Special Notes About Microwaving - GE SpacemakerXL JVM1320 Owner's Manual

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Special Notes A bout Microwaving
Arcing is tile microwave term fbr . Metal or fbil touching tile side of
If you see arcing, press the
CLEAR/OFF pad and correct
the problem.
sparks in tile oven. Arcing is
caused by:
. Tile temperaUlre probe in tile
microwave but not inserted in tile
%od.
. Tile metal shelf not installed
correcdy so it touches the
microwave wall.
tile oven.
* Foil not molded to %od (upturned
edges act like antennas).
* Metal, such as twist ties, pouluy
pins, or gold-rimmed dishes, in
tile microwave.
Recycled paper towels containing
small metal pieces being used in
tile microwave.
* Do not pop popcorn in your * Foods with unbroken outer
microwave oven unless in a special
microwave popcorn accesso U or
unless you use popcorn labeled
for use ill microwave ovens.
* Some products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closedjars-willexplode *
and should not be heated in this
microwave oven. Such use of tile
microwave oven could result in
inju¢.
* Do not boil eggs in a microwave
oven. Pressure will build up
inside egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injmy.
* Operating tile microwave with
no fbo(t inside fbr more than a
minute or two may cause damage
to tile oven and could start a fire.
It increases tile heat around tile
magnetron and can shorten tile
lid of tile oven.
"skin" such as potatoes, hot dogs,
sausages, tomatoes, apples,
chicken livers and other giblets,
and egg yolks should be pierced
to allow steam to escape during
cooking.
Avoid heating baby %od in glass
jars, even with tile lid off Make
sure all infant food is thoroughly
cooked. Sur food to distribute tile
heat evenly. Be careflfl to prevent
scalding when warming %rmula
or breast milk. Tile container may
Del cooler ttlan the milk really is.
Always test tile milk befbre
feeding tile baby.