How to get the best from Your Microwave Cooking Center Contents Aluminum Foil 36,4042 Microwaving Tips s Use and Care of Appliance Registration 2 Model and Serial Numbers 2 di el Care and Cleaning 40,41, 43 Oven 30-39 mo Control Panel 8 Baking, Baking Guide 31-33 JACKPOT 8G Energy-Saving Tips 6 Broiling, Broiling Guide 36, 37 Features 7 Control Settings 30 Microwave Oven 8-29 Light; Bulb Replacement 30, 41 Auto Cook 17-27 Roasting, Roasting Guide 34, 35 Auto Defrost 4,15 Self-Cleaning Instructions 38, 39 Th
Help us help you... Before using your cooking center, read this book carefully. Tt is intended to help you operate and maintain your new cooking center properly. Keep it handy for answers to your questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number): Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 Write down the model and serial numbers. You'll find them on a label on the front of the lower oven behind the door.
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY (a) Do Not Attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks, {b) Do Not Place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces. Do Not Operate the oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven door close .
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS continued) * Do not use water on grease fires. Smother flaming anon surface unit by covering pan completely with well fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering with baking soda or, if available, a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam type fire extinguisher. « Do not touch heating elements or interior surface of oven. These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even though they are dark in color.
+ Foods with unbroken outer “skin” such as potatoes, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks (see previous caution) should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.
Energy-Saving Tips Microwave Oven * Use proper power level as recommended and DO NOT OVERCOOK. + Do not operate the oven while empty. If by accident the oven should run empty a minute or two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid operating the oven empty at all times—saves energy and also ensures good, long-term life of oven. Lower Oven * Preheat the oven only when necessary.
Features of Your Cooking Center 1. Door Handle. Pull handle to open. Door must be securely latched for oven to operate, 2. Inside Door Latches, 3. Window with Metal Shield. Allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven. 4. Light. 5. Oven Vent, 6. MICROTHERMOMETER™ temperature probe. 7. Receptacle for Temperature Probe. 8. DOUBLE-DUTY™ shelf. Lets you microwave several foods at once. (See Safety Tips for special instructions.
Features of Your Touch Control Panel 1. DISPLAY. Displays time of day. Microwave Oven: Displays time or temperature during cooking functions, power level being used, Auto Codes, Auto Defrost food weights, cooking mode and instructions. Conventional Oven: Displays Time Bake start and stop times, Leif-Clean Oven clean time, oven door latched message and instructions. 2. TIME DEFROST. Gentle, generally uniform thawing at automatic power level 3, (or change power level after entering defrosting time.
How to Use the Minute/Second Timer The MIN/SEC TIMER has three timing functions: + It operates as a minute timer. + 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. How to Time a 3-Minute Phone Call 1. Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad. The display shows : 0 and “ENTER TIME” flashes. 2. Touch number pads 3, 0 and 0 (for 3 minutes and no seconds}. Display shows 3:00 and “TIMER” 3. Touch START. Display shows time counting down. 4.
MICROWAVE OVEN Cooking by Time The time cooking feature allows you to preset the cooking time. The oven shuts off automatically. Power level 10 (HIGH) is recommended for most cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility. See your cookbook. To become better acquainted with time cooking, make a cup of coffee by following the steps below. Step 1: Fill a cup 2/3 full of water and add 1 teaspoon of instant coffee microwave sac (refer to Microwaving Tips on page 6). Place cup in oven and close door.
WAVE OVEN Cooking by Temperature Internal temperature is the best test of oneness for many foods. “TEMP COOQK/HOLD” takes the guesswork out of cooking because the oven automatically switches to “Hold” setting after reaching the preset food temperature and maintains that temperature for up to one hour or until you touch the CLEAR/OFF pad.
Automatic Roasting 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 providing even, tender cooking results without overcooking. Just as in conventional roasting, only tender roasts should be Auto Roasted until specified internal temperatures are reached.
