Microwave-Safe Cookware - GE JKP85 Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETYINFORMATION.
READALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
MICROWA V E-SAFE COOKWARE
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. "
Ifyou are not sure ifa dish is microwave-
safe, use this test: Place in the oven both
the dish you are testing and a glass
measuring cup filled with 1 cup of water
set the measuring cup either in or next to
the dish. Mioowave 1 nfinute at high.
If the dish heats, it should not be used
fbr microwaving.
If the dish remains cool and only the water
in the cup heats, then the dish is microwave-
safe.
If you use a meat thermometer while
cooking, inake sure it is safe for use in
microwave
ovens.
Do not use recycled paper producls.
Re(%:led paper towels, napMns and waxed
paper can contain metal flecks which may
cause arcing or i_fim. Paper products
containing nylon or nylon filamenLs should
be avoided, as they may also ignite.
Some st}_ofbam trays (like fl_ose that meat
is packaged on) have a thin strip of metal
embedded in the bottom. "_qmn
nficrowaved, the metal can bum the floor
of the oven or i_im a paper rowel.
Not all plastic _ap is suitable for use in
microwave ovens. Check the package for
proper use.
Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic
_Tap can be used to cover dishes in order
to retain moisture and prevent spattering.
Be sure to vent plastic _Tap so steam
can escape.
Oversized fi.)od or oversized metal
cookware should not be used in a
nficroxx_tveoven. Elecuk:al shock or
fire could occur.
_qfile paper plates may be used for timed
cooling and defiosting, do not use them
with Auto Sensor cooking. Use microwave-
safe plates or bowls for reheating. Cover
with plastic x.nap.
Cookware may become hot because
of heat uanstened flom the heated
food. Pot holders m W 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 burst during or
immediately after cooling, possibly
resulting in inju U. Also, plastic storage
containers should be at least partially
uncove,ed because they fbnn a tight seal.
_qmn cooking with containers tightly
covered with plastic x.nap, remove
covering carefully and direct steam
away fiom hm_ds and face.
Use foil only as directed in this manual. TV
dinners may be microwaved in fifil uays less
than 3/4" high; remove
the top foil cover
and _eturn the uay to the box. _'_q_enusing
fbil in tim nficrowave oven, keep the fitil at
least 1 inch away flonl the sides of the oven.
Plastic cookware-Plastic cookware
desi_ed fbr nficrowave cooking is veU
nseful, but should he used careflflly.
Even microx._vwe-sateplastic m W not
be as tolerant of over-cooking conditions
as me glass or ceramic materials m_d
m W soften or char if suhjected to short
periods of over-cooking. In longer
exposures to over-cooking, the food
and cookwme could ignite.
Follow these guidelines:
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1L J se microwave-safe plastics only and
use them in strict compliance with the
cookware Inanufact/lrer's
recommendations.
] Do not microwave empty containers.
[] Do not pernfit chiMren to use
plastic cookware without complete
supe_s_ision.