GE JGHP66GEN Use And Care Manual page 6

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Do not use a thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless the thermometer is designed
or recommended for use in the microwave oven,
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.
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Hot foods and steam can cause
containers of hot food, including
popcorn bags, cooking pouches and boxes. To
prevent possible injury, direct steam away from
hands and face,
Plastic Cookware-Plastic cookware designed
for microwave cooking is very useful, but should
be used carefully. Even microwave-safe plastic
may not be as tolerant 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 overcooking,
the food and cookware could ignite. For these
reasons: 1) Use microwave-safe plastics only and
use them in strict compliance with the cookware
manufacturer's recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to microwaving. 3) Do
not permit children to use plastic cookware
without complete supervision.
Not all plastic wrap is suitaMe for use
proper use.
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... tightly closed plastic bags should be
slit, pierced or vented as directed on
the package. If they are not, plastic could burst
during or immediately after cooking, possibly
resulting in injury, Also, plastic storage containers
should be at Ieast partially uncovered because
they form a tight seal. When cooking with
containers tightly covered with plastic wrap,
remove covering carefully and direct steam away
from hands and face.
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Spontaneous builing—Under certain
special circumstances, liquids may start
from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from
splashing liquid, stir tlw liquid briefly before
removing the container from the microwave oven.
Surface Cooking
Always use the LITE position when igniting
top burners and make sure the burners have
ignited,
high flame settings. 130ilover causes smoking
and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
. Adjust top burner flame size so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the
Excessive flame is hazardous.
To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of flammable materials, and spillage, turn
cookware handles toward the side or back of
range without extending over adjacent burners.
Never
block the vents (air openings) of the
range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that
are necessary fm the range to operate properly
with correct combustion. Air openings are
located at the rear of the cooktop and at the top
not use a wok on the cooking surface if
the wok has a round metal ring-that is placed
over the burner grate to support the wok. This
ring acts as a heat trap, which may damage the
the burner to work improperly. This may cause a
carbon monoxide level abov~ that allowed by
current standards, resulting in a health hazard.
Always turn surface burner to OFF before
removing cookware.
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