Auto Roast Guide Automatic Simmer Use containers and coverings as directed at left. Place probe correctly in (Auto Roast Code 6) roast before cooking. Your cookbook has information on * Recommended codes are also shown inside oven on Auto Roast Guide. Automatic Simmering, including guides and recipes. Final | Approximate Time | Hold* Iota} time includes time to bring Food Case | Temperature (minutes per pound) Minutes 00d to 180°F, and hold at that Beef temperature until done.
Automatic Defrosting With the Auto Defrost feature, the oven automatically sets the defrosting time and power levels for you. You choose the appropriate code number from 1 to 3 for the food you are defrosting, then enter the food weight in pounds and tenths of a pound (see Conversion Guide below) and touch START. The oven calculates defrosting time and changes power levels during defrosting to give even defrosting results.
Auto Defrost Guide shield tail and head. RECOMMENDED | CODE FOODS WEIGHT FIRST SIGNAL | SECOND SIGNAL | STAND TIME | Meat [IS NIGERIEN Chops Turn over. Separate and shield 5 minutes where necessary. Frankfurters, Separate. Remove defrosted 2 minutes Sausage pieces. Ground Meat Turn over. Remove defrosted 5 minutes areas and break apart. Beef Patties Turn over. Separate patties. 3S minutes Roast Turn over and 30 minutes in shield. refrigerator Ribs Turn over. Remove defrosted 10 minutes pieces.
Defrosting by Time The Time Defrost setting is designed for speedy thawing of frozen food and is one of the great advantages of a microwave oven. Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foods such as bread, Tails, vegetables, fruits and frozen dinners. The Auto Defrost setting is preferred for meat and poultry because the oven sets the defrosting time and power levels for you. * Power level 3 is automatically set for defrosting, but you may change this for more flexibility.
Automatic Cooking The AUTO COOK feature may be used to eliminate your need to look up cooking time in the cookbook or guess how Jon to set cooking time. By actually sensing the steam that escapes as food microwaves, this feature automatically adjusts the oven’s cooking time to various types and amounts of food. Because most cooking containers must be covered during automatic cooking, this feature is best with foods that you want to steam or retain moisture.
How to Adjust AUTO COOK Codes To Suit Your Taste By simply adding a | after any AUTO COOK code number from 2 through 9, you can set the oven to cook for 20% less time than the code would regularly provide. For example, if CODE 4 cooks your seafood more done than you like it, set CODE 41 next time and you'll £e120% shorter cooking time. If you want a longer cooking time than a code provides, add a9 after the code.
Automatic Cooking Containers & Covers Containers and covers Appropriate containers and coverings help assure good cooking results. + Always use microwave-safe containers and cover them with lids, wax paper or plastic wrap. Wonder if it's microwave sate? Put it to the test described in your cookbook. » Never use tight-sealing plastic covers—they can prevent steam from escaping and cause food to overcook. » Match the amount of food to the size of the container. Fill containers at least half full.
Automatic Cooking Control Guide + Do not open oven door during Auto cycle. Door may be opened after oven beeps and the countdown time is displayed. * Match the amount of food to the size of the container. Fill containers at least 1/2 full. * Add cup water to fresh vegetables. * Most foods should be covered with lid to dish or wax paper to prevent spattering to keep oven clean. Spareribs, pot roasts and meat loaf should be covered tightly to ensure even cooking.
“Auto Cook” Food Code Container Approx. Time | Comments Meats and Seafood 2-in. glass 8-20 min. Cover with wax paper to Chicken pieces (up to 3 Abs) dish prevent spatters. Fish fillets (1 1b.) 2-in. glass 6-9 min. Cover tightly with plastic dish wrap. Meat loaf (1% Abs) 9 10-in. pie plate 25-30 min. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Hamburger patties (4-5) 2-in. glass 7-9 min. Cover with wax paper. dish When oven signals. rotate dish i/2 turn. Sausage patties (1 1b.) 2-in. glass 7-9 min.
