GE Spacemaker II JEM23F Use And Care Manual page 4

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–-Donotpoppopcorn inyour
microwave oven unless ina special
microwave popcorn accessory or
unless y ouusepopcorn labeled for
useinmicrowave ovens.
--If materials insideovenshould
ignite, k eepovendoorclosed, t urn
oven off,anddisconnect power
cord,or shutoffpower at fuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.
@ Someproducts s uchaswhole "
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example, closedglassjars—may
explode andshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
@ Avoid heating babyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithout t heirlids;
especially meatandeggmixtures.
@
Don'tdefrostfrozenbeverages
innarrow necked bottles (especially
carbonated b everages). Evenifthe
container i sopened,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
container t oburst,resulting in
injury.
@ Use
rneta!only as directedin
Cookbook.
Foilstripsasusedon
meatroastsarehelpfulwhenused
asshowninCookbook.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
inFail t rayslessthan3/4"high;
rcmove topfbilcoverandreturn
[rayto box.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowave o ven,keepmetal
atleast1inchawayfromsides
of' O ven .
*Cooking utensils m tiy become
hotbecause ofheattransfcrrmi
fromtheheatedf(x)d, P othokkws
maybcneeded tohandle the
utensil.
@
S o t o f
c
become toohottotouch.Be
careful w hentouching thefloor
duringandaftercooking.
Foods
c i
liquids (such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidly thanfbods containing
lessmoisture. S hould thisoccur,
refertopage14forinstructions on
howtocleantheinside oftheoven.
oThermometer—Do not
usea thermometer i nfoodyou
aremicrowaving unlessthe
thermometer i sdesigned or
recommended f oruseinthe
microwave oven.
e Pktstic u tensils-Plasticutensils
designed formicrowave cooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefully. E venmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerant o f
overcooking conditions asareglass
or ceramicmaterials andmay
softenor charif subjected to short
periodsofovercooking. Inlonger
exposures t oovercooking, thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plastics onlyandusetheminstrict
compliance withtheutensil
manufacturer's recommendations.
2) Donotsubject e mptyutensils to
microwaving. 3) Donotpermit
childrento useplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
ourdirdcti(ms Wwtl}andalways
.
cookthemeatMatk:as[170('F,
Thisassures that,intherctnotc @
possibi~ity thuttrichina maybe
present i ntherecut,itwillbe
killed tindmetit w illlx safetoCM.
o Boiling eggsisnot
recommended ina microwave
oven,Pressure canbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resulting ininjury.
*Foods withunbroken outer
%kin" suchaspotatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, a pples, c hicken livers
andothergiblets, a ndeggyolks
(seeprevious c aution) s houldbe
pierced toNow steamtoescape
duringcooking.
a f~~oi]a~le" cooking
pouchef$
and
tightiyclosedplasticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedor vented
asdirected inCookbook. I fthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
-
or immediately a ftercooking,
possibly resulting ininjury. A lso, —
plastic storage c ontainers s hould be
atleastpartially uncovered because
theyforma tightseal.When
cooking withcontainers t ightly
covered withplastic wrap,remove
covering c arefully a nddirectsteam
away fromhandsandface.
~
certainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortiyafterremoval f romthe
microwave o ven.Toprevent b urns
fromsplashing liquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremoving the
container f romthe oven.