GE JET342G User Manual

How

to get the best

from

YomMcrowave=

Convection Oven

ContenW

Aluminum Foil Appliance Registration

Auto Start Care and Cleaning

Combination Cooking

Auto Roast Cooking by Temperature 27

Cooking by Time

Convection Cooking

Broiling Cooking by Temperature 25

Cooking by Time

Cooking Reference Guide Cookware and Accessories

Extension Cords Features

Grounding

Microwave Cooking

Auto Cook Auto Cook Recipe Guide

26 Touch Control Panel

10-16

Minute/Second Timer Model and Serial Numbers 2, 5

Preheating Probe

Problem Solver 34,35 Repair Service

Safety Instructions

Warranty

23,25,27,28

3,4

Back Cover

Use

and

Care of

JET342G

Microwave electric

model

Automatic Cooking Guide 17, 18 Auto Defrost 20

Cooking by Temperature 23 Cooking by Time

Defrosting by Time Microwaving Tips

Power Level Precautions

GENERAL

ELECTRIC

Your Direct Line to General Electric The GE

Amwer

Cente~

800.626.2000

Help us help you...

Before using your oven, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new oven 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 General Electric Company Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a 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.

label

on the

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.

This appliance must be registered. Please be certain that it is.

Write to: General Electric Company

Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville,

KY40225

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 pages 34 and 35. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

Microwaving~ps

●

Make sure all cookware used when microwaving is microwave safe. Most glass casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard cups, 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

If you are unsure, use this dish test: Measure 1 cup water in a glass cup. Place in oven on or beside dish. Microwave 1-l M minutes at High. If water becomes hot, dish is microwave safe. If dish heats, it should not be used for microwaving.

● Paper towels,

plastic wrap can be used to cover dishes while using microwave functions in order to retain moisture and prevent spattering.

. Some microwaved foods require stirring, rotating or rearranging. Check your 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.

microwaving:’

wax

paper, and

All these things are normal with your microwave oven:

●

Dimming

oven

light and change in blower sound may occur while operating at power levels other than high.

● Dull, thumping sound while

oven is operating.

● Some

TV-hdio

interference might be noticed while using your microwave oven. It’s similar to the

interferen~ caused by other

small appliances and does not indicate a problem with your oven.

● Steam or vapor escaping from

around the door.

● Light reflection around door or

outer case.

●

During cooking you will hear

“cracking” and “popping” noises which are nothing more than

normal expansion of the oven.

●

When microwaving, at end of cycle you will hear a slight thump. This is normal.

PRECAUTIONS

MPO~ANT

~AVOID POSS~LE

EXCESSIVE

MCROWAW

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) ~ Not Place

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

surfices.

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 be

adjusted or repaired by anyone

except properly qualified service personnel.

Optio~l

available your General Electric supplier.

Accessory

extra cost from

JWG Installation

this oven to a built-in wall oven.

—

any

Kit

operate

object

the

oven

converts

SA~TY~STRUCTIONS

Read dl

When using electrical appliances basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

WARNING—TO

the

risk

fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy:

Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in this manual,

●

Read and follow the specific

“PRECAUTIONS POSSIBLE EXPOSURE EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” at left.

●

This appliance must be grounded. Connect only to properly grounded outlet. See “GROUNDING

INSTRU~IONS”

. For best operation, plug this appliance into its own electrical outlet, to prevent flickering of lights, blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit breaker.

●

Install or locate this appliance only in accordance with the provided installation instructions.

●

Be certain to place surface of the door three inches or more back from the countertop edge to avoid accidental tipping of the appliance in normal usage.

●

Do not cover or block my openings on the appliance.

. Do not use outdoors.

●

Do not immerse power cord or plug in water.

●

Keep power cord away from heated surfaces.

●

Do not let power cord hangover edge of table or counter.

Do not operate this appliance if it has a damaged power cord or plug, if it is not working properly, or if it has been damaged or

instructions before

reduce

of burns, electric shock,

AVOID

on page 33.

the

front

droppd.

using

See

instructions on page 32.

●

This appliance should be serviced only by qualified service personnel. Contact nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment. . ~

supervision is necessary when used by children.

. To reduce the risk of

oven

–Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance if paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking.

–Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags before placing bag in oven.

—Do

not use your microwave

oven to dry newspapers.

–Paper towels, napkins and wax paper.

can

conuin mebl

may cause arcing or ignite. Paper

products containing nylon or nylon filaments should be avoided, as they may also ignite.

