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Use andCare & Cooking Guide
Spacemaker® Microwave Oven
Safety Instructions....................3–5 Problem Solver...............................32
Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure More questions ?…call
to Excessive Microwave Energy.............2 GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000
Operating Instructions, Tips Care and Cleaning....................29–32
Add 30 Seconds ..........................................13 Exhaust Fan............................................31, 32
Aluminum Foil ..........
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HELP US HELP YOU… Before using your oven, Be sure your microwave Save time and money. read this guide carefully. oven is registered. Before you request service... It is intended to help you operate It is important that we know Check the Problem Solver in the and maintain your new microwave the location of your microwave back of this guide. It lists causes of oven properly. oven should a need occur for minor operating problems that you adjustments. can correct yourself. Keep it handy for answers
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using your appliance. When using electrical appliances, basic safety • Do not let power cord hang over edge of table precautions should be followed, including the or counter. following: • Do not operate this appliance if it has a damaged power cord or plug, if it is not WARNING–To reduce the risk of working properly, or if it has been damaged burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or dropped. or exp
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) —Do not use the oven for storage purposes. • Remove the temperature probe from the oven Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils when not using it to cook with. If you leave the or food in the oven when not in use. probe inside the oven without inserting it in food or liquid and turn on microwave energy, it can —If materials inside oven should ignite, keep create electrical arcing in the oven and damage oven door closed, turn oven off and disconnect
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Important Safety Instructions • Spontaneous boiling—Under certain special • The exhaust fan in the oven will operate circumstances, liquids may start to boil during or automatically under certain conditions shortly after removal from the microwave oven. (see Automatic Fan Feature). While the fan To prevent burns from splashing liquid, we is operating, caution is required to prevent recommend the following: before removing the the starting and spreading of accidental container from the oven, a
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IF YOU NEED SERVICE… To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the the back of this guide. details—including your phone number—to: We’re proud of our service and want you to be Manager, Consumer Relations pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the GE Appliances service you receive, here are 3 steps to follow for Appliance Park further help. Louisville, KY 40225 FIRST, contact the people who serviced your FINALLY, if your proble
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If You Need Service… Microwaving Tips Variable Power Levels Auto Fan Feature VARIABLE POWER LEVELS (1–10) Rest periods (when the microwave energy cycles off) How to Change Power Level give time for the food to “equalize” or transfer heat to the inside of the food. An example of this is shown 1. Press MICRO COOK or TIME DEFROST. with Power Level 3—the defrost cycle. If microwave 1
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YOUR TOUCH CONTROL PANEL 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 14. REHEAT. Touch this pad for quick reheating of temperature during cooking functions, power level prepared foods. No need to touch START, the being used, cooking mode and instructions. oven will start immediately. 2. BEVERAGE. Touch this pad to heat or reheat a 15. COOK. Touch this pad, the nu
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Your Touch Control Panel 1 POWER ENTERFOOD TEMPCOOK NO SOUND WEIGHTLBS. DEF TIME III CODE SENSOR COOKING 2 14 POPCORN
BEVERAGE
REHEAT
COOK
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GUIDE BEHIND DOOR 4 16 MICRO
TIME
AUTO
TEMP
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17 5 COOK DEFROST DEFROST COOK/HOLD ROAST PROBE PROBE 6 7 1
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EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK 18 DELAY
START 19 START 4
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6 EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK REMINDER 20 8 CLEAR
78 9 MINUTE OFF 21 POWER
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LEVEL 30 SEC 9 DISPLAY ON/OFF 10 11 SELECTIONS VENT FAN SURFACE LIG
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FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN 5 6 Appearance may vary 4 1 2 3 POWER ENTERFOOD TEMPCOOK NO SOUND WEIGHTLBS. DEF TIME III CODE 7 SENSOR COOKING POPCORN
BEVERAGE
REHEAT
COOK
GUIDE BEHIND DOOR MICRO
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COOK DEFROST DEFROST COOK/HOLD ROAST PROBE PROBE 1
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EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK DELAY
START START 4
