GE Spacemaker 164D2092P020 Use And Care Manual

General electric microwave oven use and care guide

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Contents
Adapter Plugs
Aluminum Foil
Appliance Registration
Auto Start
Care and Cleaning
Control Panel
Convenience Food Guide
Cooking
Complete
Reminder
Cooking Guide
12, 13,20-27
Defrosting
Delayed Cooking
Exhaust Fan
Extension Cords
Features
Grease Filter
Grounding Instructions
Heating or Reheating Guide 14, 15
Hold Time
Model ~131H
Light Bulb Replacement
29
4
Microwaving Tips
Minute/Second Timer
2
Model and Serial Numbers
9
Power Levels
11,28
6,7
Precautions
Problem Solver
5
Program Cooking
Repair Service
6,29
Safety Instructions
Time Cook
16.17
8
6,28
29
5
28
29
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8
29
2
8
2
8-10
3
30
8
31
3,4
9
Back Cover

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  • Page 1 SpacemakermMicwwe Oven Contents Adapter Plugs Aluminum Foil Appliance Registration Auto Start Care and Cleaning 11,28 Control Panel Convenience Food Guide la 19 Cooking Complete Reminder Cooking Guide 12, 13,20-27 Cooktop Light 6,29 Defrosting &10 Defrosting Guide 16.17 Delayed Cooking Exhaust Fan 6,28 Extension Cords Features...
  • Page 2: Model And Serial Numbers

    Keep it handy for answers questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number): Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY40225 Write down the model and serial numbers. You’ll find them on a label inside the oven on the upper left side.
  • Page 3: Precautions

    (3) door seals and sealing surfaces. (d) The Oven Should Not adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel. This microwave oven is UL listed for installation over electric and gas ranges. IMPORTANT SAFETY Read all instructions before using this appliance.
  • Page 4 SPnWOW boMng-Under certain spid circumstances, liquids may start to boti during or shotiy after remoti Wm the microwave oven, To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir the liquid briefly before removing the mntainer from the microwave oven. ~ ~U~ HWD:...
  • Page 5: Features

    Features of Your Microwave Oven Cooting Complete Reminder (For TIME COOK DEFROST cycles) To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven will beep once a minute until you either open the oven door or touch the CLEAR/OFF PAD.
  • Page 6: Cooktop Light

    It’s designed to be easy to use and understand. With your microwave oven, you have the option of using your automatic cooking control pads for quick and easy convenience cooking. Or you may make your own programs to suit your individualized cooking style.
  • Page 8: Hold Time

    How to Use the Minute/Second ~mer The MIN/SEC TIMER has three timing functions: It operates as a minute timer. . It can be set to delay cooking. . It can be used as a hold setting after defrosting. The MIN/SEC TIMER operates without microwave energy.
  • Page 9: Auto Start

    Touch AU~ START pad (instead of START pad). Step 3: Enter the time you want the oven to start. (Be sure your microwave oven clock shows the correct time of day.) Step 4: Touch START pad. The oven will automatically start at the desired time.
  • Page 10: Questions And Answers

    Defrosti~ by ~me Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of frozen foods and is one of the great advantages of a microwave oven. Power level 3 is automatically set for defrosting, but you may change this for more flexibility.
  • Page 11: Care And Cleaning

    Care and Cleaning Your new microwave oven is a valuable appliance. Protect it from misuse by following these rules: Keep your oven clean and sweet-smelling. Opening the oven door a few minutes after cooking helps air-out the interior. An occasional thorough wiping with a solution of baking soda and water keeps the interior fresh.
  • Page 12 Microwave Adapting Cooting Techniques for Microwaving Covering. In both conventional and microwave cooking, covers hold in moisture and speed heating. Conventionally, partial covering allows excess steam to escape. Venting plastic wrap or covering with wax paper serves the same purpose when microwaving. Arranging Food in Oven.
  • Page 13 Atipting Your Favorite Recipes Once you begin to use your microwave oven, you will soon be able to adapt most of your conventional cooking quite easily to microwave cooking techniques. The more you use your microwave oven, the more you will enjoy using it.
  • Page 14: Heating Or Reheating Guide

