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BeforeUsingYourOven .. .....2

SafetyInstructions. .........3,4

Featuresc)fYotxOven ,. . .

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CcxksvareandAccessories.....6

MicrowaveDefrosting. .,......7

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Baking .. . ’.. ... ......4. ....9

Toasting.. ..: .. ... ... ......10

CookingGuide . . . . . . . ....11-22

GroundingInstructions., .....23

CareandCkxming . ..,....24,25

ToRemovetheOven

fromCabinetMount. ., .....25

TheProbIemSolver. ..0. .s,..26

IfYouNeedService . ........,27

Warranty,. .. .., ... .BackCover

@Makesureallcookwareusedwhen

microwavingismicrowavesafe.

Mostglasscasseroles,cooking
dishes,measuringcups,cushmd
cups,potteryorchinadinnerware
whichdoesnothavemetallictrim
orglue withametallicsheencm
beused. Somecookwareislabeled
“suitableforMicrowaving?

Ifyouare unsure,usethisdishtest:

Measure1cupwaterinaglasscup.
Placeinovenon or besidedish.
Micxowav

e ~-liAminutesatHIGH.If

watertxxmrneshot, dishismicrowave
W“, Mdishheats,itshouldnotbe
usedformicrowaving,

* ~iiy% tOWfdf$W8X~qxw,mid

plasticwrapambeusedtocover
disheswhile

usingmicrowave
functionsinorderto ret8in
moistureandpreventspatterifig.

*~~memierowav~foodsrequire

stirring,rotatingorrearranging.

CheckyourCookingGuide.

US youa * o

Beforeusingyouroven,
readthisbookcarefully.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyournewovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions,

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include

your phone number):
ConsumerAffairs

GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel
andseriainumbers.

You’llfindthemona labelonthe
outsideoftheovenon thebottom.

Thesenumbersmealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistmtionCardthatcamewithyour
oven.Beforesendinginthis card,
pleasewritethesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber
Use these

numbersinany

correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyour oven.

Thefnicrowavedtxtrk output

ofthisovenisf$~~

WLlttS,

Besureyouroven
isregistered.

Itk

importantthn[weknowthe

locationofyour ovenshoukianeed

occurforadjust-merits.

Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto

besurehehasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCard.Ifyoumove,or
ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser
pleasewriteto us,statingmodeland
serialnumbers.Thisappliancemust

beregistered.Pleasebecertain
thatitis.

Writeto:
GeneralElectricCompany

RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

1~

youreceiveda

damagedoven...

immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheoven.

Savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyourequestservice...

checktheProblemSolvercmpage26.
Itlistsminorcausesofqxxating ~
pmblcmsthatyoumrlcorrectyourself.~

Whenunpacking
youI*oven...

youshouldfindaninstallation
packagethatcontainsinstallation
instructions,a template,and
installationhardware.if missing,

contactycmrsupplier.
Toremovetheovenfromcabinet

mount,seepage25.

* ~Mm w vaporescapingfrom

arotmdthedoor,
@Lightreflectionwoundd&wor

outercase.
@DimmingOvehIighiandchange

i~blower

soundmayoccurWMIO

oven

isopemting,

* Whenmicrowaving,atendof
cycleyau

willhearaslightthump.

Thisisnormal.

2

* &J~~ ~v’’~~~i~in@rf~ren~~

mightbenoticedwhileusingyour
oven.W similartotheiMMi3rence
causedbyothersmallappiknca
anddoesnotindicateaproblem
withyouroven,

a~~~ingcookingyouwillhear

“craddng”

and“popping”noises _

whichare normal

expansionof

theoven.
@(Jv~nd~r ands~rfa~eswi~l
becomehotWing use,

‘TO

(a)DoNotAttempttooperatethis
ovenwiththedooropensince
opendooroperationcanresultin

harmfulexposuretomicrowave
energy.Itisimportantnotto
defeator tamperwiththesafety
interlocks.

(b)DO

NotP1aceanyobject

bctwccntheovenfrontfaceand
thedooror allowsoil or cleaner
residueto accumulateonsealing
surfaces,

(c)DoNot Operatetheoven
ifitisdamaged.It isparticularly

importantthattheovendoordose

properlyandthatthereisno
damagetothe:

(1)door(bent)
~~,hingesandlatches(brokenor

loosened)

(3)doorsealsandscalingsurhces.
(d)‘h (hWl Should~Otbe

adjustedor repairedbyanyone
exceptproperlyqualiflcdservice
personnel,

Readallimtrwtiom beforeusingthis

Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,includingthefollowing:

W!?i~NIN(kTo reduce
theriskofburns,electricshock,
fire,injurytopersonsorexposure
toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:

@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.

o

~~a~andfollowtheqwjfic

“PRECAUTIONS3X)AVOID

POSSIBLE13XPOSIJRETO
13XCIMIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”atM.

oThisappliancemustregrounded,
Connectonlytoproperlygrounded
olttlet.

sfix?‘*GROUNDING

INSTFUJCTK3NS”onpage23,

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IIISWorkmwthisappliance

onlyinaccordancewiththe
providedinstallationinstructions,

@BeC(?l’higitoplacethefrorlt

tk)orthreeinchesor

morebackfromthecmmtertq
edgeto-avoidmxkkntaltipping
of’theapplimweinmxmmlusage.
(ifwwdOncountertop).

