GE Spacemaker-3 JEM616G Use And Care Manual page 4

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—m not
pop popcornh-l y otlr
mm unless
in
a
special
microwave popcorn accessory or
tm.less youusepopcorn labeled for
useinmicrowave ovens.
–Do not overcook potatoes.
Theycoulddehydrate a ndcatch
fire,causing damage t oyouroven.
–If materials i nsideovenshould
ignite, k eepoven doorclosed,
.
turnovenoff,anddiscomect
powercord,orshutoffpower at
fuseor circuitbreaker p anel.
*some suchaswhole
eggs and sealed
containers-for
example, c losedglassjars—may
explode andshould notbeheated
inthisoven.
@
Avoid babyfood
in
glassjars,evenwithout t heirlids;
especially meatandeggmixtures.
~~~#~defrostfkozen beverages
innarrow' necked bottles ( especially
carbonated b everages). Evenifthe
container i s
opened, pressure
can build up. This can cause the
container to burst, resulting in
injury.
@use metal Only as in
TV dinners
may lx mkrowavd
i~llhil {rdysAS km 3/4"high;
rcm(we
lop
foiluwcr and return
tr:ly10box. W'h IIsil]gnwtd in
fhtirllicI"(ww2 oven,keep metai
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~}f" {]y'gj~ *
@ (hung utensils
may 13wme
hot
because
ofheattransferred
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneeded tohandlethe
utensil.
@ thecooking
tray
can becometoo hot to touch. Be
carefd
whenhandling t hecooking
trayduringandaftercooking.
~Foo&cookedin (such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidly thanfoods containing
lessmoisture. S hould thisoccur,
refertopage10forinstructions on
howtocleantheinside oftheoven.
@ Thermometer—Do n ot
usea thermometer infoodyou
aremicrowaving unlessthe
thermometer i sdesigned or
recommended f oruseinthe
microwave oven.
~PlasticUtensils-Plastic u tensils
designed formicrowave cooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefully. E venmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof
overcooking conditions asareglass
or ceramicmaterials andmay
softenor charif subjected toshort
periodsofovercooking. Inlonger
exposures t oovercooking, thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plastics o nlyandusethem
in strict
compliance with the utensil
i~~aI]tIfiicttl~'e]-'s recommendations,
~) ~)()~ol Subjc(ycmpfy utensils to
microwavin~: 3) Do not pernli~
chiklrcn [0 usc
plasticutensils
wilhoutcomplc[e supervision.
@
~~e~
cooking
pork
follow
ourdirections e xactly andalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperature o fatleast170°F.
Thisassures that,intheremote
possibility thattrichina maybe
presentinthemeat,it willbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
@
eggs
is
m
Bxcommended
in
a
oven.Pressure canbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resulting ininjury.
@ fiQf)&j
w ~& ()@l~
%kid suchaspotatoes, s ausages,
tomatoes, a pples,chicken livers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seeprevious caution) shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamto escape
duringcooking.
49
cooking
pmdws
and dosed )@astkbags
shouId beslit,piercedor vented
asdirected in cookbook. I f they
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
or immediately a ftercooking,
possiblyresulting in injury.Also,
plastic sto~~ge containers s hould be
atleastprtdly uncovered b ecause
~hey forma tightseal.When
cookingwithcontainers tightly
covered withplasticwrap,Iemove
covering carefully anddirectstmm
away fromhandsandface.
@
certainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsm~ystarttoboilduringm-
shortlyafterremoval f romthe
microwave o ven.Topreventbums
fromsplashing liquid,stirthe
1 iquklbrieflybcfomremoving the
container f romthemicrowave oven.
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