GE JE1465J warranty IMPoRT~T Safety Instructions, Shelf accessory, Tightly closed plastic bags

IMPoRT~T SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

–Do not pop po~orn in your tirowave oven Mess in a special microwave popcorn accessory or udess you use popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens.

–Do not overcook potatoes. They could dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage to your oven.

–Ifrnaterials inside oven should @te, keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect power cord, or shutoff power at fuse or circuit breaker panel.

. $ome prMUCb such as whole eggs ~d sealed continers-for example, closed glass jars—may explode and should not be heated in this oven.

*Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures,

. Wn’t defrost fromn beverages

in narrow neckd botdes (especially carbonated beverages). Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to burst, resulting in injury.

●use metal ody as directed in cookbook.

TV dinners maybe microwaved in foil trays less than 3/4” high; remove top foil cover and return tray to box, When using meti in the microwave oven, keep metal (other than metil shel~ at least 1 inch away from sides of oven.

●Cooham may become hot because of heat transferred from the heated fd, Potholders may be needed to handle the cookware. o ~metim~, the oven fl~r Can

become too hot to touch. Be careM when touching the floor during and after cooking.

. Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may tend to boil over more rapidly than f~s containing less moisture. Should this occur, refer to page 31 for instructions on how to clean the inside of the oven.

●Thermometer-Do not

use a thermometer in food you are microwaving unless the thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven.

. Remove the temperature p~~ from the oven when not in use. If you leave the probe inside the oven without inserting it in f~ ortiquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical arcing in the oven and damage oven walls.

●Plastic cookware-Plastic cookware designed for microwave cooking are very usefil, but should be used carefuUy. 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 ordy 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 exacdy 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.

. Boiling eggs is nOt

recommended in a microwave

oven. Pressure can build up inside the egg yolk and may cause it to burst, resulting in injury.

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●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.

●ffBoilable” cooking pouches

and tightly closed plastic bags

should be slit, pierced or vented as directed in cookbook. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately afier cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers should be at least partidy uncoved because they form a tight seal. When cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering care~y and direct steam away from hands and face.

●sponbneou5 boiling—Under certain special circumstances, liquids may start to boil during or shortly afier removal from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir the liquid briefly before removing the container from the microwave oven.

●use Ofthe DO~LE DUTYTM

shelf accessory.

—Remove the shelf from oven when not in use.

–Do not store or cook with shelf on floor of oven, Product damage may result.

–Use pot holders when handling the shelf and cookware, They may be hot,

–Do not use microwave browning dish on shelf. The shelf could overheat.

–Be sure that the shelf is positioned properly inside the oven to prevent product damage. Use of shelf with Automatic Cooking feature is not recommended (see page 28).

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