GE JDP37, JDP36 manual Surface Cooking, Surface Cookware Tips, How to Set the Controls

SURFACE COOKING

Your surface units and controls are designed to give you an infinite choice of heat settings for surface unit cooking. At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” into position.

When cooking in a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight “clicking” sounds—an indication that the heat settings you selected are being maintained.

Switching to higher heat settings always results in a quicker heat change than switching to lower settings.

How to Set the Controls

1.Grasp the control knob and push it in.

2.Turn either clockwise or counterclockwise to the desired heat setting.

The control must be pushed in to set only from the OFF position. When the control is in any position other than OFF, it may be rotated without pushing it in.

Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you finish cooking.

An indicator light will glow when ANY heat on any surface unit is on.

Cooking Guide for Using Heat Settings

HI—Bring water to boil.

Medium High—Fast fry, pan broil; maintain fast boil on large amount of food.

MED—Saute and brown; maintain slow boil on large amount of food.

Medium Low—Cook after starting at HI; cook with little water in covered pan.

LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintain serving temperature of most foods.

	OFF
I	L
H	O

Medium	DEM	Medium
High		Low

NOTE:

At HI or Medium High, never leave food unattended. Boilovers cause smoking; greasy spillovers may catch on fire.

At LO, melt chocolate, butter on a small unit.

SURFACE COOKWARE TIPS

Cookware

Use medium- or heavy-weight cookware. Aluminum cookware conducts heat faster than other metals. Cast-iron and coated cast-iron cookware are slow to absorb heat, but generally cook evenly at low to medium heat settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly if not combined with other metals.

For best cooking results pans should be flat on the bottom. Match the size of the saucepan to the size of the surface unit. The pan should not extend over the edge of the surface unit more than 1 inch.

Right Wrong

NOT OVER 1 INCH OVER 1 INCH

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