GE JE1590 Owner's Manual page 5

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MICROWAVE-SAFE COOKWARE
Do not operate the oven without the turntable and the turntable support seated and in place. The turntable
must be unrestricted so it can rotate.
Make sure all cookware used in your microwave oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass casseroles,
cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not have metallic
trim or glaze with a metallic sheen can be used. Some cookware is labeled "suitable for microwaving."
If you are not sure if a dish is microwave-sate,
use this test: Place in the ()veil both the dish vou
are testing and a glass measuring cup filled with
1 cup of watei_set tile ineasulJng cup either in
or next to the dish. Microwave 30-45 seconds at
high. If the dish heats, it should not be used fi)r
micr()waving.
If the dish remains cool and only the water in
tile cup heats, then tile dish is microwave-sale.
Oversized food or o\'eL_ized metal cookwme
should not be used in a micro_\'e/convecfion
oven because they increase the risk of electric
shock and could cause a fire,
Sometimes tile oven floor, turntable and _lls
can become too hot to touch. Be careful touching
tile flora, turntable and _dls during and after
cooking,
If vou use a meat themlometer while cooking,
iilake Stli'e it is sate tot rise in illicrowave ()veils.
Do not use recycled paper products. Recycled
paper towels, napkins and waxed paper can
contain metal flecLs which may cause arcing
or ignite. Paper products containing nylon
or nylon filalnents should be avoided, as they
Inay also ignite.
Solne stvrolban/trays (like those that ineat is
packaged on) have a thin stri I) of inetal elnbedded
in the bottom. X_]len inicrowaved, the metal can
burn tile floor of tile oven or ignite a paper towel.
Use of the shelf accessmw:
-- Remove tile shelf fl'om tile oven when
not in use.
-- Use pot holde_ when handling tile shelf and
cookware. They
Ill}IV be
hot.
-- Be sure that tile shelf is positioned properly
inside tile oven to prevent product damage.
-- Do not cover the shelf or any part of the oven
with metal tbil. This will cause overheating ot
tile
illiCi'O_;ive/convection oven.
Do not rise yotlr IlliCI'()wave/convection ()ven to
(h T newsl)ape_.
Not all l)lasfic wral) is suitable fin" use in micrm_:_ve
ovens. Check tile package tot proper use.
Paper rowels, waxed paper and l)lasfic wrap can
be used to cover dishes in order to retain moisture
and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent plastic
WI'}l l) SO steaIll can
escape.
Do not use i/aper i/roducts when tile microwave/
convection ()veil
is
ol)erated ill tile
convection oi"
COillbination ill
ode.
Cookware may become hot because (ff heat
transli_rred fl'om the heated food. Pot holde_
may be needed to handle the cookware.
"Boilable" cooking pouches and tightly closed
plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as
directed by package. If they are not, plastic could
btlI_t dtlring or ilnlnediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury: A]so, plastic storage
containe_ should be at least partially uncovered
because they fimn a tight seal. When cooking with
containers tightly covered with plastic wrap,
remove covering carefully and direct steam away
fl'om hands and ti_ce.
Use fl)il only as directed in this inanual.
TV dinnei_ inav be inicrowaved ill toil trays less
than 3/4"
high; relnove tile top foil cover and
return the tray to the box. X._]/en using foil in the
microwave oven, kee I) tile ti)il at least 1" away
fl'om the sides of the oven.
Plastic cookware>--Plasfic cookware designed for
microwave cooking is ve_y useflll, but should be
used cmefllll> Even microwave-sate plastic may
not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as
are
glass
or cei'alilic illatelJals and
IIlaV solten or
char if subjected to short periods of overcooking.
In longer exposures to overcooking, tile fi)od
and cookware could ignite.
Follow these guidelines:
_Use
illi(Towa_,e-saJ[e
plastics
Olll_ and rise
them in strict compliance with the cookware
Ill a n t/[;I ct tlI'eI"S i'e COil/illen datio ns.
_Do
not illici'owa_e ei/ll)t}, cont_linei3.
_Do not peru/it children to use plastic
cookware without complete supervision.