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1. For
personal safety the oven must
be properly
grounded. See grounding instructions on
page 6
of
this book. For best operation, plug this appliance into
its own electrical outlet.
to
prevent flickering of lights.
blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit breaker.
2.
Use of extension cords. Because of potential
safety hazards under certain conditions we strongly
recommend against the use of an extension cord.
However, if you still elect
to
use an extension cord, it
is absolutely necessary that it be a
UL
listed 3-wire
grounding type appliance extension cord and that the
current carrying rating of the cord in amperes be
15
amperes or greater. Such extension cords are obtain-
able through General Electric service.
If
you do use
an extension cord with your microwave oven, the in-
terior light may flicker and the blower sound may vary
when oven is in use.
3. Be certain to place the front surface of the door
.three inches or more back from the countertop edge
'
o avoid accidental tipping of the appliance in normal
usage.
4.
Use metal only
as directed in cookbook. Metal
strips as used on meat roasts are
helpful in cooking
food when used as directed. Metal trays may be used
for TV dinners. However, when using metal
in the
mlcrowave oven, keep metal at least 1-inch away
from sides of microwave oven.
5. Do not operate the oven while empty to avoid dam-
age to the oven and the danger of fire.
If
by accident
the oven should run empty a minute
or two, no harm is
done. However, try
to
avoid operating the oven empty
at all times-it saves energy and prolongs life
of
the
oven.
6. Cooking utensils may become hot because of heat
transferred from the heated food. This
is especially
true if plastic wrap has been covering the top and
handles of the utensil.
Pot
holders may be needed to
handle the utensil.
7.
Sometimes, the oven shelf can become too hot to
touch. Be careful touching the shelf during and after
cooking.
8. Do
not use
any thermometer
in food you are
microwaving unless that thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the microwave oven.
9.
Remove the temperature probe from the oven
when not using it to cook with.
If
you leave the probe
.
inside the oven without inserting
it in food or liquid,
.
and turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical
'arcing in the oven, and damage oven walls.
10. Remove wire twist-ties on paper and plastic bags
before placing in oven. Twist-ties sometimes cause
bag to heat, and may cause fire.
11. Don't defrost frozen liquids-especially carbo-
nated ones-in
the oven. Even
if
the ccntainer is
opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the
container
to
burst, resulting in injury.
12. Don't overcook
food.
Excessive okercooking
dries food out, and
may cause it
to
ignit'z in some
cases.
13. If f o o d
should ever Ignite: Keep the oven
door
closed. Turn
off the power immediately: Touch
CLEAR/OFF or disconnect power cord
or shut off
power at the fuse circuit breaker panel.
14. Boiling eggs
(In
and out
of
shell) is not recom-
mended for microwave cooking. Pressure can
build
up inside egg yolk and may cause it
to
burs:, resulting
in injury.
15.
Foods with unbroken outer "skin" sLch
as po-
tatoes, hot dogs or sausages, tomatoes, apples.
chicken livers and other giblets, and eggs (see above)
should be pierced
to
allow steam
to
escape during
cooking.
16.
"Boilable" cooking pouches
and tightly closed
plastic bags or plastic wrap tightly covering contain-
ers should be slit, pricked or vented as otherwise di-
rected in Cookbook.
If
they are not.
plastic could
burst during or immediately after cooking, resulting in
injury.
Also,
plastic storage containers shwld be at
least partially uncovered because
they form such a
tight seal.
17.
Do
not pop popcorn in your mlcrowave oven un-
less in a special microwave popcorn accessory or un-
less you use
popcorn labeled for use In
nicrowave
ovens. Because of the heat generated
witliout these
precautions, the container could catch fire,
18.
Plastic Utensils-Plastic utensils desig led for mi-
crowave cooking are very useful, but should be used
carefully. Even microwave plastic may not be as toler-
ant of overcooking conditions as are glass or ceramic
materials and may soften or char if subjected
to
short
periods of overcooking. In longer exposures
to
over-
cooking, the food and utensils could ignite. For these
reasons: 1) Use
microwave plastics only "and
use
them" in strict compliance with the utensil manufac-
turer's recommendations. 2)
Do
not sub,ect empty
utensils
to
microwaving. 3)
Do
not permit shildren
to
use plastic utensils without complete superrlision.
19. Do not use your microwave oven
to dry news-
papers.
If
overheated, they can catch fire.
20.
Use of Shelf Accessory
.To
position shelf
so
that
it
is
securely "seated," insert into the oven cavity
above shelf supports and completely
to
the back oven
wall. Drop into place
so
that the recessec areas are
over the shelf
supports. To remove shelf,
lift shelf
above supports and then pull forward and out. Do not
place food on shelf unless it is securely "seated" on
the supports.
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