GE JEM25 Use And Care & Cooking Manual

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Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure

to Excessive Microwave Energy .............2

Operating Instrutiions, fips

Add 30 Seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Aluminum Foil ...........................4, 17, 19,22

Auto Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Auto Defrost Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Beverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Child Lock~ut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Control Panel...............................................8, 9

Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cooking by Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 12

Cooking Complete Reminder ......................7

Cooking Guide ..................................-..........-23

Defrosting by Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Defrosting Guide ..........................................22

Delay Start/Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Delayed Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Express Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Features ............................................................7

Glossary of Microwave Terms ..................2O

Heating or Reheating Guide......................2l

Hold ~me............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Kitchen Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Microwaving Tips ...........................................6

Popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Power Levels .............................6, 10, 11, 17

Program Cooking............................................7

Reheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Snacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14

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Problem Solver...............................26

Consumer Services ...................27

Appliance Registration..................................2

Important Phone Numbers........................27

Model and Serial Number Location ...........2

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Page 1: Problem Solver
Snacks ........... . . 13, 14 GE Appliances...
Page 2: With Your Microwave Oven
Please check with your supplier to be sure he has done so; dso send in with your microwave oven. GE hswer Centefl your Consumer Product Ownership 800.626.2000 Steam or vapor escaping from Registration Card. H you move, or 24 hours a day, 7 days a week around the door.
Page 3: To Excessive Microwave Energy
Do not mount the microwave oven over or near When using electrical applianws, basic safety any portion ofa heating or cooking apphance. precautions shotid be followe~ including the Do not store anything directly on top of the’ microwave oven surface when the microwave oven is in operation.
Page 4 —Do not pop po~orn in your miawave oven Sometimes, the oven tray can bwome too hot Be Carefi touching the tray during and to touch. microwave ovens. Foods cooked in to bod over more rapidly than foods containing and catch fire, causing damage to your oven. and Cleaning section(s) for instructions on how to —Do not operate the oven wtie empty to avoid clean the inside of the oven.
Page 5: Optional Accessories
To prevent burns from splashing Iiqui& Optional Accessories Available at extra cost from your GE supplier. plastic bags directed by package. Hthey are not, plastic wdd mounted under a ~bineL burst during or immediately after inking, E82727f’...
Page 6 Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap Make sure all cookware used in your microwave can be used to cover dishes in order to retain oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard plastic wrap so steam can esape.
Page 7 II u- 6. Glass Cooking Tray. Tray must be in place when using the oven. Cooking performance will be 2. Door Screen. Metal screen permits viewing of unsatisfactory without the tray in plain. The tray foods and keeps microwaves confined inside oven. may be removed for cleaning.
Page 8 FOOD TEMP COOK NO SOUND TIME CODE CONVENIENCE COOKING COOK START EKPRESS WOK EKPRESS WOK EKPRESS WOK POWER...
Page 9: Auto Defrost
The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven controls with the touch of a finger. It’s designed to be easy to use and understand. 1. DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time or 12. REHEAT. Use Reheat for quick reheating of temperature during cooking functions, power level a variety of foods using different times and power levels.
Page 10 HOW TO USE= ~CHEN mER Using a Holding Time The Wtchen Timer The Kitchen Timer can dso be used to program a The Ktchen Timer has three timing functions: “holding time” between microwave cooking functions. seconds. A holding or standing time maybe found in some of your own recipes or in a ~okbook.
Page 11: Cooking Guide
Micro Cook I Micro Cook a~ows you to microwave for a preset Because automatic Power hvel 10 is recommended for this cup of coffee, there is no need to change the amount of time. power level. (If Power Uvel 10 is not appropriate, Power Level 10 @igh) is recommended for most see “How to Change Power Uvel”...
