GE JAS02M, Use And Care & Installation Manual

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Surface Cooking Guide
Control Settings
HI—Highest setting.
Cookware Tips
1.
Use medium-or heavy-weight
cookware. Aluminum cookware
conducts heat faster than other
metals. Cast iron and coated cast
iron cookware is slow to absorb
heat, but generally cooks evenly at
LO or MED settings. Steel pans
may cook unevenly if not
combined with other metals.
MEDIUM WARM
HI
MEDIUM HI—Setting halfway
between HI and MED.
MED-Medium setting.
WARM-Setting halfway between
MED and LO.
LO—Lowest setting,
Directions and Setting
to Start Cooking Setting to Complete
Cooking
Food Cookware Comments
Cereal
Cornmeal, grits,
oatmeal
Covered
Saucepan HI. In covered pan bring
water to boil before adding
cereal.
WARM or LO, then add cereal.
Finish timing according
to package directions. Cereals bubble and expand as
they cook; use large enough
saucepan to prevent
Cocoa Uncovered
Saucepan HI. Stir together water or
milk, cocoa ingredients.
Bring just to a boil.
HI. At first perk, switch
heat to WARM.
MED, to cook 1 or 2 minutes
to completely blend ingredients.
Milk boils over rapidly. Watch as
boiling point approaches.
Percolate 8 to 10 minutes for
8
CUDS
. for fewer
CUDS
.
Coffee
Percolator WARM to maintain gentle but
steady perk.
Eggs
Cooked in shell
Covered
Saucepan HI. Cover eggs with cool
water. Cover pan, cook
until steaming.
MEDIUM HI. Melt butter, add
eggs and cover skillet.
WARM. Cook only 3 to 4
minutes for soft cooked;
15 minutes for hard cooked.
Continue cooking at MEDIUM HI
until whites are just set, about
3 to 5 more minutes.
WARM, then add eggs. When
bottoms of eggs have just set,
carefully turn over to cook other
side.
WARM. Carefully add eggs.
Cook uncovered about 5
minutes at MEDIUM HI.
MED. Add egg mixture.
Cook, stirring to desired
doneness.
Fried sunny-side-up Covered
Skillet
If you do not cover skillet, baste
eggs with fat to cook tops evenly.
Fried over easy Uncovered
Skillet HI. Melt butter.
Poached Covered
Skillet HI. In covered pan bring
water to a boil.
Remove cooked eggs with slotted
spoon or pancake turner.
Scrambled or omelets Uncovered
Skillet HI. Heat butter until light
golden in color.
Eggs continue to set slightly after
cooking. For omelet do not stir
last few minutes. When set, fold
in half.
Fruits HI. In covered pan bring
fruit and water to boil.
WARM. Stir occasionally and
check for sticking.
Covered
Saucepan
Fresh fruit: Use 1/4 to 1/2 cup
water per pound of fruit.
Dried fruit: Use water as package
directs. Time depends on whether
fruit has been presoaked. If not,
allow more
time.
Meats, Poultry
Braised: Pot roasts of
beef, lamb or veal;
pork steaks and
chops
Covered
Skillet HI. Melt fat, then add
Meat. Switch to MEDIUM HI to
brown meat. Add water or
other liquid.
WARM. Simmer until fork
tender.
Meat can be seasoned and floured
before it is browned, if desired.
Liquid variations for flavor could
be wine, fruit or tomato juice or
meat broth.
Timing: Steaks 1 to 2-inches: 1 to
2 hours. Beef Stew: 2 to 3 hours.
Pot Roast:
21/2
to
4
hours.
Pan frying is best for thin steaks
and chops. If rare is desired, pre-
heat skillet before adding meat.
Pan-fried: Tender
chops; thin steaks up
to 3/4-inch; minute
steaks; hamburgers;
franks and sausage;
thin fish fillets Uncovered
Skillet HI. Preheat skillet, then
grease lightly.
MEDIUM HI or MED. Brown
and cook to desired doneness,
turning over as needed.
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