GE JGBS14GES User Manual

 SAFETY 

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Do not allow anyone to 

 stand or hang on

 or range top. They could damage   range

and 

   it over, causing severe personal injury.

. 

Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool
before touching them or leaving them where
children 

 reach them.

● 

 wear loose fitting or hanging garments

while using the 

 Be careful when

reaching for items stored in cabinets over the
cooktop. 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 fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn off
burner, then smother flaming pan by

covering pan completely with well-fitting lid,
cookie sheet or flat 

 Flaming 

 outside a

pan can be 

 out by covering with baking soda

or, if available, a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.

● 

 not 

 flammable materials in an oven,

a range storage or broiler drawer or near a
cooktop.

● 

Do not store 

 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 in or near the range.

● 

When cooking pork, 

follow the directions

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

 This assures that, in

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

● 

Always use the 

 position (on models with

electric ignition) or the HI position (on models
with standing pilots) when igniting top burners

and make sure the burners have ignited.

● 

 causes smoking

and greasy 

 that 

may catch on fire.

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Adjust top burner flame size so it does not

extend beyond the edge of the cookware.

Excessive 

 is hazardous,

● 

Use only dry pot 

or damp potholders on hot surfaces
may result in burns from steam. 

Do

not let pot holders come near open flames when
lifting cookware. Do not use 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 

 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 cooktop, 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 

ring acts as a heat trap, which may damage the
burner grate and burner head. Also, it may cause
the burner to work improperly. This may cause a
carbon monoxide level above that allowed by
current standards, resulting in a health hazard.

● 

Foods for frying 

 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 

 of fat for effective

 or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan 

full of fat can cause 

 when food is added.

● 

If a combination of oils or fats will be used

in frying, 

stir together before heating or as fats

melt slowly.

● 

 heat fat slowly, and watch as it 

● 

Use a deep fat thermometer whenever

possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the

smoking point.