GE JTP95 Owner's Manual page 6

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
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A WARNING!
MICROWA V E-SAFE C OOKWARE
Make sure all cookware used in your microwave oven is suitable for 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. Some cookware is labeled
"suitable for microwa ving. "
....If you are not sure if a dish is microwave-
safe, use this test: Place in the oven both
the dish you are testing and a glass
measuring cup filled with 1 cup (ffwater-
set the measuring cup either in or next to
the dish. Microwave 1 minute at high.
Kthe dish heats, it should not be used
for microwaving.
g the dish remains cool and only the water
in the cup heats, then the dish is microwave-
sate.
....Kyou use a meat thermometer while
cooking, make sure it is sate for use in
microwave ovens.
....Do not use recTcled paper products.
RecTcled paper towels, napkins and waxed
paper can contain metal flecks which may
cause arcing or ignite. Paper products
containing wlon or wlon filaments should
be avoided, as they may also ignite.
....Some sWoIbam trays (like those that meat
is packaged on) have a thin strip (ff metal
embedded in the bottom. When
microwaved, the metal can burn the floor
of the oven or ignite a paper towel.
....Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use in
microwave ovens. Check the package/or
proper use.
....Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic
wrap can be used to cover dishes in order
to retain moisture and prevent spattering.
Be sure to vent plastic wrap so steam
can escape.
....Oversized food or oversized metal
cookware should not be used in a
microwave oven. Electrical shock or
fire could occur.
.... W hile paper plates may be used/or timed
cooking and deflosting, do not use them
with Auto Sensor cooking. Use microwave-
sa/e plates or bowls/br reheating. Cover
with plastic wrap.
....Cookware may become hot because
of heat transferred flom the heated
food. Pot holders m W be needed to
handle the cookware.
...."goilable" cooking pouches and tightly
dosed plastic bags should be slit, pierced
or vented as directed by package, g they
are not, plastic could burst during or
immediately after cooking, possibly
resulting in i,_iury. Also, plastic storage
containers should be at least parually
uncovered because they/brm a tight seal.
When cooking with containers tightly
covered with plastic wrap, remove
covering careflflly and direct steam
away flom hands and/ace.
.... U se foil only as directed in this manual. TV
dinners may be microwaved in foil trays le_s
than 3/4" high; remove the top foil cover
and return the tr W to the box. When using
/oil in the microwave oven, keep the foil at
least 1 inch awW fiom the sides of the oven.
....Plastic cookware-Plastic cookware
designed/or microwave cooking is very
useflfl, but should be used careflflly.
Even microwave-safe plastic may not
be as tolerant of over-cooking conditions
as are glass or ceramic materials and
may soften or char it subjected to short
periods of over-cooking. In kruger
exposures to over-cooking, the/ood
and cookware could i_fite.
Follow these guidelines:
[77 Use microwave-safe plastics only and
use them in strict compliance with the
cookware manufacturer's
recommendations.
_] Do not microwave empty containers.
[_] Do not permit children to use
plastic cookware without complete
superviskm.