GE RE943 Use and Care Manual

Countertop Microwave Oven

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Your new microwave oven does so many things that you’ll find this new “verb” handy. If you take a look at the Cook Book, you’ll see the verb “microwave” often. Sometimes it means to bake. Sometimes, to roast. It’s also used to mean

reheating, warming, even defrosting. In other words, all the

things your new microwave oven can do.

Microwaving is a whole new world of cooking. We think”

you’ll like it.

Manager–Consumers Institute Hotpoint

Appliance Park 2/235

Louisville, KY 40225

Your microwave oven

is a registered product

Itis important that we the manufacturer know the location of the microwave

oven you are now using should a need occur for adjustments. Please check with your supplier to be sure he has registered you as the owner. If

you move; or if you are not the original purchaser, please write to us, stating mode/ and seria/ numbers. Write to:

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Hotpoint Product Service Section General Electric Company Range Marketing Department AP 2-210 Appliance Park Louisville, Kentucky 40225

This appliance must be registered-please be certain that it is.

Your Hotpoint microwave oven has a nameplate on which is stamped the model number and serial number. Nameplate may be located either inside oven at top left side, or on rear outside of case.

Model and serial numbers are also on the Purchase Record Card which came with your microwave oven. Before sending in this card, please record the numbers in the space below, or get them from the nameplate described above, and record here:

Model Number

Please reference both these numbers in any future correspondence or prod-

uct service calls concerning your microwave oven.

Serial Number

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Model RE943

Door Handle. Oven doesn’t

operate unless door is

securely latched

Door latch –

push in to

open door

Window with metal shield.

Screen allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in o~en

Oven Light

Plastic mode stirrer cover

All these things are normal with your microwave oven:

1. Steam or vapo~

the door

2. Light reflection case

escaping from around

around

door or outer

Oven vent

Oven shelf

Temperature probe – to use with TEMP COOK, AUTO

SIM and TEMP HOLD only. Receptacle for temperature

9. probe

Model and serial numbers are

either inside oven at top left

side, or on rear outside of case.

3. Dull thumping sound while cooking at

power levels other than high

4. Flickering light under low voltage conditions

Table of contents

Important Notice Introduction to Your Microwave Oven

All the things you can do with your

microwave oven Grounding Instructions Precautions for safe use Safety Tips

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Easy reference guide to the control panel

Operating Instructions

Setting to microwave by time

–Time Cooking

–Defrost ..................................................................................

–Hold/Delay Timer

Setting to microwave by temperature

–Temperature probe

–Temperature cooking

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Programming with time Setting to microwave with Temp Hold Automatic Simmer

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Programming with temperature ................................*....................

Memory entry

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Defrost as cooking function ........................................................... 20

Memory recall

Automatic Setting Foods recommended with probe Foods not recommended with probe Questions and answers

Care of your Microwave Oven Before You Call for Service Customer Service MACAP information Warranty

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AH the things you can do with your new microwave oven.

Cooking versatility. Cook by time, by temperature, with automatic slow cooking, or with temperature hold. Your oven lets you tailor the cooking to the food. .

Fast, familiar cooking by time. You’ll find most of your new microwave meals will probably be cooked by time. Use time cooking for most casseroles, vegetables, appetizers, snacks, and small, individual foods, like potatoes, hot dogs, hamburgers and meatballs. It’s handy, too, for pie crust, cakes and other batter foods.

Use temperature cooking when you can’t afford guesswork. The solid-state microwave thermometer tells you the internal temperature of food . . .@a reassuring way to cook.

;deal for big roasts, turkey, and other foods

that need a specific temperature for proper doneness.

Temperature cooking takes the guesswork out of reheating, too. You can cook unusual shapes, sizes and amounts of food without the risk of overcooking.

The automatic simmering feature brings out deep-down flavor and tenderness the microwave way. Use all your favorite old-fashioned

slow-cooking recipes, with a difference. The kitchen stays cool. And the automatic temperature control keeps tabs on the temperature.

