Microwave Oven - GE JKP76GP Use & Care Manual

Do not touch he~ting elementa
in color. During and after use, do
not touch, or let cloting or other
flammable materials contact any
interior area of the oven; allow
sufficient time for cooling, first.
Potentially hot surfaces include
oven vent openings and surfaces
near the openings, crevices
edges of the door window.
Remember: The inside surface
of the oven maybe hot when the
door is opened.
When cooking pork, follow
the directions exactly and always
cook the meat to an intern#
temperature of at least 170°F.
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat will be safe
to eat.

Microwave Oven:

Read and foHow the specific
"PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSU~ TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY" found on page 2.
To reduce the risk of fire in
—Do not overeook food.
Carefully attend appliance if
paper, plastic or other combustible
materials are placed inside the
oven to facili@te cooting.
—Remove wire twist-ti~ from
paper or plastic bags before
placing bags in oven.
—Do not use yonr microwave
oven to dry newspapers.
—Do not use recycled paper
napkins and wax paper can
contain metal flecks which may
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cause arcing or ignite. Paper
products containing nylon or
nylon filaments should be
avoided, as they may also ignite.
—Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven unless in a
special microwave popcorn
popcorn labeled for use in
microwave ovens.
—Do not overcook potatoes.
They could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
—Do not operate the oven while
empty to avoid damage to the
by accident the oven should run
operating the oven empty at all
times—it saves energy and
prolongs life of the oven.
Do not use the oven for storage
purposes. Do not leave paper
products, cooking utensils or food
in the oven when not in use.
* timaterials inside the oven
should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect the power cord, or
shut off power at the fuse or
circuit breaker panel.
Some products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers—for
example, closed glass jars-will
explode and should not be heated
in this oven.
* See door surface cleaning
instructions in the Care and
Cleaning section(s) of this book.
in narrow-necked bottles
(especially carbonated beverages).
Even if the container is opened,
pressure can build up, This can
cause the container to burst,
possibly resulting in injury.
this book and the cookbook.
Foil strips as used on meat roasts
are helpful when used as shown
in cookbook.
maybe microwaved
TV dinners
in foil trays less than 3/4" high;
remove top foil cover and return
tray to box. When using metal in
microwave oven, keep metal
(except for DOUBLE DUTYTM
sides of oven.
Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to handle the cookware.
Sometimes, the oven floor an
become too hot to touch. Be
careful touching the floor during
and after cooking.
Do not use a thermometer in
food you are microwaving unless
the thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
Remove the temperature
probe from the oven when not
in use. If you leave the probe
inside the oven without inserting
it in food or liquid, and turn on
microwave energy, it can create
electrical arcing in the oven, and
damage oven walls.
Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
oven. Pressure will build up inside
the egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
Foods with unbroken outer
"skin" such as potatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, apples, chicken livers
and other giblets, and egg yolks
should be pierced to allow steam –
to escape during cooking.
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