–Do not

microwave or combination modes while empty to the oven and the danger of fire.

If by accident the oven should run empty a minute or two, no harm is done. However, t~ to avoid operating the oven empty at all times—it saves energy and prolongs life of the oven.

–Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven

microwave popcorn accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens.

this appliance.

door

surface cleaning

with

any

appliance, close

fire

cavity:

Recycled paper products

flecks which

operate the oven in

avoid

damage to

unless in a special

the

—

MO~~T

S~TY

–Do not overcook potatoes.

They could dehydrate and

catch

fire, causing damage to your oven. –If materials inside oven should

ignite, keep turn oven off,

oven

door closed,

and

disconnect power cord, or shut off power at fuse or circuit breaker panel.

●

Some products

eggs and

example,

sealed con@iners-for

closed

such

glass

as whole

jars-may explode and should not be heated in this oven.

Q Avoid

glass jars, even without their lids;

especially meat and egg mixtures,

–When using the convection or

combination cooking functions, both the exterior and interior of oven will become hot.

hot food broiler pan, oven rack temperature probe.

●

in narrow carbonated beverages).

container is opened, pressure can build container to burst, resulting in injury.

●

cookbook.

TV dinners maybe microwaved

in foil trays less than 3/4” high; remove top foil cover and return tray to box. When using metal in the microwave oven,

(other

inch

●

hot

from the heated food. Pot holders may be needed to handle the

utensil.

walls can become too hot to touch,

the floor during and

heating

baby

food in

Always use

pads to remove containers of

and

accessories such as

and

Don’t

defrost

fronn

beverages

necked botdes (especidy

Even if the

up.

This can cause the

Use metal

only as directed in

keep

meti

than

oven

rack) at least

away from sides of oven.

CooMng utensik

because of heat transferred

sometimes, the oven fi~r and

Be careful when touching

may

atier

become

cooking,

you leave the probe inside the oven without inserting it in and turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical arcing in the oven and damage oven walls.

designed

are very

used carefully. Even microwave plastic may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or ceramic materials and may

sofien

periods of overcooking, In longer exposures to overcooking, the food and utensils could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave plastics

compliance with the utensil manufacturer’s recommendations.

2) Do not subjw empty microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use plastic utensils without complete supervision,

o When

our directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it

killed

●

recommended for microwave cooking.

inside the it to

INSTRUCTIONS

●

F-

cooked in liquids

pasta)

may tend to boil over more rapidly than foods less moisture. Should this occur,

re~r

to page 32

how to clean

not use

fir

instructions on

the

inside of the oven.

re~lar

oven thermometers cooking by microwave or combination.

mercury in these thermometers

could

cause “arcing” and

possible damage to oven.

o Remove

The metal and

the tipem-

from the oven when

●

Rastic utens&Plastic

for

microwave cooking

usefil, but

should be

or char if subjected to short

ordy

and use them in strict

cooking pork

and meat will be safe to eat.

Boiling

eggs k

not

Pressure can build up

egg

yolk and may cause

burst,

resulting in injury.

(such

contaitig

cooking

when

Pmm

not in

use.

fdortiquid,

utensils

utensfls

1~~,

wi~

(continu~)

●

Fo~s with

‘%kin”

such as potatoes, sausages,

unbroken

outer

tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks

(see

previous caution) should be

pierced to

d[ow

steam to escape

during cooking.

●

$$~ilable”

cooking pouches

and tightly closed plastic bags

should be slit, pierced or vented as directed in cookbook. If they are

not,

plastic could burst during

or immediately

akr

cooking, possibly resulting in injury, Also, plastic storage containers at least they form a tight

partitiy

uncoveti because

seal’

cooking with containers covered

covering

with

plastic wrap, remove

carefilly

and direct

away from hands and

●

s~~~nwus

boiling-Under

shodd

When

tightiy

face,

stm

certain special circumstances, liquids may start to

boil during

or shortly after removal from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir

the

liquid briefly before removing the container from the

●

Use

of the

oven rack. (See your

micmwave

oven.

cookbook for proper use.)

—Remove the rack from oven when not in use.

–Use pot holders when handling the rack and utensils. They

may

be hot. –Do not

use microwve

browning dish on rack. The rack could overheat. Use of rack with Automatic Cooking feature is not recommended.

SAVE

T~E

~STRUCTIONS

—

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.

