- General Electric Microwave Cooking Center Use and Care Guide

HOW TO USET~ DO~LE DUTY” SHELF
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● Usethe shelfonlywhencookingfoodon
2 levels.Foodmicrowavesbestwhenplaced
directlyontheovenfloor.
● Do notstoreor cookwiththe shelfon thefloor
of theoven.Productdamagemayresult.
● Usepotholderswhenhandlingthemetalshelf
andcontainers.Theymaybehot.
● Donot storea microwavebrowningdishon the
metalshelf.
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Positioningthe Shelf
TopositiontheDoubleDutyTM
shelf,tip thebackslightlyandfit
theshelfsupportguidesontothe
supportguideslocatedon each
sideof theovenin therear.
Yourshelf accessoryis designedfor usein the
microwaveoven only;do no useit in theloweroven.
Do notuse a browningdishwiththe shelf.Arcing
couldoccur.
The wire shelfis specificallydesignedfor added
heating and reheating capacity.Morethanonefood
maybe heatedor reheatedandreadyto serveatthe
sametime.
Do not use the ovenshelfto cookbatters and
dough foodsand also uncookedfoodswhich need
to be prepared from scratch.
Pop popcorn on the microwaveovenfloor only.
Popcornplacedon theovenshelfwillnotpop
properly.Usea specialmicrowavepopcornaccessory
or popcornlabeledfor usein microwaveovens.
Next,lowerthe frontuntiltheshelf
supportguidesfitontothe support
guideslocatedateachsideof the
ovenin thefront.
Whenproperlypositioned,the
shelfshouldfit snuglyin place,be
levelandnottouchthebackwall
of theoven.
If arcing occurs when using the
shelfto cookmorethanonefood
at thesametime,turntheovenoff.
Makesurethe shelfis positioned
right-side-upondl fourshelfsupports
andnottouchingovenwalls.
Toprevent arcing, removethe
shelfwhenyou arenotusingit.
How to Heat or ReheatSeveralDifferent~pes of Food Together
When heating several different typesof food
together,it is importantto rememberthatfoods
absorbmicrowaveenergyat differentrates.Rates
canbe affectedbythe sizeof thefoodandits starting
temperature.
Becauseof the varying rates, youmayneedto start
reheatinglargeror moredensefoodsa few minutes
aheadof time,then add smalleror lessdensefoods.
Alternately,if oneof thefoodsyou areheatingseems
underheatedbuttheothersareheatedsatisfactorily,let
theunderheatedfoodcontinuecooking.
Heat or reheat
different types of
food at High (10).
Todetermineheating
times,addtimesfor
allfoodstogether.
Afterhalfof thetime,
stiror rearrangefoods
(donotreversepositions).Checkfoods(floor
especially)after3/4of the totaltimeandremove
anywhichare done.Continuecookingothers.
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