GE RE65 Use and Care Manual

U andCareofmodelRE65

Featuresofyouroven

p6

Featuresofyour
touchcontrolpanel

Cookingbytime

Howtousedefrost

p7

p8

p9

Howtousethe
Minute/Secondtimer

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Savetimeandmoney
Beforeyourequestservice,
usetheProblemSolver.

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Readthi$bookcarefully.

Itisintendedtohelp you operate
andmaintainyournewMicrowave
Ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething

or needmorehelp...
Call,toll-free:

‘NwGEAnswerCenterm

800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice

or write(includeyourphone
number):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

writedownthemodel

serialEmmbers.

and

You’llfindthem ona labelinside
theoven.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourMicrowaveOven.Before
sendingin thiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:

Besure yourlvmxwvave

(hen is registered.

Itisimportantthatweknowthe
locationofyourMicrowaveOven
shouldaneedoccurforadjustments.

Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehehasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCmd. Ifyoumove,

orifyouarenottheoriginal
purchaserpleasewritetous,
statingmodelandserialnumbers.

Thisappliancemustberegistered.
Pkasebecertainthatit is.

writeto:

Hotpoint
RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

If youreceiveda
damagedOveneo ●

Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
MicrowaveOven.

Savetimeandmoney.

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(a)DoNotAttempttooperatethis
ovenwiththedooropensince

opendooroperationcanresultin
ha@%lexposuretomicrowave
energy.It isimportantnotto
defeator tamperwiththesafety
interlocks. ~

~(b)DoNotPlaceanyobject
~between-theovenfrontfaceand

-,the docwor’allowsoilor cleaner
. residuetoaccuqmlateonsealing

,’..’s+faces. ~ “

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,ifit:isdaniageii.Nisp~icularly

‘irnportiipt:”thattheovendoorclose

~ (3)door:seak~nd,sealingsurfaces. -

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NQt,Opemtetheoven -

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ador’rermiredbyanyone

Ivlodei Number

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourMicrowaveOven.

availableatextracostfi-ornyourHotpointsup@ier. >,.

~b km$i~n ~t converts

thisoventoabuilt-k’walloven. ‘ ‘ ‘

Beforeyourequestservice.● .

checktheProblemSolveron
page13.Rlistsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

The electricoutputofthis

microwaveovenis450watts.

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Microwaving~ps

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eforeMicrowaving. . . ... .. ...2

SafetyInstructions. . . . . . . ...3-5

Featuresof YourOven . . . . .. ...6

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FeaturesofYour

TouchControlPanel. . . . . . .. ...7

CookingbyTime . . . . . . . .. .. ..8

Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$l

Minute/SecondTimer.. . . .. ...10

GroundingInstructions. . .. ....11

UseofExtensionCords . . . . ...11

CareofYourOven .. .. .. .. ...12

ProblemSolver. .. .. .. . . . . . ..l3

ConsumerServices. . . .. . .. ...15

Wmanty . . . . . . . . . ..BackCover

@Makesureallutensilsusedin
yourMicrowaveOvenarelabeled
“suitableformicrowaving:’

~ Papertowels,waxpaper,and
plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover
dishesinordertoretainmoisture
andpreventspattering.

~ Soinemicrowavedfoodsrequire
stirring,rotating,orrearranging.
CheckyourCookbookforspecific
instructions.

@Steambuildsuppressureinfoods

whicharetightlycoveredbyaskin
ormembrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yolksandchickenliverstoprevent

bursting.

SMETY
INSTRUCTIONS

Readautitructiom

beforewingthis

apptiance.

Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshould
befollowed,includingthe
following:

WA

H~–To reducethe

riskof burns,electricshock,fue,
injurytope~onsorexposureto
excessivemicrowaveenergy:

~Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.

~ Read&dfollowthe
“PRECAUTIONSK) AVOID

POSSIBLEEXPOSUREm

EXCESS!VE~CROWAVE
ENERGY”foundonpage2.

specific

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@ThisappliWcemustbe
grounded.Connectonlyto

properlyg~oundedoutlet.See

“.GROIJNDIN(HNSTRUC-

TIONS”fouricionpage11.

e Forbestoperation,plugthis

applitice@toitsownelectrical

,.

outlet,~opreveni!flickeringof
lights,blbwingoffise ortripping
ofcircuitbreaker.

@~nstall”orlo~atethisappliance
onlyina&c@hmcewiththe

ptividedinstallationinstructions.
@Becertaintoplaceth@front

,,, ,

surfaceofthedoorthree
inchesormorebackfrom$he
uxmnte@opedge

~ecidentzdtippingofthe

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fq.qplhnceinnormall wage.

toavoid

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@Donotcoverorblockany

openingsontheappliance.
@Donotuseoutdoors.
~ Donotimmersepowercordor

pluginwater.
@Keeppowercordawayfrom

heatedsurfhces.

