GE SpacemakerXL JVM1640 Owner's Manual page 6

SPECIAL NO TT2SABOUT MICRO WAVING
the CLEAR/OFF pad and
i! correct the prob/eml
Arcing is tlle nlicrowave
term tot sparks in tlle
oven. Arcing is caused by:
• Metal or toil touclling
tlle side of tlle oven.
• Foil not molded to food
(upturned edges act like
_lnten nits).
• Metal, sucll as twist-ties,
poultry pins, or gold-
rimmed dislles, in tlle
Ill ic rOW_lVe.
• P,ecycled paper towels
containing small metal
pieces being used in tlle
Ill ic rOW_lVe.
Do not pop popcorn in
yo/Ir n/icrowave
()Veil
unless in a special
microwave popcorn
accessory or unless you
use popcorn labeled Jot
/Ise ill II/icrow_lve ()_,_ns.
• Some products sucll as
wllole eggs and sealed
containers--tor example,
closed j ars---will explode
and sllould not be lleated
in tllis microwave oven.
Sucll use of tlle microwave
oven could result in
il/jury.
• Do not boil eggs in a
microw_lve (Well. Pressure
will build tip inside egg
yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting
in il/jury.
• Opelalting tlle microwave
with no food inside for
II/Ore than a mill/lte or
two may cause damage to
tlle oven and could start a
fire. It increases tlle lleat
around tlle nmgnetron
and can sllorten tlle liJc
of tlle oven.
• Foods witll unbroken
()liter "skin" sucll as
potatoes, llot dogs,
s_tus_tges, tonlatoes,
apples, cllicken livers
and otller giblets, and
egg yolks sllould be
pierced to allow steam
to escape during
cooking.