GE Spacemaker JVM1430 Owner's Manual page 5

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SPECIAL NOTT2S ABOUF MICRO WAVING
Arcing is the microwave
term lot sparks ill the
oven. Arcing is caused by:
• The metal shelf (if
included) not installed
(orrectly so it touches the
microwave wall.
• The te]//l)elTatllre probe
(if included) in the
lilicrowave t)tlt 110[
inserted in the tood.
• Metal or foil tou(hing
the side oI the ovel/.
• Foil not molded to tood
(upturned edges act like
_tl/[elll/_tS).
• Metal, such as twist-ties,
poultry pins or gold-
rinnned dishes, in the
microwave.
• Recycled paper towels
containing small metal
pieces being used in the
microwave.
• I)<) not pop popcorn in
your microwave oven
imless in a special
microwave popcorn
accessory or unless you
use popcorn labeled tor
use in microwave o_ens.
• So1//e ])yodllctS sIIcl/ as
whole eggs and sealed
containers tor example,
closed jars--are al)le to
explode and should
not
be heated in this
lIlicrowa_' ovel/. Sllch/Ise
of the microwave ovel/
could resuh in h_iury.
• 1)1) not boil eggs in a
IlIiCI'OWi-I_,_' OVCI/, PF('SSIlF('
will build ut) inside egg
yolk and will cause it to
bin\st, t)ossibly resulting
ill iHj IIFV.
• Operating the microwave
witl't Ho tood iHside/or
more
than a mimlte
or
tWO IIIi'IV C_HISC (]_tl//i-lge
to the oven and could
start a life. It ill(]?eases
the t'teat aromld the
magnetron and (an
shorten the lilt of
the o_eH.
• Foods with mlbroken
OtlteF "skill" s/Ich as
potatoes, hot dogs,
S_I/IS_Igcs, IOIlI_tI()US,
apples, chicken livers
and other git)h'ts, and
egg yolks should be
pierced to allow steam
to escape dm:ing
cooking.