Automatic Cooking Meats and Main Dishes Meat, Fish & Poultry For meat and fish loaves use either the round or loaf microwave safe containers. Fish loaves made with precooked or canned fish use Auto Cook Code 4. Beef loaf uses Auto Cook Code 9. Cover with wax paper. Fish fillets, whole fish or seafood pieces should be in single layer in flat pie plate or oblong dish to fit. Cover with wax paper. Use Auto Cook Code 1.
Meat or Main Dish Recipes Mexican Meatball Casserole Auto Cook Code 8 Approx. Cooking Time--20 min. Makes 6 to 8 Servings 1 1b. ground chuck 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chili powder 3 tablespoons dry minced onions leg 3 tablespoons ketchup 1/2 cup instant rice 1 ean (15% oz.) Kidney beans, untrained 1 can (14% oz.
Automatic Cooking Vegetables Fresh or Canned Vegetables Whole or large halves of vegetables such as cauliflower or squash use Auto Cook Code 2. Use a round container close to the size of vegetable. Add 1/2 cup water, Cover with lid or plastic wrap. Frozen Vegetables Block or loose pieces of frozen vegetables should be placed in suitable size container (at least half full) and covered with lid or wax paper. Add | or 2 tablespoons water. Microwave on Auto Cook Code I. Stir before serving.
Vegetable Recipes Stir Fry Vegetables Auto Cook Code 21 Approx. Cooking Time—12 min, Makes 4 Servings 1 tablespoon oil 1 tablespoon soft butter 3 medium onions, quartered 1 small green pepper, cut in wide strips 2 cups thinly-sliced cabbage 2/3 cup carrots, sliced in thin diagonal slices 1/4 cup sliced green onions 1 cup broccoli flowerpots 1 cup cauliflower flowerpots 2 stalks celery, sliced diagonally Toss vegetables with oil and butter in 3-qt. microwave-safe casserole, Cover.
MICROWAVE OV Automatic Cooking Fruits and Desserts Fruits Pineapple Casserole is a tangy dessert or meat accompaniment. 2-in. dish spread 2 cans {20 0z. ea.) drained pineapple chunks. Mix together 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup flour. Pour mixture over pineapple and stir to evenly coat pineapple. Top with mixture of 2 cups buttery-flavored cracker crumbs and 1/2 cup melted butter. Cover with wax paper and cook on Auto Cook Code 2. Desserts & Breads Baked Apples automatic cook well using Auto Cook Code 1.
Dessert Recipes “Easy Chocolate Cake Auto Cook Code 6 Approx. Cooking Timeline min. Makes 1 (10-in.) Tube Cake 1 pkg. (2-layer size) Devil's Food cake mix eggs 1/2 cup cooking oil 1-1/3 cups water 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans In large bowl, place cake mix, eggs, oil and water. Follow package recommendations for mixer speed and time. Grease a 16-cup plastic microwave fluted or straight-sided ring mold. Sprinkle chopped nuts evenly aver bottom. Pour batter over nuts.
How to Use the Double Duty™ Shelf * Do not store or cook with shelf on floor of oven. Product damage may result. * Use pot holders when handling metal shelf and cookware, They may be hot. « Do not store microwave browning dish on metal shelf. + Use of DOUBLE DUTY™ shelf with Automatic Cooking is not recommended. The wire shelf is specifically designed for added capacity heating and reheating in your microwave oven. More than one food may be heated or reheated and ready to serve at the same time.
How to Heat or Reheat Similar Types of Food Two plates of leftovers may be Reheating two casseroles (height Two frozen individual entrees reheated together. Arrange thick should be less than 4 inches) is {5to 7 oz. each) or two TV dinners or dense foods to outside edges of possible. Cover with plastic wrap, {10to0 12 oz. each) are both ready to plate and cover with plastic wrap. Use staggered arrangements of serve at the same time.
