- General Electric Microwave Cooking Center Use and Care Guide

AluminumFoil
Neverentirelycover
a shelfwith
aluminumfoil.This
willdisturbtheheat
circulationandresult
in poorbaking.A
smallersheetof foil
maybe usedto catch
a spilloverby
~lacingit on a lower
~helfs~veralinchesbelowthefood.
Don’tPeek
Setthe timerfor theestimatedcookingtimeanddo
notopenthe doorto lookat yourfood.Mostrecipes
provideminimumandmaximumbakingtimessuch
as “bake30-40minutes.”
DONOTopenthe doorto checkuntiltheminimum
time.Openingtheovendoorfrequentlyduringcooking
allowsheatto escapeand makesbakingtimeslonger.
Yourbakingresultsmayalsobe affected.
TMED BA~NG
Howto TimeBake
Theovencontrolallowsyouto turntheovenon
NOTE: Beforebeginning,makesurethe ovenclock
or offautomaticallyat specifictimesthatyou set.
showsthecorrecttimeof day.
Examplesof ImmediateStart(oventurnson nowand
Toset the clock,firstpresstheCLOCKpad.
yousetit to turnoffautomatically)andDelayStart
Pressthe numberpadsuntilthecorrecttimeof day
andStop(settingtheovento turnon automatically
is displayed.Pressthe STARTpad.
at a latertimeandturnoffat a presetStopTimewill
be described).
Howto Set ImmediateStart and AutomaticStop
Toavoid possibleburns, placetheshelvesin the
correctpositionbeforeyouturnthe ovenon.
Theovenwillturnon immediatelyandcookfor a
selectedlengthof time.At theend of CookTime,
theovenwillturnoff automatically.
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1.PresstheCOOKTIMEpad.
COOK
TIME
NOTE: If yourreciperequires
A
preheating,youmayneedto add
additionaltimeto the lengthof the
CookTime.
2. PresstheINCREASEor DECREASEpaduntilthe
desiredlengthof bakingtimeis displayed.
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3. Pressthe BAKEpad.
BAKE
A
4. Pressthe INCREASEor DECREASEpaduntil
thedesiredtemperatureis displayedin the lower
leftdisplay.
5. Pressthe STARTpad.Thedisplayshowsthetime
of day,theoventemperaturethatyou set andthe
CookTimethatyouenteredcountingdown.
6. Theovenwillcontinueto cookfortheprogrammed
amountoftime,thenshutoff automatically.
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7. Pressthe CLEAWOFFpadto turnthe
C~:+R
ovenoff andto clearthe displayif
necessary.Removethefoodfromthe
oven.Remember,foodsthatare left in
theovencontinuecookingafterthe
controlsareoff.
NOTE: Foodsthatspoileasilysuchas milk,eggs.
fish,stuffings,poultryandporkshouldnotbe allowed
to sit for morethanonehourbeforeor aftercooking.
Roomtemperaturepromotesthegrowthof harmful
bacteria.Besurethattheovenlightis off becauseheat
fromthebulbwillspeedharmfulbacteriagrowth.
Thewords“TIMEBAKE’ and“COOKTIME’
willbe displayedalongwiththe oventemperature
yousetandthecooktimethatyouentered.
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