@Do notcoverorMockany

openingsontheappliance.

* Donotuseoutdoors.

@Donotimmersepowercordor
pluginwater,

* IIQwppowercordtiwiryfrOm

hwmxisurfaces,
BDonotletpowercordhangover

edgeoftableorcounter,

o

Donotoperatethisappliance

ifithasadamagedpowercordor

plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
orifithasbeendamagedor
dropped.

oSeedoors~rfa~ecleaning
instructionscmpage24.

0This

applianceshouldbe

servicedonlybyqualifiedservice
personnel,Contactnearest
authorizedservicefacilityfor
examination,repairoradjustment.

@ASwithanyappliance,

c~o!w

supervisionisnecessarywhen
usedbychikh=en.

*~ reducethe~i~koffirein

theovencavity:

+)0 notovercookfood.(krefhuy

attendapplianceifpaper,plastic,
orothercombustiblematerialsare
placedinsidetheoventofacilitate
cxwking,

–Removewiretwist-tiesfrom
paperorDkisticbagsbefore
placingtiaginoven.

–Do notuseyourmicrowave
oventodrynewspapers.

–-RipertOwe@napkinsand
WWxpfqleraRecycledpaper

productscancontainmetalflecks
whichmaycausearcingorignite,
Paperproductscontainingnylon
ornylonfilamentsshouldbe
avoided,astheymayalsoignite.

–-Donotoperatethemmin

microwavemodewhileemptyto
avcMldwnag~tothemmandthe
tkmgerMfire.Ifbyaccidentthe

ovenshoukirunemptyaminute
ortwo,noharmisdone.However,
trytoavoidoperatingtheoven
emptyatalltimes–itsavesenergy
andprolongstheMeof’theoven.

(continued)

–-Whenusingyouroven,both
theexteriorandinteriorofoven
willbecomehot. Alwaysuse hot

padswhenhandlingcontainers
offood,oventrayandwireoven
shelf.Also,donottouchheating
elements.Thesurfacesmaybe
hotenoughtoburn,eventhough
theyaredark

incolor.

–-Donotplacematerials

suchas
books,paper,plasticsorother
flammableproductsontopof,
orunderneaththeoven.

–Donotpoppopcorninthis

oven.

–Ifmateria[sMdctheovenshouki

ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn

ovenoff,anddisconnect

thepower

cord,orshutoffpoweratthefuse
orcircuitbreakerpanel,

oSome

productssuchaswhole

eggsandseakxicontainers—for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven,

eAvoidheatingbabyfood

in

glass

jars,evenwithouttheirlids;

especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
o

Don’tdefrostfrozenbeverages

innarrowneckedbottles(especially

carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened$pressurecan
bui)dup,Thiscancausethe
contiinertoburst,resultingininjury,

euseme~lonlyasdirectedin
CookingGuide.Foilstripsas

usedonmeatroastsarehe!phd
whenusedasshowninCooking

Guide(seepage12).
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved

infoiltrayslessthan3/4”high;
removetopfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox. Whenusingmetalin

themicrowaveoven,keepmetal

(CxseptforQV4%Itrayandwire

ovenshQlfaccessories)titIcast

1inchawttyfromsidesoi’oven,

~AUT’lO~-Duringbaking

andtoasting,ovendoorsu;faces­becomeIKY1’.Donottouchdoor
surfacesorattempttoopendoor
without

usinghandle,

oCooking

utensilsmaybecome

hot

becauseofheattransferred

fromtheheated

food.Potholders

maybeneededtohandletheutensil.
~Theoventraycanbecometoo

hot totouch.Usepotholders
whenhandlingtheoventray.

oFoodscookedinliquids(such

aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanfoodscontaining
lessmoisture,Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage24forinstructionson
bowtocleantheinsideoftheoven.

oDOHOtUM5

~egdtt~cooking

oroventhermometerswhen
microwavecooking.Themetal

andmercuryinthesethermometers
couldcause“arcing”andpossible
damagetooven.

@~~~ti~utensi~s-~i~r~wa~~r.
safeplasticsmaybeusedduring

microwaving,butmustbechosen
carefully.Usetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil

recormwnda~ions.
Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving.Donotpermit

chiMrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.

owhenmoMng

porkfollow

ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeatE?atleast17(YF.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamy be
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafe
toeat.