Let your food simmer all day, if you want. With the automatic simmer feature, the oven doesn’t shut off automatically, as it does with

time cooking and temperature cooking. it sim-

mers slowly until you’re ready for the food.

Temp Hold lets you hold foods at perfect serving temperature. No need to let foods

lose their “just-cooked” freshness. Hold them at the most appetizing serving temperature

for latecomers.

Defrost a turkey the afternoon of the feast. The special Defrost setting is designed especially for bulky foods.

Time a phone call. The HOLD/DELAY TIMER setting lets you do this, with solid-state preci-

sion. . . .

‘ust like the timer on your conventional range.

-~icrowave a meal without being there! The Memory setting lets you decide how dinner should be cooked. Then it remembers for

Because the timer works separately,

you. Someone else can press START later, and the meal is cooked just the way you

wanted, without you being there.

Use your oven this morning, while it’s remembering how to microwave tonight’s din-

ner. Using’ the Memory Entry/Recall only

stores instructions. H doesn’t affect cooking. You ‘re free to use the oven for any type microwaving, while it’s remembering instruc-

tions for later.

Microwave more than one way, without re-

setting. Your new oven lets you defrost-holdand-cook for a preset time. For extra flexibility, you can defrost-and-cook also, with time settings. Or you can delay-and-cook with time or temperature settings.

Adjust the power of the oven at the touch of a finger. Ten Power Levels give you extra control over what’s cooking. But the oven stays on full power (HIGH) unless you want a

change.

Enjoy a wealth of new recipe ideas. The big Microwave Guide and Cookbook included with your oven tells you everything you need to know to use your oven properly and successfully. Microlessons take you step-by-step through all the basics. And 445 recipes and 41 charts keep mealtimes interesting.

The controls are easy to use

The controls are arranged the way you use

them, in top-to-bottom order. Start at the top,

and select a cooking pad. Then the number

settings you want. Next a Power Level. Then

press START.

When you want to erase an instruction, the

CLEAR/OFF pad is clearly marked for you.

There’s even a shortcut! When recipes call for

whole minutes, just touch MIN, instead of

touching the zero pad twice.

Each time you give the oven an instruction, it

responds. Just listen for the signals. If you

hear a short signal, the oven is saying “OK.”

A longer, 3-second signal tells you that you’re

giving the oven instructions it can’t carry out.

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Grounding Instructions

Fig. 1

FOR PERSONAL SAFETY, THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE PROPERLY GROUNDED. The power cord of this appliance is equipped with a three-prong (grounding) plug which mates with a standard three-prong (grounding) wall receptacle (Fig. 1) to minimize the possibility of electric shock hazard from this appliance. The customer should have the wall receptacle and circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the receptacle is properly grounded.

Where a standard two-prong wall receptacle

is encountered, it is the personal responsibility and obligation of the customer to have it replaced with a properly grounded threeprong wall receptacle.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE THE THIRD (GROUND) PRONG FROM THE POWER CORD.

A. USAGE SITUATIONS WHERE APPLl-

ANCE’S POWER CORD WILL BE DISCONNECTED 1NFREQUENTL%

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend

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against the use of an adapter plug. However, if you still elect to use an adapter, where local codes permit, may be made to a properly grounded twoprong wall receptacle by the use of a UL listed adapter which is available at most local hardware stores (Fig. 2). The larger slot in the adapter must be aligned with the larger slot the wall receptacle to provide proper polarity in the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION: Attaching the adapter ground terminal to the wail receptacle cover screw does not ground the appliance unless the cover screw is metal, and not insulated, and the wall receptacle is grounded through the house wiring. The customer should have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the receptacle is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter, always

hand. If this is

terminal is very likely to break with repeated

use. Should this happen, DO NOT USE the appliance until a proper ground has again been established.

B. USAGE SITUATIONS WHERE APPLl-

ANCE’S POWER CORD WILL BE DIS-

CONNECTED FREQUENTLY.

