GE JET322H Use and Care Manual

Contents

Micmwe-Comedion Oven

Appliance Registration Auto Start

Care and Cleaning Combination Cooking

Auto Roast Cooking by Temperature

Cooking by Time

Convection Cooking

Cooking by Temperature Cooking by Time

Cooking Reference Guide Cookware and Accessories

Extension Cords Features

Grounding Microwave Cooking

Cooking by Temperature Cooking by Time

Defrosting Microwaving Tips

Power Level Precautions

16 15

13 12

9 3

Minute/Second Timer Model and Serial Numbers

Preheating Probe

Problem Solver Repair Service

Safety Instructions

Touch Control Panel Warranty Back Cover

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Help whelp you...

Before using your oven, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new oven properly.

Keep

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, KY40225

Write down the model and serial number.

You’ll find them on a label on the left side wall of control panel when oven door is open.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership

Registration Card that came with your oven. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any

correspondence or service calls

concerning your oven.

Be sure your oven is registered.

It is important that we know the location of your oven should a need occur for adjustments.

Your supplier is responsible for

registering you as the owner. Please check with your supplier to

be sure he has done so; also send in your Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card. If you move, or if you are not the original purchaser please write to us, stating model and serial numbers.

must be registered. Please be

certiin

Write to: GE Appliances

Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville,

that it is.

KY40225

This appliance

If you received a damaged oven . . .

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the oven.

Save time and money.

Before you request service . . .

check the Problem Solver on page 22. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID

POSSIBLE

EXPOSURE

EXCESSIVE

MICROWA~

ENERGY

(a) Do Not Attempt

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

between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

(c)

Do Not Operate

if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven door close properly and that there is no damage to the:

(1) door (bent) (2) hinges and latches (broken or

loosened)

(3) door seals and sealing surfaces.

(d) The Oven Should Not

adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

Optional

&cessory

to operate

any object

the oven

tiese

MWS

●

Dimming oven light

in blower

operating

sound may occur wMe

power levels other

nomd

and change

than high.

* Ml, tiumping oven

is operating.

sound while

@ Some TV-Mdio intefierence might be

your microwave oven. It’s

to tie inteti-ce caused ~ sm~

indicate a problem

noticed while using

sidar

other

appliances and does not

witi your oven.

tith

yow

dc-ave oven:

●

S-or

vapor escaping from

around the door.

Light

reflwtion

case.

outer

During cooking you will hear

around door or

“cracking” and “popping” noises

which are

normal expansion of

●

When microwaving, at end of

cycle you

nothing more than

the

oven.

wi~ h=

a slight thump.

This is normal.

available at extra cost from your GE supplier.

JX14G

(black) or

with bright trim) Instillation Kit

converts this oven to a built-in wall oven.

JX14GB

(black

Microwaving Tips

. Make sure all cookware used in your microwave oven is for microwaving.

casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring

pottery or china dinnerware which does not have metallic trim or glaze with a metallic sheen can be used.

Some cookware is labeled “suitable

for

microwaving;’

If you are not sure if a dish is microwave-safe, use this test:

Place in the oven both the dish you are testing and a glass measuring cup filled with one cup water—set the measuring cup either in or next to the dish. Microwave 1 minute at high. If the dish heats, it should not be used for microwaving. If the dish remains cool and only the water in the cup heats, then the dish is microwave-safe.

● Wper towels, wax paper and

plastic wrap

dishes in order to retain moisture

and prevent spattering. Be sure to

vent plastic wrap so steam can

escape.

Some microwaved foods require

stirring, rotating or rearranging.

Check the cookbook.

. Steam builds up pressure in foods which are tightly covered by a skin or membrane. Pierce

potatoes, egg yolks and chicken livers to prevent bursting.

cups, custard cups,

can be used to cover

suitible

Most glass

Read all

When

using

basic

safety precautions

foiiowed,

tistructions

electrical appliances,

should

including

the

following:

before

WARNING—Totiuce

the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or

exposure

to excessive microwave energy:

Use this

intended use

appliance

oniy for

as described in this

its

manual.

●

Read

and

fo~ow

the

specific

“PRECAUTIONS ~

POSS~LE EXPOSURE EXCESSNE

ENERGY”

This

COMWt Oniy outiet.

MICROWAVE

page

appiiancenmst

to properly

See “GROUNDING

~STRU~ONS” found on page

●

mi~~owave/convect~on

specWlc&lly

cook food,

daigned

and

is not intended for

AVOm

regrounded.

grounded

~ve~

to heat or

21,

Laboratory or industrial use. .