@Donotletpowercordhang

overedgeoftableorcounter.

@Donotoperatethisappliance
ifithasadamagedpowercord
orplug,

properly,

if it is notworking

orifitishasbeen

damagedor dropped.
@Seedoorsurfacecleaning

instructionsonpageL?.
@Thisapplianceshouldbe

servicedonlybyqualified
servicepersonneLContact

nearestauthorizedservice
fidity forexamination,repair
oradjustment.

~~~with

anyappliance,close

supervisionisnecessarywhen

usedbychildren.

~ TOreducethe risk offiie in

-theOvencavity:
—Donotovercookfood.

Carefullyattendapplianceif
paper,plasticor othercombust­ible materialsareplacedinside
theoventofacilitatecooking.

—Removewiretwist-tiesfrom
paperorplasticbagsbefore
placingbaginoven,

—Papertowelsaml napkins,
waxpaper.Recycledpaper
productscancontainmetalflecks
whichmaycausearcingor
ignite.Paperproductscontaining
nylonornylonfiiamentsshould
beavoided,astheymayalso
ignite.

—Donotoperatetheoven
whiieemptyto

to the ovenandthe dangerof

Ifbyaccidenttheoven

fire.

avoiddamage

shouldrunemptyaminuteor
two,noharmisdone.However,
trytoavoidoperatingtheoven

emptyatalltimes-it saves
energyandprolongslifeof
theoven.

—Donot poppopcornin
your

microwaveovenunless

a specialmicrowavepopcorn

in

accessoryorunlessyouuse
popcornlabeledforusein
microwaveovens.

—Ifmaterialsinsidetheoven
shouldignite,keepovendoor
closed,turnovenoff,and
disconnectthepowercord,or
shutoffpoweratthefuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.

@Someproductssuchaswhole
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.

~ Avoidheatingbaby food in

glassjars?

evenwithouttheir
lids;especiallymeatandegg
mixtures.

~ non%defrostfrozen

beverages-especiallycarbonated
ones—innarrowneckedbottles.
Evenifthecontainerisopened,
pressurecanbuildup.Thiscan
causethecontainertoburst,
resultingininjury.

@Use rnetaionly as directedin

Cookbook. Metalstripsasused

onmeatroastsarehelpfulwhen
usedasshowninCookbook.

TVdinnersmaybecookedin
metaltrays,providingthemetal
foilcoversareremoved.
However,whenusingmetalin
microwaveoven,

at least l-inch awayfrom
sidesof oven.

keepmetal

ocookingutensilsmay

becomehot

transferredfromtheheatedfood.
Thisis especiallytrueifplastic
wraphasbeencoveringthetop
andhandlesoftheutensil.
Potholdersmaybeneededto
handletheutensil.

becauseofheat

e

—Donotuseyourmicrowave
oventodrynewspapers.

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Sometimes,thecooking-tray

am becometoohot totouch.

Becarefulhhndlingthecooking
trayduringandaftercooking.

@Thermometer-—Donotuse

athermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwveoven.

s

Pktic @msik+l?lastic

utensdsdesignedformicrowave
cookingareve~ useful,but
shouldbeusedcarelidly.Even
microwaveplasticmaynotbe

astolerantofovercooking
conditionsasareglassor
ceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharif subjectedto
shortperiodsofovercooking.In
longerexposurestoovercooking,
thefoodandutensilscould
ignite.Forthesereasons:1)Use

icrowaveplasticsonlyanduse

eminstrictcompliancewith
theutensilmanui%cturer’s
recommendations.2)Donot
subjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.

ewhen cookingporkfollow

ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast17W

Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafe
toeat.

~Bomg eggs(inand

shall)is notrecommended

microwavecooking.Pressure
canbuildupinsideeggyolkand
maycauseittoburst,resulting
ininjury.

@Foodswithunbrokenouter
%i& suchaspotatoes,hot
dogsorsausages,tomatoes,
apples,chickenliversandother
giblets,andeggs(seeprevious
caution)shouldbepiercedto
allowsteamtoescapeduring
cooking*

outof

for

@64BoiM3k’”cofllk.ingpdlles

andtight~ydosed pbstic bags

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburst
duringorimmediatelyafter
cooking,possiblyresultingin
injury.Also,plasticstorage
containersshouldbeat least
partiallyuncoveredbecausethey
formatightseal.Whencooking
withcontainerstightlycovered
withplasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefullyanddirect
steamawayfromhandsandfhce.

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