GE RE44 Use and Care Manual
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BeforeMicrowaving... . . . . . ...2
SafetyInstructions. . . . . . . ...3.4
FeaturesofYourOven . . . . . . ...5
‘Cooking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...6
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...7”
Defrosting,Heating&
CookingGuide. . . . . . . . . ..8-l9
Careand Cleaning. . . . . . . . ...20
GroundingInstructions . . . . ...21 ~
TheProblemSolver. . . . . . . ...22
If YouNeedService. . . . . . . ...23
Warranty. . . . . . . . . .. BackCover
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@Makesureall cookwareusedin’ ~~‘
yourmicrowiweovenissuiiidii$for. ~
microwaving.Mostglasscasseroles;
cookingdishes,measuringcups, .
custardcups,potteryor china
dinnerwarewhichdoesnot have~ ~
metallictrimorglazewitt,ametallic ~~
sheencanbe used.S6rnecookware ,
isIabeled“suitiblefor.Micpxvaving?’
Ifyouareunsure,usethisdishtest:
Measure1cup,waterin aglasscup:~‘
Placeinovenonorbesidedish. ~
Microwave1-1?4minutesatHIGH.If ,,
waterbecomeshot,dishismicrowave
safe.Ifdishhea~,itshoukinotbe .
usedformicrowaving. .
@Papertowels,waxpaper,and ‘
plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover ,:
dishixinorderto retainmoisture
andpreventspattering: ~
~Some,microwavedfoodsrequire
stirring,rotating,or rearranging.
check yourcookingguide. ‘.
@Steambuildsuppressureinfoods
whicharetightlycoveredbya skin
ormembrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yolksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.
Beforemicrowaving,
readthisbookcarefully.
Risintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewMicrowave
Ovenproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemonalabelinside
theoven.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourMicrowaveOven.Before
sendinginthiscard, please write
thesenumbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourMicrowaveOven.
Theelectricoutputofthis
microwaveovenis500watts.
Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.
Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehehasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCard.If youmove,or
ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser
pleasewritetous,statingmodel
andserialnumbers.Thisappliance
mustberegistered.Pieasebecertain
thatitis.
Writeto:
Hotpoint
RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Ifyoureceiveda
damaged(hen ...
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutheMicrowave
Oven.
Savetimeandmoney. W
Beforeyou requestservice...
checktheProblemSolveronpage22.
Itlistsminorcausesofoperating
problemsthat youcancorrect
yourself.
OptionalAccessory
Q4-FW16-01InstallationKit allows
this oventobemountedundera
cabinet(availableatextracostfrom
yourHotpointsupplier).
BesureyourMicrowave
(hen isregistered.
Itisimportantthatweknowthe
locationofyourMicrowaveOven
shoulda needoccurforadjustments.
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AUTheseThingsAreNormalwithyourMcrowave(hen:
@Steamorvaporescapingfrom o Dullthtimpifigsoundwhile
aroundthedoor. ‘~ . ~ ‘ ~~Qv&iis’opera@g.
@Lightreflectionarounddoor or’
outercase, ~ ~ , ~
@Dimmingovenlightandchange
inblowersoundmayoccurwhile
operatingatpowerlevds other ~ ~
thanhigh.
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~SomeTV-Radiointerference
,tight.ipioticed whileusingyour
miciowaveoven;It’ssimilartothe
intetieqmcecausedbyothersmall
appli~ce$an(idoesnotindicatea
problemwithyouroven.
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(a)DoNotAttempttooperate
this ovenwiththedooropensince
open-dooroperationcanresultin
harmfulexposuretomicrowave
energy.It is importantnotto
defeatortamperwiththesafety
interlocks.
(b)Do
betweentheovenfrontfaceand
thedooror allowsoilorcleaner
residuetoaccumulateonsealing
surfaces.
(c)DoNotOperatethe oven
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ifit isdamaged.It is particularly
importantthattheovendoorclose
properlyandthatthereisno
W#Eg
damagetothe:
(1)Door (bent),
(2)hingesand latches(brokenor
(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.
