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~LP US ~LP YOU... Save time and money. Before using your oven, Be sure your microwave Before you request oven is registered. read this guide carefully. service... It is intended to help you operate It is important that we know the location of your microwave oven and maintain your new microwave Check the Problem Solver in the should a need occur for oven properly. back of this guide. It lists causes of adjustments. minor operating problems that you Keep it handy for answers to your can correct yo
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NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in details—including your phone number—to: the back of this guide. We’re proud of our service and want you to be Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the Appliance Park service you receive, here are three steps to follow for Louisville, KY 40225 further help. FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write: FIRST, contact the people who
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MICROWAVING TIPS ● Make sure all cookware used in your microwave ● Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap oven is suibble for microwaving. Most glass can be used to cover dishes in order to retain casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not plastic wrap so steam can escape. have metallic trim or glaze with a metallic sheen can “ Some microwaved foods require stirring, rotiting be used. S
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FEA~RES OF YOUR OWN 7 ■ ✎ l— I I ‘// II III . A ‘1 II Ill 1. Door Latches. 5. Removable ~rntable. Turntable must be in place when using the oven. Cooking performance will 2. Door Screen. Metal screen permits viewing of be unsatisfactory without the turntable in place. foods and keeps microwaves confined inside oven. The turntable may be removed for cleaning. 3. Touch Control Panel and Display. See Your 6. Removable Turntible Support. Touch Control Panel section for instructions. 7. Door Latch Re
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ENTER FOOO TEMP COOK M SOUNO WGWBS, DEF TIME I II CODE TIME COOK TIME I &II DEFROST I I II Quick Resuonse Controls ~~ OPEN DOOR FOR GUIDE I Instant Cook - l-5 Minutes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 I I I I I POWER AUTO START c~:;R LEVEL START I 1 8
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YOUR TOUCH CONTROL P~L The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven controls with the touch of a finger. It’s designed to be easy to use and understand. 1. DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time or 8. POWER LEVEL. Touch this pad before entering another power level number if you want to change temperature during cooking functions, power from automatic Power Level 10 (High) for level being used, cooking mode and instructions. cooking or Power Level 3 (Low) for defrosting. 2. TIME COOK I & II. M
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HOW TO USE T~ ~TCHEN T~R The Mtchen Timer Using a Holding Time The Kitchen Timer has three timing functions: The Kitchen Timer can also be used to program a “holding time” between microwave cooking functions. ● It operates as a minute timer. The time can range from one second to 99 minutes ● It can be set to delay cooking. and 99 seconds. A holding or standing time may be found in some of your own recipes or in a cookbook. “ It @n be used as a hold setting after defrosting. The Kitchen Timer ope
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COO~G BY T~ Time Cook I Because automatic Power Level 10 is recommended Time Cook allows you to microwave for a preset for this cup of coffee, there is no need to change the amount of time. power level. (If Power Level 10 is not appropriate, see Power Level 10 (High) is recommended for most “How to Change Power Level” below.) cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility. Step 4: Touch START. See the Cooking Guide. To become better acquainted with time cooking, make m a cup of coffee by
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COOaG BY T~ (continued) The Instant Cook Feature h-cd #5- The Instant Cook feature is a short-cut method to Touch a number pad (from 1 to 5) for set time for 1-5 minutes. 1 to 5 minutes of cooking at Power m Level 10. For example, touch the To Instant Cook your food or beverage: 2 uad for 2 minutes of cooking time. N~ need to touch START, the=ven will start immediately. The oven will signal and turn off automatically when finished. How to Use Auto Start The Auto Start feature allows you to progr
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The Popcorn feature is designed to be used only Step 2: Open oven door and place package of with prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing 3.0 popcorn in the center of the oven floor as directed to 3.5 ounces. by the package instructions. Close oven door. Step 1: Remove the outer wrapper from the Step 3: Touch POPCORN pad. microwave popcorn. No need to touch START, the oven m will start immediately. How to Adjust the Popcorn Program to Protide a Shorter or Longer Cook Time If your favorite popcorn
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m~AT The Reheat feature is a short-term program to automatically reheat a previously cooked food. The oven turns off automatically after a preset amount of time. Touch just three pads to use Reheat codes 1 to 6 to reheat many popular foods. See the Reheat Guide below. To Reheat More Than One Serving Reheat The Reheat program makes it a snap to reheat many Reheat codes 1 through 5 let you heat up to three popular foods. Choose a code number from 1 to 6 servings. To add more than one serving, just
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Time Defrost (Power Level 3) Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of To become better acquainted with the defrost frozen food and is one of the great advantages of a function, defrost a 10 oz. package of frozen microwave oven. strawberries by following the steps below. Step 1: Place a package of frozen strawberries in Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foods the oven and close door. Be sure package contains such as bread, rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozen no metal. dinners. T
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AUTO DEFROST Auto Defrost With the Auto Defrost feature, the oven Use the Auto Defrost guide on the next page. Enter automatically sefi the defrosting times and the food weight in pounds and tenths of a pound (see power Ievels for you. Conversion Guide below). Then touch START pad. The oven calculates defrosting time and changes power levels during defrosting to give even defrosting results. How to Set Auto Defrost Before you begin, check the guide located on the : inside front of oven when you
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AUTO DEFROST G~E RECOMMENDED MIN.-MAX. FOODS WEIGHT FIRST SIGNAL SECOND SIGNAL STAND TIME Chops 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Turn over. Separate and shield 5 minutes where necessary. I I Frankfurters, Sausage 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Remove defrosted 2 minutes Separate. pieces. I 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Turn over. Remove defrosted areas Ground Meat 5 minutes and break apart. I Beef Patties 0.1 -6.0 Ibs. Turn over. Separate patties. 5 minutes Roast 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Turn over and Shield if necessary. 90 minutes shield. I Ribs 0.1 -6.0
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GLOSSARY OF ~CROWA~ TE~S Stirring. In range-top cooking, you stir foods up from When adapting recipes for the microwave, it is best to start with a familiar recipe. Wowing how the bottom to heat them evenly. When microwaving, the food should look and taste will help when you stir cooked portions from the outside to the center. Foods that require constant stirring will need adapting recipes for microwaving. Foods that require browning or crisp, dry surfaces will cook only occasional stirring when
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1. Directions below are for heating or reheating Adjust temperatures to suit your personal taste. already-cooked foods stored in refrigerator or at Let foods stand a few minutes before serving. room temperature. Use microwave-safe cookware. 4. Be sure foods are heated throughout before serving. 2. Cover most foods for fastest heating. Exceptions are Steaming or bubbling around edges of dish does some sandwiches, griddle foods and baked items. not necessarily mean food is heated throughout. 3. Bu
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DEFROST~G G~E 1. Food packaged in paper or plastic maybe defrosted 3. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted without unwrapping. If food is foil wrapped, before cooking. remove foil and place food in cooking dish for 4. When defrosted, food should be cool but softened defrosting. Most food defrosts well using Defrost in all areas. If still slightly icy, return to microwave (3). For more even defrosting of larger foods, such oven very briefly, or let stand a few minutes. as beef, lamb and v
