GE JBS26P, JBC26P Installing Your Range, Leveling the Range, Energy-Saving Tips, Surface Cooking

Installing Your Range

Your range, like many other household items, is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving the range on this type of flooring, use care, and it is recommended that these simple and inexpensive instructions

be followed.

The range should be installed on a l/4-inch-thick sheet of plywood (or similar material) as follows:

When the floor covering ends at

the front of the range, the area that the range will rest on should be built up with plywood to the same level or higher than the floor covering. This will allow the range to be moved for cleaning or servicing. For complete information, see

the Installation Instructions in the back of this book.

Leveling the Range

(on models so equipped)

Leveling screws are located on each comer of the base of the range. Remove the bottom drawer (on models so equipped) and you can level the range on an uneven floor with the use of a nutdriver.

To remove drawer, pull drawer out all the way, tilt up the front

and take it out. To replace drawer, insert glides at back of drawer beyond stop on range glides.

Lift drawer if necessary to insert easily. Let front of drawer down, then push in to close.

One of the rear leveling screws will engage the Anti-Tip device (allow for some side to side adjustment). Allow a minimum clearance of 1/8 inch between the range and the leveling screw that is to be installed into the Anti-Tip device.

Energy-Saving Tips

Surface Cooking

●Use cookware of medium weight aluminum, with tight-fitting covers, and flat bottoms which completely cover the heated portion of the surface unit.

●Cook fresh vegetables with a minimum amount of water in a covered pan.

●Watch foods when bringing them quickly to cooking temperatures at high heat. When food reaches cooking temperature, reduce heat immediately to lowest setting that will keep it cooking.

c Use residual heat with surface cooking whenever possible. For example, when cooking eggs in the shell, bring water and eggs to boil, then turn to OFF position and cover with lid to complete the cooking.

c Use correct heat for cooking task:

HI—to start cooking (if time allows, do not use high heat to start).

MED HI-quick browning.

MED—s1ow frying.

LO-finish cooking most quantities,

simmer-double boiler heat and for small quantities.

WM—to maintain serving temperature of most foods.

●When boiling water for tea or coffee, heat only amount needed. It is not economical to boil a container full of water for one or two cups.

Oven Cooking

●Preheat oven only when necessary. Most foods will cook satisfactorily without preheating.

If you find preheating is necessary, watch the indicator light, and put food in oven promptly after the light goes out.

●Always turn oven off before removing food.

. During baking, avoid frequent door openings. Keep door open as short a time as possible if it is opened.

c Cook complete oven meals instead of just one food item. Potatoes, other vegetables, and some desserts will cook together with a main-dish casserole, meat loaf, chicken or roast. Choose foods that cook at the same temperature and in approximately the same time.

●Use residual heat in the oven whenever possible to finish cooking casseroles, oven meals, etc. Also add rolls or precooked desserts to warm oven, using residual heat to warm them.

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