4.5.Door Safety

External Oven Air Vents.

hck

System.

When You Plug in the Oven

The panel displays four 8’s on the upper the oven functions on the lower portion. lights disappear and “PF” comes on in the CLEAR/OFF pad and oven is ready

can be set.

If power is disrupted at any time, the and you must reset Clock after touching

ab(

6. Oven when door ~s oven is operating. Oven light cover is on exterior wall.

7. Convection Heating Vents.

8. Temperature Probe. Probe

measur;s

Must be used when cooking temperature in microwave, convection or combination modes and with Auto Roast function.

Probe.

inserted into receptacle before oven

will

portion and After 15 seconds, all

:he

upper portion. Touch

for use and the clock

)ve

sequence reoccurs,

CLEAR/OFF.

Light. Light

open~d

internal food temperature.

Receptacle for Temperature

Probe must be securely

start any temperature cooking.

all

comes on

and when

- -

10. Broiler Pan and Spatter

page

Shield. See

instructions:

U. Oven Rack. Use with

convection, combination and some microwave recipes.

Touch Control Panel. Use

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

H. Model and Serial Numbers.

fo~

all

oven

Features of Your Touch Control

~nel

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.

Microwave Cook.

pad before entering microwave

cooking time or temperature. Oven

is programmed for power automatically but may be changed

after entering time.

3. Microwave Defrost. Gentle

thawing with little or no attention.

(See page 21.)

4. Convection Cook. When

convection cooking, touch this pad

before entering desired oven time

and temperature. (See pages

24 and 25.)

Number Pads.

to enter time (time of day or

cooking time), internal food

temperature (using probe), oven

temperature, power level, or codes

during Auto Cook, Auto Roast, or

Auio

Min/Sec Timer. This feature

uses no microwave energy. 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

l-hour and 59-minute delay.

(See page 19.)

Displays time of day,

Defrost.

Allows you to

Touch this

level

Touch these pads

In addition to microwave or convection cooking, you have combination cooking which uses

both methods. Also automatic

microwave cooking (AUTO

COOK) and automatic microwave

defrosting (AUTO DEFROST),

and automatic combination temperature cooking (AUTO

ROAST). Or you may make your

own 2 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 1,3, and O. Touch START. Time is set on display. To reset or change time, touch CLOCK, enter correct time and touch START again.

11. Power

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

Broil. Touch this pad for

broiling. Be sure to use splatter shield and drip pan. (See page 31. )

U. Combination Cook. (See

cookbook.)

when using combination cooking mode. (See pages 26& 27. )

14. Clear/Off. When touched,

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

15. Auto Roast.

touch this pad, and desired number pad for code to combination temperature cook meat with automatic preset program.

16. Auto Defrost.

then code number and food weight and the oven automatically sets power levels and defrosting time. (See page 20.)

Gvel.

Touch this pad first

When oven is

1:30,

Touch this pad

Insert probe,

Touch this pad,

8. Start. Must touch this pad for

oven to begin any function.

Auto Cook.

then number pad for desired code number, and oven automatically microwaves at pre-programmed power levels and determines the proper amount of cooking times until the food is done and oven shuts off.

Touch this pad and

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.

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.

The Automatic Cooking Control

(AU~

COOK) feature does your microwave cooking for you. It’s easy and convenient—just follow the step-by-step instructions in this manual. A sensor detects steam from the food and automatically adjusts cooking time and power level for best results.

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.

Auto Defrost automatically sets the

defrosting time and power levels

for you. You choose the appropriate

code number from 1 to 3 from the

food you are defrosting, then enter

the food weight in pounds and

tenths of a pound and touch Start.

The oven calculates the defrosting

time and changes power levels

during defrosting to give even

defrosting results.

The Auto Start Timer lets you

program the oven to start cooking

at a desired time, even if you’re not

at home.

The following guide shows at a

glance the difference between

microwave, convection and

combination cooking.

Comparison Guide

Microwave

COOKING METHOD

HEAT SOURCE

HEAT CONDUCTION food by instant energy

BENEFITS

Microwave energy is

tributed

evenly throughout the oven for thorough, fast cooking

Microwave

of food.

energy.

Heat produced within

penetration.

Fast, high

cooking. Oven and

surroundings do not get hot. Easy clean-up.

efficiency

dis-

Convection

Hot air circulates around food to produce browned

exteriors and

Circulating heated air.

seal

in juices.

