfactoryresults.
Enamelware:Undersome
conditions,theenamelofsome
cootiare maymelt.Followcookware
manufacturer’srecommendations
forcookingmethods.
Glass:Therearetwotypesofglass
cookware-thoseforovenuseonly
andthosefortop-of-rangecooking
(saucepans,coffeeandteapots).
Glassconductsheatveryslowly.
Heatproof GlassCeramic:Can
beusedforeithersurfaceor oven
cooking.Itconductsheatvery
slowlyandcoolsveryslowly.Check
cookwaremanufacturer’sdirections
tobesureitcanbeusedongasranges.
$taidess Steel:Thismetalalonehas
poorheatingproperties,andisusually
combinedwithcopper,aluminum
or othermetalsforimprovedheat
distribution.Combinationmetal
skilletsgenerallyworksatisfactorily
ifusedatmediumheatasthe
manufacturerrecommends.
StandingPilot Model
JGAS02PK
Yourovenburnerhasastanding
pilotportthatmustbelitinitially.
Tolightit:
1. Be sureOVENTEMPknobisin
theOFFposition.
2. Removetheovenbottom(see
page16)andtheburnerbaffle.
3. Locatethepilotportontheside
oftheburneratthebackoftheoven.
Usingalong matchormatchholder,
reachinandlighttheovenpilot.
4. Replacetheburnerbaffleand
ovenbottomandclosethedoor.
Yourovenandbroilerarenow
readyforuse.
Poweroutage?
Anelectricalpowerfailurewillnot
affectalightedstandingovenpilot.
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EieetricIgnitionModel
JG.N02EK
Theovenburneronthisrangeis
lightedbyelectricignition.The
ovenandbroilercannotbeoperated
intheeventofapowerfailure.
Tolightthe ovenburner, turnthe
OVENTEMPknobto thedesired
temperature.Theburnershould
ignitewithin60seconds.
Wweroutage?
Aburnerinusewhenanelectrical
powerfailureoccurswillcontinue
tooperatenormally.Yourovenmay
beusedduringanelectricalpower
outagebycarefullyfollowingthe
stepsbelow:
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4. Removethebroilerpan.
Tolightthe ovenpilotduring an
electricalpoweroutage:
1. BesureOVENTEMPknobisin
theOFFposition.
2. Openboththeovenandbroiler
doorsandwait5minutestoallow
anypilotgastodissipate.
3. Unplugtherangefromthewall
outlet,tumoffthecircuitbreaker,
orremovethefusetoavoidaccidenti
ignitionoftheovenif electricpower
isrestoredwhileyouarelighting
thepilot.
5. Locatetheovenpilotassembly
bylookingintothebroileropening.
Thepilotisatthebackofthe
broilercompartment,ontheright
sideoftheburner.
Note:Theovenmustbeat room
temperaturebeforeyoushould
attempttolighttheovenpilot
manually.
6. TurntheOVENTEMPknobto
thedesiredtemperaturesetting.
7. Lightthepilotwithamatchand
withdrawyourarmimmediately
becausetheovenburnermaylight
inaslittleas20 seconds.
8. Replacethebroilerpanand
closetheovenandbroilerdoors.
Note:Itisnecessaryto lightthe
pilotmanuallyeachtimetheoven
isusedduringapoweroutage.
AirAdjtiment
Anairadjustmentshutterforthe
ovenburnerregulatestheflowofair
totheflame.You’llfindtheshutter
againstthebackwallbehindthe
broilerdrawer.Toreachit, remove
theovenbottom(page16)andthe
burnerbaffle.
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~Loosen
IAir
‘adjustment
Hshutter
Toadjust theflowofair, loosen
thePhillipsheadscrewandrotate
theshuttertoallowmoreorlessair
intotheburnertubeasneeded.
Whenthe right amountofair
flowsintothe burner, theflame
shouldbesteady,withapproximately
I/2°bluecones, andshouldnot
extendoutoverthebaffleedges.
OvenTempemtureControI
TheOVENTEMPcontrolis
locatedatthecenterofthecontrol
panelonthefrontoftherange.
Simplyturntheknobtothedesired
cookingtemperatures,whichare
markedin25”F.incrementsonthe
dial.Itwillnormallytake30to60
secondsbeforetheflamecomeson.
Aftertheovenreachestheselected
temperature,theovenburnercycles—
offcompletely,thenonwithafill
flame-to keeptheoventemperature
controlled. 9
OvenShelves
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Theshelvesaredesignedwithstop- ==
lockssowhenplacedcorrectlyonthe ~
shelfsupports,theywillstopbefore ~
comingcompletelyoutoftheovenand ❑-
willnottiltwhenyouareremoving ~;=
foodfromthemor placingfood
onthem.
Whenplacingcookwareonashelf,
pulltheshelfouttothe“stop”
position.Placethecookwareon
theshelf,thenslidetheshelfback
intotheoven.Thiswilleliminate
reachingintothehotoven.
Toremovetheshelvesfromthe
oven,pullthemtowardyou,tilt
frontendupwardandpullthemout.
Toreplace,placeshelfonshelf
supportwithstop-locks(curved
extensionundershelf)facingupand
towardrearofoven.Tiltupfront
andpushshelftowardbackofoven
untilitgoespast“stop”onoven
wall.Thenlowerfrontofshelfand
pushitallthewayback.
