Delayed Cooking - GE JEM4JW Use & Care & Cooking Manual

How to Use the Minute/Second ~mer
The Minute/Second Timer has
three timing functions:
It can be set to delay cooking.
It can be used as a hold setting
after defrosting.
The Minute/Second Timer operates
without microwave energy.
How to ~me a 3-Minute
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Touch MIN/SEC TIMER
1.
pad. The display shows ": O" and
"ENTER TIME" flashes.
2. Touch number pads 3,0 and O (for
3 minutes and no seconds). Display
shows "3:00" and "TIME" flashes.
3. Touch START. Display shows
"TIME" and time counting down.
4. When time is up, oven signals,
flashes "EndJ' and display shows
time of day.
Using a Holding ~me
The Minute/Second Timer can also
be used to program a "holding time"
The drne can range from one second
to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. A
holding or standing time maybe
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 TME COOK
I &II and enter cook time. Touch
MIN/SEC TIMER and enter
number of minutes to delay cooking.
When delaying cooking by
temperature or Auto Roast
cooking, be sure probe is in food.
Touch START. Timer will count
down to zero and cooking WM begin.
How to ~me Defrost, Hold
and ~me 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 casserole from freeze]
and place in oven.
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Step 2: Touch ME DEFROST pad.
The display shows ": O" and
"POWER 3:' "ENTER DEF
TIME" flashes.
Step 3: Touch pads 1,5,0 and O for
appears on display. (Defrosting is
automatically set on power level 3
but can be changed by touching the
POWER LEVEL pad and the
desired power level.)
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Step 4: Set standing or hold time
by touching MIN/SEC TIMER.
The display shows ": O" and
"ENTER TIME" flashes.
Step 5: Touch 1,0,0 and O to hold
for ten minutes. "10:00" appears
on display and "TIME" flashes.
Step 6: Touch TIME COOK I & II
pad. The display shows": O" and
"POWER 10:' "ENTER COOK
TIME" flashes.
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Step 7: Touch 2,5,0 and O for
twenty-five minutes of cooking time.
and "POWER 10" appear on display.
Step 8: Touch ST~. "DEF T~E"
and "E:OO" counting down show
on display. As each function is
automatically performed oven
display shows instructions entered
and the function.
Step 9: 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 Hold and the
amount of time. Be sure to put the
thawed dish in the refrigerator
promptly.
temperature only as long as safe.
Times will vary.
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/Time for 2 minutes, and then
Defrost for 6 minutes. In this case,
the oven wodd Detist for 6 minutes
and Hold/Time for 2 minutes.