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."Boilable"cooking pouches and tightly closed
plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as
directed by package. If they are not, plastic
could burst duringor immediately aftercooking,
possibly resulting in injury.Also, plastic storage
containers should beat least partiallyuncovered
because they form a tight seal. When cooking
with containerstightly covered with plasticwrap,
remove covering carefully and direct steam away
from hands andface.
.Hot foods and steam can cause
burns. Be careful when opening
any containers of hot food, including
popcorn bags, cooking pouches and
boxes. To prevent possible injury,
direct steam away from hands
and face.
• Use of the shelf accessory.
--Remove the shelf from oven when not in use.
--Do not store or cook with shelf on floor of oven.
Product damage may result.
--Use pot holders when handling the shelf and
cookware. They may be hot.
--Do not use microwave browning dish on shelf.
The shelf could overheat.
--Use the shelf only when cookingon 2 levels.
--Be sure that the shelf is positionedproperly
insidethe oven to prevent productdamage,
Use of shelf with Popcornfeatureis not
recommended(see the Popcorn section).
The Exhaust Hood
.Have it installed and properly grounded by a
qualified installer. See the special installation
bookletpacked with the microwave oven.
.The exhaust fan in the oven will operate
automatically under certain conditions
(see Automatic Fan Feature)• While the fan
is operating, caution is required to prevent
the starting and spreading of accidental
cooking fires while the exhaust fan is in
use. For this reason:
--Never leave surface units unattended at
high heat settings. Boilovercauses smoking and
greasy spilloversthat may ignite and spread if
exhaust fan is operating. To minimize automatic
fan operation, use adequatesized cookware and
use high heat only when necessary.
--In the event of a grease fire,
smother flaming pan on surface
unit by covering pan completely
with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet
or fiat tray.
--Clean the vent hood often. Do not allow grease
to buildup on the hood or the filter.
--Use care when cleaning the vent hood filter.
Corrosive cleaning agents,such as lye-based
oven cleaners, may damage the filter.
--When flaming foods under the hood, turn
the fan off, The fan, if operating, may spread
the flame.
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Optional Accessories
Available at extra cost from your GE supplier.
JX-40WH Filler Panel Kit (for model JVM142K).
JX-41 Filler Panel Kit (for models JVM140K and
JVM141K).
JX-81A Charcoal Filter Kit for non-vented
installation.
This microwave oven is UL listed for
installation over electric and gas ranges.
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