GE Monogram SCA2000 - Manual (Page 6)

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Advantium Oven
WARNING!
■ Place food or microwavable container
directly on the white ceramic tray to
cook your food.
■ Use of either black metal tray during
microwave cooking will result in
inferior cooking performance.
■ 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
1 cup of water—set the measuring cup
either in or next to the dish.
Microwave 30-45 seconds 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.
■ Cookware may become hot because
of heat transferred from the heated
food. Oven mitts may be needed to
handle the cookware.
■ Do not use recycled paper products.
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.
■ Use foil only as directed in this guide.
TV dinners may be microwaved in foil
trays less than 3/4 ″ high; remove the
top foil cover and return the tray to
the box. When using foil in the oven,
keep the foil at least 1 inch away from
the sides of the oven.
■ Do not use the oven to dry
newspapers.
■ If you use a meat thermometer while
cooking, make sure it is safe for use in
microwave ovens.
■ Some styrofoam trays (like those that
meat is packaged on) have a thin strip
of metal embedded in the bottom.
When microwaved, the metal can
burn the floor of the oven or ignite a
paper towel.
■ 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.
■ Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use
in microwave ovens. Check the
package for proper use.
■ “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.
■ Plastic cookware—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.
Follow these guidelines:
1. Use microwave-safe plastics only
and use them in strict compliance
with the cookware manufacturer’s
recommendations.
2. Do not microwave empty containers.
3. Do not permit children to use
plastic cookware without complete
supervision.
Microwave-
safe
cookware
The oven rack
(turntable) must always
be in place when using
the oven.
The white ceramic tray
should always be in
place when
microwaving.
Make sure to use suitable cookware during microwave cooking. 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.”