GE JT980 - Manual

Read and follow the specific “Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy”section in this manual. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: ■ Do not overcook food. Carefully attendappliance if paper, plastic or othercombustible materials are placed insidethe oven to fac...

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. ■ Steam or vapor escaping from around the door. ■ Dimming of the oven light and change in the blower sound may occur. ■ The microwave ...

Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against foodborne illness. COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY… ■ Do not clean the door gasket. The doorgasket is e...

Introduction. The GE Profile oven with Trivection ™ technology is a microwave-assist wall oven designed to cook food up to five times faster than a traditional oven. This oven gives the user the flexibility to cook food in traditional cooking modes(bake or broil), convection modes (convection bake a...

Using the oven controls. (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) www.GEAppliances.com Control Screen & Keypad All cooking modes, special features andoven settings are directed and operatedfrom the control screen. Directions foroperating the oven and prompting ...

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Press pad beside display to select item in display. Oven Control Sleep Feature —Any time the oven is not in use (no cooking, no cleaning, no help andno timers) for more than 10 minutes, the ovencontr...

Settings This oven has additional settings that youmay choose to use. See the Settings section. Recipes NOTE: On double wall ovens, Recipes is available only on the upper oven. This oven feature allows the user to store up to six temperature/cookingtime combinations. The user can thenspeed bake, bak...

Your control will allow you to lock out the touchpads so they cannot be activated when pressed. NOTE: On double oven models, this activates this feature for both ovens. To lock/unlock the controls: Press the 7 and 8 pads at the same time for 3 seconds, until the controlscreen shows CONTROL IS LOCKED...

Using the oven. www.GEAppliances.com To avoid possible burns, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The racks have stop-locks, so that whenplaced correctly on the supports, they willstop before coming completely out, andwill not tilt. When placing and...

Using the Trivection ™ oven. Microwave Assisted In the Trivection oven, a microwave isused to assist cooking. The combination of microwave,convection fan and heating elements isunique for each food category. NOTE: The microwave will cycle on and off while cooking to best distribute energy to the foo...

16 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the Trivection ™ oven. How to Set the Oven for Speed Baking Select SPEEDCOOK from the main menu. Select SPEED BAKE when baking or roasting. Select food type. You can select FROZENFOODS, MEAT...

www.GEAppliances.com Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Tips for Speed Broiling Your oven with Trivection ™ technology has the flexibility to broil like a traditionaloven or speed broil. Speed broiling ofmeats is approximately twice a...

Rack First Side Second Side Food Quantity and/or Thickness Position Time, Min Time, Min. Comments Ground Beef 2 lb. (8 patties) D 10 8 Space evenly on pan. 1/2 ″ to 3/4 ″ thick Up to 8 patties take about the same time. Beef Steaks Med. Rare 1 ″ thick D 11 10 Steaks less than 1 ″ thick Medium (about ...

Using the defrost feature. www.GEAppliances.com How to Set the Oven for Defrost Place food in oven. Select FEATURE from main menu. Select DEFROST . Enter the defrost time in hours and/or minutes. Reference thechart on the next page. Select START . NOTE: Food may be checked at any time by opening the...

20 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the defrost feature. Defrosting Guide Rack Defrost Stand Food Position Time Time Comments Ground Meat 1 lb. D 9 min. 5 min. Turn over, break apart and remove more than 1 lb. C 9 min./lb. 10 ...

Aluminum Foil You can use aluminum foil to line thebroiler pan and broiler grid. However,you must mold the foil tightly to the gridand cut slits in it just like the grid. Never entirely cover a rack with aluminumfoil. This will disturb the heat circulation and result in poor baking. A smaller sheet ...

Using the traditional timed baking and roasting features. On double oven models, you can use timed baking in one oven while using self-clean in the other; you can also usetimed baking in both ovens at the same time. NOTE: Foods that spoil easily—such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork—...

Using traditional broil. www.GEAppliances.com How to Set the Oven for Broiling Leave the door open to the broil stop position.The door stays open by itself, yet the propertemperature is maintained in the oven. NOTE: Food can be broiled with the door open or closed. However, if the door is closed, th...

Because heated air is circulated evenlythroughout the oven, foods can be baked with excellent results usingmultiple racks. The amount of time required for multi-rack baking may increase slightly for some foods, but overall time is savedbecause two to three times as much foodis cooked at once. Cookie...

Select CONVECTION . On double oven models, selectupper or lower oven. Select CONV MULTI for multi-rack convection baking. This mode isused for cooking food items onmore than one rack (i.e., 2, 3 ormore racks) at the same time inconvection bake. See Multi-Rack Baking section for more information. Sel...

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 26 Using the timed features for convection cooking. On double oven models, you can use timed baking or roasting in one oven while using self-clean in the other; you canalso use timed baking or roasti...

How to Set a Delayed Start and Automatic Stop You can set the oven control to delay-start the oven,cook for a specific length of time and then turn offautomatically. Make sure the clock shows the correct timeof day. Select CONVECTION . On double oven models, selectupper or lower oven. Select CONV MU...

28 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Recipes. You can preset up to six temperature/cooking time combinations with this function. You can then bake, convectionbake/roast or speed bake any of these six favorite recipes without choosing...

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the proof, warmer and warm features. www.GEAppliances.com The proofing feature maintains a warm environment useful for rising yeast-leavened products. How to Set the Oven For Proof NOTE: For be...

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchenwith an open window or using aventilation fan...

31 www.GEAppliances.com The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Select FEATURES . Select SELF CLEAN . Select upper or lower oven on double oven models. Select the desired self clean. A 3-hour self-clean ti...

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Settings. Your new touch pad control has additional settings that you may choose to use. They remain in the control’smemory, even after a power failure. NOTE: If a setting is selected, it will have b...

34 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Adjust the oven temperature—Do it yourself! You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you st...

Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays.) www.GEAppliances.com The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only. It cannot be used for convection, broil, speedcook, defrost, proof,dehydrate, warm, warmer, self-clean or Delay Bake cooking. NOTE: ■ The o...

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Care and cleaning of the oven. Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the oven. How to Remove Packaging Tape To assure no damage is done to the finishof...

39 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Oven Racks and Convection Roasting Rack Clean the oven racks and the convectionroasting rack with an abrasive cleanser orsteel wool. After cleaning, rinse the racksand rack with clean water and dr...

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the followingpages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What To Do Food ...

42 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Oven Oven temperature • See the Adjust the oven temperature—Do it yourself! temperature too needs adjustment. s...

44 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Accessories. Looking For Something More? You can find these accessories and many more at www.GEAppliances.com , or call 800.626.2002 (during normal business hours). Have your model number ready. V...

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Consumer Product Ownership Registration Im po rta nt Ma il To da y! First Name Mr. ■ ■ Ms. ■ ■ Mrs. ■ ■ Miss ■ ■ Street Address City State Date Placed In Use Month Day Year Zip Code Apt. # Last Name Phone Number _ _ Consumer Product Ownership Registration Dear Customer:Thank you for purchasing our p...

47 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Tr oubleshooting T ips Consumer Support For The Period Of: GE Will Replace: One Year Any part of the speedcook electric convection oven which fails due to a defect in materials From the date of the or workmanship. During this full one-y...

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