Do not use an adapter plug in these situations because disconnecting of the power cord places undue strain on the adapter and leads to eventual failure of the adapter ground terminal. The customer should have the twoprong wall receptacle replaced with a threeprong (grounding) receptacle by a qualified electrician before using the appliance.

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Precautions to avoid possible exposure

to excessive microwave energy

DO NOT ATTEMPT

with the door open since open door oper-

ation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It IS important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks.

DO NOT PLACE any object between the

oven front face and the door or allow soIl 4. or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces,

to operate this oven 3.

DO NOT OPERATE the oven If It IS dam-

aged. It IS particularly Important that the oven door close properly and that there

no damage to the (1) door (bent), (2) hinges and latches (broken or loosened),

(3) door seals and seallng surfaces.

THE OVEN SHOULD not be adjusted or re-

paired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel,

Safe~ tips -

1. For personal safety the oven must be properly grounded. See grounding this book. For best operation, plug this appliance into

its own electrical outiet, to prevent flickering of iights, blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit breaker.

2. Use of Extension Cords. Because” of potentiai safety hazards under certain conditions we strongly recommend against the use of an extension cord. However, if you still elect to use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a UL iisted 3-wire grounding type appiiance extension cord and that the current carrying rating of the cord in amperes be 15 amperes or greater. Such extension cords are obtainable through Hotpoint service. if you do use an extension cord with your microwave oven, the interior iight may flicker and the biower sound may vary when oven is in use.

3. Be certain to piace the front surface of the door *hree inches or more back from the countertop edge

&void accidental tipping of the appiiance in normai

age.

4. Use metai oniy as directed in cookbook. Metal strips as used on meat roasts are helpful in cooking food when used as directed. Metal trays may be used for TV dinners. However, when using metal in the microwave oven, keep metai at ieast l-inch away from sides of microwave oven.

5. Do not operate the oven whiie empty to avoid damage 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, try to avoid operating the oven empty at ali times—it saves energy and proiongs life of the oven.

6. Cooking utensiis may become hot because of heat transferred from the heated food. This is especially true if plastic wrap has been ‘covering the top and

handles of the utensil. Pot holders may be needed to handle the utensil.

7. Sometimes, the oven sheif can become too hot to touch. Be careful touching the shelf during and after cooking.

8. Do not use any thermometer in food you microwaving uniess that thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven.

9. Remove the temperature probe from the oven

when not using it to cook with. If you leave the probe

inside the oven without inserting it in food or iiquid,

‘d turn on rr,icrowave energy, it can create electrical

, ing in the oven, and damage oven walls.

instructions on page 6 of

10. Removewire twist-ties on paper and plastic bags

before piacing in oven. Twist-ties sometimes cause

bag to heat, and may cause fire.

11. Don’t defrost frozen iiquids–especially carbo-

nated ones—in the oven. Even if the container is

opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the

ccmtainer to burst, resulting in injury.

12. Don’t overcook food. Excessive overcooking dries food out, and may cause it to ignite in some cases.

13. if food shouid ever ignite: Keep the oven door ciosed. Turn off the power immediately: Touch

CLEAR/OFF or disconnect power cord or shut off power at the fuse circuit breaker panel.

14. Boiiing eggs (in and out of sheii) is not recommended for microwave cooking. Pressure can build up inside egg yolk and may cause it to burst, resulting in injury.

15. Foods with unbroken outer “skin” such as potatoes, hot dogs or sausages, tomatoes, apples,

chicken livers and other giblets, and eggs (see above) shouid be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.

16. “Boiiabie” cooking pouches and tightly closed plastic bags or piastic wrap tightly covering containers should be slit, pricked or vented as otherwise di-

rected in Cookbook. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately after cooking, resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers should be at ieast partiaily uncovered because they form such a tight seai.

17. Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for ovens. Because of the heat generated without these precautions. the container couid catch fire.

