GE JET322G Use And Care Manual page 4

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SAF.ETYINSTRIJCTIONS (cont~nu~)
–Do notpoppopcorninyour
microwave oven
unlessin a special
microwave p opcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
usein microwave o veris,
AMnot overcook
potatoes.
Theycoulddehydrate andcatch
fire, causingdamageto youroven.
–If rnateriafs i nsidetheoven
shouldignite,keepovendoor
closed,turnovenoff,anddisconnect
thepowercord,or shutoffpowerat
thefuseor circuitbreakerpand.
. Some
products suchaswhole
eggsandsealed containers-for
example, c losedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbe heated
in thisoven.
* Avo~d
heating
baby foodinglass
jars, evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatand eggmixtures.
. Don$t
defrost frozen beverages
in narrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonatedbeverages). E venif
thecontaineris opened,pressure
can buildup. Thiscan causethe
container t o burnt, r esulting in injury.
Use
metal only as directed in
cookbook.
TVdinnersmaybe microwaved
in foiltrayslessthan3/4"high;
removetop foilcoverand return
trayto box.Whenusingmetal
in microwtive o ven,
keepmetal
(except f orovenrack)at least
l-inchawayfromsidesofoven.
oCooking utensilsmaybecome
hotIxxausc
ofheat transferred
fromthe heatedfood.Potholders
nu~y be nccdcd[ohandlethe utensil.
@ the
ovenfloorand
canbecomt! t oo!M?t totouch.
BeLwJu/
touchingthe W)orM
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moisture.Shouldthisoccur,refer
to page20 for instructions o n how
to cleantheinsideof theoven.
. DO notuseregular w okingor
oventhermometers w hencooking
bymicrowave orcombination.
Themetalandmercuryin these
thermometers c ouldcause"arcing"
andpossibk damageto oven.
*Remove t hetemperature probe
from theovenwhen no~ using it
to cookwith.If youleav~ theprobe
insidetheovenwithoutinsertingit
in foodor liquid,andturnon
microwave e nergy,it cancreate
electricalarcingin theoven,and
damageovenwalls.
~~~ti~ @ensils-Plastic
utensils
designedfor microwave c ooking
are veryuseful,butshouklbeused
carefully. E venmicrowave plastic
maynotbe as tolerant o foverbooking
conditionsas areglassor ceramic
materialsand maysoftenor char if
subjectedto shortperiodsof
overcooking. I n 1onger e xposures
to overcooking, t he foodand
utensilscouldignite.For these
reasons:1)Use microwave plastics
onlyanduse themin strict
compliancewiththe utensil
manufacturer's r ecommendations.
2) Do not subjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving. 3 ) Do notpermit
childrento useplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
oWhencookingpork,
followour
directionsexactlyand alwayscook
the meatto an internaltemperature
of at least 170°F. T his assuresthat,
in tlmremotepossibility thattrichina
maybe presentin themeat,it wiilbe
killedand meat willbe safeto eat.
%ldn"
s uchas potatoes, s ausages,
tomatoes, a pples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seeprevious caution)shouldbe
pimcedto allowsteamto escape
duringcooking.
. s~~oilable'? cooking Pouchw
andtightly closed plastic bags
shouldbe slit, piercedor ventedas
directedin cookbook. I f theyare
not, plasticcouldburstduringor
immediately aftercooking, p ossibly
resultingin injury.Also,plastic
storagecuntaifiers s houldbeat
leastpartiallyuncovered because
theyforma tightseal.When
cookingwithcontainers tightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefullyanddirectsteam
awayfromhandsand face.
*
Spontaneous
b oiling—-Under
certainspeciaicircumstances,
liquidsmaystartto boilduringor
e
shortlyafterremovalfromthe
microwave oven.Topreventburns
fromsplashingliquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe
containerfromthe microwave
oven.
Q
Useoftheovenrack. (See
your
cookbookfor properuse.)
—Remove t he rack from ovenwhen
not in use.
–Use potholderswhenhandling
the rack and utensils.Theymay
be hot.
--Do notuse microwave browning
dishon rack. The rack could
overheat.