GE Spacemaker-3 JEM4KWA, Spacemaker-3 JE640JA Use And Care & Cooking Manual

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M;crowave

Safe~

instructions ....................2-5

Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure

to Excessive Microwave Energy .............2

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum Foil

.................................................4

Clock

..................................................................8

Control Panel

...............................................7,

Cooking Complete Reminder ......................7

Cooking Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19

Defrosting by Time ...............................10, 11

Defrosting

Guide...................................22,

Delayed Cooking

............................,...............9

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............7

Heating or Reheating

Guide...............2O,

Hold Time

.........................................................9

Microwaving Tips ...........................................6

Minute/Second Timer ...........................9, 10

Power Levels ............................................8-2 3

Program Cooking ............................................8

Time Cook ...............................................1 1, 12

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Problem

Solver...............................26

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Center@

800.626.2000

Care and Cleaning ............................24

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installation ..................................25, 26

Adapter Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Extension Cords ...........................................26

Grounding Instructions .......................25, 26

Consumer Services ...................27

Appliance Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........2

Model and Serial Number Location ...........2

Warranty

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Cover

Models:

JEM4KWA

Microwave power

ouput

JE640JA

of this oven is 600 watts.

(IEC-705 kst Procedun)

GE Appliances

HELP US HELP YOU...

Before using your oven, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate

and

maintain your new microwave

oven properly. Keep it handy

for

answers to your

questions.

you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label inside the oven.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your microwave 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 microwave oven.

Be sure your microwave oven is registered.

is important that we know the location of your microwave oven should

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:

GE Appliances Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

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 in the back of this book. It lists causes of

minor operating problems that you

can correct yourself.

All

these things are normal

with your microwave oven.

● Steam or vapor escaping from

around the door.

● Light reflection around door or

outer case.

● 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-Radio interference

might be noticed while using your microwave oven. It’s similar to the interference caused by other small appliances and does not indicate a problem with your oven.

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE

TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY

(a) Do Not

Attempt

to operate this oven with

(c) the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper

(1) with the safety interlocks.

(b) Do Not Place

any object between the oven

(2) front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner

(3)

residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

(d)

Do Not

Operate

the oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven door close properly and that there is no damage to the:

door (bent) hinges and latches (broken or loosened) door seals and sealing surfaces.

The Oven Should Not

be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

—

men

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

WA~lNG-Toreducethetiskof

burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy:

●

Read and follow

the specific “Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy”on previous page.

●

This appliance must be grounded.

Connect

only to properly grounded outlet, See Grounding

Instructions section in the back of this book.

●

Use this appliance only for its intended use as

described in this manual.

Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this appliance. This microwave oven is specifically designed to heat or cook food, and is not intended for laboratory or industrial use.

●

For best operation, plug this appliance into

iti

own electrical outlet, to prevent flickering of lights, blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit breaker.

●

Do not mount this appliance over a sink.

Install or locate this-appliance only in accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.

Be certain to place the front 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 any openings on the appliance.

Do not store this appliance outdoors.

Do not use this product near water—for example, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool or near a sink.

Do not operate any heating or cooking appliance beneath this microwave oven.

●

Do not mount the microwave oven over or near

any portion of a hating or cooking appliance.

●

Do not store anything directly on top of the

microwave oven surface when the microwave oven is in operation.

●

Do not immerse power cord or plug in water.

●

Keep power cord away from heated surfaces.

●

Do not let power cord hang over edge of table

or counter.

●

Do not operate this appliance if it has a

damaged power cord or plug,

ifit

is not working properly, or if it has been damaged or dropped.

●

See

door surface cleaning instructions in the Care

and Cleaning section(s) of your book.

●

This appliance should be serviced only by

qualified service personnel.

Contact nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment.

●

As with any appliance, close supervision is

necessary when used by children.

●

To reduce the risk of

fire

in the oven cavity:

—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 bags in oven.

—Do not use your microwave oven to dry

newspapers.

—Do not use recycled paper

produch.

Recycled paper towels, napkins and waxed paper can contain metal flecks which may cause arcing or ignite. Paper products containing nylon or nylon filaments should be avoided, as they may also ignite.

