GE JBP2 Use And Care Guide

Surface Cooking Chart
Utensil Tips
1. Use me dium or heavy-weig ht cooking cont ainers.
Aluminum container s gen era ll y conduct he at f as ter
than ot her metals. Cast iron and coated cast iron
container s are sl ow to ab sorb heat , but generally
cook evenly at LOW or MEDIUM settings. St eel
pa ns ma y cook un evenly if not combine d with other
metal
s. Use non- stick c oated or coated metal con-
tainers. Flat ground py roceram s aucepan s or skillets
coat ed on the bottom with al uminum generally cook
evenl y. Glass s aucep ans s hould be used with the
h
eat- s pr eading triv et s available for that purpo se.
Directions and S etting
Food
Container
to Start Cooking
Cereal
Co rnm eal. gr its, Cove red
H
I. In co vered pan bring
oa tm eal
Sa ucepan water to boil before ad ding
cerea
l.
Cocoa
Uncovered H I. Stir together water or
Sa ucepan
milk,
cocoa ingredients.
Bring just to a
bo il.
Coffee
P erco lator
H I. At first perk, s wi tch
heat
to LO W.
Eggs
Cooke d in she ll
Cove red HI. Cover eggs with coo l
Saucepa n wate
r. Cove r pa n, cook
until stea min g.
Fried s
unn y-s id e -up Cove red
M ED H
I. Melt butt er , add
Skillet
eggs
and cov er skillet.
Fried over
easy Uncovered
H I. Melt butt er.
Ski
ll et
P oac hed
Covere d H I. In covered pan bring
Ski
ll et wat er to a bo il.
Scrambled or omelets Uncovered
HI.
Hea t butt er until li ght
Skillet
go ld en in co lo r.
Fr uits
Cove red
HI. In covered pan br ing
Sa ucepan
fruit a nd water to boil.
Meats , Po ultry Cove red HI. Melt fa t th en a dd mea t.
Braised: Pot roa sts of Sk illet
Switch to MED
HI to
beef.
Ia mb or veal;
brown m
eat. A dd w at er ·or
pork st eaks and
o
th er liquid.
chops
Pan-fr ie d: Te nder Un cov ered
H
I. Pr eheat skillet, then
chops;
thin steaks up Ski ll et
grease
li ghtl y.
to 3,4 -in.; minu te
st
eaks ; ha mbur gers;
franks; a nd sausage;
thin fi sh fi ll ets
2. To c on ser ve the mo st cooking energy, pans should
be flat
on the bottom , ha ve s traig ht sides and tight
fitting lid
s. Match th e size of the s aucepan to the size
of the surface unit. A pan that extends more than
one inch bey ond the edge of th e trim ring trap s he at
which cau ses " cra zing" (fine hairline crack s) on the
porcelain and disc
oloration ranging from blue to
dark
gra y on the trim rings.
Setting to Com plete
C
ooking
Comment s
L OW or WM , then add
Cerea ls bubbl e and expa nd as
cerea l. Finish t iming
th ey cook; use l arge enough
accor ding to p ack age
saucepan
to prevent boilove r.
directions.
MED, to c
oo k I or 2 min.
Milk bo
il s over ra pidl y. Watch as
to com pletely blend
boiling point a
ppr oaches .
i n
gre d ie nts.
L OW to maintain gentle
P e r ~o l a t e 8 to 10 min. for 8
but steady pe rk.
cups, less
fo r fewer cups.
LOW. Coo k only 3 to 4
mi n. f
or soft coo ked; 15
min. for hard cooke d.
Co ntinu e cook ing at M ED
If you d o not cover ski ll et, b as te
H
I un t il whites are just set,
eggs
wi th fat to cook tops evenly.
about
3 to 5 min.
LOW , then add eggs.
Wh en bo tt oms of eggs
have just set, car
ef ully
turn over to coo k oth er
side.
LOW . Caref ully ad d eggs.
Remove
cooke d eggs with slotted
Cook uncovered about 5
sp
oo n or pancake turn er.
min. at MED.
H I.
M ED. A dd egg mix tur e.
Eggs
co ntinu e to set s li ghtly after
Coo k, sti rr ing to desi red
coo king. Fo r omelet do not stir
doneness.
l
as t few mi nut es. When set fold in
hal
f.
LOW. Stir occas iona ll y
Fresh frui
t: Use 1A to 'h cup wat er
and check for sticking.
per po
und of fruit.
Dr ie d frui t: Use wa ter as p ackage
directs. Time depen ds on whe th er
fruit h
as been pr esoake d. If not,
a
ll ow more coo king time.
LOW. Simm er unt il fork
Meat can be seasoned and
fl oured
tender.
before it is
br ow ned, if desired.
Li quid v ar iati ons fo r fl avo r co uld
be wine, fruit or toma to juice or
m
ea t bro th .
Ti min g: Steaks I to 2-in .: I to
2
hr s. B eef Stew: 2 to 3 hr s.
Pot roas t: 2 '1 , to 4 hr s.
ME D
HI or M ED. Br ow n
Pa n fr yi ng is best for thin steaks
and
cook to desired
and chops.
If rare is des ir ed, pr e-
doneness,
turn ing over as
h eat ski ll et before a dd ing m ea t.
needed.
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GE JBP2 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	JBP2
Category	Ranges
Language	English