GE JB850 Manual

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 Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up 
a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a 
flaming pan on a surface unit 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.

„   If there is a fire in the oven during baking, 

smother the fire by closing the oven door and 
turning the oven off or by using a multi-purpose 
dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

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If there is a fire in the oven during self-clean, turn 
the oven off and wait for the fire to go out. Do 
not force the door open. Introduction of fresh air 
at self-clean temperatures may lead to a burst 
of flame from the oven. Failure to follow this 
instruction may result in severe burns. 

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 Never leave the surface units unattended at 
medium or high heat settings. Boilovers cause 
smoking and greasy spillovers that may catch 
on fire.

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 Never leave oil unattended while frying. If 
allowed to heat beyond its smoking point, oil 
may ignite resulting in fire that may spread 
to surrounding cabinets. Use a deep fat 
thermometer whenever possible to monitor oil 
temperature.

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 To avoid oil spillover and fire, use a minimum 
amount of oil when shallow pan-frying and 
avoid cooking frozen foods with excessive 
amounts of ice.

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 Use proper pan size—select cookware having 
flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface 
heating element. The use of undersized 
cookware will expose a portion of the surface 
unit to direct contact and may result in ignition 
of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to 
surface unit will also improve efficiency.

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 Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, 
earthenware or other glazed containers are 
suitable for cooktop service; others may break 
because of the sudden change in temperature.

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 To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of 
flammable materials and spillage, the handle of a 
container should be turned toward the center of 
the range without extending over nearby surface 
units.

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 When preparing flaming foods under a hood, turn 
the fan on.

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  If power is lost to an electric cooktop while a 
surface unit is ON, the surface unit will turn back 
on as soon as power is restored. In the event of 
power loss, failure to turn all surface unit knobs 
to the OFF position may result in ignition of items 
on or near the cooktop, leading to serious injury 
or death.