GE JBP49 owner manual Cook Meat and Poultry THOROUGHLY…

Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Do not operate the oven or cooktop controls if the glass is broken. Food splatter or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken control panel and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel become broken.

■ Do not store flammable materials in an	■ Keep the hood and grease filters clean
oven or near the cooktop.	to maintain good venting and to avoid
■ CAUTION: Items of interest to	grease fires.
	■ Do not use water on grease fires. Never
children should not be stored in cabinets
	pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls
above a range or on the backsplash of
	off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface
a range—children climbing on the range
	unit by covering the pan completely with
to reach items could be seriously injured.
	a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.
■ Never wear loose-fitting or hanging	Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or
garments while using the appliance.	foam-type fire extinguisher.
Be careful when reaching for items stored	■ Flaming grease outside a pan can be put
over the range. Flammable material could
	out by covering it with baking soda or,
be ignited if brought in contact with hot
	if available, by using a multi-purpose dry
surface units or heating elements and
	chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
may cause severe burns.
	■ Flame in the oven can be smothered
■ Use only dry pot holders—moist or damp
	completely by closing the oven door and
pot holders on hot surfaces may result in
	turning the oven off or by using a multi-
burns from steam. Do not let pot holders
	purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire
touch hot surface units or heating
	extinguisher.
elements. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth in place of pot holders.	■ Do not touch the surface units, the
■ For your safety, never use your appliance	heating elements or the interior surface
	of the oven. These surfaces may be hot
for warming or heating the room.
	enough to burn even though they are
■ Teach children not to play with the	dark in color. During and after use, do not
controls or any other part of the range.	touch, or let clothing or other flammable
■ Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot	materials contact the surface units, areas
	nearby the surface units or any interior
holders and other linens a safe distance
	area of the oven; allow sufficient time for
from your range.
	cooling first.
■ Always keep wooden and plastic utensils
	■ Potentially hot surfaces include the
and canned food a safe distance from
	cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
your range.
	vent opening, surfaces near the opening,
■ Always keep combustible wall coverings,	crevices around the oven door.
curtains or drapes a safe distance from	■ REMEMBER: The inside surface of the oven
your range.
	may be hot when the door is opened.
■ Do not let cooking grease or other
	■ Do not store or use combustible materials,
flammable materials accumulate in
	gasoline or other flammable vapors and
or near the range.
	liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
	appliance.

COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY…

	Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F and poultry
	to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against
4	foodborne illness.