    Heating or Reheating Guide 1. Directions below are for reheating already-cooked foods at refrigerator or room temperature. Use microwave oven safe containers. Cwer most f~s for btest hmdng (see tips). Exmptions m m or mdium mats, some sandwiches, gridde foods like pancakes and baked foods.
  • Page 15 Item soups Water based (1 cup/serving) Milk based (1 cup/serving) Tip: Cover soups with wax paper or plastic wrap. Vegetables Small pieces: peas, beans, corn, etc. (% cup/serving) Large pieces or whole: asparagus spears, corn on the cob, etc. Mashed potatoes (M cup/serving) Tip: Cover vegetables for most even heating.
  • Page 16 ~rkeys may be placed under running water until giblets can be removed. When defrosted. food should be cool but softened in all areas. If still slightly icy,’retum to microwave oven very briefly, or let stand a few minutes. Half Swond Half Commenti Place unopened package in oven.
  • Page 17 Fi~t Half Second Half Food Time, Min. Time, Min. ~h & Seafood Defrost (3)] [Power Level: Fillets (l-lb.) Steaks (6-oz.) 2 to 3 Whole fish (8 to 10-OZ, ) 7 to 8 Shellfish, small pieces (l-lb.) Shellfish, blocks 4 to 5 Crab meat (6-oz.
  • Page 18 Convenience Food Guide Most convenience foods can be reheated by microwave only, since they are already cooked. Always use microwave safe containers (glass or plastic). For foods needing browning or crisping, conventional baking is recommended. Food Contier Appetizers & Snack Pastry bites Microwave safe dish...
  • Page 19 Contier Food Pasta, Rice Canned spaghetti, etc. Microwave safe dish Frozen rice in pouch Pouch (lo-oz.) Microwave Frozen macaroni & cheese, spaghetti safe dish (8 to 14-oz.) Frozen Lasagna Microwave (21-OZ.) safe dish Poultry Microwave Canned safe dish (7fi to Iok-oz. ) (14 to 24-oz.) Frozen pouch (5 to 6Y2-oz.)
  • Page 20 Meak 1. Always use microwave safe dish, plastic or glass. 2. Standing time: Allow about 10 minutes standing time for most roasts before carving. Food Contier Beef Ground, crumbled Casserole (for casseroles or soup) (1-lb,) (1 ti-lbs.) Meatballs Round or (1-lb.) oblong dish (2-lbs.)
  • Page 21 Food Contier Pork roast 13x9x2-in. microwave safe dish Spare ribs 13x9x2-in. dish or 3-qt. casserole Ham (precooked ObIong dish or canned) Ham loaf Pie plate Ham slices & 12x8x2-in. steaks dish Lamb Chops Brown ‘N (4 chops) Sear dish (preheated for 8 min.) Roast Oblong dish...
  • Page 22 Poultry Use microwave trivet for chicken and other small poultry, but do not use trivet for cooking turkey breast. Food Contier Chicken Pieces Plate or oblong dish Whole chicken (8 pieces) Whole uncut Oblong dish (stuffed or unstuffed) Cornish Hens Whole (stuffed or Square or unstuffed)
  • Page 23 ~s and Cheese Prepare eggs many ways in the microwave oven, see below. Always pierce whole yolks before microwaving to prevent bursting. 2. Never hard cook eggs in the shell, and do not reheat in-shell hard cooked eggs. They could explode.
  • Page 24 Vegetables Always use microwave safe cookware, glass or plastic. Cook most vegetables with tight cover to steam them. Exceptions are potatoes cooked in their skins and watery vegetables which need no water added for steam. 2. Do not salt tops of vegetables before microwaving. If desired, add salt to water in dish before adding vegetables.
  • Page 25 Always use microwave safe cookware (glass or plastic). 2. For pasta use about half the amount of water needed for conventional boiling; there is less evaporation in a microwave oven. Add regular amount salt and 1 teaspoon oil (optional, to prevent sticking). 3.
  • Page 26 Cakes and Desser@ Always use microwave safe cookware (glass or plastic). 2. Before adding batter, grease dishes but do not flour. Or, for easy removal, line dish with wax paper or paper towel. Food Contier Cakes Commercial mix 8-in. round or (18 to 20-oz.) square dishes Fluted tube...
  • Page 27 Use wax paper as light covering to hold in steam. Cooking and heating. Covering to hold in steam (wrap). Cooking (cooking and boil-in bags). Heating (storage bags). Recommended for microwave oven-to-table cooking of special foods. Cooking and heating. Cooking and heating. reflect...
  • Page 28: Grease Filter

    Efiamt Feature REUSABLE GREASE FILTERS Your microwave oven has two . -. reusable metal filters to help remove grease from the air and a disposable charcoal filter to help remove smoke and odors caused by cooking with your range. When the fan is operated, air is drawn up through the filters and then recirculated.
  • Page 29: Adapter Plugs

    Remove bulb and re~lace with 30-watt incandesce~t bulb (Part No. WB02X4235) available from your GE supplier. Secure light housing with screw. Cmtip L@t Rephcement REMOVE SCREti To replace cooktop light, first disconnect power at main fuse or circuit breaker panel or pull plug.
  • Page 30 A fise in your home maybe blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker. Unplug your microwave oven, then plug it back in. Make sure 3-prong plug on oven is fully inserted into wall receptacle. Doornotsecurely closed.
  • Page 31 NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details—including your phone number—to: Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, Kentucky 40225 FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write: Major Appliance...
  • Page 32 To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General. If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write: Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225 Part No.

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