SheWPositions
Theovenhasfourshelfsupports—
A(bottom),B,CandD(top).Shelf
positionsforcookingaresuggested
onBakingandRoastingpages.
OvenVent
Yourovenisventedthroughaduct
attherearoftherange.Donot
blocktheopeningofthisduct—itis
importantthattheflowofhotair
fromtheovenandfreshair tothe
ovenburnerbeuninterrupted.
Avoidtouchingtheventopenings
or nearbysurfacesduringovenor
broileropemtions-theymaybehot.
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HowtoSet YourRange
forBaking
1. Positiontheshelforshelvesin
theoven.
2. Closeovendoor,turnOVEN
TEMPknobtodesiredtemperature
andpreheatovenforatleast15
minutesifpreheatingisnecessary.
3. Placefoodinovenoncenter
ofshelf.Allowatleast2inches
betweenedgeofbakewareandoven
wallor adjacentcookware.
Ifcookingontwoshelvesatthe
sametime,placeshelvesabout4
inchesapartandstaggerfoodon
them.
4. Checkfoodfordonenessat
minimumtimeonrecipe.Cook
longerif necessary.Switchoff
heatandremovefood.
Reheating
Preheatingisimportantwhenusing
temperaturesbelow225°F.and
whenbakingfoodssuchasbiscuits,
cookies,cakesandotherpastries.
Preheatingisnotnecessarywhen
roastingorforlong-timecookingof
wholemeals.
ShelfPositions
Mostbakingisdoneonthesecond
shelfposition(B)fromthebottom.
Whenbakingthreeor fouritems,
usetwoshelvespositionedonthe
secondandfourthsetsofsupports
(B& D) frombottomofoven.
Bakeangelfoodcakesonfirstshelf
position(A)frombottomofoven.
Batingmps
*FO11OWatestedrecipeand
measuretheingredientscarefilly.
Ifyouareusingapackagemix,
followlabeldirections.
eIfmoistureisnoticeableonthe
frontoftheoven(orontheoven
windoworblackglassdooron
modelssoequipped)whenfirst
turningontheoven,leavetheoven
doorajarforafewminutesoruntil
theoveniswarm.
.Donotopentheovendoorduring
abakingoperation—heatwillbelost
andthebakingtimemightneedto
beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor
bakingresults.Ifyoumustopenthe
door,openitpartially-only 3or
4inches—andcloseitasquickly
aspossible.
oDo not disturb the heat circulation
intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum
foil.Iffoilisused,placeasmall
sheetofit, about10by12inchesat
themost,onalowershelfseveral
inchesbelowthefood.Donotplace
foilontheovenbottom.
CommonBakingProblems
andPossibleSolutions
PIES
Burningaround edges
@Oventoofull;avoidovercrowding.
oEdgesofcrusttoothin.
@Incorrectbakingtemperature.
Bottomcrust soggyand unbaked
@Allowcrustand/orfillingtocool
sufficientlybeforefillingpieshell.
eFillingmaybetoothinorjuicy.
.Fillingallowedtostandinpieshell
beforebaking.(Fillpieshellsand
bakeimmediately.)
~Ingredientsandpropermeasuring
affectthequalityofthecrust.Usea
testedrecipeandgoodtechnique.
Makesuretherearenotinyholesor
tearsinabottomcrust. “Patching”
apiecrustcouldcausesoaking.
Mefiliingruns over
@Topandbottomcrustnotwell
sealedtogether.
@Edgesofpiecrustnotbuiltup
highenough.
~Toomuchfilling.
@Checksizeofpieplate.
Rstry istough;crust notflaky
@Toomuchhandling.
~Fattoosoftorcutintoofine.
Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas
littleaspossible.
cAm
Cakeriseshigherononeside
~Batterspreadunevenlyinpan.
~Rangenotlevel.
*Usingwarpedpans.
~Incorrectpansize.
Cakescrackingontop
eOventemperaturetoohigh.
@Battertoothick,followrecipe
orexactpackagedirections.
@Checkforpropershelfposition.
eCheckpansizecalledforinrecipe.
eImpropermixingofcake.
Cakefalls “
eToomuchshortening,sugaror
liquid.
~Checkleaveningagent,baking
powderorbakingsodatoassure
freshness.Makeahabittonote
expirationdatesofpackaged
ingredients.
eCakenotbakedlongenoughorat
incorrecttemperature.
eIfaddingoiltoacakemix,make
certaintheoilisthetypeand
amountspecified.
Crust ishard
oChecktemperature.
oCheckshelfposition.
Cakehassoggylayeror streaksat
bottom
oUndermining ingredients.
eShorteningtoosoftforproper
creaming.
e TOO muchliquid.
COO- &BISC~~
Doughycenter; heavycrust on
surface
eChecktemperature.
oCheckshelfposition.
e FO11OW batinginstructions
carefullyasgiveninreliablerecipe
oronconveniencefoodpackage.
eFlatcookiesheetswillgivemore
evenbakingresults.Don’tovercrowd
foodsonabakingsheet.
oConveniencefoodsusedbeyond
theirexpirationdate.
Browningmorenoticeableon
oneside
eOvendoornotclosedproperly,
checkgasketseal.
oCheckshelfposition.
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