(d)The OvenShouldNotbe
adjustedor repairedbyanyone
exceptproperlyqualifiedservice
personnel.
NotPiaceanyobject
loosened),
Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,includingthefollowing:
WARNING–To reduce
theriskofburns,electricshock,
fue,injurytopersonsorexposure
toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:
oUsethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.
eReadandfollowthespecific
“PRECAUTIONSK)AVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSURETl)
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”atleft.
~Thisappliancemustbegrounded.
Connectonlytoproperlygrounded
outlet.See“GROUNDING
INSTRUCTIONS”onpage21.
@Forbestoperation,plugthis
applianceintoitsownelectrical
outlet,topreventflickeringof
lights,blowingofiiseortripping
ofcircuitbreaker.
eInstallorlocatethisappliance
onlyinaccordancewiththe
providedinstallationinstructions.
@Becertin toplacethefront
surfaceofthedoorthreeinchesor
morebackfromthecountertop
edgetoavoidaccidentaltipping
oftheapplianceinnormalusage.
(~fusedoncountertop.)
e Do notcoverorblockany
openingsontheappliance.
a DO notuse outdoors,
@Donotimmersepowercordor
pluginwater.
~Keeppowercordawayfrom
heatedsurfaces.
Do not letpowercordhangover
@
edgeoftableorcounter.
@Donotoperatethisappliance
ifithasadamagedpowercordor
plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
orifithasbeendamagedor
dropped.
@Seedoorsurfacecleaning
instructionsonpage20.
@Thisapplianceshouldbe
servicedonlybyqualifiedservice
personnel.Contactnearest
authorizedservicefacilityfor
examination,repairoradjustment.
i ASwith
anyappliance,close
supervisionisnecessarywhen
usedbychildren.
reducetheriskoffirein
o‘I’o
theovencavity:
–Do
notovercookfbod.Carefully
attendapplianceifpaper,plastic,
orothercombustiblematerialsare
placedinsidetheoventofacilitate
cooking.
–Remove wiretwist-tiesfrom
paperorplasticbagsbefore
placingbaginoven.
—Donotuseyourmicrowave
oventodrynewspapers.
–Papertowels,napkinsand
waxpaper.
Recycledpaper
productscancontainmetalflecks
whichmaycausearcingorignite.
Paperproductscontainingnylon
ornylonfilamentsshouldbe
avoided,astheymayalsoignite.
notoperatetheovenwhile
–Do
emptytoavoiddamagetothe
ovenandthedangeroffire.
If
byaccidenttheovenshouldrun
emptyaminuteortwo,noharm ~~- -isdone.However,trytoavoid
operatingtheovenemptyatall
times-itsavesenergyand
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–Do not poppopcornin your
microwaveoven
unlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowaveovens.
–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfiseor
circuitbreakerpanel,
~~omeproductssuch $3Swhole
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explode~d shouldnotbeheated ,
inthisoven.
~Avoid
heatingbabyf~d in ~
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
~Don’tdefrostfrozenbeverages
in
narrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened,pressurecan
buildup.Thiscancausethecontainer
toburst,resultingininjury.
~Usemetilonlyas
cookingguide.
directedin
Foilstripsas
usedonmeatmastsarehelpfid
whenusedasshownincooking
guide.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
infoiltrayslessthan3/4”high;
removetopfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowaveoven,keep
atleast1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
metal ~
*Cookingutensilsmaybecome
hotbecauseofheattransferred
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil.
Sometimes,thecookingtray
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canbecometoohottotouch.Be
carefulwhentouchingthecooking
trayduringandaftercooking.
oFoods~ookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanf~ds contai@ng
lessmoisture.Shoddthisoccur,
refertopage20for’instructio~son
howtockxmtheinsideoftheqven.
0 ~~ermometer—~o not
useathenqometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometersdesignedor recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven. .
@~~asticu~~~rnp~~ticu~mfls
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. .
desigtiixlformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful;butshouldbe
usedc~efidly.Evepmicrowave
plasticmay.notbeastolerantof
overcookingconditio~asareglass~
orceramicmaterialsandrnay
softenorchar.ifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.Inlonger
exposurestooverctxkirig,thefood
andutensilscouldignite.‘For .
