GE JP200, Use And Care Manual

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Directions and Setting
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Cooking
Directions and Setting
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Food Cookware Comments
Fried Chicken Covered
Skillet HI. Melt fat. Switch to MED HI
(5-6) to brown chicken. LO. Cover skillet and cook until
tender. Uncover last few For crisp dry chicken, cover only
after switching to LO for 10
minutes. Uncover and cook, turning
occasionally 10 to 20 minutes.
A more attention-free method is to
start and cook at MED. Pan fried bacon Uncovered
Skillet HI. In cold skillet, arrange bacon
slices. Cook just until starting to
sizzle.
HI. Melt fat. Switch to MED to
brown slowly.
MED. Cook, turning over as needed.
Sauteed: Less tender
thin steaks (chuck,
round, etc.); liver;
thick or whole fish
Simmered or stewed
meat; chicken; corned
beef; smoked pork;
stewing beef; tongue; etc.
Covered
Skillet LO. Cover and cook until tender.
Meat may be breaded or marinated
in sauce before frying.
Covered
Dutch Oven,
Kettle or
Large
Saucepan HI. Cover meat with water and
cover pan or kettle. Cook until
steaming. LO. Cook until fork tender. (Water
should slowly boil). For very large
loads, medium heat may be needed. Add salt or other seasoning before
cooking if meat has not been
smoked or otherwise cured.
Melting chocolate,
butter, marshmallows LO. To hold a continuous warm
temperature When melting marshmallows, add
milk or water.
Small
Uncovered
Saucepan.
Use small
heating area
MED LO (2-3). Allow 9 to 12
minutes to melt thoroughly. Stir
to smooth.
Pancakes or
toast
Skillet or
Griddle HI. Heat skillet 2 to 3 minutes.
Grease lightly. MED. Cook 1 to 3 minutes per side,
lightly lift edge to check browning. Thick batter takes slightly longer
time. Tom over pancakes when
bubbles rise to
Pasta
Noodles or spaghetti
Covered
Large Kettle
or Pot HI. In covered kettle, bring salted
water to a boil, uncover and add
pasta
so boiling does not
stop.
MED HI (5-6). Cook uncovered
until tender. For large amounts,
HI maybe needed to keep water at
rolling boil throughout entire
time.
Use large enough kettle to prevent
Pasta doubles in size when
cooked.
Pressure Cooking Pressure
Cooker or
Canner
HI. Heat until first jiggle is heard. MED HI (5-6) for foods cooking 10
minutes or less. MED for foods over
10 minutes.
per minute.
Puddings, Sauces,
Candies, Frostings Uncovered HI. Until mixture beings to steam. MED LO (2-3). Stirring frequently.
sticking.
Vegetables
Fresh
Covered
Saucepan HI. Measure 1/2 to 1 inch water in
saucepan. Add salt and prepared
vegetable. In covered saucepan
bring to boil. MED. Cook 1 pound 10 to 30 or
more minutes, depending on
tenderness of vegetable.
LO. Cook according to time on
package.
Uncovered pan requires more water
and longer time.
up or stir as needed while
cooking. Covered
Saucepan HI. Measure water and saft as
above. Add frozen block of vegetable
In covered saucepan bring to boil.
HI. In skillet melt fat. Sauteed: Onions;
green peppers;
mushrooms: celery. etc. Uncovered
Skillet MED. Add vegetable. Cook until
desired tenderness is reached.
Turn over or stir vegetable as
necessary for even browning.
Rice and Grits Covered
Saucepan HI. Bring salted water to a boil. MED LO (2-3). Cover and cook
according to time. Triple in volume after cooking.
Time at MED LO (2-3). Rice:
1 cup rice and 2 cups
25 minutes. Grits: 1 cup grits and
4
CUDS
water-40 minutes.
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