Arcing; Foods - GE JES1851 Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
fi WARNING!
ARCING
If you see arcing, press the CLEAR/OFFpad and correct
the problem.
Arcing is Itle mi( 1-owave lenn
tbr sparks in the oven. Arcing
is caumd hy:
• Metal, such as twisl-ties,
poulny pins, or gold-rimmed
dishes, in lhe microwave.
• Metal or tbil touching the
side of the oven.
• Foil not molded to food
(upturned edges act like
an|ellnas).
• Recycled paper towels
containing small metal pieces
being u_d in the microwave.
FOODS
• Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven uilless in a
special microwave popcorn
accessory or unless you use
popcorn labeled for um in
microwave ovens.
• N)me products such as
whole eggs and ,sealed
containers-for exmnple,
closed jars--will explode and
should not be heated in lhis
microwave oven. Such use of
1he microwave oven could
result in irljmy.
• Do not l_)il eggs in a
microwave oven. Pressure will
huild up inside egg yolk and
will cause it u) hm ,-st,possibly
resulting in ir_jmy.
• Operating Itae microwave
with no fbod inside for more
than a minute or two may
cause
d_unage |o
the
oven
and could start a fire. It
increases flae heat around the
magnetron and can shorten
the litb of the oven.
• Foods wifla unbroken outer
"skin" such as potatoes, hot
dogs, sausages, tomatoes,
apples, ( hicken livel_ and
oflmr giblets, and egg yolks
should be pierced to allow
steam u) es(_tpe during
cooking.
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