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave‘
plasticsonlyandusethereinstrict
compliancewiththeutensil ‘~
manufhciurer’srecomrneridations.
2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto ‘
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microwaving.3)Donot~ermit
childrento&eplasticut&nsils
withoutcompletesupervision.
~Whencookingpork
follow
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast170°F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
eBoilingeggsi5
recommendedinamicrowave
oven.
Pressurecanbuildup
not
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.
oFoo&withunbrokenouter
“skid’suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.,
“Boilable”cookingpouches
.
andtightlyclosedpk~ticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedincookingguide.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring~
orirngxxiiatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
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plasticstoragecontainersshould
beatleastpati~allyuncovered
becausetheyformatightseal.
Whencookingwithcontainers
tightlycoveredwithplasticwrap,
removecoveringcarefullyanddirect
steamawayfromhandsandface.
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L DoorHandle.Pulltoopen
door.Doormustbesecurely
latchedforoventooperate.
2. Doorhatches.
3. DoorScreeneMetalscreen
permitsviewingoffoodsandkeeps
microwavesconfinedinsideoven.
4. OvenInteriorLight.Thrnson
whentimerison.
5. OvenVent.
6. ModeStirrerCover.Protects
themicrowaveenergydistributing
system.Donotremovethiscover.
Youwilldamagetheoven.
7. GlassCooking‘hay.Traymust
bein placewhenusingtheoven.
Cookingperformancewillbe
unsatisfactorywithoutthetray
inplace.Thetraymayberemoved
forcleaning.
8. 35-MinuteTimerwith
expandedfirstfiveminutes.Set
timertodesiredcookingor
defrostingtime.Settingthetimer
startstheoven(whenthedooris
closed).
9. PowerLevelKnob.Thisknob
canbesetatLOW/DEFor HIGH.
10.ModelandSerialNumbers.
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cooking
Thetimerallowsyoutopreset
thecookingtime.
Theovenshutsoffautomatically.
PowerLevelHIGHisrecommended
forallcookingandheating.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
timecooking,makea cupofcoffee
byfollowingthestepsbelow.
Step1: Fillacup2/3fullofwater
andadd 1teaspoonofinstantcoffee
andstirtodissolve.Usea cupthat
hasnometaldecorationandis
microwavesafe.Placecupinoven
andclosedoor.
Step3: SetTimerControl.For
coffee,setat1%minutes.Timer
mayberesetduringcooking
if needed.
Note:Tosettimerlessthan2minutes,
turntheTimerControlpast2 and
thenbacktothedesiredtime.
Step4: Whentime is up,theoven
sounds,ovenlightandfanshutoff.
QuesiomandAnswers
Q. Isetmyovenforthetime
calledforintherecipe,butatthe
endofthetimeallowed,myfood
wasn’tdone,Whathappened?
A. Sincehousepowervariesdue
totimeor locationmostrecipes
giveyouatimerangetoprevent
overcooking.Settheovenfor
minimumtime,testthefoodfor
doneness,andcookyourdisha
littlelonger,ifnecessary.
Q.WhathappensifIaccidentally
operatethemicrowaveoven
withoutfoodinit?
A. Accidentalusefor short
periodsoftimedoesnotdamage
the magnetronbutit isnot
recommended.
Q. Can 1interrupt the cooking
functionto checkthe food?
A. Yes.Toresumecooking,simply‘
closethe door.Thetimermustbe _
resetforcookingtoresumeunless
timeisremainingontimer.
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Step2: firn Power Levelknobto
HIGH.
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I)efkosting
‘NwDefrostsettingisdesigned
forspeedythawingoffrozenfood
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andisoneofthegreatadvantages
ofa microwaveoven.
@PowerLevelLOW/DEFshould
beusedfordefrosting.
~SeeyourDefrostingGuidefor
defrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
the defrostfimction,defrostfrozen
porkchopsbyfollowingthesteps
below.
Step1:Placepackageoffrozen
chopsintheovenandclosedoor.
Step2: l%rnPowerLevelknob
toLOW/DEF.
