GE JP362 Series, Use And Care Manual

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