GE JGBS79, JGBS78, JGBS77, JGBS74 SU~ACE COOmG, Lighting Instructions for Electric Ignition Models

Your new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used	The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
to cooking with induction or other electric surface	cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
units, you will notice some differences when you use	surface unit you have.
gas burners.	The following chart will help you to understand the
	differences between gas burner cooktops and any
	other type of cooktop you may have used in the past.

~pe of Cooktop	Description	How it Works
Gas Burners	Regular or sealed	Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but
—	gas burners use	pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change
(>	either LP gas	heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.
*	or natural gas.
Radiant	Electric coils	Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on
(Glass Ceramic)	under a glass-	the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to
Cooktop	ceramic cooktop.	continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if
o		you want cooking to stop.
Induction	High frequency	Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is
&~:~~	induction coils	produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away
*, ,,,,, ,,.. ,...	under a glass	and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control
“//,,,,,,,\\\	surface.	off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.
Electric Coil	Flattened metal	Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best
o	tubing containing	cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of
	electric resistance	warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change
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	wire suspended	heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
	over a drip pan.	continue cookin~ for a short time after they are turned off.
Solid Disk	Solid cast iron	Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good
@	disk sealed to the	cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The
	cooktop surface.	disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan
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		from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.

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Lighting Instructions for Electric Ignition Models

Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with constantly-burning flames.

In case of a power failure, you can light the surface burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE position. Use extreme caution when lighting burners this way.

Surface burners in use when an electrical power failure occurs will continue to operate normally.

The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed. When one burner is turned to LITE, all the burners spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or clean around any burner while another burner is on.

An electric shock may result, which could cause you to knock over hot cookware.

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