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~ORTANT

S~ETY ~STRUCTIONS

(continued)

—Do not

pop popcorn

in your microwave oven

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

—Do not overcook potatoes. They

could dehydrate

and catch fire, causing damage to your oven.

—Do not operate

the

oven while 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 all times—it saves

energy and prolongs the life of the oven.

●

Do not use the oven for storage purposes. Do

not leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the oven when not in use.

●

If materials inside oven should ignite,

keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.

●

Some

producti

such as whole eggs and sealed containers-for example, closed jars-will explode and should not be heated in this microwave oven. Such use of the microwave oven could result in injury.

Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even

without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

Don’t

defrost frozen

bevera~es

in narrow necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages). Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to burst, possibly resulting in injury,

●

Use metal only as directed in this book.

TV dinners may be 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,

keep metal at least 1 inch away from sides of oven.

●

Cookware may become hot

because of heat transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may be needed to handle the

cookware.

●

Sometimes, the oven tray

can become too hot

to touch.

Be careful touching the tray during and

after cooking,

●

Foods cooked in liquids

(such as pasta) may tend to boil over more rapidly than foods containing less moisture. Should this occur, refer to the Care and Cleaning section(s) for instructions on how to clean the inside of the oven,

●

Thermometer—Do

not use a thermometer in food you are microwaving unless the thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven,

●

Plastic

cookwar+Plastic

cookware designed for

microwave cooking is very useful, but should be

used carefully. Even microwave-safe 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

longer

exposures to overcooking, the food and cookware could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave-safe plastics only and use them in strict compliance with the cookware manufacturer’s recommendations. 2) Do not subject empty cookware to microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use plastic cookware without complete supervision.

When cooking pork, follow the directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least

170°F.

This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and meat will be safe to eat,

●

Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure

will build

up inside egg yolk and will cause it to

burst, possibly resulting in injury.

●

Foods with unbroken outer

“skin”

such as potatoes, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks (see previous

caution) should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.

. Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use in

microwave ovens. Check the package for

proper use.

●

Spontaneous boiling—Under

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 microwave oven.

●

“Boilable” cooking pouches and tightly closed

plastic bags

should be slit, pierced or vented as directed by package. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers should be at least partially uncovered because they form a tight seal. When cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering carefully and direct steam away from hands and face.

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Hot foods and steam can cause

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(-,

burns.

Be careful when opening

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any containers of hot food,

including

popcorn

bags, cooking

pouches-and-boxes.

prevent

possible injury, direct steam away from hands and face.

Optional Accessory

Available at extra cost from your GE supplier.

04-A019

Hanging Kit allows this oven to be mounted

under a cabinet.

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

MICROWAVING TIPS

● Make sure all cookware used in your microwave

oven is suitable for microwaving.

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 microwaving.”

● If you are not

sure if a dish is microwave-safe, use this test:

Place

in the oven both the dish you are testing and a glass measuring cup filled with one CUP

● Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap

can be used to cover dishes in order to retain moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent plastic wrap so steam can escape.

● Some microwaved foods require stirring,

rotating or rearranging.

Check the Cooking Guide.

● 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.

If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.

water—set the

m~asuring

cup either in or next to the

dish. Microwave

minute at high. If the dish heats, it should not be used for microwaving. If the dish remains cool and

only

the water in the cup heats,

then the dish is microwave-safe.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE...

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this book.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who

FINALLY, if your problem is still

serviced your appliance. Explain

not resolved, write:

why you are not pleased. In most

Major Appliance Consumer

cases, this will

solve

the problem.

Action Panel

NEXT, if you are still not pleased,

20 North

Wacker

Drive

write all the details—including

Chicago, IL 60606

your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Door

FEATURES OF YOUR

OWN

—

2. Door Screen. Metal screen

permits viewing of foods and keeps microwaves confined inside oven.

3. Mode Stirrer Cover.

Protects the microwave energy

distributing system. Do not

remove this cover. You will damage the oven.

Display. See

Your Touch Control Panel section for instructions.

5. Door Open Button. Press to

open door. Door must be

securely latched for oven to

operate.

~wi

Latches.

4. Touch Control Panel and

6. Glass Cooking

Tray.

Tray must be in place when using the oven. Cooking performance will be unsatisfactory without the tray in place. The tray may be removed for cleaning.

