GE 49-4545 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
‘= For many foods, internal temperature is the best
~~~tof doneness.
Roasts or poultry are cooked to perfection when
temperature cooking. Heating or reheating foods
accurately to a serving temperature you desire is
simple and easy.
Temperature Cooking takes the guesswork out of
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‘=%/henthe food is done.
“The !F%Qbe
The temperature probe is a food thermometer that
gauges the internal temperature of your food; it
must be used when using Temperature Cooking.
Check with your Cookbook for proper placement of
probe in specific foods.
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Step 1: Insert temperature probe
as directed in Cookbook and at-
tach probe securely in oven wall.
Close the door.
=: Step 2: Turn Variable Power Con-
trol to 5 (MED).
Step 3: Push TIM E/TEMP Switch
down to TEMP position.
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Step 4: Turn Temperature Knob
to 130.
Step 5: Push START button. inte-
rior light and fan come on to tell
you oven is operating.
Step 6: When 130 degrees is
reached, oven automatically turns
off. Remove probe and food from
the oven.
Tips
@ Where you have a choice of
Power Levels, use a lower setting;
it will heat more evenly even
though requiring more time.
@ Be sure frozen food has been
completely defrosted before in-
serting probe. Probe may break off
if used in frozen foods.
@ Always insert probe into the
center of meaty areas; take care
not to touch the fat or the bone.
@ !nsert probe as horizontally as
possible into foods as directed in
the recipes. Make sure the handle
does not touch the food. The
probe is easiest to use when
inserted from the front.
@ Use the clip to keep the probe in
place while heating.
a Cover foods as directed in
Cookbook for moisture control and
quick, even heating.
Q. IS temperature cooking better
;nan time cooking for reheating
/eftovers?
A.
Yes, this type of food is excel-
lent to heat with the probe because
often the amount of food is not
!.nown, the
refo re cooking time is
cnIy a.gUess.
~~~king to a preset
‘:-:rnperat tire (usual Iy 150° ) elimi-
c-1~-~t~$ .;he guesswork.
Q. After setting Power Level and
temperature, I pushed START but
the oven did not come on. Why?
A. You must push the TIM WTEMP
Switch to TEMP when temperature
cooking. Also if probe is not
securely seated or forgotten, oven
will not start, Make sure all con-
trols are set properly.
Q. Are there any foods I can’t
Temperature Cook?
A. Yes. Delicate butter icings, ice
cream, frozen whipped toppings,
etc., soften rapidly at warm tem-
peratures. Batters and doughs as
WelI as frozen fc)(]ds are also diffi.
cult to cook precisely with the
probe. It is best to TIME COOK
these foods.
Q. Can I leave my probe in the
oven if it’s not inserted in the food?
A. No. If the probe is left inside the
~ven, touching the oven wall, and
not inserted in food, you may
damage the oven.
Q. l-low do I know what tempera-
ture to set?
A. Your Cookbook contains sec-
tions on all types of foods showing
the temperatures needed to cook
the foods to different degrees of
doneness. For reheating, refer to
Reheating Charts in the front
of t he Cookbook for spec if{c
ternperatures.
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