● Boiliqgeggsislid

recommendedinamicrowave

oven,Pressurecanbuildupinside
theeggyolkml maycwseitto
burst,resultingininjury,

e Foods with UnbI*oken outer

%kin”suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,yolksandeggs
shouldbepiercedtoallowsteam
toescapeduringcooking.

o~~~oi]able”cooking

pouches

andtightlyclosedplasticbags

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookingGuide.If
theyarenot,plasticcouldburst
duringo~*immediatelyafter
cooking,possiblyresultingin
injury.Also,plasticstorage
containersshouldbeatleast
partiallyuncoveredtopreventa
pressurebuildup.Whencooking
withcontainerstightlycovered

withplasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefullyanddirect
steamawayfromhandsandface.

@use ofthe wireoven~helfand

oventray.(Seepage6forcorrect
useofwireovenshelfandoven
tray.)

–Whenmicrowaving,removethe
wireovenshelf.

–-Usepotholderswhenhandling
theshelf,oventrayandutensils.
Theymaybehot.

–Do notuseamicrowave
browningdishinthisoven.

ODonotb~~~kairinlet,
QDonotblockoutletorplace

plasticsorotherheatsensitive
materialsnearoutlet.Hotairmay
damagethem.

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1. oven LightandLightCover.

Lightcomesonwhendoorisopened

andwhenovenisoperating. “

2. Door SafetyLock$ystem.

3. oven HeatingCoils.

4. OvenShelfSupports.
f+.oven Tray.Oventraymustbe

usedwhenmicrowaving.

dill

6. WindowwithMetalShield,,
ScreenW3wscookingtobeviewed

whilekeepingmicrowavesconfined
inoven.

‘7.

DoorHandle.Ml toopen

door,DoormustbeS2CLlrdylatched

f“rovento

operate._

8. ModelandSerialNumbers,

9. OvenControlKnob.T&rI

knobtoselectrnkx’owaveHIGH

or LOW/E)EF;Thermall%ike
temperatureorToastfunction.

ForBAKEorTOAST

–Removeover]Tray.
–Use onlytheWireOvenShelf.

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10.60-minute‘l%nerwith‘MM

ColorandSlicesGuide.SW

timer
todesiredmicrowavecook,defrost
or thermalbaketime.Set‘I&is?
ColorandSlicesGuidetothe
numberofslicesanddegreeof
browningyouprefix.Settingthe
timerandclosingthedoorstarts
theoven.

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air inlet.
B. HotAirChItkLDonot block

outletor placeplasticsorother
heatsensitivematerialsnearoutlet,
Hotair maydamagethem,

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andAccessories

Cookware Microwave

Heat-ResistantGlass,
Glass-Ceramic(Pyrex?

FireKing?CorningWare$etc.)

YES

Ceramic

YES
(Utensilswith
nometaltrim)

Metal

NO

NonHeat-ResistantGlass

No

Microwave-SafePlastics

YES

PlasticFilms&Wraps

YES

PaperProducts

YES

Straw,Wicker&Wood

YES

N(YE: For moreinformationcmtheproperuseofutensilsinyouroven,seetheCookingGuide.

Codwwmmps

Baking

METALPANSarerecwmmtmied

foralltypesofbakedproducts,but
especiallywherebrowningor
crustingisimportant.

Darkor&dlfinishmetalpansare
best forbreadsandpiesbecause
theyabsorbheatandproduce

crispercrust,

Shinyaluminumpansarebetterfor
cakes,cookiesor muffinsbewiuse
thesepansreflectheatandhelp
producealight, tendercrust.

GLASSORGLASS-CERAMIC!
casseroleor bakingdishesarcbest
suitedforeggandcheeserecipes
duetothecleanabilityofglass,

Bake

YES

YES

YES

NO

No

NO
NO

NO

HEAT-RESISTANTPLASTIC

microwavecookware(safeto
400”F.)maybe used,butitisnot
recommendedforfoodsrequiring
crustingorall-aroundbrowning,
becausetheplasticisa poor
conductorofheat.

Microwave

Bake

Toast

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Defrostingisoneofthemost

usefulmicrowavefunctions
ofyouroven,thawingfoods
quickly,butgently.Withno
lengthydefrostingrequired,meal
planningiseasierthai~ever!You
canpreparesingleservingsor
who!emealsaheadof timeand
f~*eeze,thenthawandheatthem
injust minutes.

Refertodefrostingguideon page
!6fbrutensilsandfimclpreparation

tipsandsuggestions.

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HowtoDefrost

Step1:Placefoodyouwantto
defrostintheovenandclosethe
door.

Step2:TurnOvenControlknobto
MicrowaveLow/DEF.

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Step3 TurnTimerControlknob
tothe amountoftime‘youwantto
dcflwst.SCttingthetimerstartsthe
ovenwhenthedoorisclosed.

QuestionsandAnswers

Q. Whydon%thedefrosting
timesintheDefrostingGuide
seemrightformyfood?

A. DefrostingGuidetimesare

average,anddefrostingtime

requiredcan varyaccordingtothe
temperatureinyourfreezer.Set
yourovenforthetimegiveninthe
guide,Ifyourfd isnotcompletely
thawedattheendofthattime,reset
theovenandadjustthetimefor
additionaldefrosting.

Q. Can1openthedoorduring
theMicrowaveDefrostcycle?

A. Yes.Youmayopenthedoorat

anytimeduringmicrowaving.To
resumedefrosting,just closethe
door.Thetimermustbcresetfor
defrosting@resumeunlesstimeis
remainingontimer.

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p~tties,theedgeswereahxwiy

cooked.why isthis?
A. Thedensityandsizeofthe

foodmakesa differencewhen
defrosting.Tryusingtheminimum
recommendeddefrosttimeI%%
Meatpattiesmayneedto beJ*otated
duringdefrosting.

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TheMicrowavetimecooking
featureallowsyou to setthe
cookingtime.

The oven shutsoffautomatically.
TObecomebetteracquaintedwith

timecooking,makeacupofcoffee
byfollowingthestepsbelow.

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Step1:Fillacup2/3fullofwater
andadd 1teaspoonofinstantcoffee
andstirtodissolve.Usea cupthat
hasnometalchxxmtionandis
microwavesafe.Placecupinoven

andclosedoor.

Step 3: Set TimerControl,For
coffee,setat 1minute.Timermay
beresetduringcookingif needed.

Settingthetimerstartstheoven
whendoor isciosed.Note:TOset
timerlessthan2 minutes,turnthe
TimerCon@olpast2andthenback
tothe desiredtime.

Step4$V/hentimeisup,theoven
soundsandtheovenlightandfan
shutoff.

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Questionsandh$vww$

Q. Isetmyoven forthetime
calledforintherecipe,butatthe
endofthetimeallowedtthefood
wasn’tdone.Whathappened?

A. Sincehorsepowervaries

due to timeor location,manytime
cookingrecipesgiveyoua time
rangetopreventovercooking.Set
theovenforminimumtime,testthe
foodfordoneness,andcookthe
fooda littlelonger,if necessary.

Q. Whathappensifl accidentally

operatethemicrowave.oven
withoutfoodinit?

A, Accidentaluse forshort

periodsoftirnedoesnotdamage
theMagnetron,butit is not
recommended.

Q. Can I

interruptmy

function

to

rheckthefood?

A. ‘Ms.Toresumecooking,simply
closethedoor.Thetimermustbe
resetforcookingtoresumeunless
timeisremainingon timer,

Step2:TurnOvenControlknobto

iVlicrowaveHIGH.

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Whenset tobake,theovencooks
bydryheat.Bothupperand
lowerheatingunitsareenergized
untiltheoventemperatureyou
select(from200°to450°F.)is
reached.

MYIX: Forinformationon

suggestedcookingutensils,
seepage6.

HowtoBake

Step3:Topreheatovento350°F.,
setTimerCcmtmlknobto6 forsix

minutespreheatingtime.Setting
timercontrolstartsovenwhendoor

isclosed.Forpreheatingtimes,see

guidebe~~w.

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Step2: ‘ThanOvenControlknobto
‘IUAST/PREHEATSdfl&

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Step % Useapotholderantipull
wireovenshelt’outto stoppercm
upper shelfsupport.Thewireshelf
andsurrountlifigmm surfhceswill
heHOT,Becarefulwhenplacing
fbodintoa hotmm.

Step& Placefoodontuwireshelf,
slit.icshelfintoovenml ckxwdoor.
Seecookwurcinformationonpige6,

Step7:SetOvenControlknobto
desiredbakingtemperature.

Step $: Set OvenTimerControl
topreferredbakingtimeup to60
minutes.Whentimeis up,ovenwill
signalandturnoff.Usea potholder
toremovefoodfromoven,

Step1:If-yourrecipedoesnot

requirepreheating,piaceshelfand
foodiaovenandturnOvenControl
knob

todesiredbakingtemperature.

Step2:SetTimerControltothe

bakingtimeindicatedbyyourrecipe.
PJotc:Housepowermayvarydue
totimeor location.Settheovenfor
the

minimumtime,testthefiod fLW

doneness,andcooka littlekmgct*,
if necessary.

N4YI’E:Alwayspreheatovenfhrbest

resultswhencookingbakedgoods.