GE SpacemakerXL JVM1630 Owner's Manual page 8

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SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT MICRO WA V1NG
Make sure all cookware
used in your micro)wave
oven is suitable fbr
microwaving. Most glass
casseroles, cooking dishes,
measuring cups, custard
cups, pottery or china
dinnerware which does not
have metallic trim or glaze
with a metallic sheen can
be used. Sortie cookware
is labeled "suitable tier
microwaving,"
" If you are not sure ifa
dish is microwavt.-safi',
use this test: Place in the
oven both the dish you
are testing and a glass
measuring cup filled with
1 cup of watet_-_set the
measuring cup either
in or next to the dish.
Microwave 30-45 seconds
at high. If the dish heats,
it should not be used fi)r
microwaving.
If the dish remains cool
and only the water in the
cup heats, then the dish
is microwave-saSh.
'* llyou use a meat the_
mometer while cooking,
make sure it is sa_b fk_r
HSe ill
i]rlicroiarave ovens.
,* Do not use recycled
paper products. R_.cycled
paper towels, napkins
and waxed paper can
contain metal flecks
which may cause arcing
or ignite. Paper products
containing nylon or
nylon filaments should
be avoided, as they may
also ignite.
'* Some styrot_)am trays
(like those that meat is
packaged on) have a thin
strip of metal embedded
in the bottom. When
microwaved, the metal
can burn the floor of the
oven or ignite a paper
towel.
,*Do not use the rtlicrowav_.
to dry newspapers.
'*Not all plastic wrap is
suitable fk_ruse in micro-
wave ovens. Check the
package tier proper use.
"Paper towels, waxed
paper and plastic _*gr'ap
can be used to cover
dishes in order to retain
moistt_r_' and pr_'ve_t
spattering. Be sure to
vent plastic wt_ap so steam
can _scape.
"(3ookware lllay become
hot because of heat
trans£1'rred ti-om the
heated ti_od. Pot holders
may be needed to handle
the cookware.
""Boilable" cooking
pouches and tightly
closed plastic bags should
be slit, pierced or vented
as directed by package.
If they are not, plastic
could burst during or
immed-iately after
cooking, pos_sibly resulting
in injury. Also, plastic
storage containers should
be at least partially
uncovered because they
fk)rm a tight seal. When
cooking with container's
tightly covered with
plastic wrap, remove
cow, ring cal"¢,ti_llyand
diR'ct steam away ti-om
hands and tare.