GE JES1143, Use And Care & Cooking Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
—Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven
unless it is in a special microwave popcorn
accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for
use in microwave ovens.
—Do not operate the oven while empty to avoid
damage to the oven and the danger of fire.
If by accident the oven should run empty a
minute or two, no harm is done. However, try to
avoid operating the oven empty at all times—it
saves energy and prolongs the 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.
—If materials inside oven should ignite,
keep oven door closed, turn oven off and
disconnect power cord, or shut off power at
the fuse or circuit breaker panel. If the door is
opened, the fire may spread.
• Some products such as whole eggs and sealed
containers—for example, closed jars—will
explode and should not be heated in this
microwave oven. Such use of the microwave
oven could result in injury.
• Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even
with the lid off. Make sure all infant food is
thoroughly cooked. Stir food to distribute heat
evenly. Be careful to prevent scalding when
warming formula or breast milk. The container
may feel cooler than the milk really is. Always
test the milk before feeding the baby.
• Do not defrost frozen beverages 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.
• Use foil only as directed in this guide.
TV dinners may be microwaved in foil trays less
than 3/4
″
high; remove the top foil cover and
return the tray to the box. When using foil in the
microwave oven, keep the foil at least 1 inch
away from the sides of the oven.
• Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred
from the heated food.
Pot holders may be needed to
handle the cookware.
• Sometimes, the turntable can become too hot
to touch. Be careful touching the turntable during
and after cooking.
• Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may tend
to boil over more rapidly than foods containing
less moisture. Should this occur, refer to the Care
and Cleaning section(s) for instructions on how to
clean the inside of the oven.
• Thermometer—Do not use a thermometer in
food you are microwaving unless the thermometer
is designed or recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
• Plastic cookware—Plastic cookware designed for
microwave cooking is very useful, but should be
used carefully. Even microwave-safe plastic may
not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are
glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char
if subjected to short periods of overcooking. In
longer exposures to overcooking, the food and
cookware could ignite. For these reasons:
1) Use microwave-safe plastics only and use
them in strict compliance with the cookware
manufacturer’s recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to microwaving.
3) Do not permit children to use plastic cookware
without complete supervision.
• When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
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.
• Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven.
Pressure will build up inside 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
(see previous caution) should be
pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking.