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Before Using Your Microwave Oven Record Model and Serial Numbers Read This Use and Care Book Your General Electric Microwave Oven has a name- it contains detailed information on the operation and plate on which is stamped the model number and recommended maintenance of your new Microwave Oven. Once YOU have read the book, keep it handy to serial number. (See page 9 for location.) answer any questions you may have. Model and serial numbers are also on the Purchase If you have any additional quest
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Table of Contents ,’ \ * 2 Before Microwaving . . .. . . . .. . . .. . ... . ... . ... . .. . ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . . ... .. .. . Grounding Instructions&Precautions .. . .. .. .. ... . . ... . .... .. . . .. .. .... ....3 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Tips . .. .. ... . .. . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction to Oven . . . .
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Safetv Tim to Follow 1. For personal safety the oven must be properly for TV dinners. However, when using metal in the grounded. See grounding instructions on Page 3 of microwave oven, keep metai at least l-inch away this book. from sides of microwave oven. 2. Cooking utensils may become hot because of 13. Do not use any thermometer in food you are heat transferred from the heated food. This is espe- microwaving unless that thermometer is designed or cially true if plastic wrap has been covering
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Introduction to Your Oven @@ 1-41 .e@ “,1 I fl 14 / .4- W --- ——2-:. -.< .- \* @ d 9 (. Door Handle. Oven doesn’t operate unless door is TEMP COOK, DEFROST, SIM ‘N’ COOKTV TEMP HOLD or HOLD/TIMER. securely latched. 2. Door Latch. Push in to open door. 13. Hold/Timer. Two functions. Use as a kitchen timer or to program a no-heat period before cooking 3. Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows cooking or between defrost and cook. (See pages 6 and to be viewed while leaving microwaves confined in,
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Features of Your Micr( The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven TIME-TEMPERATURE DISPLAY — controls electronically with a press of the finger. It’s When the oven is not in use, display is dark. During designed to be easy to understand and use. Follow Time functions, display shows minutes and seconds. these steps: During Temperature cooking, display shows -90° or the internal temperature of food in degrees F. be- 1. SELECT A MICROWAVING METHOD by touching tween 90° and 200: one of these
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ave Touch Control Panel 1 - THE TIME FUNCTIONS THE TEMPERATURE FUNCTIONS The oven lets you mic~owave by time in 2 different Use the automatic temperature probe to cook by ways. Program Time Cook and Defrost with Hold for temperature in 2 ways. Temperature Cook can be even greater flexibility. programmed with Hold for delayed start or with Defrost. Touch DEFROST and enter time for uniform defrost- ing with little or no attention. Automatic Power Level Touch TEMP COOK then enter numbers to micro-
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How to Defrost .” TIPS FOR DEFROSTING Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be defrosted right in the package. The Microwave Guide & Cook- book gives you special instructions for packaging and freezing foods which will be used in automatic 3- step cooking programs. For even defrosting, many foods need to be turned over, rotated or broken up part way through the de- frosting time. Let the oven remember for you. If you set the oven for the first time period, it will signal Defrosting is one of the
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How to Time Cook Time Cooking, or cooking your food according to a pre- determined amount of time, is probably familiar to you from conventional cooking. With your microwave oven, however, you preset the time and the oven turns off automatically. Using Your Oven to Time Cook Step 5: When time is up, oven sig- Follow the cooking steps below to nals. Oven, light, and fan shut off. help you learn to Time Cook properly. Microwaving Tips Step 3: Select your time. Touch 1, ● Make sure all utensils use
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. How to Temp Cook For many foods, temperature cooking (Temp Cook) is the most accurate method. Use it for cooking meat- loaf, roasts and other foods where internal temper- ature is the best test of doneness. Use it to heat or reheat foods to precise serving temperature. It takes the guesswork out of cooking, because the oven shuts off automatically when food reaches the preset temperature. Basic Meatloaf Temperature Cook gives you an automatic Power BASIC MEATLOAF Level of 10. After entering th
