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Mcrowave Oven
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model JEM31F
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Auto Defrost
Auto Roast
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Contents Help us help you. . Before using your oven, Your supplier is responsible for Before Using Your Oven ...... .2 registering you as the owner. Safety Instructions ......... .3,4 read this book carefully. Please check with your supplier to Features of Your Oven ........ .S It is intended to help you operate be sure he has done so; also send in and maintain your new Microwave Your Touch Control Panel ..... .6 your Consumer Product Ownership Oven properly. Set the C
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IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. f’- -’ POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO When using electrical appliances Do not operate this appliance basic safety precautions should be if it has a damaged power cord or EXCESSIVE followed, including the following: plug, if it is not working properly, MICRQWAVE or if it has been damaged or dropped. WARNING-TO reduce ENERGY the risk of burns, electric shock, See door
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) -Do not pop popcorn in your Foods cooked in liquids (such Foods with unbroken outer microwave oven unless in a special as pasta) may tend to boil over “skin” such as potatoes, sausages, microwave popcorn accessory or more rapidly than foods containing tomatoes, apples, chicken livers unless you use popcorn labeled for less moisture. Should this occur, and other giblets, and egg yolks use in microwave ovens.
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Features of Your Oven 0 Cooking Complete Reminder (For all AUTO ROAST codes except code 6, AUTO DEFROST, COOK 'N WATCH, TIME COOK and TIME DEFROST cycles) To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven will beep once a minute until you either open the oven door or touch the CLEARIOFF pad. Q 1. Door Latches. . 5. Oven Interior Light turns on 8. Touch Control Panel and when the door is op&ed or when Display. See next page for 2. Door Screen. Metal screen the oven
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I&tr Touch Control Panel 9. TEMP COOK/HOLD. Use The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven controls the temperature probe to cook by using a preset temperature. Once electronically with the touch of a finger. It’s designed to be easy to oven reaches preset temperature, it switches to HOLD setting and use and understand. maintains that temperature until 1. TIME COOK I & 11. you touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Microwave for a preset amount of (See page 9.) time using autom
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How to Use the Nlinute/Second Timer : -’ The MIN/SEC TIMER has three Step I: Take casserole from freezer Step 7: Touch 2,5 and MIN for . timing functions: twenty-five minutes of cooking time. and place in oven. “COOK TIME” flashes and 2590 It operates as a minute timer. and “POWER 10’ appear on display. It can be set to delay cooking. It can be used as a hold setting after defrosting. The MIN/SEC TIMER operates without microwave energy. Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST pa
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e TIME COOK I & I1 allows you To Use Cook ’N Watch to microwave for a preset amount Step 1: Touch COOK ‘N WATCH. of time using automatic Power “COOK ’N WATCH” and Level 10, or change Power Level “POWER 10” are displayed and automatically. “START” flashes. Power Level 10 (HIGH) is Step 2: Touch START. “Cook ‘N recommended for most cooking, Watch” and time counting up to Step 4: Touch START. “COOK but you may change this for more 3 minutes are displayed. Power TIME:
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Cooking by Temperature /-. Questions and Answers ; Internal temperature is the best How to Temp Cook a Rolled test of doneness for many foods. Beef Rib Roast to Medium Q. I inserted the temperature Use TEMP COOK/HOLD to probe, closed the door, touched Step 1: Insert temperature probe cook a variety of foods to your TEMP COOK/HOLD and entered into roast and attach probe securely desired finished food temperature. my desired food temperature but in oven wall. Close th
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AUTO ROAST uses the temperature probe to cook to the desired serving temperature. Unlike TEMP COOK/HOLD, which uses a single power level, AUTO ROAST uses up to 3 power settings which automatically switch during roasting, thus 2. At SOOF., display switches to providing even, tender cooking show meat’s internal temperature. results without overcooking. Just as in conventional roasting. Pork or ham roasts need no trivet. onl!. tender roasts should be Auto Add 1/2 cup wate
