What Your Oven Can Do - GE ZMC1090 Series Use And Care Manual

Cooking with your new oven offers a wide variety
of food preparation options. Microwave cooking
uses very short, high frequency radio waves. The
movement of the microwaves through the food
generates heat and cooks most foods faster than
regular methods, while retaining their natural
texture and moisture. Microwave cooking heats
food directly, not the cookware or the interior of
the oven. Reheating is easy and defrosting is
particularly convenient because less time is
spent in food preparation.
Convection cooking constantly circulates heated air
around the food, creating even browning and sealed-
in flavor by the constant motion of hot air over the
food surfaces.
Your new oven also offers the option of combination
cooking, using microwave energy along with
convection cooking. You cook with speed and
accuracy, while browning and crisping to perfection.
You can use microwave cooking, convection cooking
or combination cooking to cook by time. Simply
preset the length of cooking time desired and your
oven turns off automatically. Or you can cook by
temperature, by these methods, using the temperature
probe to determine the doneness by the internal
temperature of the food. This method takes the
guesswork out of cooking, shutting the oven off
automatically when the food reaches the desired
temperature.
Comparison Guide
Microwave
COOKING Microwave energy is
METHOD distributed evenly throughout
the oven for thorough, fast
cooking of food.
HEAT Microwave energy.
SOURCE
HEAT Heat produced within food
CONDUCTION by instant energy penetration.
BENEFITS Fast, high efficiency cooking.
Oven and surroundings do
not get hot. Easy clean-up.
Read this guide to learn the many different things your Microwave/Convection/Combination Oven can do.
You will find a wide variety of cooking methods and programs designed to suit your lifestyle.

WHAT YOUR OVEN CAN DO

Convection
Hot air circulates around
food to produce browned
exteriors and seal in juices.
Circulating heated air.
Heat conducted from
outside of food to inside.
Aids in browning and seals
in flavor. Cooks some foods
faster than regular ovens.
The Microwave Sensor Cooking Features (Sensor
Cook, Sensor Reheat and Sensor Popcorn) do your
microwave cooking for you. They are easy and
convenient—just follow the step-by-step instructions
in this manual. A sensor detects steam from the food
and automatically adjusts cooking time and power
level for best results.
Combination Roast uses alternating microwave and
convection to roast meats to perfection.
Auto Defrost automatically sets the defrosting time
and power levels for you. Enter the food weight in
pounds and tenths of a pound and touch the START
pad. The oven calculates the defrosting time and
changes power levels during defrosting to give even
defrosting results.
The Delay Start/Reminder feature lets you program
the oven to start cooking at a desired time, even if
you're not at home. The Reminder feature can be used
like an alarm clock.
The following guide shows at a glance the difference
between microwave, convection and combination
cooking.
Combination
Microwave energy and convection
heat combine to cook foods in up to
one-third less time than ovens, while
browning and sealing in juices.
Microwave energy and circulating
heated air.
Food heats from instant energy from
penetration and heat conducted from
outside of food.
Shortened cooking time from
microwave energy, plus browning
and crisping from convection heat.
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