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-, It is designed to help you operate and maintain Your new Cooking Center properly. Keep it handy for answers to your questions. ~f you don’t understand something or need ‘ore help. . .Call, toll free: The GE Answer Center’” 800.626.2000 consumer information service or write: (include your phone number); Consumer Affairs General Electric Company Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 It is important that we, the manufacturer, know the location of your Microwave Oven should a need occur for adjustments.
r Precautions for Safe Use. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Features of Your Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Time Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Temperature Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 safety -rips ............................4’, OVEN Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............4,5 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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——T) f 1. Door Handle. (3ven doesn’t operate unless door is securely latched. 2. Door Latch. PL!shin to open doo~. 3. Window with Metal Shieid. Allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven. 4. Oven Light. Goes on when door is opened or when oven is operating in any function. 5. PIastic Cover. Protects stirrer blade. & OvemVent. Removes moisture, 7’. oven shelf. 8. MicroThermometer’” Temperature Probe. 9. F@x?pkm?for Tempemm Probe. ?0. ThmJTemp Switch.
Time Cooking, or cooking your food according to a predetermined amount of time, is probably familiar to you from conventional cooking. With your microwave oven, hc~wever, you preset the time and the oven turns off automatically. FC)llowthe cooking steps below to heip you learn to Time Cook properly< I .-4!.r---------.,>., pj!!ij!j~-----— Step 3: Push TIME/TEMP Switch up to TIME position. Step 1: Fill a cup 2/3 full of water and 1 teaspoon of freeze dried coffee. Use a cup that has no metal decoration.
‘Tips The Defrost setting is designed for even thawing necessary for large amounts of food and is one of the most important advantages of a microwave oven, making defrosting quick and easy with little attention. Power Level 3 is the recommended setting for most defrosting, but you may use other settings for more flexi biIity. See your Cookbook for the complete defrosting chart. To become better acquainted with defrosting in your oven, defrost frozen pork chops by following the steps below.
‘= For many foods, internal temperature is the best ~~~tof doneness. Roasts or poultry are cooked to perfection when temperature cooking. Heating or reheating foods accurately to a serving temperature you desire is simple and easy. Temperature Cooking takes the guesswork out of ~OO~j~g~~~a~~~~heovenshuts off automatically ‘=%/hen the food is done. “The gauges the internal temperature of your food; it must be used when using Temperature Cooking.
il ‘four oven is designed to give you the best results in baking, broiling, and roasting when used as recornrnerrded. Bef,ore using your oven; look at the directions for setting and using all of the controls and ti rner. Light comes on automatically when door is opened or use switch on window door to turn it on when door is closed. Oven Timer Controis are designed to automatically start and stop certain oven functions. (TIME BAKE or CLEAN). Dials are timed by a special Digital Clock.
Step 3: Turn the Over\ S& Knob and oven Temp Knob to BROIL, Both Oven Indicator Lights come on Step 2: Position Oven Shelf as indicated on Broiling Chart, page 16. {Ah see Roasting Chart, page 1?’.) Step 1: Check the weight of the meat and place, fat side up, on the rack in the broiler pan that came ~4/i th your oven. This helps the meat to baste itself. Step 4: Leave oven door ajar about 3 inches (except chicken, see below).
, if ~~n~ p~~p~r~v, it will take only a few moments ‘0 start the self-cleaning cycle on your oven. After setting your oven to self-clean, a high heat temperature removes the soil in the oven cavity. The dirt will then disappear by turning into an ash waste or ev~por~~ifiginto an odorless and colorless vapor. When the cycie is complete, allow your oven to cool and enjoy cooking in a sparkling clean oven. STEP t: Remove ail cookware and food as well as heavy soil deposits from the oven.
. Wails, Floor and Mastic Cover. Because there is little heat except in the food, or sometimes in the utensils, sPil/s and spatters are easy to remove. Some spatter can be removed with a paper towel, others may require a damp cloth. Remove greasy spatters with a sudsy cloth, then rinse, and dry. Do not use abrasive cleaners on oven walls. NEVER USE A CO MM EFICIAL OVEN CLEANER ON ANY PART OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN.
Cleaning Chati ,.’ Your Cooking &enter is cleaned two ways: manually and by using the atitomatic self-cleaning function. This chart describes parts of your cooking center, cleaning materials to use on each part, and general directions Oven Control Knobs .. :, : ., ~- ~, Metai, including ~., ‘ ~ Pull off knobs. Wash gently but do not soak. Dry and return con- ,, :. ~: Soap and Water shaft. Wash all glass with cloth dampened in soapy water.
;&&.=@2 “ Conventional Baking ~. Aluminum pans conduct heat quickly. For most corwentionai baking light shiny finishes give best results because they prevent overbrowning !n the time it takes for heat to cook the center areas, Dull (satin-finish) bottom surfaces of pans are recommended for cake pans and pie plates to be sure those areas brown completely. 2. Dark or non-shiny finishes, also glass and pyroceram, absorb heat which may result in dry,crisp crusts.
~. Always \Jsebr~i{er pan and rack that comes with your oven, It is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower part of the pan. 2. @en door should be ajar for most foods; there is a special position on door which holds door open correctly 3. For steaks and chops, slash fat evenly around outside edges of meat, Toslash, cut crosswise through outer fat surface just to the edge of the meat. Use tongs to turn meat over to prevent piercing meat and loosing juices. 4.
~. po~i~ionoven sh~lf at B fof smalI.size roasts (3 to 5-lbs.) and at A for larger roasts. ~. place meat or ~oultry fat side up on broiler pan or other shallow pan with trivet. Do not cover. DO not stuff Poultry until just before roastin9 ~< Use meat thermometer if your oven has one, for most accurate doneness. Thermometer signals when food has reached set temperature, 3, Remove fat and drippings as necessary. Baste as desired. & .SWwsdimgti~e recommended for roasts is 10to 20 min.
‘oven I!.@i-oi DfxH3Not @ Light bulb is loose. @ Bulb is defective. Q Switch operating Make sure door is securely closed. T~MEITElvl P Switch may not be pushed all the way up or down. Timer isn’t set when using Time Cooking. oven light is broken. Are Not Baking, Roasting or l%30~s Make sure Oven Control knobs are properly set. Improper shelf position is being used, Thermostat needs adjustment, Meat thermometer is not positioned correctly in meat. Not preheating oven when suggested.
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Save proof cf original purchase date such as your sales SIip or cancel led check to establish warranty periocj. ..—-.—.. ...— —:.: .:.-=____ .-....——.. ....._—— —...—. .. ..:......—..— —=—------------ — For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of the microwave oven/range that fails because of a manufacturing defect.