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THE MICRO-THERMOMETERTM PROBE LETS YOU COOK TO ACCURATE TEMPERATURE. the probe cable doesn’t interfere with door seal. Do The Micro-Thermometer probe is essential when us- not leave the probe in the oven if it is not inserted in ing both the Temperature Cook and Sim ‘N Cook TM food; this could cause damage to the oven. controls. When temperature cooking, insert the probe at least one inch into the food which you are FOODS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH THE cooking. When using the probe with the Si
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— How to Use Sim ‘N CookTMControl loosely around the probe, allowing some space for Setting the oven to use the “Sire ‘N Cook” control is venting (see pictures in your cookbook). Do not use easy. You don’t enter time because it is a temper- the lids to your casseroles. ature function. You don’t enter temperature or power level because the oven does that automatically. Alternately, check department stores housewares There is no automatic shut-off. sections for plastic or stoneware accessories de-
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How to UseTemp HoId Temp Hold is an especially handy feature of your mi- . Solid (not rolled) roasts may be held below 150°. crowave oven. It lets you hold foods at serving tem- However, during the microwave roasting process, perature, keeping them “just-cooked” hot and fresh. a great amount of heat is stored in the roast. Keep- ing the roast in the warm oven cavity during With the Temp Hold feature: TEMP/HOLD can cause a greater increase in in- 1. You can select a holding temperature between te
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How to Use Memory Function Q The Memory Entry/Recall pad allows you to store When the pre-set cooking function is needed, touch- complete 2, 3, or 4-step programs or any l-step ing Memory Entry/Recall pad once again will set the cooking function which requires the entry of time or oven automatically for the cooking function(s) you temperature. Just set the oven and press the Memory previously stored in memory. Touch Start and the Entry/Recall pad instead of Start. As Memory Entry/ oven begins mi
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● Forget what you ● O m programmed the oven ● 0 @ do? Just ask. m @Es tocome. Your new microwave oven will remind you of what’s in the mornina Suppose you programmed the oven to defrost, hold, then cook. You stored the inforrna~ ● tion for later. During the day, while you were using ● D the oven for other things, you forgot what program m you entered. TO ASK WHILE YOU’RE TO ASK BEFORE YOU START MICROWAVING: MICROWAVING: 1. The read-out panel and cooking signal lights tell 1. Touch MEMORY ENTRY/R
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How to Use the Hold/Timer are timing a three minute phone tions. The time can range from one = Your HOLD/TIMER, which oper- call, touch 3, 0, and O. The readout second to 99 minutes and 99 sec- ates without microwave energy, panel shows 3:00. ends. A HOLD, or “standing” time has three timing functiorls. may be found in some of yo-ur own Step 3: Touch START. The readout It operates as a Minute Timer, it recipes or Cookbook. display shows the time as it counts can be set to delay cooking or may do
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The Exhaust Feature ~ . \ I through the filter and is then discharged through The exhaust hood feature on your GE microwave provided venting to the outside. The hood also has a oven is equipped with a metal filter which collects light for illuminating the counter surface. grease. When the fan is operated, air is drawn up Soak, t~en agitate filter in hot detergent solution. To remove grease filter, grasp the “finger hold” on Don’t use ammonia or other alkali because it will the filter and push to
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Care for Your Microwave Oven Your New Microwave Oven is a Valuable Appliance, Protect It From Misuse By Following These Rules: ● Keep your oven clean and sweet-smelling. A. 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. ● Don’t use sharp-edged utensils with your oven. The interior and exterior oven walls can be scratched. The control panel can be damaged. ● Don’t remo
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\ \ Y& \\ ....: ., ............: ............,. ,,: front until it stops. Remove. Replace with same type To replace hood lamp, first disconnect power at and wattage lamp. Hold lamp near each end and in- main fuse or circuit breaker panel or pull plug. Re- sert prongs in sockets. Gently roll top of lamp toward move 2 screws from each side of lower panel and 3 rear of range until it stops. Raise lower panel and screws from front edge. Lower panel until it rests on replace screws. range below. Plac
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Common Problems and Easy Solutions Problem: My oven displayed the “temperature set” Problem: The oven doesn’t seem to work at all. and a 3 second signal sounded even though I Solution: Make sure power is on. Check to see that thought I set it right. 3-prong plug is inserted firmly into a proper outlet. Solution: Be sure probe is in place in oven and con- Check the house control box to see that wall outlet nected at the receptacle end. If Temperature Cook and fuses are working. and Probe are prop
