Important Safety Instructions - GE JKP69 Use And Care Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Do not use a thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless the thermometer is designed
or recommended for use in the microwave oven.
• Oversized food or oversized metal cookware
should not be used in a microwave oven.
Electrical shock or fire could occur.
• Hot foods and steam can cause
burns. Be careful when opening any
containers of hot food, including
popcorn bags, cooking pouches and boxes. To
prevent possible injury, direct steam away from
hands and face.
• Plastic Cookware—Plastic cookware designed
for microwave cooking is very useful, but should
be used carefully. Even microwave-safe plastic
may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions
as are glass or ceramic materials and may soften or
char if subjected to short periods of overcooking.
In longer exposures to overcooking, the food and
cookware could ignite. For these reasons:
1) Use microwave-safe plastics only and use
them in strict compliance with the cookware
manufacturer's recommendations.
2) Do not subject empty cookware to microwaving.
3) Do not permit children to use plastic cookware
without complete supervision.
• As with any appliance, close supervision is
necessary when used by children.
• Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use
in microwave ovens. Check the package for
proper use.
• Remove the temperature probe from the
oven when not using it 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.
• Spontaneous boiling—Under certain
special circumstances, liquids may start
to boil during or shortly after removal
from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from
splashing liquid, allow the container to stand in
the oven for 30 to 40 seconds after the oven has
shut off.
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• "Boilable" cooking pouches and tightly closed
plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as
directed on the package. If they are not, plastic
could burst during or immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage
containers should be at least partially 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.
• Use of the DOUBLE DUTY™ shelf accessory.
—Remove the shelf from the oven when not in use.
—Do not store or cook with the shelf on the floor
of the oven. Product damage may result.
—Use pot holders when handling the shelf and
cookware. They may be hot.
—Do not use microwave browning dish on shelf.
The shelf could overheat. Use of the shelf with
Automatic Cooking feature is not recommended.
SELF-CLEANING
LOWER OVEN
• Stand away from the cooking center when
opening the oven door. The hot air or steam
which escapes can cause burns to hands, face
and/or eyes.
• Do not heat unopened food containers in the
oven. Pressure could build up and the container
could burst, causing an injury.
• Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.
• Keep the oven free from grease buildup.
• Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings in or
near your oven.
• Keep the cooking center clean and free of
accumulations of grease or spillovers, which
may ignite.
• Never leave the oven door open when you are
not watching the cooking center.