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yourmicrowaveovenissuitablefor
microwaving.Mostglasscasseroles,

cookingdishes,measuringcups,
custardcups,pottery‘orchina
dinnerwarewhichdoesnothave

metallictrimorglazewitharna%liic
sheencanbe used.Somecookware

islabeled“suitableforMicrowaving:’

Ifyouareunsure,usethisdishtest:
Measure1cupwaterinaglasscup.

Placeinovenonor besidedish.
Microwave1-1?4minutesatHIGH.If
waterbecomeshot, dishismicrowave

safe.Ifdishheats,it shouldnotbe
usedformicrowaving.

@Papertowels,waxpaper,and
plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover
dishesinordertoretainmoisture
andpreventspattering.

@Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire
stirring,rotating,orrearranging.

Checkyour cookingguide.
@Steambuildsuppressureinfoods

whicharetightlycoveredbya skin
or membrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yolksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.

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readthisbmk carefully.

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Itis intendedtohelpyouopcmte
andmaintainyournewMicrowave
Ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

write

downthemodel

andserial

You’llfindthemona labelinside

theoven.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourMicrowaveOven.Before
sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls

concerningyourMicrowaveOven.

Theelectricoutputofthis

microwaveovenis500watts.

BeSume yourMicrowave

Chm’Rk Jregktemde

It isimportantthatweknowthe
locationofyourMicrowaveOven
shoulda needoccurforadjustments.

AH?rheseThings Are P-Jmmdwith ‘yaw Owm:

@Steamor vaporescapingfrom
aroundthedoor.

~Light reflectionarounddooror

outercase.

@Dimmingovenlightandchange

inblowersoundmayoccurwhile
operatingatpowerlevelsother
thanhigh.

Yoursupplicrisrcspomihlch
registeringyoumthe owner.

PleaseAxk withyoursupplierto

besurehchasdoneso;alsosxmdin
yourConsumerProductOwncrsllip
RegistrationCard.If’yfwmove,or
ifyouarcnot theoriginalpurchaser
pleasewritetous,statingrnodcl
andserialnumbers.Thisappliance
mwt benq$stered,!?Iemwhecertain

thatitk

Writeto:
GeneralElectricCompany

RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Myoureceiwxiia

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Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutheMicrowave
Oven.

savetimeand

BeforeyouIw.p!st service...
checktheProblemSolveronpage22.
Nlistsminorcausesofoperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.

04-FW36-01 Kit aHows
thisoventobe mountedundera
cabinet(availableatextracostfrom
yourGeneralElectricsupplier).

@Dullthumpingsoundwhile
ovenisoperating.

Q SomeTV-Radiointerference
mightbenoticedwhileusingyour
microwaveoven,R’ssimilartothe
interferencecausedbyothersmall
appliancesanddoesnotindicatea
problemwithyouroven.

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(a)DoNotAttempttooperate
thisovenwiththe dooropensince
opendooroperationcanresultin
harmfulexposuretomicrowave

emergy.Itisimportantnotto
defeator tamperwiththesafety
interlocks.

(b)DoNotPlaceanyobject
betweentheovenfrontfaceand
thedoororallowsoilorcleaner

residuetoaccumulateonsealing
surfaces.

(c)DoNot$lperatetheoven
ifitisdamaged.Itisparticular~y
importantthat theovendoor close
properlyandthatthereis no

damagetothe:
(1)Door(bent),
(2)hingesandlatches(brokenor

loosened),

(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.
(d)TheOveMIShould Notbe

adjustedor repairedbyanyone
exceptproperlyqualifiedservice
personnel.

Readall beforeusingthis

WhenusingelectricalAppliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,includingthefollowing:

theriskofburns,electricshock,
fire,injurytopersonsorexposure
toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:

@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis

manual.
@Readandfollowthespecific

“IRECALJTIONS‘IOAVOID

POSSEM4EEXPOSUREm

EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”atleft.

s TMappliancenmstbegrcwnded.
Connectordytoproperlygrounded
outlet.See“GROUNDING
HWWJNJCTKX’W”onpage21.

*Forbestoperation,plugthis

applianceintoitsownelectrical
outlet,topreventflickeringof
lights,Mowingoffi.uwortripping
ofcircuitbreaker.