18. Piastic Utensiis–Piastic utenslis designed for mi-

crowave cooking are very useful, but shouid be used carefuily. Even microwave plastic may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char if subjected to short periods of overcooking. In ionger exposures to over-

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cooking, the food and utensiis could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave plastics only “’and use them” in strict compliance with the utensil manufacturer’s recommendations. 2) Do not subject empty utensils to microwaving. 3) Do not permit chlidren to use plastic utensils without complete supervision.

19. Do not use your microwave oven to dry newspapers. If overheated, they can catch fire.

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An easy reference guide to the control panel on your

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Power Levei pad. if you want a Power Level other than High, touch this pad, then touch number pad for power ievei desired. (if you don’t make a seiection, the oven automatically stays on High.) ,

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START Bar. Press when you’re ready to begin microwaving.

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know which of the five types cooking you’re setting or us-

ing: Time Cook, Temperature Cook, Defrost, Automatic Simmer , or Temp Hold.

TiME COOK–Microwave for a~ preset time. (See page 10.)

Defrost–Gentle, more uniform ~ thawing than with regular power. (See page 11.)

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ture ting. Cook with it as long ;’T7,’ your slow-cook recipe calls foi:--fi No automatic shutoff. (See Paqe 17.)

Automatic setting feature–~ Touch the automatic set function pad plus a single number pad to use preset programs for favorite foods. (See page 22.)

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number pads when you want minutes, but no seconds. For example, for 4 minutes, touch 4, MIN.

What the Power Levels Mean 1O-HIGH Full power, (About

625 watts -output.) Use it anytime speed is important.

7-MED. HIGH Medium-high power. About ?4’ the oven’s full power. Fast way of heating pre-cooked dishes without overcooking.

S-M ED. Medium power. About % the oven’s full power. Good for delicate foods like omelets and cheese dishes.

3-LOW Low power. About Ya the oven’s full power. Handy for softening butter, re-heating delicate sauces.

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time. Touch again when you’re ready to cook with memory entry instructions you entered earlier. (See page 19.)

Number Pads–Use them to tell the oven how long to microwave or to what temperature. How long to hold. Or use to change power level, after

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CLEAR/OFF-Stops the oven and erases programming. (Doesn’t erase memory entry.)

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When you plug in the oven

The letters “PF” appear in the readout dis-

play whenever power is resumed to oven after

unit has been unplugged or when electrical

power to the wall outlet has been interrupted.

Touching CLEAR/OFF erases “~F” from the

readout and allows immediate use of oven.

Setting your oven to microwave by time

Why not make a cup of coffee (or other hot

drink) while you practice setting your oven? Use a cup with no metal decoration on it– even a plastic-coated paper cup. Fill it % full of water and add a teaspoon of freeze-dried coffee. Remove the spoon.

The read-out tells you how much time is

1. Place cup of coffee (or food) in oven. Close door.

remaining.

2. Touch TIME COOK. The signal light on the read-out display above TIME COOK comes

on, telling you the oven will microwave with time. Read-out displays: O.

3. Select the amount of time. For your coffee,

you’ll need about a minute and 20 seconds. Touch 1, 2 and O (for 1 minute and 20 seconds). The read-out shows 1:20.

4. Select Power Level. The oven is automat-

ically set at HIGH unless you change the Power Level. For your coffee, leave the oven at high. (For other foods, see recipes in your Cook Book for suggested Power Levels. To change from automatic HIGH (10), touch

Power Level pad, then touch number pad for power level desired.)

5. Push START. The inside light comes on. A fan starts.

Box in read-out disp/ay shows what power

level the oven is using.

You can change Power Levels easily while cooking. Just for practice, why not change Power Levels? Touch Power Level pad, then the 5 number pad, or use other number pad from 1-9. You may hear a dull thumping scmnd when using a lower Power Level. After a few seconds, switch back to HIGH, by touching power level pad again, then touching the number pads “l” and “O” to set power level 10.

6. The oven signal tells you when time’s up. It sounds for 3 seconds, then the light inside

thleoven and the fan shut off. Coffee’s ready!

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