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GE JGP600EH Use And Care Manual page 3

Gas cooktop

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Phxgyour cooktop into a
120-voM grounded outlet only.
Do not remove the round
grounding prong from the plug.
If in doubt about the grounding of
the home electrical system, it is
your personal responsibility and
obligation to have an ungrounded
outlet replaced with a properly-
grounded three-prong outlet in
accordance with the National
13ectricai Code. Do not use an
extension cord with this
appliance.
Be sure all packing materials
are removed from the cooktop
before operating it, to prevent
fire or smoke damage should
the packing material ignite.
* Be sure your cooktop is
correctly adjusted by a
qualified service technician
or installer for the type of gas
(Naturai or LP) on which it is
to be used. Cooktop can be
converted for either type of gas.
See Installation Instructions.
using Your Cooktop
8 Don'tleave chikiren alone or
unattended where a cooktop is
hot or in operation. They cou~d
be seriously burned.
o CAUT~ON:~TE~fS OF
INTEREST TO CHILDREN
SHOULD N~
BE STORED
IN CABINETSABOW THE
COOKTOI?-CHILDREN
CLIMINNGON THE C.00KTX)P
TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE
SERIOUSLYINJURED.
Let 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. Flammable
material could be ignited if
brought in contact with flame
or hot surfaces and may cause
severe burns.
lNeveruse your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
Prolonged use of the cooktop
without adequate ventilation can
be hazardous.
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 tray.
Flaming grease outside a pan can
be put out by covering with
baking soda or, if available, a
multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher.
g Do not store flammabie
materiak near the cooktop.
Do not let cooking grease or
other flammable materials
accumulate in or near the
cooktop.
Alwaysuse the IJT'13 position
when igniting top burners and
makesure the burners haveignited.
Never leave surface burners
unattendedat HIGH flame
settings. i30i.lover c auses
smoking and greasy spillovers
that may catch on fire.
Adjusttop burner flame size
so it does not extend beyond the
edge of the cooking utensil.
Excessive flame is hazardous.
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 utensils. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth in place of a
pot holder.
To minimize burns, ignition of
flammable materials, and spillage,
turn the handle of a container
toward the side or back of the
cooktop without extending over
adjacent burner.
Always turn surface burner to
OFF before removing utensil.
Watchfoods being fried at
HIGH flame setting.
When cooking pork, follow
the directions exactly and always
cook the meat to at least 1'70"F.
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat will be safe to eat.
Do not use a wok on the
cooking surface if the wok has
around metal ring which 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, it may cause the burner to
work improperly. This may cause
a carbon monoxide level above
current standards, resulting in
a health hazard.
c Clean only parts listed in this
U9eand (Me Book.
If You Need Service
Read "The problem Solver"
on page 7 of this book.
Don'tattempt to repair or
replace any part of your
cooktop uniess it is specifically
recommended in this book. All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
SAW THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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