Important Safety - GE Spacemaker JVM172H Use And Care Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY

beverages
bottles (especially carbonated
beverages). Evenifthecontainer
is opened, pressurecanbuild up.
burst, resukingininjury.
Use me&l onlyas directed in
cookbook. TVdinnersmay be
microwaved in foiltrays less than
and returntraytobox. When
using metal in the microwave
oven, keep metal (other than
away from sides of oven.
Cooking utensils may become
hot because of heat transferred
from the heated food. Pot holders
may be needed to handle the
utensil.
become too hot to touch. Be
careful touching the floor during
and afier cooking.
Foods
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapi~y than MS containing
less moisture. Should this occur,
refer to page 28 for instructions on
how to clean the inside of the oven,
Thermometer—Do not use
a thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
. Remove the temperatu~ probe
from the oven when not using h
to cook with. If you leave the
probe inside the oven without
inserting it in food or liquid, and
turn on microwave energy, it can
create electrical arcing in the
oven and damage oven walls.
designed for microwave cooking
are very useful, but should be
used carefully. Even microwave
or ceramic materials and may
soften or char if subiected to short
periods of overcooking. In longer
INSTRUCTIONS
exposures to overcooking, the W
and utensils could ignit~. For
these reasons: 1) Use microwave
plastics ody and use them in strict
compliance with the utensil
manufacturer's recommendations.
2) Do not subject empty utensils to
microwaving. 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic utensils
without complete supervision.
When cooking pork, follow
our directions exactly and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least l~°F.
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat wifl be safe to eat.
Boiling eggs is not
recommended
in a microwave
oven. Pressure can build up
inside egg yolk and may cause
it to burst, resulting in injury.
Foods with unbroken outer
sausages, tomatoes, apples,
chicken livers and other giblets,
and egg yolks (see previous
caution) should be pierced to
allow steam to escape during
cooking.
. t$Boilable" coo~ng pouches
should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed in cookbook. If they
are not, plastic could burst during
or immediately afier cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers should be
at least partidy uncovered because
they form a tight seal. When
cooking with containers tightly
covered with plastic wrap, remove
covering carefully and direct steam
away from hands and face.
Spontaneous boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
liquids may start to boil during or
shortly afier removal from the
microwave oven. To prevent burns
from splashing liquid, stir the
liquid briefly 6efore removing the
container from the microwve oven.
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(continued)
accessory. –
—Remove the shelf from oven
when not in use,
–Do not store or cook with shelf
on floor of oven. Product damage
may result,
–Use pot holders to handle shelf
and utensils. They may be hot.
–Do not use microwave browning
dish on shelf; the shelf could
overheat. Do not use shelf with
Automatic Cooking feature.
THE EXHAUST HOOD
Have it instiled and properly
grounded by a qualified installer.
See the specti instigation boo~et
packed with the microwave oven.
The exhaust fan in your oven
certain conditions (see _atic
Fan Feature, page 6). While the
fan is operating caution is
required to prevent the starting
and spreading of accidental '
cooking fires whtie the exhaust
fan is in use. For this reason:
unattended at high heat settings.
if exhaust fan is operating.
minimize automatic fan operation,
use adequate sized utensils and
use high heat ody when necessary.
smother flaming pan on surface
unit by covering pan completely
with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet
or flat tray.
–Never flame foods under
the oven with the exhaust fan
operating because it may spread
the flames.
–Keep hood and grease filters
clean, according to instructions on
pages ~ and 29, to maintain good
venting and avoid grease fires. -
—Raise and lower the smoke an',
spatter shield carefully to avoid
tipping over tall cooking utensils.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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