GE JBP22GP, JBP26GP Important Safety Instructions, Self-Cleaning Oven, Surface Cooking Units

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

Oven

. Stand away from range when opening oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.

. Don’t heat unopened food containers in the oven. Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury.

s Keep oven vent duct unobstructed.

. Keep oven free from grease buildup.

●Place oven shelf in desired position while oven is cool. If shelves must be handled when hot, do not let pot holder contact heating units in the oven.

●Pulling out shelf to the

shelf stop is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.

c When using cooking or roasting bags in oven, follow

the manufacturer’s directions.

●Do not use your oven to dry newspapers. If overheated, they can catch fire.

Self-Cleaning Oven

●Do not clean door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.

●Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the oven.

. Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care Book.

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●Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan and other cookware.

Surface Cooking Units

. Use proper pan size—This appliance is equipped with one or more surface units of different size. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the heating element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to burner will also improve efficiency.

. Never leave surface units

unattended at high heat settings. Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

●Be sure drip pans and vent ducts are not covered and are in place. Their absence during cooking could damage range parts and wiring.

●Don’t use aluminum foil to line drip pans or anywhere in the oven except as described in this book. Misuse could result in a shock. fire hazard or damage to the range.

. Only certain types of glass, glas<ceramic, earthenware or other glazed containers are suitable for range-top service;

others may break because of the sudden change in temperature. (See section on “Surface Cooking” for suggestions.)

●To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage, the handle of a container should be turned toward the center of the range without extending over nearby surface units.

c Always turn surface unit to OFF before removing cookware.

●Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or medium high heat settings.

●To avoid the possibility of a burn or electric shock, always be certain that the controls for all surface units are at OFF position and all coils are cool before attempting to remove the unit.

. Don’t immerse or soak removable surface units. Don’t put them in a dishwasher. Do not self-clean the surface units in the oven.

. When flaming foods are under the hood, turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.

●Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over sides of pan.

. Use little fat for effective shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.

●If a combination of oils or fats will be used in frying, stir together before heating, or as fats melt slowly.

●Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

●Use deep fat thermometer whenever possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

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