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DefrostingTips’
@Foodsfrozeninpaper or plastic
canbedefrostedinthepackage.
@Forevendefrosting,manyfoods
needtobebrokenuporseparated
partofthewaythroughthe
defrostingtime.
@Pre-packagedfrozendinners
canbedefrostedandmicrowave
cooked.Besure to removeany foil
covers.Keepmetaltraysatleast1“
awayfromcavitywalls.
oCheckthefollowingguidefor
otherdefrostingtips.
Q.WhenIturntheTimer
Controlandstarttheoven,Ihear
adullthumpingnoise.Whatisit?
A. Thissoundisnormal.It isletting
youknowthe ovenisusinga Power
LevellowerthanHIGH.
Q.Whydon’tthedefrosting
timesintheDefrostingGuide
seemrightformyfood?
A. Thesetimesareaverage.
Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording
tothetemperaturein yourfreezer.
Setyourovenforthetimeindicated
inyourDefrostingGuide.Ifyour
foodisstillnotcompletelythawed
attheendofthattime,resetyour
ovenandadjustthetimeaccordingly.
Q. Shoukiallfoodsbecompletely
thawedbeforecooking?
A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe
completelythawedbeforecooking.
Forexample,fishcookssoquickly
itisbettertobegincookingwhileit
isstillslightlyfrozen.
Q. CanI openthedoorduring
defrostingtocheckonthe
progressofmyfood?
A. Yes.Youmayopen thedoorat
anytimeduringmicrowaving.To
resumedefrosting,closethe door.
Theovenbeginsoperatingiftimeis
leftontimer.If not,resettimer.
Step3: TbrnTimerControlto
desireddefrostingtimeto startoven.
Step4: Whenoventurnsoff,turn
packageover,close door,andset
timerforremainingdefrostingtime.
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DefrostingGuide
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FirstHalf SecondHalf
Food
Time,Minutes Time,Minutes
Meat
Bacon(1pkg.) 3
Franks(1lb.)
GroundBeef&Pork(1lb.)
GroundBeef&Pork(2lbs.)
Spareribs,
Pork(2lbs.) perpound
perpound
8-10
2-4
PowerLevel:Defrost/Low
3-4 Placeunopenedpackageinmicrowaveoven.‘fbrnover
perpound afterfirsthalf oftimeandunwrap.Letstand5minutes.
4
4
3
3-4
7-9 Turnpackageoverafterfirsthalfoftime.Scrapeoff
2-3 Placewrappedpackageinmicrowaveoven.lhrn over
perpound afterfirsthalfoftime.Aftersecondhalfoftimeseparate
Comments
Microwavejust untilstripscanbeseparated.
Placeunopenedpackageinmicrowaveoven.Turnover
afterfirsthalfoftime.Microwavejustuntilfrankscan
beseparated.
llrn packageoveraflerfirsthalfoftime.Aftersecond
halfoftime,breakupandletstand5minutes.
softenedmeataflersecondhalfoftime.Setaside.Break
up remainingblockandcontinuemicrowaving3-5minutes
ifnecessary.
pieceswithtableknife.Letstandtocompletedefrosting.
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Steaks,
Chops&
Cutlets
(Beef,Lamb,
Veal&Pork)
Sausage, 3-4 2-4 Scrapeoffsoftenedmeataftersecondhalfoftime.
Bulk(1lb. tray)
Sausage
Bulk(1lb. roll)
Sausage, 2-3 2-3
Link(1lb.) Letstand5minutes.
Sausage,
Patties(12oz. pkg.)
4-6
perpound
3-4
3
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4-5
perpound inoven.Tbrnoverafterfirsthalfoftimeandseparate
3-4
2-3 Thrnoverafterfirsthalfoftimeandrotatepatties.Let
Placeunwrappedmeatinsinglelayerincookingdish
defrostedpieceswithtableknife.Letstandtocomplete
defrosting.
Setaside.Breakup remainingblock,microwave2 to
4minutesmore.
llrn over-afterfirsthalfoftime.Letstand5minutes.
Tbrnoverandrotate1/4turnafierfirsthalfoftime.
stand5minutes.
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