Page 12: Add 30 Seconds
(continued) The Express Cook Feature To Express Cook your food or beverage: The Express Cook feature is a short-cut method to set time for 1-5 minutes at Power ~vel 10. Touch a number pad (from 1 to 5) for 1 to 5 minutes of rooking at Power Level 10.
Page 13 Step 2: Open oven door and place package of The Popcorn feature is designed to be used only with prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing 3.0 popcorn in the center of the oven floor as directed by the package instructions. Close oven door. to 3.5 ounces.
Page 14 (continued) How to Use the Snack Feature (Snack Codes 5 and @ Step 4: Touch number pad to enter food weight in ounces. For example, touch 1 and 2 for 12 ounces. After 5 seconds “START” flashes on the display. Step 1: Remove the food from the package, place in the oven in a microwave-safe dish or container.
Page 15 Touch just three pads to use Reheat codes 1 to 6 The Reheat feature is designed to reheat 1 to 3 to reheat many popdar foods. See the Reheat servings of a previously cooked food. The oven turns Guide below. off automatically after a preset amount of time.
Page 16 COOK Use the Cook feature when cooking a variety of The oven dculates cooking time and changes power microwaved foods. The oven automatically sets levels during cooking to give even cooking resdts. the cooking times and power levels for you. Use the Cook Code Guide.
Page 17: Defrosting Guide
Time Defrost Tower hvel 3) To become better acquainted with the defrost frozen food and js one of the great advantages of a function, defrost a 10 oz. package of frozen microwave oven. strawberries by following the steps below. Use the Time Defrost setting to quicUy thaw foods Step 1: Place a package of frozen strawberries in such as bread, rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozen the oven and close door.
Page 18: Features
Auto Defrost With the Auto Defrost feature, the oven Use the Auto Defrost Guide. Enter the food weight in automatically seb the defrosting times and power pounds and tenths of a pound (see Conversion Guide levels for you. below). Then touch ST~T pad. The oven dcdates defrosting time and changes power levels during defrosting to give even defrosting resdts.
Page 19 FOODS WEIGHT SECOND SIGN& Chops 0.1- 6.0 Ibs. Turn over. Separate and shield 5 minutes where necessary. Frankfurters, Sausage 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Separate. Remove defrosted 2 minutes pieces. Ground Meat 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Turn over. Remove defrosted areas 5 minutes and break apart.
Page 20 GLOSSARY OF MCROWAW mmS When adapting recipes for the microwave, it is Stirring. In range-top cooking, you stir foods up from best to start with a familiar recipe. ~owing how the bottom to heat them everdy. When microwaving, the food should look and taste will help when you stir cooked portions from the outside to the adapting recipes for microwaving.
Page 21: Reheat
Adjust temperatures to 1. Directions below are for heating or reheating already- suit your personal taste. cooked foods stored in refrigerator or at room 4. Be sure foods are heated throughout before serving. Steaming or bubbling around edges of dish does not 2.
Page 22 Food packaged in paper or plastic maybe defrosted without 3. Be sure large meats are completely defrostd before rooking. unwrapping. If food is foil wrappe~ remove foil and place food 4. When defrostd, food should be mol but softened in all areas. in cooking dish for defrosting.
Page 23 Vegetables (frozen spears) 1 lb. 8 to 10 min., In l%qt. oblong @ass baking dish, place 1/4 cup water. Rotate dish after half of time. 10+z. package 6 to 8 min. In Iqt. casserole. (fresh grwn) cut in half to 17 min. In lfiqt.
Page 24: Control Panel
Keep your oven clean and sweet- Don’t use sharp-edged utensik on smelling. your oven. The inside and outside Opening the oven door few minutes after cooking helps air oven walls can be scratched. The out the inside. An oc=siond control panel can be damaged. thorough wiping with a solution BE CERTMN POWER IS OFF of baking soda and water keeps the...
Page 25: Adapter Plugs
This appliance must be grounded. In the event of an PREFERRED METHOD electrical short circuit, grounding reduces the risk of standard two- prong wrdl electric shock by providing an escape wire for the receptacle is electric current. This appliance is equipped with a power cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug.
Page 26 If you need more help...call, toll free: GE Answer Cente# / 800.6262000 / consumer information service...
Page 27: Consumer Services
With the purchase ofyour new GE appliance, receive the assurance that ifyou ever need /’” information or assistance horn GE, we’~ be there. AU you have to do is dl—toll-free! AGE consumer service professional will provide expert repair service, scheduled at a time that’s convenient for you. Many GE Consumer Service venience (7:00 a.m.
Page 28 Should your appliance need will provide, free of charge, a magnetron tube if replacement or beyond, call 800-GE CARES magnetron tube fails because of a (800-432-2737). manufacturing defect. You pay for For each of the abve warranties:...

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