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6 EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK REMINDER 78 9 CLEAR
MINUTE OFF POWER
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LEVEL 30 SEC DISPLAY ON/OFF SELECTIONS VENT FAN SURFACE LIGHT SOUND
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Features of Your Oven How to Use the Kitchen Timer HOW TO USE THE KITCHEN TIMER The Kitchen Timer Using a Holding Time The Kitchen Timer has 3 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 1 second to 99 minutes and • It can be set to delay cooking. 99 seconds. A holding or standing time may be found in some of your own recipes or in a cookbook. • It can be used as a h
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COOKING BY TIME Micro Cook I Because automatic Power Level 10 is recommended Micro Cook allows you to microwave for a preset amount of time. for this cup of coffee, there is no need to change the power level. (If Power Level 10 is not appropriate, Power Level 10 (High) is recommended for most see ‘‘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 START a cup
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Cooking by Time The Express Cook Feature The Express Cook feature is a short-cut method to To Express Cook your food or beverage: set time for 1-5 minutes at Power Level 10. Touch a number pad (from 1 to 5) for 1 to 5 minutes of cooking at Power Level 10. For example, touch the 1
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EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK 2 pad for 2 minutes of cooking time. No need to touch START, the oven will start immediately. 4
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POPCORN Step 3: Touch POPCORN pad. NOTE: Do NOT use the metal shelf with the No need to touch START, the oven POPCORN Popcorn program. will start immediately. After the popcorn sensor The Popcorn feature is designed to be used only detects steam, the oven with prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing signals and displays 3.0 to 3.5 ounces. POWER remaining cooking COOK Step 1: Remove the outer wrapper from the time needed. TIME microwave popcorn. Step 2: Open oven door and place package of Ste
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Popcorn Beverage Defrosting by Time DEFROSTING BY TIME Time Defrost (Power Level 3) To become better acquainted with the defrost Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of frozen food and is one of the great advantages of a function, defrost a 10 oz. package of frozen strawberries by following the steps below. microwave oven. Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foods Step 1: Place a package of frozen strawberries in the oven and close door. Be sure package contains such as bread,
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COOKING BY TEMPERATURE Internal temperature is the best test of doneness Temp Cook/Hold takes the guesswork out of cooking, for many foods. because the oven automatically switches to ‘‘Hold’’ setting after reaching the preset food temperature Use Temp Cook/Hold to cook a variety of foods to and maintains that temperature until you touch the the desired finished food temperature. The Micro CLEAR/OFF pad. Cook setting is recommended for batters, doughs, frozen foods and foods which are difficult
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Cooking by Temperature Auto Defrost AUTO DEFROST Auto Defrost With the Auto Defrost feature, the oven Use the Auto Defrost Guide. Enter the food weight in automatically sets the defrosting times and power pounds and tenths of a pound (see Conversion Guide below). Then touch START pad. levels for you. 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 Step 4: Touch
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AUTO DEFROST GUIDE RECOMMENDED MIN.–MAX. FOODS WEIGHT FIRST SIGNAL SECOND SIGNAL STAND TIME Meat Chops 0.1 - 6.0 lbs. Turn over. Separate and shield 5 minutes where necessary. Frankfurters, Sausage 0.1 - 6.0 lbs. Separate. Remove defrosted 2 minutes pieces. Ground Meat 0.1 - 6.0 lbs. Turn over. Remove defrosted areas 5 minutes and break apart. Beef Patties 0.1 - 6.0 lbs. Turn over. Separate patties. 5 minutes Roast 0.1 - 6.0 lbs. Turn over and Shield if necessary. 30 minutes shield. Ribs 0.1 - 6
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Auto Defrost Guide Automatic Roasting AUTOMATIC ROASTING Auto Roast uses the temperature probe to cook to Just as in regular roasting, only tender roasts should the desired serving temperature. Unlike Temp be roasted until specified internal temperatures are Cook/Hold, which uses a single power level, Auto reached. Less tender roasts should be microwaved Roast uses up to 3 power settings which by time. automatically switch during roasting, thus providing even, tender cooking results without ove
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AUTOMATIC ROASTING (continued) Auto Roast Guide • Place meats in a cooking bag in microwave-safe • Insert probe as described in the Automatic dish. (Refer to package instructions for proper use Roasting section. of cooking bag.) Minimum End Approx. Time Hold* Doneness Food Code Temp. (minutes per pound) Minutes Display Beef (5 lb. max.) Tender Roast Medium 1 160°F. 15–23 0 MEd Well 2 170°F. 23–30 5–10 WELL Pork (5 lb. max.) Loin Roast 2 170°F. 23–30 10 WELL Poultry (6 lb. max.) Turkey Breast 3