For b~ o~ration,

appliance

into

plug this

its own electrical outlet, to prevent flickering of

Iighfi,

blowing of fuse or tripping

of circuit breaker.

●

Install or

locate

this

appti~e ody in accordance with the

provided

certain

Installation hstructions.

place

the front surface of the door three inches or more back from edge

toavoidaccidental

of the

●

not

appIiance in

cover orbbk

the

countertop

tipping

normal usage.

any openings

on the appliance.

●

not immerse power cord or

plug in

water.

Keep

power

cord away f~rn

heated surfaces.

*DO

not

let

~wer cord

edge

of table or counter.

hangover

ustig

hasadamagedpower cordm

if it is not working

this

not

applimce.

operate

this appM* ifit

properly! or

it has been damaged or dropped.

See

door surface cleaning

instructions on page .

This app~ance should *

serviced personnel.

authorimd

only

by qualified service

Contact nearest

service

examination, repair or

●

~ with

any

20.

ticility

for

adjustment.

appiiancey close

supervision is necessary when used by children.

To reduce the risk of fn in the

oven cavity: –Do not overcook food.

CareMy

attend appliance if paper, plastic, or other combustible placed

inside

the

materiais

oven

to facilitate

are

cooking.

–Remove wire twist-ties

from paper or plastic bags before placing bag in oven.

–Do

not use your microwave

oven to dry

newpapers.

–Do not use recycled paper

products.

Recycled

paper

towels, napkins and wax paper can contain

metai fleck

which may cause arcing or ignite. Paper products containing nylon or nylon avoided, as they

–Do

not operate the

filments should

may

also ignite.

oven

in microwave or combination modes while empty the oven and the

If by accident the

avoid damage to

danger

Km.

oven shouldm

empty a minute or two, no h- is done. However, try to avoid

opcmting

the oven empty at ti times-it saves energy and prolongs

–When

using theconvwtion

combination cooking

iife of

the

functiow~

oven,

both the exterior and interior of the oven will become hot. Always hot pads to remove containers food and accessories

such

use

oven

rack or temperature probe.

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n i

I .

1 .

m ?

WO~MT

—

S~TY

-Mnot poppopcarn k your microwaw oven

microwave popcorn accessory

unless in a

sp~ial

or Mess you use popcorn label~ for

use

microwave

–~

~0*

ovarcook ~tatoes.

They codd

fire,

dehydrate and

causing

mwrEuRs mlue

shodd i~ite, k~p

closed, turn oven off, and the

power cord,

the @se or

●

Some pmd~cts such m whole

circuit bmabr panel.

eggs and sealed

example,

closed

explode and in

this wen. Such

ovens.

catch

damage to your

Luv

OV~~

Uveu

door

wen.

disconnwt

or shutoff power at

ca~tainers-for

glass

jars-wi~

shotid

not be heated

use of the

micmave/convection oven codd

result in injury.

* Avoid heathg

glass

jars,

especially meat and

●

mn% defrost froaen

narrow-necked bottles

-nated

baby food

even without

egg

their lids;

mixtures.

beve~ea

(especitiy

beverages). Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the

container to resdting

●

uss

this book and

protidd.

microwaved in foil trays

3/4ff high; remove

in microwave oven,

(inept

l-i~ch away * ~~kwe may bwome

bmause th~ heatedfd. Pot

waled

burst, possibly

in injury.

metal

only as directed in

M@cookbook

dinn$rs

top foil cover and

tmy

to box.

for

When

ove~rack)atlmt

from sides

of heat

transhrred

holders maybe

to ban~e

the cookware.

may be

less

than

using

meti

keep meM

ofov~n.

hot

from

.~m~~~, the o~~ fl~r and

beeometoo hot to Bec@M touching tils dtig

and after cooking.

the floor

touch.

and

~STRUCTIoNs

moisture.

Shodd

this occur,

refer

(continu~)

to page 20 for instructions on how

clean

●

b mOt

the inside

HSG

of the oven.

regular cooking or oven thermometers when cooking by microwave or combination.

The

metal

and

mercury in

thermometers

could

cause “arcing”

these

and possible damage to oven.

remove

from

to cook inside in food or liquid,

the temperate probe

the oven

the

when not using it

with,

If you leave the probe

oven without inserting it

and

turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical damage oven

● ~~~ic

arcing

in the oven, and

tils.

~~k~~plastic

cookware designed for microwave cooking is very useful, but should

used carefully. Even

microwave-

safe plastic may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char if

periods of overcooking. In exposures to overcooking, the

subjwted

to short

longer

fmd

and cookware could ignite. For these reasons: 1)

Use microwave-

safe plastics only and use them in strict compliance with the cookware manufacturer’s

recommendations. 2)

not subject empty cookware to microwaving. 3)

not permit children to use plastic cookware

witkout

complete supervision.

