GE JHP60G manual

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    How to get the best from Your crowav co o hg Center Use and Care of model JHP60G Energy-saving tips p7 Features of vour Cooking Center t)8 How to use the microwave AU’10 ROAST feature 1)14 How to use the microwave COOK CODET” feature p16 How to operate the self-cleaning oven p23 Save time and money. Before you request service, use the Problem S[...]

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    He!p Us Help You. . . Read this book carefuily. It will helo you operate and main- tain your new Cooking Center prcperly. Keep It hanay for answers to your questions. If you don”! understand something or need more help. Call. toll free: ‘“ The GE Answer Center’” 800.626.2000 consumer [nformatlon service or write: ~inciude your phone numbe[...]

  • Page 3

    Contents Microwaving Tips Microwave Oven Safety Instructions ............ 4-6 Features of Your Oven .. ........ 8 Touch Control Panel ..... .... ...9 Time Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Temperature Cook ........... ..12 Hold/Timer ....... ... . ........ ..13 Automatic Roa[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this app~ance. - When using electrical appliances basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: WARNING—TO reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: ● Use this appliance only for its intende[...]

  • Page 5

    Microwave Oven: ● Read and follow the specific “PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” found on page 2. ● To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: —Do not overcook food. Care- fully attend appliance if paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. —R[...]

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    — IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Oven: ● Stand away from the range when opening oven door. The hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. ● Don’t heat unopened food containers in the oven. Pressure could build up and the container =uld burst causing an injury. ● Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed.[...]

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    Energy Saving Tips Microwave Cooking @ Use proper power level as recommended and DO NOT OVERCOOK. . DO not operate the oven while empty. If by accident the oven should run empty a minute or two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid operating the oven empty at all times—saves energy and also ensures good long term life of oven. Surface Cooking .[...]

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    Features of Your Cooking Center Microwave Oven 1. Door Handle. FIJI Ito Open door. Door must be securely latched for oven to operate. 2. Inside Door Latches. 3. window with Metal Shield. Allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven. 4. Light. 5. Plastic Antenna Cover. Protects the antenna which distributes microwave energy [...]

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    Your Touch Control Panel ?’/ o 9 ? : 1. 2. 3. 4* 5. 6. . e @ DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time or temper- ature during cooking functions (or power level when Power Level Pad is touched.) POWER LEVEL. Touch this pad before entering another power level number if you want to change from automatic Power Level 10 (HIGH) for cooking or Power Level 3 [...]

  • Page 10

    ~ Microwave Oven Cooking by Time The TIME COOK feature allows you to preset the cooking time. The oven shuts off automatically. Power Level 10 is automatically set for time cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility. See your Cookbook. To become better acquainted with TIME COOK function, make a cup of coffee by following the steps below.[...]

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    ~ Microwave Oven ~ How to Use Defrost The Defrost setting is designed for even thawing necessary for large amounts of food and is one of the most important advantages of a microwave oven. e Power Level 3 is automatically set for defrosting, but you may change this for more flexibility. ● See your Cookbook for the complete defrosting chart. To bec[...]

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    Cooking by Temperature For many foods, internal temperature is the best test of doneness. Roasts or poultry are cooked to your preference when temperature cooking. Heating or reheating foods accurately to a serving temperature you desire is simple and easy. TEMP COOK takes the guesswork out of cooking because the oven shuts off automatically when t[...]

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    ~1 Microwave oven 1~ L c How to Use the Hold/Timer Your HOLD/TIMER, which oper- ates without microwave energy, has three timing functions. It operates as a Minute Timer, it can be set to delay cooking or may be used as a hold setting after de- frosting. Hold/Timer can be set up to 99 minutes. Step 1: Touch HOLD/TIMER pad. The display shows :0. Sign[...]

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    ~! Microwave Oven ~ 1 I Automatic Roasting Auto Roast uses the temperature probe to cook to Just as in conventional roasting, only tender roasts the desired serving temperature. Unlike Temp should be Auto Roasted until specified internal tem- Cook, which uses a single power level, Auto Roast peratures are reached. Less tender roasts should be is de[...]

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    Auto Roast Chart . Use containers and coverings as directed at left. Place probe correctly in roast before cooking. ● Recommended Codes are also shown on Auto Roast Chart on the control panel. ● Beef tenderloin roast, because of its small size, should be turned over after 90° has been reached. Beef Tender Roast Rare 2 125° 12-14 5-1o Medium 3[...]

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    How to Use Cook CodeTM Control The Cook Code’” control provides a short-cut method for entering time and the Power Level on your microwave oven. Cooking Codes are only used for recipes which need little or no attention, and which require no change of power level during cook- ing. Recipes which require additional ingredients, attention or change[...]

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    Cook Code’” Control Guide safe containers and microwave techniques as de- scribed in the Cookbook. — — Detach and Tape to Inside Cabinet Door or Other Prominent Place The Cook Code’” control feature gives you an easy automatic way to accurately set microwave time for foods requiring only one power level and little attention during cooki[...]

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    PAGE 18 IS TEMPORARILY MISSING. 5/31/97[...]

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    Surface Cooking ~. 4 Your range top is designed to give you the flexibility =< -4 of boiling, steaming, sauteing, browning, frying, ~A canning, or pressure cooking. It heats through the ~., metal coils of four Calrod’ units thus giving the cor- 1 rect amount of energy for each setting you choose. How to Set the Controls You must push the knob[...]

