Time Cook; Questions And Answers - GE JE1232K Use And Care & Cooking Manual

How to Use the Minute/Second Timer
The MidSec Timer has three
timing functions:
It operates as a minute timer.
after defrosting.
The Min/Sec Timer operates
without microwave energy.
How to Time a 3-Minute
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1. Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad.
2. Touch number pad 3 and the
MINUTE pad (for 3 minutes and
no seconds).
3. Touch START. Display shows
time counting down. The timer
signals when time is up.
Using a Holding Time
The Minute/Second Timer can also
be used to program a "holding
time" between microwave cooking
functions. The time can range from
one second to 99 minutes and 99
seconds. A holding or standing
time may be found in some of your
own recipes or in the Cooking
Guide.
Programming Delayed
Cooking
To delay cooking up to 99 minutes
and 99 seconds, touch TIME
COOK I & 11 and enter cook time.
Touch MIN/SEC TIMER and enter
number of minutes to delay
cooking. Touch START. Timer will
count down to zero and cooking
will begin.
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How to Defrost, Hold and

Time Cook

Let's say you want to defrost a
frozen casserole for 15 minutes,
hold for 10 minutes and then Time
Cook for 25 minutes. Here's how
to do it:
Step 1: Take the casserole from
the freezer and place it in the oven.
Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST.
Step 3: Touch pads 1, 5 and
MINUTE for 15 minutes
defrosting time. (Defrosting is
automatically set on power level 3
but can be changed by touching the
POWER LEVEL pad and the
desired power level.)
Step 4: Set standing or hold time
by touching MIN/SEC TIMER.
Step 5: Touch 1,0 and MINUTE
pads to hold for ten minutes.
Step 6: Touch TIME COOK I & 11.
Step 7: Touch 2,5 and MINUTE
pads for twenty-five minutes of
cooking time.
Step 8: Touch START. As each
function is automatically
performed, oven display shows
instructions entered and the
function. When time is up, the
oven signals and flashes "End."

Questions and Answers

Q. What will happen if I
accidentally reverse my defrost,
hold and cook instructions?
A. The oven will automatically
rearrange your program. Defrosting
will always come first, then hold,
and then the cooking function.
Q. Can I defrost and hold only?
A. Yes. Sometimes you may only
want to defrost a food, hold it, and
cook it later. All you need to do is
program in defrost and amount of
time. Then program the hold time
and the amount of cooking time.
Be sure to put the thawed dish in
the refrigerator promptly.
NOTE: Foods that are highly
perishable, such as milk, eggs,
fish, stuffings, poultry and pork
should not be allowed to sit out
for more than one hour after
defrosting. Room temperature
promotes the growth of harmful
bacteria.
Q. I programmed my oven for
a specific defrosting time but it
defrosted longer than necessary.
What happened?
A. When instructions conflict, the
oven carries out the last instruction.
You may have set the oven to
defrost for 4 minutes, hold for 2
minutes, and then defrost for 6
minutes. In this case, the oven
would defrost for 6 minutes and
hold for 2 minutes.