GE Spacemaker II JEM23L Use And Care & Cooking Manual

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~ORTA~ S~m mS~UC~ONS(continued)—Do not pop popcorn in your microwave ovenUrdess in a special microwave popcorn accessoryor udess you ,use popcorn labeled for use inmicrowave ovens.—Do not overcook potatoes.. ~ey could dehydrateand catch fire, causing damage to your oven.—Do not operate the oven wtie empty to avoiddamage to the oven and the danger of fm. Ifby accident the oven shodd run empty a minuteor two, no harm is done. However, try to avoidoperating the oven empty at dl times-it savesenergy and prolongs the tife of the oven.—Do not use the oven for storage purposes.Do not leave paper products, cooking utensilsor food in the oven when not in use,—Umaterhdstiide oven shodd ignite, keepoven door closed, turn oven off, and diwonneetpower cord, or shutoff power at the fuse orcircuit breaker panel.l Some products such as whole eggs and sealedcontiine+for example, closed jars-willexplode and should not be heated in thismicrowave oven. Such use of the microwaveoven could result in injury.l Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, evenwithout their lids; especially meat and eggmixtures.l Don’t defrost frozen beverages in nmownecked bodes (espechdly carbonated beverages).Even if the container is opened, pressure can buildup, Ws can cause the container to burst, possiblyresdting in injury.l Use mM ordy as directed in this book Ndinners may be mimawaved in foil trays Iess than3/4” high; remove top foil cover and ~etum trayto box. men using ruetrd in the microwave oven,- keepm@M at Mst 1 inch away from sidesof Ovem* Cookware may ~rne hotbecause of heat transfe~ fromthe heated food. Pot holders maybe needed to hmdle thecookware.4l Sometimes! the oven tray an become too hotto touch. Be -fnl touching the tray during andaftcrcooking.*Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) maytend to boil over more rapidly than foodscontaining less moisture. Should tis occur,refer to the Care and Cleaning section(s) forinstructions on how to clean the inside ofthe oven.* ~emometer-Do not use a thermometer infood you m microwaving urdess the thermometeris designed or recommended for use in themicrowave oven.Pbstic cookware designedl WC eookw~for microwave cooking is very useful, but shouldbe used carefully. Even microwave-safe plasticmay not be as tolerant of overcooking conditionsas are glass or ceramic materials sad mayso~n or char if subjwted to short periods ofoverworking. In longer exposures to overcooking,the food and cookware cotid ignite. For thesereasons: 1) Use ’microwave-safe plastics odyand use them in strict compliance with thecookware manufacturer’s recommendations.2) Do not subject empty cookware tomicrowaving. 3) Do not @rrnit children to useplastic cookware without complete supervision.Q ~en cooking pork, follow tie dirwtionsexactly and always cook the meat to an intemdtemperature of at least 170°F. ~is assures that,in tie remote possibility that trichina maybepresent in the meat, it wfll be killed and meatwi~ be safe to eat.l Do not boil eggs in a micmwav~ ove~ Pressurewill build up inside egg yolk and will cause it toburst, possibly resulting in injury.w Foods with ~nbroken outer‘Sh’y such as ~tiWS,sausages, tomatoes, apples,chivken livers and other giblets,and egg yo~ (see previouscaution) should be pierced toMow st- to escape duringcooking.