GE JE740 Owner's Manual page 7

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SAFETYFACT
SUPERHEATED WATER
Liquids, such as water,
coffee or tea are able to
he overheated beyond
the boiling point without
appearing to he boiling.
Visible bubbling or boiling
when the container is
removed from the microwave
oven is not always present.
THIS COULD RESULT
IN VERY HOT LIQUIDS
SUDDENLY BOILING OVER
WHEN THE CONTAINER IS
DISTURBED OR A SPOON
OR OTHER UTENSIL IS
INSERTED INTO THE LIQUID.
To 1"++'(1me tilt' risk ot iniury
to persons:
-- I)o not o_erlleat tile
liquid.
-- Stir tile liquid both
be/ore and hal['wav
through heating it.
-- Do not use straight-sided
containers with narrow
necks.
-- Atter heating, allow tile
container to stand in
tile n/icrowa_e oven tor
a short time belore
tel/loving tile contailleF.
-- Use extrel//e care when
inserting a spoon or
other utensil into tile
container.
• A\ old heating baby J+ood
in glass jars, even with
tile lid off. Make sm:e all
inihm tbod is thoroughly
cooked. Stir ]+ood to
distribute tilt' heat evenly.
Be careful to prevent
scalding when warn/ing
[orulula. The container
Ula_ teel cooler than tile
tbrulula really is. Alwms
test tile tbrumla t)e/i)re
teeding tile baby.
• Don't det_'ost t_'ozen
beverages
ill narrow-
necked bottles (especially
carbonated beverages).
Even if tile container is
opened, t)ress/lre Call
build up. This can cause
tile COlltainer to btlFSt,
possibly resulting in
inj/u).
• t lot tbods and steam
Call cause burns. Be
careflll when opening
rely containers of hot
fi)od, inchlding popcorn
bags, cooking pouches
mid boxes. To prevent
possible il_im:}, direct
steam (_%_r(l_' /i'()'_ hmlds
and /hce.
• I)o not overcook
potatoes. They could
dehydrate and catth
/ire, causing damage
to your o_en.
• Cook meat and poultr}
thoroughly-meat to
at least an IN I'ERNAI,
tenll)erature o/I60'F
and poultry to at least an
INTERNAl temperature
of 180°E Cooking to these
tenlperat ures usually
protects ag_dnst tbodborne
ilh/ess.