GE Spacemaker JVM130K Use And Care Manual page 4

—Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven
unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory
or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in
microwave ovens,
—Do not overcook pohtoes. They could dehydrate
and catch fire, causing damage to your oven.
—Do not operate the oven while empty to avoid
damage to the oven and the danger of fire. If by
accident the oven should run empty a minute or
two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at all times—it saves
energy and prolongs the life of the oven.
Do not use the oven for storage purposes. Do not
leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the
oven when not in use.
If materials inside oven should ignite, keep
oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect
power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit
breaker panel.
Some producfi such as whole eggs and sealed
containers—for example, closed jars-will
explode and should not be heated in this microwave
oven. Such use of the microwave oven could result
in injury,
without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.
Don't defrost frozen beverages in narrow
necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages).
Even if tie 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. TV
dinners may be 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 metal 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.
Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may tend
to boil over more rapidly than foods containing less
moisture. Should this occur, refer to the Care and
Cleaning section(s) for instructions on how to clean
the inside of the oven.
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Thermometer—Do not use a thermometer in
food you are microwaving unless the thermometer
is designed or recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
Plastic cookware—Plastic cookware designed
for microwave cooking is very useful, but should
be used carefully. 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. 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic cookware without complete
supervision.
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 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
will build up inside egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
Not dl plastic wrap is suitable for use in
microwave ovens. Check the package for
proper use.
certain special circumstances,
liquids may start to boil during or
shortly after removal from the
microwave
from splashing liquid, stir the liquid
container from the microwave oven.
Foods with unbroken outer
"skin" such as potatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, apples, chicken
livers and other giblets, and egg
yolks (see previous caution) should
be pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking.
Spontaneous boiling—Under
oven. To prevent bums