Heat conducted from

outside of food to inside.

Aids in browning and seals

in flavor. Cooks some foods faster than conventional ovens.

Combination

Microwave energy and convection heat 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.

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

*Use only

microwave cookware that is safe to

Cookware

~ps

Cookware

450°F.

Microwave Convection Combination

NOTE:

oven, see your

For more information on the proper use of cookware in your

Microwave Guide and Cookbook.

Convection Cooking

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

Dark or dull finish

best for breads and pies because they absorb heat and produce

crisper crust.

Shiny aluminum

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

OVEN RACK

(spatter shield

and drip pan)

metal pans are

pans are better for

,, .,.,

GLASS OR GLASS-CERAMIC casserole or baking dishes are best suited for egg and cheese recipes

due to the cleanability of glass.

Combination Cooking

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

Microwave

YES’

Convection

YES

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.

Combination

YES

Broil

YES2

(

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.

‘DO

NOT

USE

COMBINATION SETTINGS, SPECIFIC COOKBOOK RECIPES.

IN MICROWAVE,

EXCE~

CONVE~ION

WHEN NOTED IN

Automatic Microwave Cooking

Microwaving with the Auto Cook setting offers especially convenient shortcut cooking for many foods. There’s no guesswork about cooking times, no need to look up suggested times in the cookbook. Instead, a sophisticated sensing device actually detects the steam which escapes from cooking food, and automatically adjusts the oven’s cooking time for various types and amounts of food.

Cooking containers must be covered during Auto Cook, so this feature is best used for foods which you wish to steam or to retain moisture. Eight Auto Cook codes let you select a cycle ideal for many frequently prepared foods. When oven senses the steam, the oven signals so that you can stir or rotate the food as directed. Once steam has been detected, the oven automatically begins counting down the remaining cooking time and adjusts power levels as needed.

Setting the Oven Controls

Step 1:

container and cover as directed on pages 10 to 16.

Step 2:

of day disappears from display. “Auto” appears on display and “ENTER COOK CODE” flashes.

Place food in appropriate

Touch AUTO COOK. Time

Step 3:

Cook code by touching a number pad from 1 to 8. Selected “COOK CODE” appears in the display.

“START” flashes.

Step 4:

shows “Auto OPEN DOOR DURING THIS TIME. When steam is sensed, oven signals. Stir or rotate food as needed. Touch START to resume cooking. Display shows time counting down. When done, oven displays “End,” signals and turns off.

N~E:

“Auto Cook code” if the oven is hot. If “START” and “Hot” flash on display and “DELAY TIME” appears, you must the oven before using Auto Cook or you may choose to use time or temperature microwave cooking.

Select the desired Auto

Touch START. Display

COOK:’ DO NOT

Oven will not accept

cool

Questions and Answers

Would

plastic storage containers with very tight-fitting lids be appropriate for Automatic Cooking?

A. No.

dishes, butter tubs, fitting lids are not recommended for microwaving and do not allow steam to escape properly.

Q. When I opened the oven door to stir my food, the oven beeped and flashed I do wrong?

signal and flash “EEEE.” Close door and touch START.

Q. When I tried to enter AUTO COOK, “START” and “Hot” flashed on display and “DELAY TIME” appeared. Why?

oven for convection or combination

cooking and its interior temperature was above

“START DELAY TIME” will

appear on display. If you start the oven at this time, oven light and cooling fan will come on, but no cooking will begin. When oven has cooled below Auto Cook function.

Q. not Auto Cook well?

A. Yes.

require frequent stirring, candies and melted chocolate, bakery goods or other foods where a dry or crisp

surface is desirable are best

prepared by microwave time cooking (see page 22). Also, extremely dry foods such as chow

mein

have enough moisture to create steam for the sensor.

Most types of plastic storage

etc,

with

tight-

“EEEE?’

If the oven door is opened while

“Auto” is showing in display, it will

If you had previously used your

150°F.,

Arethere

noodles or potato chips do not

some foods which do

Puddings and sauces which

What did

“Hot” and

you can use

Automatic Microwave

CooKng

Recipe Guide

Automatic cooking control is a

fully automatic electronic control

system that oven do the cooking for you. The guides and recipes in this section are designed to

the most of this truly new

feature.

