Flame Size; Burners - GE JGP970 Owner's Manual

Usingthe cooktopburners.
How to Select Flame Size
Forsafe handling of cookware,never let the
flames extend up the sides of the cookware.
_4:atch tile flaine, not tile knob, as _ou
reduce heat. The flan/e size (nl a gas
burner should inatch the cookware
}'(Ill aI'e rising.
Any flame larger than the bott(nn of the
cookware is wasted and onl x, ser\es to
heat the handle.
Use a fiat-bottomed wok.
Wok This Way
Werecommend t hat youusea 14-inch or smaller
flat-bottomed wol_They are available at your
localretailstore.
Onl_ a flat-bott(nned wok should be used.
Make sure the wok bottom sits flat on
the grate.
Do not use a wok suI)port ring. Placing
tile ring over tile burner or grate Inay
cause tile burner to work iini)roi)erly,
resulting in carbon inonoxide levels
above allowable standards. This could
be dangerous to your health.
Cookware
Aluminum:
Mediuin-weight cookware is
reconnnended because it heats quickly
and evenly: Most til(i(ls brown evenh'
in ahllllintlI/l cookwai'e. Use SatlCel)ans
with tight-fitting lids when cooking
with
I/liniIlltlIll aillO/ints (if _;IteI:
Enamelware: Under seine c(nlditions,
tile enalllel of SOllle cookwaI'e Ill,IV
inelt. Follow cookware ill_lilt/lilCttli'ei"s
reconnnendations tin" cooking inethods.
Glass: There are two types of glass
cookware: those tor oven rise only
and those fin" cooktop cooking
(saucepans, coffee and tea pots).
Glass conducts heat very slowly:
Castlren: If heated slowl), inost
co(Aware will give safisfi_ct(n'v results.
Heatproof Glass-Ceramic: Can be used
fl)r either SUll'ilce or ()veil c(i(iking.
It conducts heat veIT slowly and cools
very slowly. Check cookware
n/anufi_ctui'er's directions to be sure
it
C_lll
be
tlsed (Ill _1
gas cooktop.
Stainless Steel: This metal al(nle has
poor heating i)i'(li)erties and is usually
con/bined with coppei; ahuninuin
(n" other n/etals fin" iini)r(ived heat
distIibution. (knnbination n/etal
cookware usually works safisfl_ctorilv
if it is used with inediuin heat as tile
Ill _1IIt/[il Cttl I'eI" i'ec(iiili/lends.
Home Canning Tips
Be sure tile canner is centered over
tile burnei:
T(I i)revent burns fron/stean/ (n" heat,
rise Catlti(in when canning.
Use recipes and i)rocedures fl'(nn
reputable sources. These are awfilable
fl'oin inanufi_cturei_ such as Ball <'_ a nd
KeI'I _'_and tile Dei)ai_tinent of Agriculture
Extension Service.
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