GE JE2160 owner manual Reheat, Sensor Cooking, Cooking Guide Food Amount Comments

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NOTE: Do not use this feature twice in succession on the same food portion—it may result in severely overcooked or burnt food.

Reheat

The Reheat feature reheats 4–36 ounces of previously cooked foods or a plate of leftovers.

1

Place covered food in the oven. Press

REHEAT. The oven starts immediately.

 

 

The oven signals when steam is sensed

2

and the time remaining begins

 

counting down.

Do not open the oven door until time is counting down. If the door is opened, close it and press START immediately.

After removing food from the oven, stir, if possible, to even out the temperature. Reheated foods may have wide variations in temperature. Some areas may be extremely hot.

If food is not hot enough after the countdown use TIME COOK for additional reheating time.

Some Foods Not Recommended for Use With Reheat

It is best to use Time Cook for these foods:

■Bread products.

■Foods that must be reheated uncovered.

■Foods that need to be stirred or rotated.

■Foods calling for a dry look or crisp surface after reheating.

Safety Instructions

Operating Instructions

NOTE: Do not use this feature twice in succession on the same food portion—it may result in severely overcooked or burnt food.

Sensor Cooking

Vegetables, Potatoes, Fish, Chicken Pieces

Sensor cooking gives you easy, automatic results with a variety of foods (see the Cooking Guide below).

1

Place covered food in the oven.

Press the food pad. For vegetables,

 

 

press the VEGETABLE pad once for

 

fresh vegetables, twice for frozen

 

vegetables or three times for canned

 

vegetables. For chicken or fish, press

 

the CHICKEN/FISH pad once for chicken

 

pieces or twice for fish. The oven starts

 

immediately.

 

The oven signals when steam is

2

sensed and the time remaining begins

 

counting down. Turn or stir the food if necessary.

Do not open the oven door until time is counting down. If the door is opened, close it and press START immediately.

If food is undercooked after the countdown use TIME COOK for additional cooking time.

How to Change the Automatic Settings (automatic settings for canned vegetables cannot be adjusted)

You can adjust the cooking time for some foods to suit your personal taste.

To reduce time by 10%:

After pressing the feature pad, press 1 immediately after the oven starts.

To add 10% to cooking time:

After pressing the feature pad, press 9 immediately after the oven starts.

Troubleshooting Tips

Cooking Guide

Food

Amount

Comments

 

 

 

Canned Vegetables

4–16 oz.

Cover with lid or vented plastic wrap.

 

 

 

Frozen Vegetables

4–16 oz.

Follow package instructions for adding water.

 

 

Cover with lid or vented plastic wrap.

 

 

 

Fresh Vegetables

4–16 oz.

Add 1/4 cup water per serving. Cover with lid or

 

 

vented plastic wrap.

 

 

 

Potatoes

8–32 oz.

Pierce skin with fork. Place potatoes on the turntable.

Fish

4–16 oz.

Cover with vented plastic wrap.

 

 

 

Chicken Pieces

2–8 pieces

Cover with vented plastic wrap.

 

 

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JE2160 specifications

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