Using Your Oven Your oven is designed to give vou the best results in baking, broiling and roasting when used as recommended. Before using your oven, read the directions for setting and using all of the controls and timer. Oven Light Light comes on automatically when door is opened. When door is closed, you can use switch to turn light on and off. Switch is located on Sower left of control panel under OVEN SET knob.
Baking See Baking Guide on page 33. “When cooking 2 food for the first time in your new oven, use time given on recipes as a guide. Oven thermostats, over a period of years, may “drift” from the factory setting and differences in timing between an old and a new oven of Sto 10 minutes are not unusual and you way be inclined to think that the new oven is not performing correctly. However, your new oven has been set correctly at the factory and is more apt to be accurate than the oven it replaced.
Baking {continued) How to Set Delay Start and Stop Delay Start and Stop is setting the oven timer to turn the oven on and off automatically at a later time than the present time of day. For example: Let's say it’s 2:00 and dinner time is shortly after 7:00. The recipe suggests 3 hours baking time at 250°F. Here's how: “Bake Time” and “3:00” are displayed. CONVENTIONAL OVEN TIM Step 4: Touch STOP TIME pad. Step I: Turn OVEN SET knob to TIME BAKE. Turn OVEN TEMP f knob 10 250°F. er recommended temperature.
Baking Guide 1. Aluminum pans conduct heat quickly, For most conventional baking, light, shiny finishes generally give best results. They prevent over browning in the time it takes for heat to cook the center areas. Dull (satin-finish) bottom surfaces of pans are recommended for cake pans and pie plates to be sure those 2. Dark or non-shiny finishes, glass and Pyraceram® cookware generally absorb heat, which may result in dry, crisp crusts. Reduce oven heat 25°F. if lighter crusts are desired.
VER OVEN Roasting Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. Roasting temperatures, which should be low and steady, keep spattering to a minimum. When roasting, iris not necessary to sear, baste, cover or add water 10 your meat. Roasting is really a baking procedure used for meats. Therefore, oven controls are set to BAKE or TIME BAKE. (You may hears slight clicking sound, indicating the oven is working properly.
Roasting Guide Roasting 1. Position oven shelf at B for small-size roasts (310 7 Tbs.) and at A for larger roasts. 2. Place meat fat-side up, or poultry breast-side up, on broiler pan or other shallow pan with trivet. Do not cover. Do not stuff poultry until just before roasting. Use meat thermometer for more accurate oneness. (Do not place thermometer in stuffing.) 3. Remove fat and drippings as necessary. Baste as desired.
i471 Broiling Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from the upper unit in the oven. Most fish and tender cuts of meat can be broiled. Follow these steps to keep spattering and smoking to a minimum. Step 1: If meat has fat or gristle near edge, cut vertical slashes through both about 2” apart. If desired, fat may be trimmed, leaving layer about 1/8” thick. Step 2: Place meat on broiler rack in broiler pan which comes with range.
4 Broiling Guide " Broiling 1. Always use broiler pan and rack that comes with your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower part of the pan, 2. Oven door should be ajar for all foods except chicken: there is a special position on door which holds door open correctly. 3. For steaks and chops, slash fat evenly around outside edges of meat. To stash, cut crosswise through outer fat surface just to the edge of the meat.
Operating the Self-Cleaning Oven Before Setting Oven Controls, Check These Things: Step 1: Remove broiler pan, broiler rack and other cookware from the oven. {Oven shelves may be left in oven. Note: Shelves will discolor afire the self-clean cycle.) Step 2: Wipe up heavy soil on oven bottom. A. Oven Front Frame B. Oven Door Gasket C. Openings in Door D. Oven Light Step 3: Clean spatters or spills on oven front frame (A) and oven door outside gasket (B) with a dampened cloth. Polish with a dry cloth.
