GE JP387 User Manual

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Electric coils 

Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on 

under a glass-

the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to 

ceramic cooktop.

continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if 
you want cooking to stop.

High frequency 

Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is 

induction coils 

produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away

under a glass 

and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control

surface.

off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away. 

Flattened metal

Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best

tubing containing  

cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of 

electric resistance 

warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change 

wire suspended

heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to 

over a drip pan.

continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.

Solid cast iron 

Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good

disk sealed to the

cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The 

cooktop surface.

disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan 
from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.

Regular or sealed 

Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but 

gas burners use

pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change 

either LP gas

heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.

or natural gas.

Your new modular cooktop may have several types of
cooking surface units. You will notice some differences
when you use each one.

The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you are using.

The following chart will help you to understand the
differences among the various cooking surface units
and how they differ from others you may have used 
in the past.

Modules and accessories should be cleaned after
each use. The longer a soil remains, the harder it is to
clean. See each module section in this guide for specific
instructions. Never immerse any module in water.

When not in the cooktop, modules and 
accessories should be stored in a clean, dry place.
Always be careful not to drop the modules or they
could be damaged.

You must consider heat up and cool down times for
the electric surface units when determining
cooking times. Heat up and cool down times depend
on initial temperature settings, the type of cookware
used and the amount of food being cooked.

Start cooking at a higher setting to heat the surface
unit faster, then turn to a lower setting to finish
cooking. Remember, cooking continues after the
surface unit is turned off.