Standard cooking techniques require setting the oven for a specified cooking time or a selected finished temperature. And that means looking up recipes in a

cookbook . .

recipes for microwave cooking. . or just resorting to guesswork. This control method works on

an entirely different basis—with a special electronic sensor that detects steam from cooking food. The oven “knows”

lets

your microwave

help you make

trying to convert old

how

the food

Foods Recommended

is cooking; so it can automatically set the correct cooking time and maintain the proper power level for different types and amounts of food.

N~E:

“Auto Cook code” if the oven is hot. If the word “Hot” appears,

you must cool the oven before using

Auto Cook or you may choose

to use time or temperature

microwave cooking.

Wsy

Simply touch two control

AU~

number—and then START. Refer to cooking guide for a complete list of codes for frequently prepared foods. The display shows Auto

until steam is sensed and

Oven

will

not accept

to Use

pads—

COOK and the desired code

Foods Not Recommended

then signals, and displays time counting down. During Auto, oven

should not be opened, but when oven signals, most foods should be turned, stirred, or rotated. Check the Automatic Cooking Guide on pages 17 and 18 for suggestions.

Appropriate containers and coverings help assure good cooking results. Containers should match in size to the size of the food being cooked. Coverings such as plastic wrap secured on all sides, the lid that came with the container, or microwave-safe plastic domes are

ideal. For examples of containers and coverings, see page 8 and the following recipe section on pages

10-16 of this book.

A wide variety of foods including meats, fish, casseroles, vegetables, leftovers, and convenience foods can be Auto

cooked. Match container size with the food, cover

securely, and do not open door during Auto cycle. When oven signals, turn, rotate or stir as recommended in recipe or guide on pages 17 and 18.

Reci~es and foods which must be cooked uncovered, or

which require constant attention, or adding ingredients during cooking should be microwaved by microwave time cooking (see page 22). For foods that microwave best

using temperature probe, use

Foods requiring a dry or crisp surface after cooking cook best with microwave temperature cooking (see page 23), convection (pages 24, 25 and 31) or combination (pages 26-28) cooking. Note the cooking reference guide on page 29.

Temp

Cook, or Auto Roast.

Automatic Cooking Main Dishes

The benefit is automatic setting and control of cooking, but just like conventional microwaving you must check the food after the Auto cycle (oven beeps and cook time begins to count down on display) and turn, rotate or stir as recommended.

Meat, Fish & Poultry

For meat loaves

microwave-safe container. Beef loaf uses Auto Cook code 2. Cover with plastic wrap and rotate 1/4 turn after oven signals.

Whole Chicken,

and pieces, should be placed in a microwave-safe 8-in. square dish, 2-quart oblong glass baking dish or

3-qt.

casserole. Cover securely with plastic wrap or container lid. If cooking bag is chicken, shield breast bone with small strip of foil. Rotate dish 1/2 turn when oven signals. Use Auto Cook code 4.

use a round

chicken breasts

used

for whole

Pork Chops

well in 2-quart oblong dish, covered with plastic wrap. Add

barbeque

on each chop. Microwave using Auto Cook code 6.

Fish fillets

in flat pie plate or oblong dish to fit. Cover with plastic wrap or container lid. Use Auto Cook code 8.

Swiss steak

serving pieces 1/4 thick and placed in a 2-quart oblong glass baking dish. Make sure liquid covers all meat. Cover with plastic wrap and rotate 1/4 turn when oven signals. Use Auto Cook code 2.

automatically cook

glass baking

sauce or other sauce

——

—.———.

should be in single layer

should be cut into

Spare ribs

cooked in a 2-quart oblong glass baking dish or Make sure liquid covers meat. Cover with plastic wrap or container lid. After oven signals, turn over and rearrange meats. Use Auto Cook code 6.

should be automatically

3-qt.

casserole.

How to Adapt Microwave Casserole Recipes

Use the following step-by-step instructions and tips when adapting your casserole recipes for automatic cooking.

1: Select recipes with precooked ingredients that do not require adding ingredients at different stages during cooking or recipes that require extra attention, stirring

or rotating. 2: Use microwave-safe containers

that are appropriate in size to the food amount. Use or smaller.

3: For saucy casseroles, cover container with lid or plastic wrap. (No vents.) For cheese or topped casseroles, remove cover after oven signals and add topping, then continue cooking uncovered.

4: Allow precooked ingredients or hot sauces to cool slightly before adding other ingredients.

3-qt.

containers

crumb-

5: Meats and vegetables should be submerged in liquid.

6: After oven signals, rotate dish and stir, covering all ingredients with liquid.

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