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Automatic Simmer Auto Roast Chart (Auto Roast Code 6) Use containers and coverings as directed at left. Place probe correctly in roast before cooking. Your Cookbook has information on Recommended Codes are also shown inside oven on Auto Roast Chart. Automatic Simmering, including charts and recipes. ~~~____ ~ Final Approximate Time Hold* Total time includes time to bring Food Minutes remperature (minutes per pound) food to 180°F. and hold at that Beef temperature unti
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-4ubo Defrost With the Auto Defrost feature, Stand Time the oven automatically sets the defrosting times and power levels When using the Auto Defrost for you. feature, it is necessary to allow meat to stand in order to finish Use the Auto Defrost guide on defrosting the interior. You may take page 13. Enter the Food Weight (in the meat out of the oven if you wish pounds and tenths of a pound-see Stand time recommendations are Conversion Guide at right). Then giv
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Auto Defrost Guide RECOMMENDED M1N.-hIAX. FOODS WEIGHT *FIRST SIGNAL SECOND SIGNAL STAND TIME Meat Chops 0.1-2 .o Turn over, separate, Separate and turn over. 5 to 10 minutes shield where necessary. Shield where necessary. Frankfurters, 0.1-2 .o Turn over. Separate. Separate and remove 5 to IO minutes Sausage defrosted pieces. Ground Meat 0.1-3.0 Remove defrosted Remove defrosted 1 5 to 10 minutes I areas. I areas and break mart. Beef Patties 0.1-3.0 Separate. Turn over. Separate a
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Defrosting by Time Questions and Answers *p-- The Time Defrost setting is designed for speedy thawing of Q. When I press START, I hear a frozen food and is one of the great dull, thumping noise. What is it? advantages of a microwave oven. A. This sound is normal. It is Use the Time Defrost setting to letting you know the oven is using a quickly thaw foods such as bread, power level lower than 10 (HIGH). rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozen dinners. The Auto Defros
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. .. To Remove the Oven from Cabinet Mount .a.. ’ Step 1: Replace the rubber feet. Step 2: Fully support the microwave with something sturdy. For example use telephone books or encyclopedias. stacked evenly and close enough to balance the weight of the oven. ll I I .A I1 I Step 3: Open your cabinet and with your screwdriver, begin to rcmove the screws holding the microwave oven in place by turning them counterclockwise. ~~ (Alternate hctwccn scrcws so that ’. I oven i
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.I Utensiis for Shelf Positioning the Shelf Do not store or cook with Heating and Reheating shelf on floor of oven. Product damage may result. Before placing food in the dishes Use pot holders when handling youplantouseforshelfmicrowaving, metal shelf and utensils. They check to see that they will fit may be hot. together on or under the shelf. Also, be sure utensils are microwave safe. Do not store microwave browning dish on metal shelf. To position the DOUBLE DUTY" The wire
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$ -3 ,' How to Heat or Reheat Similar Types of Food E@nEfE~pr""m Two plates of leftovers may be Reheating two casseroles (height Two frozen individual entrees reheated together. Arrange thick should be less than 3% inches) is (5 to 7 oz. each) or two TV dinners or dense foods to outside edges of now possible. Cover with plastic (10 to 12 oz. each) are both ready to plate and cover with plastic wrap. wrap. Use staggered arrangements serve at the same time. Remove foil Microwave a
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=-- Your new Microwave Oven is Door (inside). Window: Wipe up Wow to Clean thc Outsick a valuable appliance. Protect spatters daily and wash when soiled Case. Clean the outside of your it from misuse by following with a minimum of sudsy, warm oven with soap and damp cloth, then these rules: water. Rinse thoroughly and dry. rinse and dry. Wipe the window Keep your oven clean and Metal and plastic parts on door: clean with a damp cloth. Chrome sweet-smelling. Opening the
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GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS ,Po:. This appliance must be grounded. Use of Adapter Plugs In the event of an electrical short Usage situations where Usage situations where circuit, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an appliance's power cord will appliance's power cord will escape wire for the electric current. be disconnected infrequently. be disconnected frequently. This appliance is equipped with a Because of potential safety hazards Do not use an
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PROBLEM I POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY OVEN WILL NOT A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Replace fuse or reset COME ON circuit breaker. Make sure 3-prong plug on oven is fully inserted into wall receptacle. CONTROL PANEL Door not securely closed. LIGHTED, YET OVEN START must be touched after entering cooking selection. WILL NOT START Another selection entered already in oven and CLEAR/OFF not touched to cancel it. Make sure you have entered cooking
