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Summary of Contents for JB450G Series

Page 1: ...15 Broiling Broiling Guide 18 19 ControlSettings 13 DoorRemoval 22 Light BulbReplacement 22 23 Preheating 13 Roasting Roasting Guide 16 17 _ Self Cleaning Instructions 20 21 ThermostatAdjustment 24 VentDuct 22 ProblemSolver 26 27 RepairService 27 SafetyInstructions 3 4 SurfaceCooking 8 11 ControlSettings 8 CookwareTips 10 H 3 in lBurners 8 Warranty BackCover Mm Dilwt Line toGeneral Eka k The GE An...

Page 2: ...labelon thefrontoftherangebehindthe ovendoor These numbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourrange Beforesendingin this card pleasewritethesenumbers here ModelNumber SerialNumber If you received a Hinge o e Immediatelycontactthedealer or builder that soldyoutherange save time andmoney Beforeyou request service e ChecktheProblemSolveron pages26 and27 It listscaus...

Page 3: ...h hot heatingelements Do not use a towelor other bulky cloth a Never RJLse your appliance for m the Imom ostorage in m m appMu m Flammablematerialsshouklnotbe stored in an ovenor near surface units 3 eKeep md greasefib ckxm to maintain good venting and to avoidgrease fires Do notii lsewateron grease fires Never pick up a pan pan on swfke unit by ifwering pan with W cookiesheet or flat baye Fhning ...

Page 4: ...urner will also improveefficiency p e s fl fi at high heat W4fhRgS 130iiover causes smokingand greasy spilloversthat may catch on fire Be sure drip pans ad vent ducts am not UYVered and are in place Their absence during cooking could damagerange parts and wiring Don9t Se f il line drip pans or anywhere in the ovenexceptas described in this book Misuse could result in a shock fire hazard or damage ...

Page 5: ...okfreshvegetables witha lightgciesout minimumamountofwaterina M ways turnovenOFFbefore coveredpan rerrmvirig food m WatchfOo whenbringingthem x quicklyto cookingtenq eni ures at Duringbaking avoidfrequent HIGHbeat V henfoodreaches dobrope hings Keepdoofofienas cookingtemperature reduceheat sh rta timgaspossiblewhen itiS Opiiled w m imediate y tolowestSeiting fiat willkeepit cooking Besureto w ipe ...

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Page 7: ... in lSurfaceUnit 15 Plug h Calrod SurfaceUnit Mayberemoved whencleaningunderunit 16 Tih LockCalrod SurfaceUnit Maybe raisedbutnotremoved I 8 45w 23 2 6 in 2 6 in 1S in 2 8 in 23 18 in _ 23 4 4 17 ChromePlatedTrimRingsandPorcelainDripPans 18 OvenVentDuct Locatedunderright rear surfaceunit 19 OvenInteriorLight Comeson automatically whendoorisopened 22 13 e 20 OvenLightSwitch 21 BroilUnit 22 BakeUnit...

Page 8: ...tain fastboilonlargeamountof food Sauteandbrown maintain slowboilonlargeamount offood Cookaftersta ling atHI cookwithlittlewaterin coveredpan Steamrice cereal maintain servingtemperatureofmost foods NOD L AtHI M13D HI neverleave foodunattended Boilovers cause smoking greasyspillovers may catchfire 2 AtWM LO mehchocolate butteron smallunit How to use the 3 in l unit Model JB550 Thissurfaceunitoffer...

Page 9: ...extending more thanl inchbeyondedgeoftrimring isnotrecommended However whencanningwithwater bathor pressurecanner large diameter utensilsmaybe used Thisis becauseboilingwatertemperatures evenunderpressure arenot harmfulto cooktopsurfaces surroundingheatingunit HOWEVER Ix NOT WE LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS OROTHERLARGEDIAMETER UTENSILS FORFRYINGOR BOILINGFOODSOTHER THAN WATER Mostsyrupor saucemixtures and...

Page 10: ...minutesforhardcooked Continue cookingat MEDI H untilwhitesarejust set about 3to5 moreminutes LOW thenaddeggs When bottomsofeggshavejustset carefullyturnovertocook otherside LOW Carefullyaddeggs Cookuncovered about5 minutesat MEDHI MED Addeggmixture Cook stirringtodesired doneness water Coverpan cook untilsteaming MEDI H Meltbutter add eggsandcoverskillet Friedsunny side up Cove ed Skillet Ifyoudon...

