GE JGHP66GEN Use And Care Manual page 5

When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170"F. This assures that, in
the remote possibility that trichina may be present
in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be
safe to eat.
Microwave Oven:
Read and follow the specific PRECAUTIONS
TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY
section.
To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:
—Do not overcook food, Carefully attend
appliance if paper, plastic or other combustible
materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate
cooking.
—Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic
bags before placing bags in oven.
—Do not use your microwave oven to dry
newspapers.
—Do not use recycled paper products. Recycled
paper towels, napkins and wax paper can contain
metal flecks which may cause arcing or ignite.
Paper products containing nylon or nylon
filament should be avoided, as they may
also ignite.
—Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven
unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory
or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in
microwave ovens.
—Do not overcook potatoes. They could
dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage to
your oven.
—-Do not operate the oven while empty to avoid
damage 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 the life of the oven,
—Do not use the oven for storage purposes.
Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils or
food in the oven when not in use.
—If materials inside the oven should ignite,
keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect the power cord, or shutoff power
at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.
Some products such
as whole eggs and sealed
containers—for example, closed glass jars—will
explode and should not be heated in this oven.
Such use of the microwave oven could result in
injury.
Avoid heating baby food in glass jars,
even without their lids; especially meat and
egg mixtures,
will build up inside the egg yolk and will cause it
to burst, possibly resulting in injury.
Foods with unbroken outer "skin)) such as
potatoes, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken
livers and other giblets, and egg yolks should be
pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.
necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages).
Even if the container is opened, pressure can build
up. This can cause the container to burst, possibly
resulting in injury.
strips as used & meat roasts are helpful when
used as shown in cookbook. TV dinners may be
microwaved in foil trays less than 3/4 inch high;
remove top foil cover and return tray to box,
When using metal in microwave oven, keep metal
(other than the metal shelfj at least 1 inch away
from sides of oven.
Cookware may become hot because of heat
transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to handle the cookware.
The oven floor can become too hot to touch.
Be careful touching the floor during and after
cooking,
Foods cooked in liauids (such as oastal
may tend to boil ov&- more rapidl~ than' foods
containing less moisture.
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