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    Home Canning Tips Canning should be done on cooktop only. In surface cooking of foods other than canning, the use of large-diameter utensils (extending more than l-inch beyond edge of trim ring) is not recommended. However, when canning with water- bath or pressure canner, large-diameter utensils may be used. This is because boiling water temper- a[...]

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    Using Your Conventional Oven Your oven is designed to give you the best results in baking, broiling, and roasting when used as recom- mended. Before using your oven, look at the direc- tions for setting and using all of the controls and timer. Oven Light Light comes on automatically when door is operied or use switch on window door to turn it on wh[...]

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    How to Set Your Oven for Broiling (Also see Broiling Chart, page 29.) Step 1: Place the meat on the broiler rack in the broiler pan: Ai- ways use the rack so fat drips into he broiler pan. Step 2: Position Oven Shelf as indi- cated on Broiling Chart, page 29. Step 3: Turn the Oven Set Knob Cooking Tips and Oven Temp Knob to BROIL. Both Oven Indicat[...]

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    SeIf-Cleaning Your Conventional Oven If done properly, it will take only a few moments to Recommended Cleaning Time: start the self-cleaning cycle on your range. After set- Moderate soil (thin spills and light spatter)-2 hours ting your range to self-clean, a high heat tempera- Heavy soil (heavy greasy spills and spatter)-3 hours ture removes the s[...]

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    Care and Cleaning of Your Cooking Center Proper care and cleaning are NEVER USE A COMMERCIAL important so your Cooking Center OVEN CLEANER ON ANY PART will give you efficient and satisfac- OF YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN. tory sewice. Follow these directions carefully in caring for it to help assure safe and proper maintenance. BE SURE ELECTRIC POWER IS OFF[...]

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    Adjusting Oven Thermostat When cooking a food for the first time in your new oven, use time given on recipe as a guide. Oven thermostats, over a period of years, may “drift” from the factory setting and differences in timing between an old and a new oven of 5 to 10 minutes are not unusual. Your new oven has been set correctly at the factory and[...]

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    Plug-In Surface Units Clean the area under the drip pans often. Built-up soil, especially grease, may catch fire. To make cleaning easier, the plug-in surface units are removable. [ RECEPTACLE , MEDAILION I TERMINALS I CHROME-PLATED SPIDER DRIP ~tWRING /“ w SPIOER To remove ● Be sure the control for the sur- face unit is on OFF and the coils ar[...]

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    Broiling Chart 1. Always use broiler pan and rack that comes with your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapp]ng juices In the shielded lower part of the pan. 2. Oven door should be ajar for most foods: there is a special position on door which holds door open correctly. 3. For steaks and chops, slash fat evenly around out[...]

  • Page 28

    Baking Chart 1. Alumlnum pans conduct heat quickly. For most conventional baking light shiny finishes generally give best results because they prevent overbrowning in the time it takes for heat to cook the center areas. Dull (satin-finish) bottom surfaces of pans are recommended for cake pans and pie plates to be sure those areas brown completely. [...]

  • Page 29

    Roasting Chart 1. Position oven shelf at B for small-size roasts (3 to 7 Ibs.) and at A for larger roasts. 2. Place meat fat side up or poultry breast-side up on broiler pan or other shallow pan with trivet. Do not cover. Do not stuff poultry until just before roasting. Use meat probe, for more accurate doneness. Control signals when food has reach[...]

  • Page 30

    Surface Cooking Chart Utensil Tips 1. Use medium or heavy-weight cooking con- tainers. Aluminum containers conduct heat faster than other metals. Cast iron and coated cast iron containers are somewhat slower to absorb heat, but generally ’cook evenly at LOW or MEDIUM settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly if not combined with other metals. Use no[...]

  • Page 31

    Utensil Tips (continued) WRONG than more one inch beyond the,edge of the trim ring traps heat which causes “crazing” (fine hairline cracks) on the porcelain and discoloration ranging from blue to dark gray of the trim rings. 3. Frying. Do not overfill kettle with fat that may spill over when adding food. Frosty foods bubble vigorously. Watch fo[...]

  • Page 32

    The Problem Solver To Save Time and Money— before you call for service, check the Problem Solver if you have a problem, it may be minor. You may be able to correct it yourself. Just use this Problem Solver to locate your problem and then follow the suggested recommendations. Conventional Oven PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY OVEN WILL NOT WORK P[...]

  • Page 33

    Microwave Oven [ PROBLEM CONTROL PANEL LIGHTED, YET OVEN WILL NOT START FOODS ARE EITHER OVER- COOKED OR Undercooked) POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY Door not securely closed. START must be touched after entering cooking selection. Another selection entered already in oven and CLEAR/OFF not touched to cancel it. Make sure you have entered cooking time af[...]

  • Page 34

    Cleaning Chart Note: Let range parts cool before cleaning. PART Bake Unit and Broil Unit Broiler Pan & Rack Control Knobs: Range Top and Oven Outside Glass Finish Metal, including Chrome Side Trims and Trim StriDs Porcelain Enamel Surface* Inside Oven Door* Oven Gasket* Oven Liner Shelves (See Self-Cleaning Oven Directions Calrod@ Surface Unit [...]

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    p Consumer Services At General Electric we’re committed to providing you with the best appliances we know how to build and we know that you want your appliances to give you many years of dependable service. Our Consumer Services are designed with your needs and wants in mind. 1 Warranty Protection Before your new appliance left the factory, it we[...]

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    C MICROWAVE OVENIRANGE ~ RANTY es slip or cancelled check to establish warranty permcf. ~1~ WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of the microwave oven/range that fails because of a manufac- turing defect[...]