GE 49-8028 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
~m~
products
such* whole
eggs
and
sealed continers-for
example, closed glass jars-may
explode and should not
be
heated
in this oven.
.
Avoid
heating
baby
food
in
glass jars, even without
their
lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
mn’t
defrost
fmn
beverages
in narrow necked
bottles
(especitiy
carbonated
beverages). Even if the container
is opened, pressure can
bufld
up,
This
can
cause the container to
burst, resulting in injury.
Q
Use
rneti
o~y
as
directed in
cooking guide. TV
dinners
may
be microwaved in foil trays less
than 3/4” high; remove top foil
cover and return tray to box.
When using
meti
in microwave
oven,
keep
mew
at least 1
inch
away
from sides of
oven.
Cooking
utensik
may become
hot
because of heat transferred
from the heated
fd.
Potholders
may be needed to
hande
the
utensil.
.
Sometimes,
the
oven floor
can become too
hot
to
touch.
k
careful touching the floor during
and after cooking.
Foods cooked in liquids
(such
as pasta) may
tend
to
boti
over
more
rapidy
than
tbods
containing
less moisture. Should this
occur,
retir
to
page 28 for instructions on
how to clean the inside of the oven.
Thermometer-Do not
use a thermometer in
f~d
you
are microwaving
udess
the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
micrmve
oven.
Mastic
utens&Plastic
Utensfis
designed for microwave cooking
@very
use~,
but
shodd
be used
carefu~y.
Even microwave-safe
plastic may not be
as
tolerant of
Ovmking conditions as
m
*S
or ceramic materials and may
sofien
or char if
subjwted
to short
periods of overcooking. In
longer
exposures to winking,
the
N
and
utensfis
cotid
ignim.
For
these
reasons: 1) Use
microwave-sa~
phtics
ordy
and
use
tiern
in strict
compliance with the
utensfi
manuhcturer’s
recommendations.
2)
M
not subject empty
utenstis
to
microwaving. 3) Do
not
permit
children to
use
plastic
utensfis
without complete supervision.
.
men
cooki~
pork,
~Uow
the
directions exactly and
tiways
cook the meat to an
inmrnd
temperature of at least
l~W.
This assures
that,
in
the
remote
possibility that trichina
may
be
present in the
mat,
it
wilI
be
Wed
and
mat
tibe
~
to eat.
e
Bo~
eggs
!s
not
recommended
h
a
microwave
oven.
Pressure can
bdd
up
inside
egg
yok
and may cause
it to burst, resulting in injury.
@
Foods with unbroken outer
‘%~”
such
as
WtitOCS,
WU~@S,
tomatoes, apples, chicken
livers
and other giblets, and egg
yob
[see
previous caution)
shotidbe
pierccdto
Wow
steam to escape
during cooking.
.
6+Bo~~le”
COOM~
~uch=
and
ti@tiy
closed
plastic bags
shodd
be
sfit,
piercd
or vented
as directed in the cooking guide.
If they are not, plastic
cotidburst
dining or immediately after
~~king,
ssibly
resulting
in
z
so, plastic storage
~~~~ners
shodd
be at least
p-y
uncoveti
because they
firm
a tight seal. When cooking
with containers
tightiy
coveti
with plastic wrap, remove
covering
~fi~y
and
direct
steam away from hands and
tice.
4
0
SPnti~US
boiMng-Under
certain special
circumstan~s,
liquids may start to
bofl
during
or shortly after
rem~
from the
microwave oven. To prevent burns
from splashing liquid, stir the
liquid briefly before removing the
container from
the
microwave oven.
Wve it
tiled
and property
_
by a
q-
-w.
See the
spec~
ins~ation
bootiet
packed with the microwave oven.
The exhaust fan in your
oven
*
operate
*utomatiMy
under
-
titions
(see Automatic
Fan Feature,
pageo.
Wlethe
.
fm
is
operathg,
caution is
required to prevent the starting
and spreading of
accidenti
cooking fires
w~e
the exhaust
fan is in use.
Forthkreason:
.
-Never leave
surface
tits
unattended at high heat
x,
Wtiovercausessmokingand
-
sp~oversthat
may ignite and spread
if exhaust
ti
is operating. To
~
automatic
ti
operation,
use
adequate
sti
utenstis
and
use high heat settings
ordy
when
necessa~.
—h
the event of a grease
fii,
smother flaming pan
on
surface
unit
by covering pan completely
with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet
or
fiat
tray.
-Never
flame
fti
under
the oven
tith
the
ehaust
fan
operating
because it may spread
the flames.
–=p
hood and grease filters
cl-.
Wllow
instructions on
page 29, to maintain good venting
and avoid grease fires.
mSTRUC~ONS