GE JE690T, Use & Care Manual

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Care and Cleaning
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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
out the interior. An
occasional thorough wiping with
solution of baking soda and water
keeps the interior fresh.
●
Don’t use sharp-edged utensils
on your oven. The inside and
outside oven walls can be
scratched. The control panel can
be damaged.
●
BE CERTAIN POWER IS OFF
BEFORE CLEANING ANY
PART OF THIS OVEN.
How to Clean the Inside
and floor. Some spatters
can be removed with a paper
towel, others may require a damp
cloth. Remove greasy spatters with
a sudsy cloth, then rinse with a
damp cloth. Do not use abrasive
cleaners on oven walls. NEVER
USE A COMMERCIAL OVEN
CLEANER ON ANY PART OF
YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN.
Door (inside). Window: Wipe up
spatters daily and wash when
soiled with a minimum of sudsy,
warm water. Rinse thoroughly
and dry.
Metal and plastic parts on door:
Wipe frequently with a damp cloth
to remove all soil. DO NOT USE
ABRASIVES, SUCH AS
CLEANING POWDERS OR
STEEL AND PLASTIC PADS.
THEY WILL MAR THE
SURFACE.
Removable Turntable and
Turntable Support. Occasionally
it is necessary to remove the
turntable and support for
How to Clean the
Case. Clean the outside of your
oven with soap and damp cloth,
rinse with damp cloth and then dry.
Wipe the window
with a
damp cloth.
Control Panel. Wipe with a damp
cloth. Dry thoroughly. Do not use
cleaning sprays, large amounts of
soap and water, abrasives or sharp
objects on the panel—they can
damage it.
Door Surface. When cleaning
surfaces of door and oven that
come together on closing the door,
use only mild, nonabrasive soaps
or detergents applied with a sponge
or soft cloth.
Power Cord. If the cord becomes
soiled, unplug and wash with a
damp cloth. For stubborn spots,
sudsy water may be used, but be
certain to rinse with damp cloth
and dry thoroughly before
plugging cord into outlet.
of the oven turntable.
prevent breakage, do not place
turntable into water just after
cooking. Wash turntable and
support carefully in warm sudsy
water or in the dishwasher. The
turntable and support can be
broken if dropped.
Remember, do not operate the
oven without the turntable and
support securely in place.
Special note when using Brown
‘N Sear Dish: If grease is present,
high heat generated on bottom of a
Brown ‘N Sear dish may cause the
grease to burn onto the turntable.
This may be removed with a
cleanser such as Bon
brand cleanser.
After using Bon brand
cleanser, rinse and dry thoroughly,
following instructions on can. Do
not use Bon
brand cleanser
on the painted surfaces such as the
It may scratch the paint.
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