GE JGBP24GEF AutomaticIgnition, BeforeUsingYourhen, oven shelves, ShelfPositions, OvenVent

usingYouroven

AutomaticIgnition

Tlmovenburnerand broii burneron yourrangearelighted byelectricignition.

Tolightthe burners,turn the OVENTEMPknobto the desired temperature.Theburnershould ignitewithin60 seconds.

THEOVENANDBROILER CANFKYI’BEIOPERATEDIN THEEVENTOFA POWER FAILURE.

Theovenburnerwillgo out automaticallywhenthereis a powerfailure.It willautomatically relightwhenpoweris restored unlessyouturn theOVENTEMP controlto OFF.

BeforeUsingYour(hen

Besure youunderstandhowto set the controlsproperly.Practice removingand replacingthe shelves whilethe ovenis cool. Readthe informationon the followingpages, andkeepthisbookhandy.

OvenControls

Thereare twocontrolsforyour oven,markedSELECIORand

OVENTEMP.

BAKE

OR8R0/L

CLEANOR

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The SELEC’IORknobhas settingsfor IMKEOR BROILand

CLEANOR TIMEBAKE.

BAKEOR13ROIL4Jsethis settingfor all normaloven operations—forexample,for cookingroastsor casserolesor for broiling.

CLEANORTIMEDBAKE- Use this settingto turn the ovenon and off at specifiedtimeswhenyou wantthe self-cleaningor cooking operationto start and stop.See AutomaticOvenTimeron nextpage.

The OVENTEMPcontrol maintainsthe temperatureyouset for normalovenoperationas well as for broiling.

Fornormalovenoperation,turn the knobto the desiredtemperature. It will normallytake30 to 60 secondsbeforethe flamecomeson.

Afterthe ovenreachesthe selected temperature,the ovenburnercycles —offcompletely,thenon witha fill flame-to keepthe oven temperaturecontrolled.

The OVENTEMP controlshould be turnedto OFF wheneverthe ovenis not in use.

oven shelves

The shelvesare designedwith stop-locksso whenplacedcorrectly on the shelfsupports,theywillstop beforecomingcompletelyoutof the ovenand willnottilt whenyou are removingfoodfrom themor placingfoodon them.

Whenplacingcookwareon a shelf, pullthe shelfoutto the “stop” position.Placethecookwareon the shelf, then slidethe shelfback intothe oven.Thiswilleliminate reachingintothehotoven.

Toremovea shelffromthe oven, pullit outto the stopposition,lift upon frontandpullout.

ShelfPositions

The ovenhas fourshelfsupports—

A(bottom),B, C and D (top).Shelf positionsfor cookingare suggested on Bakingand Roastingpages.

OvenVent

Yourovenis ventedthroughducts at the rear of the range(seepage6). Do not blocktheseductswhen cookingin the oven—itis important thatthe flowof hotair fromthe ovenand fresh air to the oven burnersbe uninterrupted.Avoid touchingthe ventopeningsor nearbysurfacesduringoven operation-they maybecomehot.

oven Light

Thelightcomeson automatically whenthe ovendooris opened.Use the switchon theuppercontrol panelto turn the lighton andoff whenthe door is closed.