GE Spacemaker CVM2072 Owner's Manual page 6

WARNING!
MICROWAVE-SAFE COOKWARE
6
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Make sure all cookware used in your microwave
oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass
casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups,
custard cups, pottery or china dinnerware
which does not have metallic trim or glaze with
a metallic sheen can be used. Some cookware
is labeled "suitable for microwaving."
• 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 240 mL (1 cup) of water—set the
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 microwave-safe.
• If you use a meat thermometer while cooking,
make sure it is safe for use in microwave
ovens.
• 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 foil only as directed in this manual. TV
dinners may be microwaved in foil trays less
than 19 mm (3/4") high; remove the top foil
cover and return the tray to the box. When
using foil in the microwave oven, keep the
foil at least 25 mm (1 inch) away from the
sides of the oven.
• Some styrofoam trays (like those that meat is
packaged on) have a thin strip of metal
embedded in the bottom. When microwaved,
the metal can burn the floor of the oven or
ignite a paper towel.
• Do not use the microwave to dry newspapers.
• Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use in
microwave ovens. Check the package for
proper use.
• Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap
can be used to cover dishes in order to retain
moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to
vent plastic wrap so steam can escape.
• Cookware may become hot because of heat
transferred from the heated food. Pot holders
may be needed to handle the cookware.
• "Boilable" cooking pouches and tightly closed
How to test for a plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented
microwave-safe dish
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
partially 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.
• 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.
Follow these guidelines:
1 Use microwave-safe plastics only and use
them in strict compliance with the cookware
manufacturer's recommendations.
2 Do not microwave empty containers.
3 Do not permit children to use plastic
cookware without complete supervision.