NOTE: Rating plate, oven vent(s) and oven light are located on the inside walls of the microwave oven.

Cooking Complete Reminder

(For Time Cook and Time Defrost cycles)

To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven will beep once a

minute until you either open the oven door or touch the

CLEAWOFF pad.

YOUR TOUCH CONTROL PANEL

—

The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven controls with the touch of a finger. It’s designed to be easy to use and understand.

1. DISPLAY.

Displays time of day, time counting down during cooking functions, power level, cooking mode and instructions.

2. TIME DEFROST. Gentle thawing at automatic power level 3 (Low). If desired, you may change power

level

after entering defrosting time.

3. TIME COOK I & II. Microwave for a preset amount of time using automatic power level 10 (High), or change power level after entering

cooking time.

4. MINUTE/SECOND TIMER. This feature uses no

microwave energy. It functions as either a kitchen timer, as a holding period after defrost or as a delay timer before time cooking.

5. CLOCK. Touch this pad to enter time of day or

check time of day while microwaving. To set clock, first touch CLOCK pad and then enter

time of day. For example, if time is 1

:30,

touch

number pads 1, 3, and O and “ 1

:30” will appear in

display. Then touch START pad. To reset or change time, simply repeat above process.

6. NUMBER PADS. Touch these pads to enter cooking/defrosting time, power level and time of day.

7. POWER LEVEL. Touch this pad before entering another power level if you want to change from automatic power level 10 (High) for cooking or

power level 3 (Low) for defrosting.

CLEAWOFF. When touched, it shuts off the oven

and erases all settings (except time of day).

9. START. After all selections are made, touch this pad to start the oven.

When You Plug in the Oven

Program Cooking

The display panel lights up. After 15 seconds, all

Use your Touch Control Panel to Time Defrost

lights disappear and “RESET” appears. Touch the

or Time Cook with choice of power levels from

CLOCK pad to set the clock and oven is ready for use.

1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), time kitchen tasks with

If power is disrupted at any time, the above sequence

the Minute/Second Timer, and set the Clock.

recurs, and you must reset the Clock.

Create your own programs to suit your individual cooking style. For example: use the Minute/Second Timer to delay the start of Time Cook I & II or program a hold time between Time Defrost and Time Cook I & II. Set Time Cook I & II for a two-stage program using different times and power levels.

HOW TO USE THE

M~UTE/SECO~

T~ER

The Minute/Second Timer Using a Holding Time

The Minute/Second Timer has three timing

The Minute/Second Timer can also be used to

functions:

program a “holding time” between microwave

● It operates as a minute timer.

cooking functions. The time can range from one second to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. A holding

● It can be set to delay cooking.

or standing time may be found in some of your

● It can be used as a hold setting after defrosting.

own recipes or in the Cooking Guide.

The Minute/Second Timer operates without microwave energy.

How to Time a 3-Minute Phone Call

Programming Delayed Cooking

Step 1: Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad.

To delay cooking up to

99 minutes and 99 seconds,

Step

Touch number pads 3, 0 and O (for 3 minutes

touch TIME COOK I & 11 pad and enter cook time. Touch MIN/SEC TIMER and enter number of

and no seconds).

minutes to delay cooking. Touch START. Timer

Step 3: Touch START. Display shows time counting

will count down to zero and cooking will begin.

down. The timer signals when time is up.

How to Defrost, Hold and Time Cook

Let’s say you want to defrost a frozen casserole for

15 minutes, hold for 10 minutes and then Time Cook

for 25 minutes. Here’s how to do it:

Step 4: Set standing or hold time by

MIN/SEC

TIMER

touching MIN/SEC TIMER pad.

Step 1: Take casserole from freezer and place in oven.

Step 5: Touch 1,0,0 and O to hold for ten minutes.

Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST pad.

TIME COOK

Step 6: Touch TIME COOK

I &11

& 11 pad.

Step

3: Touch pads 1, 5,0 and O for 15 minutes

defrosting time. (Defrosting is automatically set on

Step 7: Touch 2,5,0 and O for 25 minutes of

power level

but can be changed by touching the

cooking time.

POWER LEVEL pad and the desired power

ievel.)

Step

8: Touch START. As each function is automatically performed, oven display shows instructions entered and the function. When time is up, the oven signals and flashes “End.”

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