GE JGBP34GEP User Manual

 SAFETY 

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Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool

before touching them or leaving them where
children can reach them.

● 

Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments

while using the appliance. 

Be careful when

reaching 

 items stored in cabinets over the

 Flammable material could be ignited if

brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces
and may cause severe burns.

● 

For your safety, never use your appliance for

warming or heating the room.

* Do not use water on grease 

 pick up a flaming pan. Turn off

burner, then smother flaming pan by
covering pan completely with 

fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. 

 grease

outside a pan can be put out by covering with
baking soda or, if available, a 

 dry

chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

● 

Do not store flammable materials in an oven,

a range storage drawer or near a 

● 

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   or near the range.

. When cooking pork, 

follow 

 directions

exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 

 

 assures that, in

the remote possibility that trichina may be present
in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be
safe to eat.

igniting top burners 

and make sure the

burners have ignited.

● 

Never leave surface burners unattended at

high flame settings. 

 causes smoking

and greasy 

 that may catch on fire.

● 

Adjust top burner flame size so it does not

extend beyond the edge of the cookware.

Excessive flame is hazardous.

4

. Use only dry pot holders—moist

or damp potholders on hot surfaces
may result in bums from steam. Do
not let pot holders come near open

flames when lifting cookware. Do not 

 a towel

or other bulky cloth in place of a pot holder.

● 

To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition

of flammable materials, and spillage, turn
cookware handles toward the side or back of the
range without extending over adjacent burners.

● 

Always turn surface burner to OFF before

removing cookware.

● 

Carefully watch foods being fried at a high

flame setting.

● 

Never block the vents (air openings) of the

range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that
are necessary for the range to operate properly

with correct combustion. Air openings are located
at the rear of the 

 at the top and bottom of

the oven door, and at the bottom of the range,
under the kick panel, storage drawer or broiler
drawer (depending on the model).

● 

Do not use a wok on models with sealed burners

if the wok has a round metal ring that is placed
over the burner grate to support the wok. 

This

ring acts as a heat trap, which may damage the
burner grate and burner head. Also,   may cause
the burner to work improperly. This may cause a
carbon monoxide 

 above that allowed by

current standards, resulting in a health hazard.

● 

Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.

Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods
can cause hot fat to bubble 

up and over sides

of pan.

. 

Use least possible 

Filling the pan too

full of fat can cause 

 when food is added.

● 

If a combination of oils or fats 

 be used

in frying, stir together before heating or as fats
melt slowly.

 Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

● 

Use a deep fat thermometer whenever

possible to prevent overheating fat beyond 
smoking point.

● 

When using glass cookware, make sure it is

designed for top-of-range cooking.