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Adapter Plugs
Aluminum Foil
Appliance Registration
Auto Defrost
Auto S~rt
Care and Cleaning
Control Panel
Convenience Food Guide
Cooking Complete Reminder 5
Cooking Guide
12, 13,20-27
Defrosting Guide
Delayed Cooking
Exhaust Fan
Extension Cords
Features
Grease Filter
Grounding Instructions
Heating or Reheating Guide 14, 15
Hold Time
30
Light Bulb Replacement
4
Microwaving Tips
Minute/Second Timer
2
10
Model and Serial Numbers
9
Power Levels
Precautions
6,7
Problem Solver
18, 19
Repair Service
Safety Instructions
6,30
Time Cook
16, 17
Time Defrost
8
Warranty
6,29
30
5
8
30
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8
2
8-11
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9
8, 11
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Summary of Contents for GE Spacemaker 164 D2092P021
- Page 1 Spacemaker@Micwwe Oven Contents Adapter Plugs Aluminum Foil Appliance Registration Auto Defrost Auto S~rt Care and Cleaning 28,29 Control Panel Convenience Food Guide 18, 19 Cooking Complete Reminder 5 Cooking Guide 12, 13,20-27 Cooktop Light 6,30 Defrosting Guide 16, 17 Delayed Cooking Exhaust Fan 6,29 Extension Cords...
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Page 2: Help Us Help You
Keep it handy for answers questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number): Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY40225 Write down the model and serial numbers. You’ll find them on a label inside the oven on the upper left side. - Page 3 (3) door seals and sealing surfaces. (d) The Oven Should Not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel. This microwave oven is UL listed for installation over electric and gas ranges. IMPO~ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before usi~ this applia~ce.
- Page 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.
- Page 5 Features of Your Microwave Oven Cooting Complete Reminder (For TIME COOK and DEFROST cycles) To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven will beep once a minute until you either open the oven door or touch the CLEAR/OFF PAD.
- Page 6 It’s designed to be easy to use and understand. With your microwave oven, you have the option of using your automatic cooking control pads for quick and easy convenience cooking. Or you may make your own programs to suit your individualized cooking style.
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Page 8: Questions And Answers
How to Use the Minute/Second ~mer The MIN/SEC T~R has three timing functions: . It operates as a minute timer. It can be set to delay cooking. . It can be used as a hold setting after defrosting. The MIN/SEC TIMER operates without microwave energy. - Page 9 Step 2: Touch AU~ START pad (instead of START pad). Step 3: Enter the time you want the oven to start. (Be sure your microwave oven clock shows the correct time of day.) Step 4: Touch START pad. The oven will automatically start at the desired time.
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Page 10: Conversion Guide
Automatic DefrostiW With the Auto Defrost feature, the oven automatically sets the defrosting time and power levels for you. You choose the appropriate 6 for the code number from 1 to food you are defrosting, then enter the fd weight in pounds and tenths of a pound (See Conversion Guide below) and touch START. - Page 11 DefrostiW by ~me Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of frozen food and is one of the great advantages of a microwave oven. Use Time Defrost to quickly thaw foods such as bread, rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozen dinners. Auto Defrost is preferred...
- Page 12 Microwave A&pting CootiW Techniques for Microwavi~ Covering. In both conventional and microwave cooking, covers hold in moisture and speed heating. Conventionally, partial covering allows excess steam to escape. Venting plastic wrap or covering with wax paper serves the same purpose when microwaving. Arranging Food in Oven.
- Page 13 Adapting Your Favorite Recipes Once you begin to use your microwave oven, you will soon be able to adapt most of your conventional cooking quite easily to micrbwave coofing techniques. The mor= you use your microwave oven, the more you will enjoy...
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Page 14: Heating Or Reheating Guide
Heating or Reheating Guide Directions below are for reheating already-cooked foods at refrigerator or room temperature. Use microwave oven safe containers. 2. Cover most foods for fastest heating (see tips). Exceptions are rare or mdium meats, some sandwiches, griddle foods like pancakes and baked foods. - Page 15 Item soups Water based (1 cup/serving) Milk based (1 cup/serving) Tip: Cover soups with wax paper or plastic wrap. Vegetables Small pieces: peas, beans, corn, etc. (k cup/serving) Large pieces or whole: asparagus spears, corn on the cob, etc. Mashed potatoes (M cup/serving) Tip: Cover vegetables for most even heating,...
- Page 16 Turkeys may be placed under running water until giblets can be removed. 4. When defrosted, food should be cool but softened in all areas. If still slightly icy, return to microwave oven very briefly, or let stand a few minutes. Commen@ Place unopened package in oven.
