GE JGBP26GEN, JGBP27GEN How to Select Flame Size, Top-of-Range Cookware, Wok Cooking

How to Select Flame Size

Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce heat.

The flame size on a gas burner should match the cookware you are using.

FOR SAFE HANDLING OF

COOKWARE NEVER LET THE FLAME EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF THE

COOKWARE. Any flame larger than the bottom of the cookware is wasted and only serves to heat the handle.

When boiling, use this same flame size—1/2 inch smaller than the bottom of the cookware-no matter what the cookware is made of. Foods cook just as quickly at a gentle boil as they do at a furious, rolling boil. A high boil creates steam and cooks away moisture, flavor and nutrition. Avoid it except for the few cooking processes that need a vigorous boil.

When frying or warming foods in stainless steel, cast iron or enamelware, keep the flame down lower—to about 1/2 the diameter of the pan.

When using aluminum or aluminum-clad stainless	When frying in glass or ceramic cookware, lower
	the flame even more.
steel pots and pans, adjust the flame so the circle it
makes is about 1/2 inch smaller than the bottom of
the cookware.

Top-of-Range Cookware

Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids when cooking with minimum amounts of water.

Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give satisfactory results.

Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of some cookware mav melt. Follow cookware

manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking methods.

Glass: There are two types of glass cookware-those for oven use only and those fo; top-of-range cooking (saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat very slowly.

Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for either surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be used on gas ranges.

Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor heating properties and is usually combined with copper, aluminum or other metals for improved heat distribution. Combination metal skillets usually work

satisfactorily if they are used with medium heat as the manufacturer recommends.

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Wok Cooking

(on models with sealed burners)

● We recommend that you		\
use only a flat-bottomed
wok. They are available at
your local retail store.
● Do not use woks that have			!~~& ,:i:/;:
support rings. Use of these	*
types of woks, with or

without the ring in place,

can be dangerous. Placing the ~~!”;’:” ring over the burner grate may

cause the burner to work improperly resulting in carbon monoxide levels above allowable current standards. This could be dangerous to your health. Do not try to use such woks without the ring. You could be seriously burned if the wok tipped over.

Use of Stove ToP Grills

(on models with seal;d burners)

Do not use stove top grills ~~~:;:,: .;:;;[, on your sealed gas burners.

If you use the stove top grill on the sealed gas burner it will cause incomplete combustion and can result in exposure to carbon monoxide levels

above allowable current standards. This can be hazardous to your health.

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