GE JEM2F User And Care page 4

–Uonotpoppopcorninyour
inicrowaveoven
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microwmwpo pcornaccessory or
wdessyouu sepopcornlabeled fix
useinmicrowave ovens.
–Ifma[erialsinsideovenshould
ignite, k eepoven doorclosed, t urn
ovenoff, a nddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfuseor
circuitbreaker p ane[.
@ Someproductssuchas whole
eggsand sealedcontainers-for
example, closedglassjars—may
explode andshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
*Avoid heatingbabyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithout t heirlids;
especially meatandeggmixtures.
*Do~9t
d efrostfrozen
beverages
in narrow
necked bottles ( especially
carbonated b everages). Evenifthe
container i sopened, p ressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
container t oburst,resulting in
injury.
~Usemetalonlyas directedin
Cookbook.Foilstripsasusedon
meatroastsarehelpfi.d w henused
asshowninCookbook.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
infoiltrayslessthan3/4"high;
remove topfoilcoverandreturn
trayto box.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowave oven,keepmetal
at least 1inchawayfromsides
ofoven,
*
~oo~jNg
u&fmiils
maybewonw
hotbecause ofheattmnsferrcd
fromtheheated
tiiMxi, PO[hokhs
maybencedgxi tohandltthe
utensil.
Som~times,
themwnfloor
can becometoohotto touch.BG
careful w hentouching thefloor
duringandaftercooking,
@ Foodscookedin liquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidly thanfwdscontaining
lessmoisture. S hould thisoccur,
refertopage8 forinstructions o n
howtocleantheinside oftheoven.
@
'1'herrnorneter-Do
n ot
usea thermometer i nfoodyou
aremicrowaving unlessthe
thermometer i sdesigned or
recommended f oruseinthe
microwave o ven.
@ Masticutensils—Plastic utensils
designed formicrowave cooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefully. E venmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof
overcooking conditions asareglass
or ceramicmaterials andmay
softenor charif subjected to short
periodsofovercooking. In longer
exposures t oovercooking, thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plastics onlyandusethemin strict
compliance withtheutensil
manufacturer's recommendations.
2)Donotsubject e mptyutensils t o
microwaving. 3) Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
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Boiling eggs hi not
rctmmmkd h ~
mm,
Pressure canbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resulting ininjury,
*Foodswithunbrokenouter
%kin"suchaspo~toes, s uusagcs,
tomatoes, a pples, c hicktin livers
andothergiblets, a ndcggyolks
(seeprevious caution) s houldbc
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
. i~Boilable~~ cookingpo~che$
and tightly closedplasticbags
shouldbe slit,piercedor vented
asdirectedinCookbook. I fthey
arenot.~lasticcouldburstdurirw ~
or irnme~iately a ftercooking, *
possibly resulting in injury. A lso,
plastic storage containers s hould be
atleastpartially uncovered b ecause
theyforma tightseal.When
cooking withcontainers t ightly
covered withplasticwrap,rerrmvc
covering c arefully a nddirectsteam
away fromhandsandface.
@
certainspecial
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafterremoval f romthe
microwave o ven.Toprevent b urns
fromsplashing liquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybefore the
container f romthe oven.