@Installor locatethisappliance

onlyinaccordancewiththe

providedinstallationinstructions.
~~~c~rhin to placethefront

wrface of thedom threeinchesor
more back from the
dge to avoid
3fthe appknce in normal usage.

[If ~$~~ on
BDo

notcoverorblockany

)peningsontheappIiance.
~Donotuseoutdoor-s.
~Donotimmersepowercordor

Juginwater.
~~eeppowercordawayfrom

Ieatedsurfaces.
‘Donotletpowercordhangover

dgeoftab~eorcounter,

oDonotoperatethisappliance
ifithasadamagedpowwcordor

plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
orifithasbeendamagedor
dropped.

@Seedoorsurfacecleaning
instructionsonpage20.

@Thisapplianceshouldbe
servicedonlybyqualifiedservice
pcnormi Contactnearest
authorizedservicefacilityfor
examination,repairoradjustment.

oAswithanyappliance,close
supervisionisnecessarywhen
usedbychildren.

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theoven

–Do

cavity:

notovercookfood.Carefully
attendapplianceifpaper,plastic,
orothercombustiblematerialsare
placedinsidetheoventofacilitate
cooking.

–Removewiretwist-tiesfrom
paperorplasticbagsbefore
placingbagin.oven.

—Donotuseyourmicrowave
oventodrynewspapers.

–E%per and
waxpaper.Recycledpaper
productscancontainmetalflecks
whichmaycausearcingorignite.
Paperproductscontainingnylon
ornylonfilamentsshouldbe
avoided,astheymayalso

–Do mt operatethe$Yw’m

emptytoitiwid tothe
ovenand the d’fir%If

byaccidenttheovenshould.rm.
emptyaminuteortwo,noharm
isdone.However,trytoavoid
operatingtheovenemptyatall
times—itsavesenergyand
prolongsthelifeof-theoven.

ignite.

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–-mnotpop pqmn’n inJ’wM’

mkrovwveovenunlessinaspecial

microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcorn

useinmicrowaveovens.

–Ifrnaterials insideovenshould

ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn

ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfbseor
circuitbreakerpanel.

osomeproductssuchaswhole

eggsandsealedcontainers-for

example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.

koid IhtmhgItdIyfoodin

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glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;

especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
@Don%defrostfmlzernbeverages

innarrowneckedbottles(especially

carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened,pressurecan
buildup.Thiscancausethecontainer
toburst,resultingininjury.

Q~~~metil onlyasdirectedin

cookingguide.Foilstripsas
usedonmeatroastsarehelpfbl
whenusedasshownincooking

guide.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved

infoiltrayslessthan3/4”high;
removetopfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox.Whenusingmetalin

themicrowaveoven,keepmetal
at least1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.

labeledfor

@cooking W?nsiismay become

hotbecauseofheattransferred
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil.

esometimw+thecookingtray

can become toohot to touch Be
cardid

whentouchingthecooking

trayduringandaftercooking.

@~~Q&cookedinliquids

aspasta)maytendtoboilover

(such

morerapidlythanfoodscontaining

lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,

refertopage20forinstructionson

howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.

@Thermometer—Donot
useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe

thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.

@PlasticMmsik++lasticutensils
designedformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe

usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
p~asticmaynotbeastolerantof
overcookingconditionsasareglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedtoshort

periodsofovercooking.Inlonger

exposurestoovercooking,thefood

andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil
manufacturer’srecommendations.

2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.

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ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cook.themeattoatleast170”F,
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

@Boiling eggsis not

n?commendedin a micmvm!

own Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury,

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%kM9suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks

(seepreviouscaution)shoukibe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.

@ cookingpouches
and closedpklsticbags

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented

asdirectedincookingguide.Ifthey

arenot,plasticcouldburstduring

orimmediatelyaftercooking,

possiblyresultingininjury.Also,

plasticstoragecontainersshould

beat leastpartiallyuncovered

becausetheyformatightseal.

Whencookingwithcontainers

tightlycoveredwithplasticwrap,

removecoveringcarefullyanddirect
steamawayfromhandsand.face.

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L Door Handle. Pulltoopen

door.Doormustbe securely

latchedforoventooperate.

2. Door latches.

3. Door Screen. Metalscreen
permitsviewingoffoodsandkeeps

microwavesconfinedinsideoven.

4. Oveninterior Light. Turnson
whentimeris on.

!5.(hen Vent.

6. ModeStirrer Cover.Protects

themicrowaveenergydistributing
system.Donotremovethiscover.
Youwilldamagetheoven.

‘7.GlassCooking ‘I’ray.Traymust

beinplacewhenusingtheoven.
Cookingperformancewillbe

unsatisfactorywithoutthetray
inplace.Thetraymayberemoved
forcleaning.

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8. 35-lMinute!i%mrwith
