GE JGP319 Cook Meat And Poultry Thoroughly…, Surface Burners, Safety Instructions, Consumer

Safety Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions

■Teach children not to play with the controls or any other part of the cooktop.

■For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.

■Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot holders and other linens a safe distance from your cooktop.

■Do not store flammable materials near a cooktop.

■Do not store or use combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

■Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate near the cooktop.

■Do not operate the burner without all burner parts in place.

■Do not clean the cooktop with flammable or volatile cleaning fluids.

■Do not clean the cooktop when the appliance is in use.

■Never clean the cooktop surface when it is hot. Some cleaners produce noxious fumes and wet cloths could cause steam burns if used on a hot surface.

■Never use the cooktop as a cutting board.

■Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface burner by covering the pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

■Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

Support Troubleshooting Tips

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 foodborne illness.

SURFACE BURNERS

Use proper pan size—avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover burner grates. To avoid spillovers, make sure cookware is large enough to contain the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on cooktop can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily grasped and remain cool.

Consumer

■Always use the LITE position when igniting burners and make sure the burners have ignited.

■Never leave the surface burners unattended at high flame settings.

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■When using glass cookware, make sure it is designed for cooktop cooking.

■Always turn the surface burner controls off before removing cookware.

■Carefully watch foods being fried at a high flame setting.