Step 3: Touch START. Display shows the time of day oven will begin cleaning, START CLEAN TIME, OVEN DOOR LATCHED and the time of day. NOTE: Oven automatically figures the starting time so cleaning will end when you want if to. Follow These Steps after Self-Cleaning After cleaning is complete, the oven door will stay locked until the oven cools and the LOCKED light goes off. This takes about 30 minutes. Step It When LOCKED light is off, slide LATCH HANDLE fo the left as far as it will go and open the door.
Care and Cleaning of Your Cooking Center Proper care and cleaning are important so your Cooking Center will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for it to help assure safe and proper maintenance. BE SURE ELECTRIC POWER IS OFF BEFORE CLEANING ANY PART OF YOUR COOKING CENTER. Control Panel Don't use sharp-edged utensils around the control panel. They might damage it. Clean the panels with a lightly dampened cloth.
Spills and spatters are easy to remove from walls and floor. That's because there's little heat except in the food, or sometimes in the utensil. Some spatters wipe up with a paper towel, some may require a damp cloth, Remove greasy spatters with a sudsy cloth, then rinse and dry. NEVER USE A COMMERCIAL OVEN CLEANER ON ANY PART OF YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN, ‘Wipe up spatters on the window on the inside of the door daily. Wash window, when it's soiled, with a minimum of sudsy, warm water. Rinse thoroughly and dry.
Use of Aluminum Foil in Broiling If you wish, you may line the broiler pan with aluminum foil and cover the rack with it for broiling. ALWAYS BE SURE TO MOLD THE FOIL THOROUGHLY TO THE BROILER RACK AND SLIT THE FOIL TO CONFORM WITH SLITS IN THE RACK. Stopping fat and meat juices from draining into the broiler pan prevents the rack from serving its purpose and MAY LET JUICES BECOME HOT ENOUGH TO CATCH FIRE.
Cleaning Guide—Conventional Oven ». {Microwave oven cleaning instructions on pages 40 and 41.) NOTE: Let oven parts cock before touching or handling, PART MATERIALS TO USE GENERAL DIRECTIONS Bake Unit and Broil Unit Do not clean the bake unit or broil unit. Any soil will burn off when the unit is heated, NOTE: The bake unit is not hinged and cannot be lifted to clean the oven floor. If spillover. residue or ash accumulates around the bake unit, gently wipe around the unit with warm water.
MICROWAVE Questions? Use This Problem Solver Microwave Ow PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY CONTROL PANEL * START pad not touched. ON, YET OVEN WILL | « Door not securely closed. NOT OPERATE * Another function was touched. Touch CLEAR/OFF to cancel. * Numbers not entered after touching Time Cook. * Finished temperature not entered after touching Temp Cook. * CLEAR/OFF pad touched accidentally. # No code number entered after touching Auto Cook, Auto Roast or Auto Defrost.
“The Problem Solver (continued) Conventional Oven PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY OVEN WILL * Difficulty may be in the main distribution panel of your house by a blown oven NOT OPERATE circuit fuse, a tripped oven circuit breaker, the main fuse or the main circuit breaker, depending on nature of the power supply. If a circuit breaker is involved, reset it. If the control box uses fuses, the oven fuse (a cartridge-type) should be changed BUT ONLY BY SOMEONE FAMILIAR WITH ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS.
intentional Oven PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY OVEN WILL NOT * Oven too hot to accept cleaning instruction. SELF-CLEAN * Latch is not moved all the way to the right. « Excessive spills, spatters, and soil deposits are not being cleaned up prior to self-cleaning. * START pad nat touched. EVEN DOOR * Turn OVEN SET knob to CLEAN. Glowing Locked Light after knob is turned WON'T LATCH indicates oven is too hot from previous use and door won't latch. To cool oven, open door wide, then Latch can be moved.
If You Need Service To obtain service, see your warranty on the back page of this book. ‘We're proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help. FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.
WARRANTY YOUR GENERAL ELECTRIC MICROWAVE COOKING CENTER Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or canceled check to establish warranty period. | WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of the microwave cooking center that fails because of a manufacturing defect.