GE HOTPOINT RS504GN, Instructions Manual

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Surface Guide
Control Cookware
HI—Highest setting.
1. Use medium-or heavy-weight
MEDIUM HI—Setting halfway
cookware. Aluminum cookware
between HI and MED.
conducts heat faster than other
setting.
Cast iron and coated
iron cookware is slow to absorb
halfway between
heat, but generally cooks evenly at
MED and LO.
LO to MED settings. Steel pans
LO—Lowest setting.
may cook unevenly if not
combined with other metals.
Fond
Cereal
Cornmeal, grits,
Cocoa
Coffee
Eggs
Cooked in shell
Fried sunny-side-up
Fried over easy
Poached
Scrambled or omelets
Fruits
Meats, Poultry
Braised: Pot roasts of
beef. lamb
veal;
pork steaks and
chops
Pm-fried: Tender
chops; thin steaks up
3/4-inch; minute
steaks; hamburgers;
and sausage;
thin fish fillets
Cookware
Covered
Saucepan
Uncovered
Saucepan
Percolator
Covered
Saucepan
Covered
Skillet
Uncovered
Skillet
Saucepan
Uncovered
Skillet
Covered
Saucepan
Covered
Skillet
Uncovered
Skillet
Directions and Setting
to Cooking
HI. In covered pan, bring
water to boil before adding
cereal.
Stir together water or
milk and cocoa ingredients.
Brine
to a boil.
HI. At first perk, switch
heat to
Cover eggs with cool
water, Cover pan, cook
until steaming.
MEDIUM HI. Melt butter, add
eggs and cover skillet.
HI. Melt butter.
HI. In covered pan bring
water to a boil.
Heat butter until light
golden in
HI. In covered pan bring
fruit and water to boil.
HI. Melt fat, then
Switch to MEDIUM HI
brown Add water or
other liquid.
Preheat skillet. then
grease lightly.
Setting to Complete
Cooking
2. To conserve the most cooking
energy, pans should be flat on the
bottom, have straight sides and
tight fitting lids. Match the size of
the saucepan to the size of the
surface unit pan that extends
more than an inch beyond the edge
of the drip pan traps heat which
causes discoloration ranging from
blue to dark gray on chrome drip
pans.
WARM or LO, then add cereal
Finish timing according
package directions.
MED. Cook 1 or 2 minutes
to completely
ingredients.
WARM to maintain gentle but
steady perk.
WARM. Cook only 3 to 4
minutes for soft cooked;
15 minutes hard cooked.
Continue cooking at MEDIUM HI
until whites are just set, about
3 to 5 more minutes.
WARM, then add When
bottoms of eggs have just set,
carefully turn over to cook other
side.
WARM. Carefully add eggs.
Cook uncovered about 5
minutes MEDIUM HI.
MED. Add egg mixture.
Cook, stirring desired
doneness.
WARM. Stir occasionally and
check for sticking.
Simmer until fork
tender.
MEDIUM HI or MED. Brown
cook to desired doneness,
turning over needed.
Comments
Cereals bubble and expand as
they cook; use large enough
to prevent
Milk boils over rapidly. Watch as
boiling point approaches.
Percolate 8 to 10 minutes for
8 cups, less for fewer
If do not cover skillet, baste
eggs with fat cook tops evenly
Remove cooked eggs with slotted
spoon or pancake turner.
Eggs continue set slightly
cooking. For omelet, do not stir
last few minutes. When set, fold
in half.
Fresh fruit: Use to cup
water per pound of fruit.
Dried fruit: Use water as package
directs. Time depends
whether
fruit has been presoaked. If not,
allow more cooking time.
Meat can be seasoned and floured
before it is browned, if desired.
Liquid variations for flavor could
be wine, fruit or tomato juice
meat broth.
Timing: 1 2-inches: 1
2 hours. Beef Stew: 2 to 3 hours.
Roast: 2 to 4
is best for thin steaks
chops. If rare is desired.
preheat skillet before adding
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