GE Spacemaker JVM141J Use And Care Manual page 4

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
ignite, keep oven door closed, turn
oven off, and disconnect power
cord, or shutoff power at the fuse
or circuit breaker panel.
Some products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed jars-wti explode
and should not be heated in this
microwave oven. Such use of the
microwave oven could result in
injury.
Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
Don't defrost frozen
beverages in narrow necked
bottles (especially carbonated
beverages). Even if the container
is opened, pressure can build up.
This can cause the container to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
Use metal only as directed in
this book and the cookbook
provided. TV dinners maybe
microwaved in foil trays less than
3/4" high; remove top foil cover
and return tray to box. When
using metal in the microwave
oven, keep meti (other than
metal shelfl at least 1 inch
away from sides of oven.
* Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to handle the cookware.
Sometimes, the oven floor can
become too hot to touch.
and after cooking.
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidy than foods containing
less moisture. Should this occur,
refer to page 19 for instructions on
how to clean the inside of the oven.
a thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
Remove the temperature probe
from the oven when not using it
with.
to cook
probe inside the oven without
inserting it in food or liquid, and
turn on microwave energy, it can
create electrical arcing in the
oven and damage oven walls.
Plastic cookware—Plastic
cookware designed for microwave
cooking is very useful, but should
be used carefifly. Even microwave-
safe plastic may not be as tolerant
of overcooking conditions as are
glass or ceramic materials and
may soften or char if subjected to
short periods of overcooking. In
longer exposures to overcooking,
the food and cookware could
ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use
microwave-safe plastics only and
use them in strict compliance
with the cookware manufacturer's
recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to
microwaving,
children to use plastic cookware
complete supervision.
without
When cooking pork, follow
the directions exactly and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F.
This assures that, in the remote
Be
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat will be safe to eat.
Do not boil eggs in a microwave
oven. Pressure wfll buildup inside
egg yolk and will cause it to burst,
possibly resulting in injury.
If you leave the
3) Do not permit
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tomatoes, apples, chicken livers
and other giblets, and egg yolks
(see previous caution) should be
pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking.
Not all plastic wrap is suitable
for use in microwave ovens.
Check the package for proper use.
. ~~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 immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers should be
at least partidy uncovered because
they form a tight seal. When
cooking with containers tightly
covered with plastic wrap, remove
covering carefully and direct steam
away from hands and face.
boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
liquids may start to boil during or
shortly after removal from the
microwave oven, To prevent burns
from splashing liquid, stir the
liquid briefly before removing the
container from the microwave oven.
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