GE Monogram ZEM200 Series Owner's Manual page 5

ARCING
If you see arcing, press the CLEAR/OFF pad
mid correct the problem.
Arcing is tile inicrowave teim ti)i" sparks in tile
oven. Arcing is caused by:
• Metal or foil touching the side of the oven.
• Foil not molded to food (upturned edges
act like m_tennas).
• Metal, such as twist-ties, poultry pins or
gold-rimmed dishes in the microwave.
• Recycled paper towels containing small metal
pieces being used in the microwave.
FOODS
• Operating the microwave with no food inside
for more than a minute or two may cause
damage to the oven and could start a fire.
It increases tile heat around tile magnetron
and can shorten tile lite of tile oven.
• Hot foods and steam can cause burns.
Be careful when opening any containers (if
hot ti)od, including popcorn bags, cooking
pouches and boxes. To prevent possible
iI_jury, direct steam away fl'om hands and thce.
, Foods with unbroken outer "skin" such as
potatoes, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken
livers and other giblets and egg yolks shouhl
be pierced to allow steam to escape din'big
cooking.
• Do not overcook potatoes. They could
dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage
to yotlr ove*l.
• Some products such as whole eggs and
sealed containers--till" example, closed jars--
are able to explode and should **lit be
heated ill this microwave oven. Stlch use of
tile microwave oven couhl result in iI_jury.
• Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven.
Pressure will build up inside egg yolk and will
cause it to bm'st, possibly resulting in i_jury.
• Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even
with the lid off. Make sm'e all inihnt _i)od is
thoroughly cooked. Stir ti/od to distribute
the heat evenly. Be careful to prevent scalding
when warming formula. The container inav
feel cooler than tile fiwInula really is. Always
test tile fl)rmula bed)re feeding tile baby.
• Do not defrost frozen beverages in na_rrow-
necked bottles (especially carbonated
beverages). Eve** if the container is opened,
pressure can build up. This can cause tile
container to bm'st, possibly resulting in ii_jury.
SAFETY FACT--Superheated water,
I,iquids, such as watei; cottee or tea, are able
to be overheated beyond the boiling point
without al)l)earing to be boiling. Visible
bubbling or boiling when the container is
relnoved froln tile ulicrowave oven is not
always present. THIS COUI,D RESUI,T IN
VERY HOT I,IQUIDS SUDDENLY BOIl,IN(;
OVER WHEN THE CONTAINER IS
DISTURBED OR A SPOON OR OTHER
UTENSIl, IS INSERTED INTO THE I,IQUID.
To reduce tile risk of ii_jury to i)ersons:
-- Do not overheat tile liquid.
-- Stir tile liquid both before and halt\vav
through heating it.
-- Do not use straight-sided containers with
narrow
necks,
--Alter heating, allow tile container to stand
ill tile ulicrowave oven li)r a sht/rt tin/e
betore renloving tile container.
-- Use extreule care when inserting a spoon
or other utensil into tile container.
• Cook meat and poultry thoroughly--uleat
to at least an INTERNAl, teull)erature of
160°F and poultry to at least an INTERNAl,
teuli)erature of 180°1. (_ooking to these
teuli)eratures usually protects against
toodborne ilhless.
• Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven
unless it is in a special n/icrowave popciirn
accessory or tlnless roll
use l)Ol)corn
labeled
tor rise iI1 ulicrowave ()veils.