GE JKP68G warranty IMPJRT’T Safety Instructions, Microwave Oven

IMP(JRT’T SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

c Do not use water on grease fires. Smother flaming pan on surface unit by covering pan completely with well fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by coveringwith baking soda or, if available, a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam type fire extinguisher.

sDo not touch heating elements or interiorsurface of oven.These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling, first.

Potentially hot surfaces include ovenvent openings and surfaces near the openings, crevices around the ovendoor and the edges of the door window.

Remember: The inside surface of the oven may be hot when the door is opened.

. When cooking pork followthe

directions exactlyand alwayscook 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.

Microwave Oven:

QRead and follow the specific

“PRECAUTIONS ~ AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” found on page 3.

●To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:

–Do not overcook food. Carefhlly attend appliance if paper, plastic or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking.

—Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags before placing bags in oven.

—Do not use your microwave oven to dry newspapers.

–Paper towels,napkins and wax paper. Recycled paper products 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.

–Do not pop popcorn in your microwaveovenunless in a special

microwave popcorn accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens.

–Do not overcook potatoes.

They could dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage to your oven.

–Do not operate the ovenwhile empty to avoiddamage to the ovenand the danger of fire. If by

accident the oven should run empty a minute or two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid operating the oven empty at all times—it saves energy and prolongs life of the oven.

—If materials inside the oven should ignite, keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.

●Some products such as whole eggs and sealed containers-for example, closed glassjars—may explode and should not be heated in this oven.

cSee door surface cleaning instructions on page 41.

●Don’t defrost frozen beverages in narrow-necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages). Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to burst, resulting in injury.

. Use metil only as directedin

cookbook. Foil strips as used on meat roasts are helpfid when used as shown 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 metal in microwaveoven, keepmetal(except for DOUBLE DUTY shelf)

at least 1 inch awayfrom sides of oven.

●Cooking utensils may become hot because of heat transferred from the heated food. This is especially true if plastic wrap has been covering the top and handles of the utensil. Potholders maybe needed to handle the utensil.

●Sometimes, the oven floor

can become too hot to touch. Be carefid touching the floor during and after cooking.

●Do not use a thermometer in

food you are microwavingunless the thermometer is designedor recommended for use in the microwaveoven.

. Remove the temperature probe from the oven when not

using it to cook with. If you leave the probe inside the ovenwithout inserting it in food or liquid, and turn on microwaveenergy, it can create electrical arcing in the oven, and damage ovenwalls.

●Avoidheating baby food in glassjars, even without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

. Boiling eggs is not

recommended in a microwave oven. Pressure can build up inside eggyolk and may cause it to burst, resulting in injury.

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