* When

directions exactly and

cooking

pork,

follow the

aiways

cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least in the remote

l~°F.

This assures that,

possibfity

that trichina may be present in the meat, it ~ be

ki~ed

and meat will be safe to eat.

. m not boil eggs

oven.

Pressure will

in a

ticrO~Ve

bufld

up inside egg yolk and will cause it to burst, possibly

restiting

in injury.

●

F@s

~th unbroken

6%kin”

such as potatoes, sausages,

outer

tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks (see previous caution)

should

be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.

. Not

all

plastic

wrap is suitable

for use in microwave ovens.

Chwk

the package for proper use.

~~~ilab]e”

cooking pu~hw

and tightly closed plastic bags

should be slit, pierced or vented as

di~ted

by package. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately &r cooking, resulting

injury. Also, plastic

pssibly

storage containers should beat least partially uncovered because they form a tight seal. When cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering carefully and direct steam away from hands and face.

s~n~neous

boting-Under certain special circumstances, liquids may start to boil during or shortly after removal from

the

microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing

hquid,

stir the liquid briefly before removing the container from the microwave oven.

●

Use of the oven rack. (Seethe

cookbook for proper use.)

—Wmove

not in use, –Use pot holders when handling

the rack and cookware. They may be hot.

the rack from oven when

–Do not use microwave browning dish on rack. The rack could overheat.

SAW ~SE mSTRUCTIONS

9 Foods cookad M

pasta)

may

rapidiy than foods

liquids {such as

tend

to boil

containing

over more

less

Features of Your Microwave/Convection Oven

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“

1. Door Handle. Door must be

securely latched for oven to operate.

2. Door Latch. Push into open door.

3. Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven.

4. Door Safety

External Oven Air Vents.

hck

System.

6. Oven Light. Light comes on when door is opened and when oven is operating. Oven light cover is on exterior wall.

Convection Heating Vents.

8. Temperature Probe. Probe measures internal food temperature. Must be used when cooking by temperature in Microwave, Convection, Combination or with Auto Roast function.

When You Plug in the Oven

The panel displays four 8’s on the upper portion and the oven functions on the lower portion. After 15 seconds, all lights disappear and the CLEAR/OFF pad and oven is ready for use and the clock can be set.

If power is disrupted at any time, the above sequence reoccurs, and you must reset Clock after touching CLEAR/OFF.

“PF”

comes on in the upper portion. Touch

all

Receptacle for Temperature

Probe.

inserted into receptacle before oven will start any temperature cooking.

10. Oven Rack.

Convection, Combination and some Microwave recipes.

11. Touch Control Panel.

Use touch controls to set all oven functions. Further detailed explanation is shown on following page.

12. Model and Serial Numbers.

Probe must be securely

Use with

Features of Your Touch Control

Wnel

The touch control panel allows you to set the oven controls electronically with the touch of a finger. It’s designed to be easy

to use and understand. With your new oven, you have several cooking options.

1. Display.

time or temperature during cooking functions, cooking mode and pertinent instructions after setting each part of cooking steps telling you what to do next.

2. Microwave Cook. Touch this pad before entering microwave cooking time or temperature. Oven is programmed for power level 10 automatically but may be changed after entering time.

3. Convection Cook. When convection cooking, touch this pad before entering desired oven time and temperature. (See pages

12 and 13.)

.4. Number Pads.

pads to enter time (time of day or

cooking time), internal food temperature (using probe), oven temperature and power level or codes during Auto Roast.

Displays time of day,

Touch these

In addition to microwave or convection cooking, you have combination cooking which uses both methods. Also automatic

combination temperature cooking (AUTO ROAST). Or you may make your own

stage

programs to suit your

individualized cooking needs,

10. Clock Set/Start.

first plugged in, all segments on display are shown. Touch CLOCK. “ENTER TIME” flashes, colon remains on, and the four 8’s disappear. Enter time of day by touching the

number pads in sequence. For example, for Touch To reset or change time, touch CLOCK, enter correct time and touch START again.

11. Microwave Defrost.

thawing with

(See page 9.)

Combination Cook. (See

cookbook.)

when using combination cooking mode. (See pages 14& 15. )

U. Clear/Off. When touched,

it stops the oven and erases all settings except time of day.

1:30,

touch 1,3, and O.

STA~.

Time is set on display.

little

or no attention.

Touch this pad first

When oven is

Gentle

Micro Power

pad before entering another power level number whenever microwave energy is being used.

