GE JEM31F Important Safety Instructions, Avoid heating baby food, Don’t defrost frozen beverages

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued)

-Do not pop popcorn in your microwave ovenunless in a special microwave popcorn accessoryor unless you use popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens.

-If materials insideoven should ignite, keep oven door closed,turn oven off, and disconnect power cord, or shut off power at fuseor circuit breaker panel.

Some products suchas whole eggs and sealed containers-for

example, closed glass jars-may explode and should not be heated in this oven.

Avoid heating baby food in

glassjars, even without theirlids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

Don’t defrost frozen beverages

in narrow necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages). Evenif the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to burst, resulting in injury.

Use metal onlyas directed in Cookbook. Foil strips as used on meat roasts are helpful when used as shownin Cookbook.

TV dinners may be microwaved in foil trays less than3/4”high; remove top foil cover andreturn tray to box. When using metalin the microwave oven,keep metal (otherthan metalshelf) at least 1 inch away from sides of oven.

Cooking utensilsmay become hot because of heat transferred from the heated food. Potholders may be neededto handle the utensil.

Sometimes, the oven floor can become too hot to touchBe.

careful when touching the floor during and after cooking.

Foods cooked in liquids(such as pasta)may tend to boil over more rapidly than foods containing less moisture. Should this occur, refer to page18 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 designedor recommended for usein the microwave oven.

Remove the temperature probe from the oven when not in useIf.

you leave the probe inside the oven without insertingit in foodor liquid, and turn on microwave energy,it can createelectrical arcing in the oven and damage oven walls.

Plastic utensils-Plastic utensils designed for microwave cooking are very useful, but should be used carefully. Even microwave plastic may not be as tolerantof overcooking conditionsas are glass or ceramic materials andmay soften or char if subjected to short periods of overcooking. In longer exposures to overcooking, the food and utensils could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave plastics only and use themin strict compliance with the utensil manufacturer’s recommendations.

2)Do not subject empty utensils to microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use plastic utensils without completesupervision.

When cooking porkfollow our directions exactly and always cook the meat to at least170°F. This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichinamay be present in the meat,it will be killed and meat will be safe to eat.

Boiling eggs is not recommended ina microwave oven. Pressure can buildup inside the egg yolk andmay cause it to burst, resulting in injury.

Foods with unbroken outer “skin” such as potatoes, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, andegg yolks (see previous caution) should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.

“Boilable” cooking pouches and tightly closed plastic bags

should beslit, pierced or vented as directedin Cookbook. 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.

Spontaneousboiling-Under

certain special circumstances, liquids may start to boil duringor shortly after removal from the microwave oven.To prevent burns from splashing liquid,stir the liquid briefly before removing the container from the microwave oven

Use of the DOUBLEDUTY” shelf accessory.

-Remove the shelf from oven when not in use.

-Donot store or cook with shelf on floor of oven. Product damage may result.

-Use potholders when handling the shelf and utensils. Theymay be hot.

-Donot use microwave browning dish onshelf. The shelf could overheat.

-Be sure that the shelf is positioned properly inside the oven to preventproduct damage (see page 16).

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