GE XL User Manual

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gas burners.
surface unit you have.
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Gas Burners
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Radiant
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Description
Regular or sea]ec
gas burners use
either LP gas
or natural gas.
Electric coi]s
under a glass-
ceramic cooktop.
High frequenc
y
induction coils
under a glass
surface.
Flattened metal
tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suspended
over a drip pan.
Solid cast iron
disk sealed to the
cooktop surface.
The followin
g
chart will help you to understand the
differences between gas burner
cooktops and any
other type of cookto
p
you may have used in the past.
H OW it Works
Flames heat the pans direct[y. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but
pans should be well balanced, Gas burners heat the pan right away and change
heat settings right away.
When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.
Heat travels
to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on
the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to
continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan
fl-om the surface unit if
you want cooking to stop.
Pans must be made of ferrous metals
(metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is
produced by
a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away
and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control
off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but
cooting stops right away.
Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best
cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of
warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change
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beat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.
Heats by direct contact with the pan,
so pans must be flat on the bottom for good
cooking
results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The
disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is
tunted off. Remove the pan
from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.
SUWACE COO~G
Lighting Instructions
Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition,
eliminating the need
for standing pilot lights with
constantly burning
ilames.
In case of a power failure,
you can light the surface
burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted
match to the burner, then turn the knob to the
LITE
position. Use extreme caution when lighting
burners this way.
Surface burners in use when an electrical power
failure occurs will continue to operate normally.
The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed.
When one burner is turned to
LITE, all the burners
spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or clean
around any burner while another burner is on.
An electric shock may result, which could cause
you to knock over hot cookware.
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GE XL Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	XL
Category	Ranges
Language	English