6. Min/Sec Timer. This feature uses no microwave energy when it functions as a kitchen timer. (See page 19.)

Auto Start.

program your oven to begin cooking at a preset time of day—up to an

n-hour and 59-minute delay.

(See page 19.)

8. Start. Must touch this pad for oven to begin any function.

9. Auto Roast. Insert probe, touch this pad, and desired number pad for code to combination temperature cook meat with automatic preset program.

bvel.

Touch this

Allows you to

What Your Oven Can Do

Cooking with your new oven offers a wide variety of food preparation options. Microwave cooking uses very short, high frequency radio waves. The movement of the microwaves through the food generates heat and cooks most foods faster than conventional methods, while retaining their natural texture and moisture. Microwave cooking heats food directly, not the cooking utensil or the interior of the oven. Reheating is easy and defrosting is particularly convenient because less time is spent in food preparation.

Convection cooking constantly circulates heated air around the food, creating even browning and sealed-

in flavor by the constant motion of

hot air over the food surfaces.

Comparison Guide

Your new oven also offers the option of combination cooking, using microwave energy along with convection cooking. You cook with speed and accuracy, while browning and crisping to perfection.

You can use microwave cooking, convection cooking or combination cooking to cook by time. Simply preset the length of cooking time desired and your oven turns off automatically. Or you can cook by temperature by these methods, using the temperature probe to determine the doneness by the internal temperature of the food. This method takes the guesswork out of cooking, shutting the oven off automatically when the food reaches the desired temperature.

Auto Roast is a combination cooking function that uses the temperature probe. You simply

select from 8 Auto Roast codes, and the oven automatically adjusts power level, oven temperature and

internal food temperature to cook the food the way you want it.

The Auto Start timer lets you program the oven to start cooking

at a desired time, even

you’re

not at home. The following guide shows at a

glance the difference between

microwave, convection and combination cooking.

Combination

Microwave

combine to cook foods in up to one-half the time of conventional ovens, while browning and sealing in juices.

Microwave energy and circulating heated air.

Food heats from instant energy penetration and heat conducted from outside of food.

Shortened cooking time for microwave energy, plus browning and crisping from convection heat.

energy and convection heat

COOKING METHOD

HEAT

SOURCE

HEAT

CONDUCTION

BENEFITS

Microwave Convection

Microwave

tributed evenly throughout

the oven for thorough, fast cooking of food.

Microwave Energy

Heat produced within

food by instant energy

penetration. Fast, high efficiency

cooking. Oven and surroundings do not get hot. Easy clean-up.

energy is

dis-

Hot air circulates around food to produce browned

exteriors and seal in juices.

Circulating heated air.

Heat conducted from outside of food to inside.

Aids in browning and seals in flavor. Cooks some foods faster than conventional ovens.

Read this book to learn the many different things your Microwave/Convection/Combination Oven can do. You will find a wide variety of cooking methods and programs designed to suit your lifestyle.

Cookware and Accessories

Heat-Resistant Glass, YES Glass-Ceramic (Pyrex! Fire King? Corning

Ware?

Ceramic

Metal NO YES NO Non Heat-Resistant Glass NO NO NO Microwave-Safe Plastics YES Plastic Films & Wraps Paper Products YES NO NO Straw, Wicker & Wood

*Use only microwave cookware that is safe

Cookware

~ps

to 450 ‘F.

Cookware

etc.)

Microwave Convection Combination

YES YES

YES YES YES

(Cookware with (Cookware with

no metal trim) no metal trim)

NO YES*

YES NO NO

and

Cookbook.”

YES

N~E:

For more information on the proper usc of cookware in your oven,

see your

Microwuvc Guide

Convection Cooking

METAL PANS are recommended for all types of baked products, but especially where browning or crusting is important.

Dark or dull finish

metal pans are

GLASS OR GLASS-CERAMIC casserole or baking dishes are best suited for egg and cheese recipes due to the cleanability of glass.

best for breads and pies because they absorb heat and produce crisper crust.

Shiny aluminum

pans are better for cakes, cookies or muffins because these pans reflect heat and help produce a light tender crust.

Microwave Convection

‘Some

recipes may call for cooking on this oven rack, but generally microwaved foods should be cooked

directly on the ceramic oven floor. See cookbook for specific instructions.

Combination

Combination Cooking

GLASS OR GLASS-CERAMIC baking containers are recommended. Be sure not to use items with metal trim as they may cause arcing (sparking) with oven wall or oven rack, damaging the cookware, the rack or the oven.

HEAT-RESISTANT PLASTIC microwave cookware (safe to

450°F.)

maybe used, but it is not recommended for foods requiring crusting or all-around browning, because the plastic is a poor conductor of heat.

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