Safety Instructions; Microwave Oven - GE JKP68G Use And Care Manual

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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c Do not use water on grease
fires. Smother flaming pan on
surface unit by covering pan
completely with well fitting lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray.
Flaming grease outside a pan
can be put out by covering with
baking soda or, if available, a
multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam type fire extinguisher.
s Do not touch heating elements
or interiorsurface of oven.These
surfaces may be hot enough to
burn even though they are dark in
color. During and after use, do not
touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact any
interior area of the oven; allow
sufficient time for cooling, first.
Potentially hot surfaces include
ovenvent openings and surfaces
near the openings, crevices
around the ovendoor and the
edges of the door window.
Remember:
The inside surface of
the oven may be hot when the door
is opened.
. When cooking pork
follow
the
directions exactlyand alwayscook
the meat to an internal temperature
of at least 170°F. T his assures that,
in the remote possibility that
trichina may be present in the
meat, it will be killed and meat
will be safe to eat.
Microwave Oven:
Q
Read and follow the specific
"PRECAUTIONS ~ AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY" found on page 3.
To reduce the risk of fire in the
oven cavity:
–Do not overcook food. Carefhlly
attend appliance if paper, plastic
or other combustible materials are
placed inside the oven to facilitate
cooking.
—Remove wire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bags before
placing bags in oven.
—Do not use your microwave oven
to dry newspapers.
–Paper towels,napkins and
wax paper.
Recycled paper
products can contain metal flecks
which may cause arcing or ignite.
Paper products containing nylon
or nylon filaments should be
avoided, as they may also ignite.
–Do not pop popcorn in your
microwaveoven
unless in a special
microwave popcorn accessory or
unless you use popcorn labeled for
use in microwave ovens.
–Do not overcook potatoes.
They could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
–Do not operate the ovenwhile
empty to avoiddamage to the
ovenand the danger of fire.
If by
accident the oven should run
empty a minute or two, no harm is
done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at all
times—it saves energy and
prolongs life of the oven.
—If materials inside the oven
should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect the power cord, or shut
off power at the fuse or circuit
breaker panel.
Some products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example,
closed glassjars—may
explode and should not be heated
in this oven.
c See door surface cleaning
instructions on page 41.
Don't defrost frozen
beverages
in
narrow-necked bottles (especially
carbonated beverages). Even if the
container is opened, pressure can
build up. This can cause the
container to burst, resulting in
injury.
. Use metil only as directed
in
cookbook.
Foil strips as used on
meat roasts are helpfid when used
as shown in cookbook.
TV dinners maybe microwaved in
foil trays less than 3/4" high;
remove top foil cover and return
tray to box. When using metal in
microwaveoven,
keepmetal(except
for DOUBLE DUTY shelf)
at least 1 inch awayfrom sides
of oven.
Cooking utensils may become
hot because of heat transferred
from the heated food. This is
especially true if plastic wrap has
been covering the top and handles
of the utensil. Potholders maybe
needed to handle the utensil.
Sometimes, the oven floor
can
become too hot to touch. Be
carefid touching the floor during
and after cooking.
Do not use a thermometer in
food you are microwavingunless
the thermometeris designedor
recommended for use in the
microwaveoven.
.
Remove the temperature
probe from the oven when not
using it
to cook with. If you leave
the probe inside the ovenwithout
inserting it in food or liquid, and
turn on microwaveenergy, it can
create electrical arcing in the
oven, and damage ovenwalls.
Avoidheating baby food in
glassjars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
. Boiling eggs is not
recommended in a microwave
oven.Pressure can build up inside
eggyolk and maycause it to burst,
resulting in injury.
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