GE Self-Cleaning Electric Range, Use And Care & Installation Manual

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SURFACE CONTROLS
How to Set the Controls
Push the knob in and turn in
either direction to the heat
setting you want.
Be sure you turn control to
OFF when you finish cooking.
The surface unit “on” indicator light will glow
when ANY heat on any surface unit is on.
At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” into position.
You may hear slight “clicking” sounds during
cooking, indicating the control is keeping the unit at
the heat level or power level you set.
Switching heats to higher settings always shows a
quicker change than switching to a lower setting.
Cooking Guide for Using Heat Settings
HI—Used to begin cooking or to bring water to a
boil. Reduce heat setting after water boils.
Medium High—(Setting halfway between HI and
MED) Maintains a fast boil on large amounts of food.
MED—Sauté and brown; keeps food at a medium
boil or simmer.
Medium Low—(Setting halfway between MED and
LO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little water
in covered pan.
LO—Used for long
slow cooking
(simmering) to
tenderize and develop
flavors. Use this
setting to melt butter
and chocolate or to
keep foods warm.
NOTE: The surface unit “on” indicator light may
glow between LO and OFF, but there is no power to
the surface units.
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HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE
TO YOUR OLD ONE?
Type of Cooktop Description How it Works
Electric Coil Flattened metal Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best cooking
tubing containing results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of warped pans than radiant
electric resistance or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change heat settings as quickly as gas or
wire suspended induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to continue cooking for a short time after they are
over a drip pan. turned off.
Radiant Electric coils Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on the
(Glass Cooktop) under a glass bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to continue cooking
cooktop. after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if you want cooking to stop.
Induction High frequency Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is produced by
induction coils a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away and changes heat
under a glass settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control off, the glass cooktop is
surface. hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.
Solid Disk Solid cast iron Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good cooking
disk sealed to the results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The disk stays hot
cooktop surface. enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the solid disk if
you want the cooking to stop.
Gas Burners Regular or sealed Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but pans
gas burners use should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change heat settings
either LP gas right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.
or natural gas.
Your new cooktop has electric coil surface units.
If you are used to cooking with gas burners or other
types of electric cooktops, you will notice some
differences when you use electric coils. The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you have.
The following chart will help you to understand the
differences between electric coil surface units and any
other type of cooktop you may have used in the past.
Medium
Low Medium
High