GE Spacemaker JVM141H Use And Care Manual page 18

Guide to Use of the Oven Shelf
Do not store or cook with metil
shelf on floor of oven. Product
damage may result.
Use potholders when handling
metal shelf and cookware.
They may be hot.
browning dish on metal shelf.
The two position wire shelf is
specifically designed for added
capacity heating and reheating in
your Spacemaker" microwave oven.
More than one food may be heated
or reheated and ready to serve at
the same time.
When microwaving with the oven
shelf, some techniques will differ
from the cookbook which came
with your oven. It is important to
arrange foods properly, and this is
shown on the next page. Cookware
size is important; select from among
the suggestions at right. Also, food
size should be considered; foods
over 3 inches high, or 3 pounds
are not recommended for shelf
cooking.
Batters and dough foods and also
uncooked foods which need to be
prepared from scratch should be
cooked without the oven shelf,
following cookbook directions.
Use pot holders when handling
foods heated together with your
oven shelf, especially when heating
larger amounts of food in 8-inch
square or other 2-quart size
casseroles. Extra steam generated
from multiple food cooking may
make cook-ware hotter tha~with
regular microwaving.
Cookware for Shelf
Heating and Reheating
Before placing food in the dishes,
check to see that they WN fit together
on or under the shelf. Also, be sure
cookware is microwave safe.
Cookware for heating or reheating
include 1 cup measuring cup,
8x4x3-inch loaf dishes, 9x5x3-
inch loaf dishes or 9-inch pie plates.
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individual ceramic or plastic bowls
or divided plates.
Use wax paper or plastic wrap
instead of lids on casseroles. Lids
may add too much height to dish.
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Positioning the Shelf
To insert shelf, tip the back slightly
and fit the shelf support guides onto
the support guides located on each
side of rear oven wall.
Next, lower the front until the shelf
support guides fit onto the support
guides located at each side of the
oven in the front.
When properly positioned, the
shelf should fit snugly in place.
Shelf has two positions. Use in low
position when heating two casseroles
or reheating frozen TV dinners or
entrees.
The high shelf position more
evenly spaces the area above and
below the shelf. Use this position
for heating plates of leftovers.
When properly positioned, the
shelf should fit snugly in place,
be level and not touch the back
wall of the oven.
If arcing occurs when using the
shelf to cook more than one food
at the same time, turn the oven off.
Make sure the shelf is positioned
securely on all four shelf suppoti
and not touching oven walls.