GE JES1142 Owner's Manual page 3

A WARNING!
ARCING
If you see arcing, press the CLEAR/OFF pad and correct the problem.
Arcing is the microwave ternl tor sparks in the oven.
Arcing is caused by:
• Metal or toil touching tile side ot tile oven.
• Foil not molded to tood (Ul_turned edges act
like antennas).
• Met;fl, such as twist-ties, poultt T pins or gold-
rimmed dishes, in tile microwave.
• Recycled paper towels containing small metal
pieces being used in the microwave.
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FOODS
Do
not pop popcoi'n in yotti" I/ticI'OWa;'e oven
tmless in a special microwave popcorn accessm w
or tmless x_)tl use l)opcorn labeled fin" use in
microwave ovens.
• Some products such as whole eggs and sealed
containers--fin" example, closed jars--are able
to explode and should not be heated in this
tllict'owave oven,
Sttch
ttse ol
tile microwave
oven
could result in iqjmT:
• Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven. Pressm'e
will build ttp inside egg yolk and will cattse it to
bmst, possibly resulting in iqjtu>
• Operating tile microwave
with no food inside fi:,r
tllot'e than a tllinttte or two tllaV Cause datllage
to tile
oven and
could strut a fire. It increases tile
heat at'ottnd tile
i/lagnett'on and c}ltl shorten
the life of the oven.
• Foods Mth tmbroken outer "skin" such as
potatoes, hot dogs, sausages, tomatoes, apples,
chicken li\'ets and other giblets and egg yolks
should be pierced to allow steam to escape
dining cooking.
• Avoid heating baby food in glass jms, even
with the lid ofl_ Make sm'e all infimt tood is
thoroughly cooked. Stir food to distribute tile
heat evenly: Be carefltl to prevent scalding
when wamfing t0m/ula. Tile container may feel
cooler than the formula really is. Mwavs test tile
flm/mla before feeding tile baby.
• Don't defl'ost fl'ozen beverages in narro_mecked
bottles (especially carbonated beverages). Even
if tile container is opened, pressure can build up.
This can cause the container to bttt_t, possibly
resulting in iqjm>
• SUPERHEATED WATER
Liquids,such as water, coffee ortea are able to
be overheated beyondthe boiling point without
appearing to be boiling. Visiblebubbling or boiling
when the container is removed from the microwave
ovenis not always present. THISCOULD RESULT
IN VERY HOTLIQUIDSSUDDENLY BOILINGOVER
WHENTHECONTAINER IS DISTURBED ORA
SPOONOROTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO
THELIQUID.
To reduce tile risk ot iqjtn 7 to persons:
--Do not overheat tile liquid.
--Stir tile liquid both befl)re and halfkvay through
heating it.
--Do not use straight-sided container with narrow
necks,
--_Mier heating, allow the container to stand in the
microwave
oven fi:,r a short time betore
removing
the container:
--Use extt'eille cat'e
when
inserting a Sl)OOn oY
other utensil into tile container:
• Hot foods and steam can cause burns. Be careful
when opening anv containers of hot food,
including popcorn bags, cooking pouches and
boxes. To prevent possible iqjtu> direct steam
away fl'om hands and ti_ce.
Do not overcook potatoes. They could dehydrate
and catch fire, causing damage to w_ur oven,
Cook ineat and poultt T thoroughlx_meat to at
least an INTERNAl, temperature of 160°F and
poultry to at least an INTERNAl, temperature
ot 180°E Cooking to these temperatm'es usually
protects against toodborne illness.
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