Page 11: ...battertakesslightlyionger time Mmoverpancakeswhen bubblesrisetosurface MEDHI Heatskillet8to 10minutes Greaselightly Cook2to3minutes perside Emcakesor Frenchtoast Skilletor Griddle Pasta Noodlesor spaghetti HLIncovered kettle bring MEDHI Cookuncovered untiltender Forlarge amounts HImaybe neededtokeepwaterat rollingboilthroughout entirecooking time Uselargeenoughkettleto preventboilover Pastadoubles...

Page 12: ...or you cansetbothCOOKandSTQP TIMESto automatically startand stopovenat a latertimeofday It takestheworryoutofnotbeing hometostartor stoptheoven SettingtheTimerforTIMEBAKE isexplainedindetailonpage14 uses Timer Theself cleaning functiononyour rangeusesthe 4utornatic Timerto setthelengthoftimeneededto clean whetheryouwishtoclean immediatelyor delaytheoperation tocleanat lowenergytimesduring the nigh...

Page 13: ...hanabout10minutes Preheattheovenonlywhen necessary Mostfoodswillcook satisfactorily withoutpreheating If youfindpreheatingisnecessary keepaneyeon theindicatorlight andputfoodintheovenpromptly afterthelightgoesout Theshelvesaredesignedwithstop Thelightcomesonautomatically lockssothatwhenp aced correetIy whenthedoorisopened Use ontheshelfsupports they a will switchonfrontofdoortoturnlight stopbefore...

Page 14: ...ill show0 00 2 TurntheTIMESELECI knob untilthelengthoftimeyouwant foodstocookappears forexample 2 30 for2 hours 30minutes 3 TurnOVENSETknobtoTDME BAKE TurnOVENTHW knobto desiredoventemperature Foodwill cookfor2 hoursand30minutes theovenwillturnoff and4 beeps willsound 4 TurnOVENSETtoOFFand removefoo d fromoven Howto 64Timer for May Mart Stop Ovenautomatically turnsonlater cocksforpresetlength ofti...

Page 15: ...yOblong orMuffinPans B A 350 3750 20 30 Forthinrolls ShelfBmaybeused Cakes without shortening Angelfood Aluminum Ii Pan A 325 3750 30 55 Two piece panisconvenient Telly roll MetalJellyRollPan B 375 4000 10 15 Linepanwithwaxedpaper Sponge MetalorCeramicPan A 325 3500 45 60 Cakes Bundt cakes MetalorCeramicPan A B 325 3500 45 65 Cupcakes ShinyMetalMuffinPans B 350 3750 20 25 Paperlinersproduce moremo...

Page 16: ...BAKE asdescribedonpage14 to turnovenonandoffautomatically Rememberthatfoodwillcontinue tocookinthehotovenandtherefore shouldberemoved whenthedesired internaltemperature hasbeen reached For Frozen Roasb Frozenroastsofbeef pork lamb etc canbestartedwithout thawing butallow10to25minutes perpoundadditional time 10 minutesperpoundforroastsunder 5pounds moretimeforlarger roasts Thawmostfrozenpoultrybefo...

Page 17: ...t easierto carve Internaltemperature willrise per oundforroasts der5pounds Defrostpoultrybeforeroasting about5 to IO F tocompensate for temperature rise ifdesir i remove roa tfromovenit 5 to 106F less thantemperatureonguide Oven Temperature 325 325 325 325 325 325 Donene5s Rare Medium WellDone Rare Medium WellDone WellDone WellDone TO Warm WellDone Approximate Roasting Time inIVlinutes perPound 3 ...

Page 18: ...aridtokeepdrippings COOI duringbroiling Stopping fat andmeatjuicesfromdrainingto thebroilerpanpreventsrackfrom servingitspurpose andjuicesmay becomehotenoughtocatchfire 2 DONCITplaceasheetof aluminumfoilonshelf Todoso mayresultinimproperlycooked foods damagetoovenfinishand increaseinheatonoutsidesurfaces oftheoven 18 AE4 h Q why hdd kW3 thedoor dosed whenbroilingchicken A Chickenistheonlyfood reco...

