GE JBPA48, JBP19, JBP20 warranty HOW does this Cooktop Compare To Your OLD ONE?, Surface Controls

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HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE

TO YOUR OLD ONE?

Your new cooktop has electric coil surface units.

Jf 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.

‘Ih)e 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

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electric resistance

 

or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change heat \ettings as quickly as gas or

wire suspended

 

induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to continue cooking for a short time after they we

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over a drip pan.

 

turned off.

 

 

 

 

Radiant

Electric coils

 

Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware. so ptins must be flat on the

(Glass Ceramic)

under a glass-

 

bottom for good cooking results. The glas$ cooktop stay~ hot enough to continue cooking

Cooktop

ceramic cooktop.

 

after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if jJOLI want cooking to stop.

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Induction

High frequency

 

Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is produced h)

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induction coils

 

a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats LIp right away and changes heat

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under a glass

 

settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control off, the glass cooktop i~

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surface.

 

hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking ~tops 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

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disk sealed to the

 

results. Heats up and cools down more $Iowly 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

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you want the cooking to stop.

 

 

 

 

Gas Burners

Regular or sealed

 

Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatne~s is not critical to cooking results. but pans

 

gas burners use

 

should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and chonge heat \etti ngs

 

either LP gas

 

right away. When you turn the control off. cooking stops right away.

 

or natural gas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURFACE CONTROLS

How to Set the Controls

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Push the knob in and turn in

At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” into position.

 

either direction to the heat

You may hear slight “clicking” sounds during

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setting you want.

cooking, indicating the control is keeping the unit at

 

l“

 

 

Be sure you turn control to

the heat level or power level you set.

 

 

Switching heats to higher settings always shows a

 

 

OFF when you finish cooking.

 

 

 

 

 

quicker change than switching to a lower setting.

The surface unit “on” indicator light will glow

when ANY heat on any surface unit is on.

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—Saute and brown; keeps food at a medium boil or simmer.

Medium Low—(Setting halfway between MED and

LO—Used for long slow cooking (simmering) to tenderize and develop flavors. L~se this setting to melt butter and chocolate or to keep foods warm.

OFF

LOHI

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Medium *

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Low

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High

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MED

LO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little water in covered pan.

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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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Contents Useand Care & Installation Guide If YOU Need Service Save time and money. Before you request serviceHelp US Help YOU If you received Damaged rangeImportant Safety Instructions AwarningClean only parts listed in this Use and Care Guide Self-Cieaning OvenAlways turn the surface units off before removing cookware Save These InstructionsSurface Cooking Units Features of Your Range JBP19JBP20 How to Set the Controls Cooking Guide for Using Heat SettingsSurface unit on indicator light will glow HOW does this Cooktop Compare To Your OLD ONE?Home Canning Tips CookwareWok Cooking Canning should be done on surface units onlyFeatures of Your Oven Control Oven Temperature Knob. Turn this knobObserve the Following Points in Canning Flat-bottomed canners are recommendedTo Set the Minute Timer To Set the TimerTo Reset the Timer To Cancel the TimerOven CONTROL, Clock and Timer Using Your OvenHow to Set Your Range for Baking Light comes on automatically when the oven door is openedBaking Automatic Oven Shut OffPan Placement PreheatingBaking Pans Baking GuidesHow to Time Bake How to Set Immediate Start and Automatic StopTinied Baking Aluminum FoilHow to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop Questions and AnswersTiimed Baking Quick ReminderTo Adjust the Temperature on Models with Hour Pads Roasting Use of Aluminum FoilWhv is my roast crumbling when I try to care it? Frozen RoastsWhy are my meats not turning out as brown as they should? BroilingLeave the door open to Broil stop position. The door Should I salt the meat before broiling?Oven door should be open to the broil stop position Second SideDampened cloth. The oven front frame Operating the SELF-CLEANING OvenBefore a Clean Cycle After a Clean Cycle How to Set the Oven for CleaningTo Stop a Clean Cycle How to Set Delay Start of Cleaning on some models IL?yMy oven shelves do not slide easily. What is the matter? Should there be any odor during the cleaning?Why do I have ash left in my oven after cleaning? Care and Cleaning Surface Units and Drip PansTo remove a surface unit Drip PansLift-Up Cooktop on some models Control Panel and KnobsOven Vent Metal PartsOven Light Replacement on some models Lift-Off Oven DoorOven Heating Elements Broiler Pan and Grid on some modelsPorcelain Enamel Cooktop Installation Instructions Large blade screwdriverHex head nutdriver Cooktop UP to 200FCopper Wiring Volts minimum, 40 amperesStep Wire System Special Grounding Instructions Problem Possible Cause To cool to room temperature and reset the controls Control knob riot set to Auto Self CleanWe’ll Be There Other servicing generally should be referred to qualifiedWarranty
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