GE JBPA48, JBP19, JBP20 warranty How Does This Cooktop Compare To Your Old One?, Surface Controls

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
@	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)
\\\llll/,,/,	induction coils	a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats LIp right away and changes heat
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g$’”y~	under a glass	settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control off, the glass cooktop i~
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“+,,,l,,\\\	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
f(0-	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
*		setting you want.	cooking, indicating the control is keeping the unit at
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		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 *	1	\’	W Medium
Low	m/		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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