Page 19: ...e Medium Arrangeinsinglelayer lb about8 I c I 3 I 3 thinslices Spaceevenly Upto8pattiestakeaboutsametime l lb 4patties 1A to in thick I c I 7 I 4 5 l inchthick c 7 7 1to 1 bs c 9 9 c 13 13 I z in thick c 10 7 8 2to2 lbs c 15 14 16 c 25 20 25 Steakslessthan1inchcookthrough beforebrowning Panfryingis recommended Slashfat WellDone Rare Medium WeN Done liw 1 1whole A 35 10 15 2to2 4bs splitlengthwise ...

Page 20: ... 4 20 AIEssf The sdf deming operationwMI beginimmediately Numerals3 00for3 hourscleaning timewillstartcountingdownin the display andthesignallight willappear overthewotdsCLEANTIME Theautomatically programmed cleaningtimefora heavily soiled ovenwithheavy greasyspillsand spatteris3 hours Therecommended ckxming timefora moderately soiled ovenwiththinspillsandlight spatteris2 hours If lessthan3 hoursc...

Page 21: ...EDlight goesoff Thentheovendoorcan belatchedfor self cleaning Q WhatshouldI do ifexcessiw smokingoccursduring cleaning A Thisiscausedbyexcessivesoil andyoushouldswitchtheOVEN SETknobtoOl F Openwindows torid roomofsmoke Allowthe oventocoolforat leastme hour beforeopeningthedoor Wipeup theexcesssoilandresettheclean cycle Q Is the crackling soundI hearduringckmhg normal A Yes his isthemetalheating an...

Page 22: ... Liftuprightrearsurfaceunit Removereflectorpanandring Liftoutovenventduct Toreplace Placethepartovertheovenvent locatedbelowthecooktopwith openingoftheductundertheround openinginthereflectorpan It isimportantthattheductisin thecorrectpositionsomoisture andvaporsfromtheovencanbe releasedduringovenuse IWYIXi Nevercovertheholeintheoven ventductwithaluminumfoilor anyothermaterial Thisprevents theovenv...

Page 23: ...roundtheedgesofthesurfaceunit opening Cleanthe areabelowthe nitoRinseallwashedareaswith a dampciothor sponge t hck units cannot bereIllOVed Youcanliftatilt lockunitupward about6 andit willlockintheup position Torepositionthe tilt lockunit Replacethedrippanintothe recessinthecooktop Putthetrim ringinplaceover thedrippan Thedrippanmust be underthetrimring Guidethesurfaceunitintoplace soit fitsevenly...

Page 24: ...oodsconsistently 1 Pulloffknob Loosenboth browntoOlittleor too much you maymakea simpleadjustmentin theOVENTEMF thermostatknob PULLKNOBOFF SHAFT IXXIK ATBACKOF lCNOB ANDNOTE CURRENTSETTINGBEFORE MAKINGANYADJUSTMENT Toincreasetemperature turn towardHI or RAISE todecrease turntowardLOor L0W13R Each notchchangestemperature10 F screwsonbackofknob 2 Movepointeronenotchin desireddirection Tightenscrews ...

Page 25: ...andrinse Forotherspills suchasfatsmatterings etc washwithsoapandwaterwhen cooledandthenrinse Polishwithadrycloth Usea mildsolutionofsoapandwater Donotuseanyharshabrasivesor cleaningpowders whichmayscratchor marsurface CleanONLYthedoorlineroutsidethegasket Thedoorisautomatically cleanedwhentheovenisintheself cleaning cycle If spilloveror spattering shouldoccurincooking wipethedoorwithsoapandwater D...

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Page 27: ...arethree sqs tofollowforfurtherhelp FIRST contactthe people who servicedyourappliance Explain whyyouarenotpleased In most cases thiswillsohwtheproblem writeall the detaik inclu ding yourphonenumber to Manager ConsumerRelations GeneralElectric AppliancePark Louisville Kentucky40225 MajorAppliance Cfmwm2r wtio Panel 20INOrth VVaC eT K Ve chiqjo Illinois 60606 1 27 ...

Page 28: ...ERALELECTRIC CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE Is e ic tripstoyour o to teachyouhowto usethe product Readyour UseandCaremateriaL fyouthenhaveanyquestions aboutoperatingtheproduct pleasecontactyourdealerorour ConsumerAffairsofficeatthe addressbelow or call tollfree TheGEAnswerCente 800 626 2000 consumerinformationservice Improperinstallation Ifyouhavean installationproblem contactyourdealeror installer Youarer...

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