- Page 17 Half First Food Time, Min. Time, Min. ~h & Seafood [Power Level: Defrost (3)] Fillets (1-lb.) Steaks (6-02.) 2 to 3 Whole fish (8 to 10-OZ, ) 7 to 8 Shellfish, small pieces (1-lb.) Shellfish, blocks 4 to 5 Crab meat (6-02. pkg.) 3 u to 4 Oysters (10-oz.
- Page 18 Convenience Food Guide 1. Most convenience foods can be reheated by microwave only, since they are already cooked. Always use microwave safe containers (glass or plastic). For foods needing browning or crisping, conventional baking is recommended. Food Contier Appetizem & Snack Pastry bites Microwave safe dish...
- Page 19 Food Contiiner Canned spaghetti, etc. Microwave safe dish Pouch Frozen rice in pouch (10-OZ.) Microwave Frozen macaroni & safe dish cheese, spaghetti (8 to 14-oz.) Microwave Frozen Lasagna safe dish (21-OZ. ) Poultry Microwave Canned safe dish (7 k to 10%-OZ. ) (I4 to 24-oz.) Frozen pouch (5 to 6M-oz.)
- Page 20 Mea@ 1. Always use microwave safe dish, plastic or glass. 2. Standing time: Allow about 10 minutes standing time for most roasts before carving. Food Contiiner Beef Ground, crumbled Casserole (for casseroles or soup) (1-lb.) (ll/z-lbs.) Round or Meatballs (1-lb.) oblong dish (2-lbs.) Patties...
- Page 21 Food Contier Pork roast 13x9x2-in. microwave safe dish Spare ribs 13x9x2-in. dish or 3-qt. casserole Ham (precooked Oblong dish or canned) Ham loaf Pie plate Ham slices & 12x8x2-in. steaks dish Lamb Chops Brown ‘N (4 chops) Sear dish (preheated for 8 min.
- Page 22 Poultry 1. Use microwave trivet for chicken and other small poultry, but do not use trivet for cooking turkey breast. Food Contiiner Chicken Pieces Plate or oblong dish Whole chicken (8 pieces) Whole uncut Oblong dish (stuffed or unstuffed) Cornish Hens Whole (stuffed or Square or unstuffed)
- Page 23 @sand Cheese Prepare eggs many ways in the microwave oven, see below. Always pierce whole yolks before microwaving to prevent bursting. Never hard cook eggs in the shell, and do not reheat in-shell hard cooked eggs. They could explode. Food...
- Page 24 Always use microwave safe cookware, glass or plastic. Cook most vegetables with tight cover to steam them. Exceptions are potatoes cooked in their skins and watery vegetables which need no water added for steam. 2. Do not salt tops of vegetables before microwaving. If desired, add salt to water in dish before adding vegetables.
- Page 25 Always use microwave safe cookware (glass or plastic). 2. For pasta use about half the amount of water needed for conventional boiling; there is less evaporation in a microwave oven. Add regular amount salt and 1 teaspoon oil (optional, to prevent sticking). 3.
- Page 26 Cakes and Desser@ Always use microwave safe cookware (glass or plastic). 2. Before adding batter, grease dishes but do not flour. Or, for easy removal, line dish with wax paper or paper towel. Food Contier Cakes Commercial mix 8-in. round or (18 to 20-oz.) square dishes Fluted tube...
- Page 27 Use wax paper as light covering to hold in steam. Cooking and heating. Covering to hold in steam (wrap). Cooking (cooking and boil-in bags) Heating (storage bags). Recommended for microwave oven-to-table cooking of special foods. Cooking and heating. Cooking and heating.
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Page 28: Care And Cleaning
Care and Cleaning Your new microwave oven is a valuable appliance. Protect it from misuse by following these rules: Keep your oven clean and sweet-smelling. Opening the oven door a few minutes after cooking helps air-out the interior. An occasional thorough wiping with a solution of baking soda and water keeps the interior fresh. - Page 29 COOmP/NIGHT LIGHT The exhaust hood on your feature microwave oven is equipped with two metal filters which collect grease. When the fan is operated, air is drawn up through the filters and is then discharged through the provided venting to the outside.
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Page 30: Oven Light
3 screws which hold it in place. Next, remove the single screw located above door near center of oven that secures light housing. Remove bulb and replace with a 30-watt GE bulb (Part No. WB2X4235) available from your GE supplier. Secure light housing with screw. Grounding Imtructiom This appliance must be grounded. -
Page 31: If You Need Service
Steam or vapor escaping from around the d&r. Light reflection around door or outer case. If you need more help.. call, toll free: GE Answer Center” 8W.6262W consumer information service If You Need Service obtain service, see your warranty on the back page of this book. - Page 32 This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General. Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225 Pati No. 164 D2092P021 49-8028 Pub.