Automatic Cooking - GE Spacemaker JVM150 Use And Care Manual

TheAutoCookpadmaybeusedtoeliminate y our
needtolookupcooking timeintheCookbook, or
guessing howlongto setcooking time.Byactuaiiy
sensing thesteam which escapes a sfoodmicrowaves,
thisfeature automatically adjusts theoven's c ooking
timetovarious typesandamounts o ffood.
Because c ooking containers m ustbecovered, this
feature isbestwithfoodswhich youwishtosteamor
toretainmoisture. F oods whicharebestmicrowaved
uncovered o ronlylightly covered should becooked
using timeortemperature s ettings.
Aftertouching theAutoCookpad,andpressing Start,
youwillseethewordAUWI o nthereadout, w hich
indicates t hatthesensorhasbeenactivated t osense
steam fromthefood.Toprevent t heescape ofsteam
fromtheoven, d onotopenthedoorwhiletheword
AUK)isonthereadout. k fdoorisopened, E RR(3R
appears. C losedoorandtouch START immediately.
Setting 1,which isdesigned foreasyreheating o f
foods, a utomatically turnstheovenoffassoonasthe
sensor detects steam fromthefoods. O therAutoCook
control s ettings, w hich areforfreshorfrozen foods,
needadditional timeaftersteam hasbeensensed. F or
e
thesefoods, t heoven determines t heamount o f
additional timeneeded, t henautomatically switches
theoven toTimeCookforthenecessary cooking time
remaining. Ovenbeepswhenit switches t oTimeCook
(AU7XI onreadout i sreplaced bynumbers i ndicating
cooking time),andovendoorcanbeopened for
stirring or rotating food.Becareful o fsteam when
removing t ightcovers. W henyouremove cover, d irect
thesteam away fromhandsandface.
Always c over foodcontainers usingI!kls, waxpaper
orplastic wmp.Plastic wrapshouid belooseover
hod toallowforexpansion. Sealbypressing plastic
wrapfirmly around edges. F orbestresuUs, never
stmteh phwtic wrap tightly overfood,orusetigM-
sealing plastic lids.
$orme f"ds mayneedtobestirred orrotated after
beeping signal.
N~E%UseofwireshelfwithAutomatic Cooking is
notrecommended.
Match theamount o f foodtothesizeofthecontainer. Fillcontainers atleast1/2full.Besuretlwexterior o rthe
'
cooking container a ndinterior o fmicrowave ovenamdry,Always c overfwd containers f orAutoCO&and stir
orrotate, i f mwessary, afterbeeping signal.
Use
microwave-safe casseroles o r
bowls forentrees andvegetables.
Cover withlidsthatfit,Hlidsare
notavailable, useplasticwrapor
waxpaper.Plastic wrapshould be
looseoverfoodtoallowfor
expansion. Sealbypressing plastic
wrapfirndyaround edges.
Do
notusepaperplateswith
automatic c tio-kin~, Usemicrawave-
saf'e p latesor bowls forreheating.
Cover withplastic wrapor wax
p~!wr ( youcanstillusepaperplates
w~th regular TimeCooking,
Defrosting, etc.).
Useobkmg oruyimecontainers
forchicken orcomonthecob.
Plastic wrapcovering should be
looseoverfoodtoahw for
expansion. Sealbypressing plastic
wrapfirmlymound edges.
Slitplasticpouchesl-inch m
shown above, B reakfoodup
thoroughly a fterovensignals. F or
alternate pouchmethod seepagei$,
.
FrozerB E ntrees i nI%perboard
Thy: Donotremove f ihnover
tray;remove t rayfrombox.Thick
entreesmayneedlonger time,See
chartonpage22,FrozenFoodin
NIetal ' Ray:Remove f oilcovering,
reinsert i ntoboxandcloseends.
Follow
controlpane}
orAutomatic
CookChartsetting forcasseroles,
Covercasserole meatand
e
vegetables w ithsauce,Coolhat
ingredients o r sauces. I fnot,use
TIMECOOK.