GE JES2251 owner manual Sensor Cooking, How to Change the Automatic Settings

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NOTE: Do not use these features twice in succession on the same food portion—they may result in severely overcooked or burnt food.

Sensor Cooking

Sensor cooking allows you to cook food without setting a time.

Choose the Sensor Cooking feature for your food type.

Always use microwave-safe containers. Cover them with lids or vented plastic wrap. Be careful when removing covers after cooking. To avoid steam burns, remove covers facing away from you.

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Place food in the oven.

Press the food pad until the food

 

 

category appears in the window.

 

Press START. The oven beeps 2

2

times when steam is detected. Time

 

remaining begins to count down in the display window. The oven will beep 5 times at the end of the countdown.

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

After the time remaining countdown, use the ADD 1 MINUTE feature for additional reheating time.

How to Change the Automatic Settings

After using this feature a few times, you may find that food is undercooked or over- cooked. You can adjust the cooking time for some foods to suit your personal taste.

To reduce time by 10%:

Press the MORE/LESS pad two times.

To add 10% to cooking time:

Press the MORE/LESS pad one time.

Safety Instructions

Operating

Sensor Cooking

Pad

 

Food Type

Amount

 

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast

 

Oatmeal

1⁄2 to 1 cup

Place in a serving bowl. Do not cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow package directions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast Sausage

2 to 8 links

Follow package directions for pre-cooked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sausage. Arrange in a star pattern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omelet

2 to 4 eggs

Coat a 9-inch pie plate with 1⁄2 tbsp. melted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

butter for each egg. Add 1 tbsp. milk for each egg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cook covered with vented plastic wrap. Let stand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 minutes after cooking. Always use scrambled eggs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch/

 

Soup

1 to 2 cups

Place in serving bowl. Cover with vented plastic

 

Snack

 

 

 

 

 

wrap. Stir after cooking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frozen Entrees

8 to 32 oz.

Follow package directions. After 2 beeps, stir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or rearrange.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frozen Pizza

8 oz.

 

Follow package directions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frozen Pocket Sandwich

1 sandwich

Follow package directions.

 

 

 

 

(4–5 oz.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Side Dish

 

Potatoes

4 maximum

Pierce skin with a fork, 6 times, evenly spaced.

 

 

 

 

6 to 8 oz. each

Space potatoes 1 inch apart. Let stand 5 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to complete cooking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh Vegetables

4 to 16 oz.

Add 1 tbsp. water per 1⁄2

cup of vegetables. Cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with vented plastic wrap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frozen Vegetables

6 to 16 oz.

Add 1 tbsp. water per 1⁄2

cup of vegetables. Cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with vented plastic wrap. Stir or rearrange after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 beeps. (Not for vegetables in butter or sauce).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canned Vegetables

15 oz.

 

Do not cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Rice

1⁄2

to 11⁄2

cups

Use hot tap water. Cover with vented plastic wrap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brown Rice

1⁄2

to 11⁄2

cups

Use hot tap water. Cover with vented plastic wrap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner

 

Frozen Dinners

11 to 16 oz.

Follow package directions. Do not use food

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

packaged in foil trays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pasta

2 to 8 oz.

 

Use hot tap water. Cover with vented plastic wrap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stew

1 to 2 cups

Cover with vented plastic wrap. Stir after cooking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ground Meat

16 to 32 oz.

Break apart in glass bowl or colander. Cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with vented plastic wrap. Stir after 2 beeps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Re-cover and press START.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fish Fillets

4 to 16 oz.

Arrange in a single layer. Cover with vented

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

plastic wrap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions

Troubleshooting Tips

Consumer Support

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