GE JE2800A Use And Care Manual page 4

pop popcorn in
microwave oven udess in a s~id
microwave popcorn accessory or
use in microwave ovens.
–Do not overcook potatoes.
They could dehydrate and catch
ignite, keep oven door closd,
turn oven off, and disconnect
power cord, or shut off power at
fuse or circuit breaker panel.
. Some
products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed glass jars—may
explode and should not be heated
in this oven.
. Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
. defrost fmn beverages
in narrow nakd botdes (especidy
carbonated beverages), Even if the
container is opened, pressure
can build up. This can cause the
container to burst, resulting in
injury.
the cookbook.
TV dinners maybe microwaved
in foil trays less than 3/4" high;
remove top foil cover and return
tray to box. When using meti in
the microwave oven, keep metal
at least 1 inch away from sides
of oven.
may
hot because of heat transferred
from the heated food. Pot holders
utensil.
Sometimes,
the cooking
can become too hot to touch.
Be
tray during and after cooking.
your
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidly than MS containing
less moisture. Should this occur,
how to clean the inside of the oven,
use a thermometer in fd you
are microwaving unless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven,
.
you leave the probe inside the oven
without inserting it in W or liquid,
and turn on microwave energy, it
can create electrical arcing in the
oven and damage oven tils,
. pl~c u~~pl~ic u~ns~s
designed for microwave cooking
are very useful, but should be
used carefully. Even microwave
plastic may not be as tolerant of
or ceramic materials and may
soften or char if subjected to short
periods of overcooking. In longer
exposures to overcoohg, the N
and utensils could ignite. For
these reasons: 1) Use microwave
plastics ody and use them in strict
compliance with the utensil
2) Do not subject em~ utenstis to
microwaving. 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic utensils
without complete supervision.
become
When cooking pork, follow
the directions exacdy and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170W,
This assures that, in the remote
tray
present in the meat, it wiu be
killed and meat will be safe to eat.
recommended in a microwave
Pressure can bufld up
oven.
inside the egg yolk and may cause
it to burst, resulting in injury.
(continued)
If
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tomatoes, apples, chicken livers
and other giblets, and egg yolks
(see previous caution) should be
pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking.
and tightly closed plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented
as ~tcd in the cookbook. Ethey
are not, plastic could burst during
or immediately atir cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers should be
at lwt partitiy uncovered because
they form a tight seal. When
cooking with containers tightly
covered with plastic wrap, remove
covering care~y and direct steam
away from hands and face.
. SPntieous boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
liquids may start to boil during or
shortly after removal from the
microwave oven. To prevent burns
from splashing liquid, stir the
liquid briefly before removing the
container from the microwave oven.
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