expandedfirstfiveminutes.
Settimertodesiredcookingor
defrostingtime.Settingthetimer
startstheoven(whenthedooris
closed).

9. PowerLevelKnob. Thisknob

canbesetatLOW/DEF orHIGH.
100Model andSerial!Numbers.

The timerallowsyouto preset

thecookingtime.

Theovenshutsoffautomatically.
PbwerLevelHIGHisrecommended

forallcookingandheating.

To becomebetteracquaintedwith
timecooking,makeacupofcoffee
byfollowingthe stepsbelow.

Step1: Filla cup2/3 fullofwater
andadd 1teaspoonofinstantcoffee

andstirtodissolve.Useacupthat
hasnometaldecorationandis
microwavesafe.Placecupin oven
andclosedoor.

Step3: SetTimerControl.For
coffee,setat 1%minutes.Timer
mayberesetduringcooking
ifneeded.

Note:Tosettirnerlessthan2minutes,
turntheTimerControlpast2and

thenbackto thedesiredtime.
step 4:

sounds,

Whentimeis up,theoven
ovenlightandfanshutoff.

QUesthmsandih$wers

Q.I set my ovenforthe time

calledforintherecipe?butatthe
endofthetimealh3wed9myfood
wasdtdone.Whathappened?

A. Sincehousepowervariesdue
totimeor!ocationmostrecipes
giveyouatimerangetoprevent
overcooking.Settheovenfor
minimumtime,testthefoodfor
doneness,andcookyourdisha
littlelonger,ifnecessary.

Q. WhathappensifIaccidentally

operatethemicrowaveoven
withoutfoodinit?

A. Accidentaluseforshort
periodsoftimedoesnotdamage
themagnetronbutitisnot
recommended.

Q. CanI interruptthecooking

f’mctimtodleckthefood?
A. Yes.Toresumecooking,simply

closethe door.Thetimermustbe
resetforcookingto resumeunless
timeisremainingontimer.

Step2: TurnPowerLevelknobto
HIGH.

TheDefrOstsettingisdesigned

forspeedythawingof’frozenfood
andisoneofthegreatadvantages
ofamicrowaveoven.

oPowerLevelLOW/DEFshould

beusedfordefrosting.
~SeeyourDefrostingGuidefor

defrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith

thedefrostfimction,defrostfrozen
porkchopsbyfollowingthesteps
below.

Stepk Placepackageoffrozen
chopsinthe ovenand closedoor.

Step2: TurnPowerLevelknob
toLOW/DEF.

Tips

@Foodsfrozeninpaperorplastic
canbedefrostedinthepackage.

@Forevendefrosting,manyfoods

needtobebrokenupor separated
partofthewaythroughthe
defrostingtime.

@Pre-packagedfrozendinners

canbedefrostedandmicrowave
cooked.Besureto removeanyfoil
covers.Keepmetaltraysatleast1“
awayfromcavitywalls.

@Checkthefollowingguidefor
otherdefrostingtips.

andAnswers

Q.WhenIturnthe Timer
Controland start
aMl thumpingnoise.Whatisit?

A. Thissoundisnormal.Itisletting

youknowthe ovenisusingaPower
LevellowerthanHIGH.

~ Q. Whydon’tthedefrosting

timesintheDefrosting(hide
seemrightformyfood?

A. Thesetimesareaverage.

Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording
tothetemperatureinyourfreezer.

Setyourovenforthetimeindicated

inyourDefrostingGuide.Ifyour

foodisstillnot completelythawed
attheend.ofthattime,resetyour

ovenandadjustthetimeaccordingly.

Q. ShoUMallfoodsbe completely

thawedbeforecooking?

A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe

completelythawedbeforecooking.
Forexample,fishcookssoquickly
itisbetterto begincookingwhileit

isstillslightlyfrozen.

Q. Can 1openthe doorduring

defrostingtocheckonthe
progressofmyhod?

A. Yes.Youmayopenthedoorat

anytimeduringmicrowaving.To
resumedefrosting,closethedoor.
Theovenbeginsoperatingiftimeis
lefton timer.If not,resettimer.

theoven,I hear

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Step 3: TlirnTimerControlto
desireddefrostingtimeto startoven.

Step 4:

When oven turns off, turn

packageover,closedoor,andset

timer for remainingdefrostingtime.

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PowerLevel:Defrost/Low

FirstHalf

Food

Bacon(1pkg.) 3

Franks(1lb.) 4

GroundBeef& Pork (1 lb.)

GroundBeef& Pork (2 Ibs.)

Spareribs,

Pork (2 lbs.)

Time,Minutes

per pound per pound

per pound

Sword

Tim+ Minutes

3-4

4

8-1o 7-9

2-4

3-4 Turnpackageover after first half of time. After second

2-3 Place wrapped package in microwaveoven. Turn over

per pound

3

Half

Comments

Place unopenedpackagein microwaveoven.I_Urnover
after first half of time andunwrap.Let stand 5 minutes.
Microwavejust until strips can be separated.

Place unopenedpackage in microwaveoven.Turn over
after first half of time..Microwavejust until franks can
be separated.

half of time, breakup and let stand5 minutes.
Thrnpackage overafter first half oftime. Scrape off

softenedmeat after second half of time. Set aside. Break
upremainingblockand continuemicrowaving3-5 minutes
if necessary.

after first half of time. After second half of time separate
pieces with table knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.

Steaks,

Chops&
cutlets
(Beef, Lamb,
Veal& Pork)

Sausage, 3-4

Bulk(1lb. tray)

per pound

Salwlgc

Bulk(1 lb, roll)

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sausage,

Link (1lb.)

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SiiUS[l~C,

Patties (12oz. pkg.)

4-6

3-4 3-4

2-3

3

4-5

per pound in oven. Tbrn over after first half oftime and separate

2-4 Scrapeoff softened meat after second half of time.

2-3

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Place unwl”appedmeat in single layer in cooking dish
defrostedpieces with table knife. Let stand to complete

defrosting.

Set aside. Break up remaining block, microwave2 to

4 minutes more.

Turn over after first half of time. Let stand 5 minutes.

Turn over and rotate 1/4turn afier first half of time.
Let stand 5 minutes.

Tbrn over after first half of time and rotate patties. Let
stand 5 minutes.