GE JVM239 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
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LEVELS
(1-10)
How
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1. Press
MICRO COOK
or
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D_OST.
2.
Sel-cooking ordefisting time.
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3. Press
Pow
mm.
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4. Select desired power level
1-10.
mm
5. Press START.
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Variable power levels add flexibility to your
microwave cooking. The power levels on your
micmwave
oven
ti
be
timpti
to the
stiace
units
on a range. High
@wer
kvel
10) or full power is
tie
fastest way to cook and gives you 100% power.
kh
power level gives you microwave energy a certain
percent of
*e
time. Power
hvel
7 is microwave
energy 70% of the time. Power
Uvel
3 is energy
30% of
*e
time.
A high setting (10) will
cmk
faster but may need
additiond
attention such as frequent stirring, rotating
or turning over. Most of your cooking will be done
on High (Power
hvel
10). A lower setting
wfll
cook
more evenly and
witi
1=s
attention given to stirring
or rotating the food. Some foods may have better
flavor,
texti
or appearance if one of the lower
settings is used. You may wish to use a lower power
level when cooking foods that have a tendency to
boil over, such as
scdlo@
potatoes.
Rest periods (when
tie
microwave energy cycles
o~
tive time for the food to
“wu*”
or transfer heat
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the inside of the food. An-example of this is shown
with Power
bvel
34e
defrost cycle.
H
mimwave
energy did not cycle off,
tie
outside of the food wotid
Here are some examples of uses for various power
levels:
,
High 10
I
Fish, bacon, vegetables,
boiling liquids.
Meal-High 7
&nde
cooking of meat and
I
poultry; baking casseroles
‘d
reh~g.
Medium 5
Slow cooking and
tendetig
such as stews and less tender
cuts of meat.
hw
3
Defrosting without
-king;
simmering; delimte sauces.
Warml
~ing
id
warm without
overcooking;
softening
butter.
This
micmwave
oven has an automatic fan feature to
pro-
it from too much heat rising
tim
the
cooktop
or range
ben-ti
it. It
autornatidly
turns on at a low
s@ if it senses too much
ht.
E
you have
tid
the fan on you may
fmd
that you
cannot
tum
it off. This is because the automatic fan
has come onto
protit
the intemd parts of the
microwave.
The fan will
automatidly
~
off when the internal
parts are
cml.
It may
shy
on for 30 minutes or more
after the range and microwave controls have
bmn
turned off.
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