GE ZSCIO00 Owner's Manual page 6

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Adva,lium Ove_
A WA! ING!
MicTozo (_ V e-
COOkZO(ZT_
7Yw turntable mu,sl
alwa)s be i_ pla_ e whe_
usi_g" lhe ovo_.
77_eclear glass tray
should alwar,s be _n
p.la( e w]ier_
mwrowavin_:
Mahe ,_m_ to use .suitable (:oohwa'_ during mien)wave coohing Most gla.s.s (:a.s:se_vh,,s c oohing dish_<s,
measuring cU[).s,(:usta_l cU[).s, p orte U or china dinnerwa'_ which doe,s not have metallic lrim or
glaz_ with a metallic sheen can be u.s_d. Some (:ookwa'_ is la& l(d ".s uitabh Jiw mic_vwaving. "
• Place food or microwaxable container
directly on the cleat glass tray to cook
your food.
• Use of the non-stick metal tray during
microwme cooking will resuh in
inferior cooking performance.
• If you are not sure if a dish is
microwave-safe, use this test: Place in
the oven both the dish you are testing
and a glass measuring cup filled with
l cup of water--set tim measuring cup
either in or next to the dish. Microwave
30-45 seconds at high. If the dish heats,
it should not be used for microwaving.
If the dish remains cool and only the
water in the cup heats, then the dish
is inicrowax e-safe.
• Cookware may become hot because
of heat transferred from tim heated
food. Oxen mitts may be needed to
handle the cookware.
• Do not use recycled paper products.
Recycled paper towels, napkins and
waxed paper can contain metal flecks
which may cause arcing or ignite.
Paper products containing nylon or
nylon filaments should be avoided,
as they may also ignite.
• Use t_il only as directed in this guide.
TV dinners may be microwaved in foil
trays less than 3/4" high; remove the
top foil cover and return the tray to the
box. When using foil in the oven, kee I)
the toil at least 1" away flom the sides
of the oxen.
• Do not use the oxen to dry newspapers.
• If yon use a meat thermometer while
cooking, make sure it is safe for use
in
nlicrowaxe oxens.
• Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic
wrap can be used to covet dishes in
order to retain moisture and prevent
spattering. Be sure to vent plastic wrap
so steam
can
escape.
• Not all plastic wrap is stfitable for use
in microwme oxens. Check the package
%r 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 immediamly after
cooking, possibly resulting in injm y.
Also, plastic storage containers should
be at least partially uncovered because
they tbrm a fight seal. When cooking
witl_l containers tightly covered with
plastic wrap, remove covering careflflly
and direct steam away flom hands
and face.
• Plastic cookware--Plastic cookware
designed %r microwave cooking is very
usefifl, but should be used carefiflly.
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.
Follow lh(<s'e g uidelir_s:
I. Use microwme-safe plastics only
and use them in strict compliance
with the cookware mamffacmrer's
recommendations.
2. Do not microwme empty containers.
3. Do not permit children to use plastic
cookware without complete superxision.
• Some styrofoam trays (like those that
meat is packaged on) have a thin strip of
metal embedded in the bottom. _A, ben
microwaved, the metal can burn the
floor of the oven or ignim a paper towel.