GE JVM172K manual

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    SpacemakeP Microwave Oven Safe~ instructions ....................3-5 Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy .,..........2 Operating Instructions, Tips Add 30 Seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Aluminum Foil ............................4, 17, 26,28 Auto Cook [...]

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    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. If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number): Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40[...]

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    When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: A WARNING-To reduce thetiskof 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 the previous pa[...]

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    ! ~PORTANT SAFEm ~STRUCTIONS (continual) —Do not use the oven for storage purposes. Do not Ieave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the oven when not in use. —Ematerials 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 products s[...]

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    . ~~Boi]able” 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 beat least partially uncovered because they form a tight seal. When cooking with con[...]

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    MICROWAVING TIPS ● Make sure all cookware used in your microwave ● Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass can be used to cover dishes in order to retain casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent cups, pottery or china dinnerware which doe[...]

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    1. 2. 3. 4. 5. — I Door Handle. Pull to open 6. door. Door must be securely latched for oven to operate. Door Latches. Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven. Receptacle for Temperature Probe. Probe must be securely inserted into receptacle before 7. oven will start any temperature o[...]

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    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. When You Plug in the Oven The display panel displays “88888,” “18 POWER” and all of the oven functions. After 15 seconds, all lights disappear and “RESET” appears in the upper[...]

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    4 4 4 Automatic Fan Feature This microwave oven has an automatic fan feature to protect it from too much heat rising from the cooktop or range beneath it. It automatically turns on at a low speed if it senses too much heat. If you have turned the fan on you The fan will automatically turn may find that you cannot turn it off when the internal parts[...]

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    HOW TO USE THE M~UTE/SECO~ TMER The Minute/Second Timer Using a Holding Time The Minute/Second Timer has 3 timing functions: The Minute/Second Timer can also be used to ● It operates as a minute timer. ● It can be set to delay cooking. program a “holding time” between microwave cooking functions. The time can range from 1 second to 99 minut[...]

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    Time Cook I Time Cook allows you to microwave for a preset amount of time. Power level 10 (High) is recommended for most cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility. See the Cooking Guide. To become better acquainted with time cooking, make a cup of coffee by following the steps below. Step 1: Fill a CUp 2/3 full Of water, add 1 teaspoon [...]

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    COO~NG BY T~E (continued) The Express Cook Feature The Express Cook feature is a short-cut method to set time for 1-5 minutes. To Express Cook your food or beverage: mmmm~ Step 1: Touch a number pad (from 1 to 5) that corresponds ❑ mmmm with the amount of your desired cooking time (in minutes). For e-xample, touch the 2 pad for 2 minutes of cooki[...]

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    Time Defrost (Power Level 3) Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of To become better acquainted with the defrost function, frozen food and is one of the great advantages of defrost a 10 oz. package of frozen strawberries by a microwave oven. following the steps below. Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foods such Step 1: Place pac[...]

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    DEFROSTmG BY T~E (continued) Questions and Answers Q. When I press START, I hear a dull, thumping Q. Can I defrost small items in a hurry? noise. What is it? A. Yes, but they will need more frequent attention than A. This sound is normal. It is letting you know the usual. Raise the power level after entering the time oven is using a power level low[...]

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    How to Temp Cook a Rolled Beef Rib Roast to Medium Step 1: Insert temperature probe and attach probe securely in oven wall. Close the door. n Step 2: Touch TEMP TEMP COOK COOWHOLD pad. E START HOLD (USE PROBE) Step 3: Touch 1,6 and O for 160°F. Step 4: Touch POWER mmediumpower LEVEL pad. Touch 5 for Step 5: Touch the START pad. If internal tempera[...]

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    AUTO DEFROST Auto Defrost With the Auto Defrost feature, Use the Auto Defrost guide on the The oven calculates defrosting the oven automatically sets the next page. Enter the food weight in time and changes power levels defrosting times and power pounds and tenths of a pound (see during defrosting to give even levels for you. Conversion Guide below[...]

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    — AUTO DEFROST GU~E 1. Unwrap item being defrosted. 2. Place roasts and whole poultry on trivet in microwave-safe dish. Check food for warm spots halfway through defrosting, and shield these areas with small pieces of foil. RECOMMENDED MIN.-MAX. FOODS WEIGHT INSTRUCTIONS STAND TIME Chops I 0.1 -6.0 lbs. I Separate, turn over and shield where nece[...]

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    AUTOmTIC ROASTmG Auto Roast uses the temperature probe to cook Just as in regular roasting, only tender roasts should to the desired serving temperature. Unlike Temp be roasted until specified internal temperatures are Coo~old, which uses a single power level, reached. Less tender roasts should be microwaved Auto Roast uses up to 3 power settings w[...]

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    Auto Roast Guide ● Place meats in a cooking bag in microwave-safe dish. (Refer to package instructions for proper use of cooking bag.) ● Insert probe as described in the Automatic Roasting section. Food Beef (5 lb. max.) Tender Roast Medium Well Pork (5 lb. max.) Loin Roast Poultry (6 lb. max.) Turkey Breast (Insert probe horizontally into meat[...]

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    AUTO ~HEAT Auto Reheat lets you touch just 2 pads to bring Because all cooking containers must be covered during previously prepared foods to serving temperature. With automatic reheating, this feature is best with foods you many leftovers, there is no need to look up reheating want to steam or retain moisture. times in a cookbook or to rely on gue[...]

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    Questions & Answers Q. If my food is not completely reheated after Q. What if I don’t fully cover the dish in Auto using Auto Reheat, what should I do? Reheat? A. Use Time Cook I & II to reheat for additional time A. Oven senses steam too quickly, which shortens the until desired temperature is reached. reheating time and leaves food too [...]

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    AUTO COOK (continued) Auto Cook Codes Auto Cook codes 1 through 8 When codes 2 through 8 are A guide behind the oven door lists are designed to give you easy selected, the oven determines how cooking codes for frequently automatic results with a number much additional cooking time is prepared fresh or uncooked foods of foods. needed after steam has[...]

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    AUTO~TIC COO~NG CONTA~ERS Am COVERS Containers and Covers Appropriate containers and coverings help assure good cooking results. ● Always use microwave-safe containers and cover them with lids or vented plastic wrap. Wonder if it’s microwave-safe? Put it to the test described in the Microwaving Tips section. ● Never use tight-sealing plastic [...]

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    AUTO~TIC COO~NG CONTROL GU~E ● Do not open oven door during Auto cycle. When oven signals and countdown time is displayed, door may be opened for stirring, turning or rotating food. To resume cooking, close door and touch START. ● Match the amount of food to the size of container. Fill containers at least 1/2 full. ● Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water [...]

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    Food Casseroles Pre-cooked ingredients in sauce, such as tuna noodle, turkey tetrazzini, and franks and beans Uncooked ingredients, such as scalloped potatoes, hamburger patty, stew Meats, Poultry Seafood Chicken pieces (Up to 2ti lbs.) Whole chicken (Up to 3 lbs.) Fish fillets (1 lb.) Meat loaf (1X lbs.) Hamburger patties (4) Sausage patties (12 o[...]

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    GLOSSARY OF MICROWAVE TERMS When adapting recipes for the microwave, it is best to start with a familiar recipe. Knowing how the food should look and taste will help when adapting recipes for microwaving. Foods that require browning or crisp, dry surfaces will cook better in regular ovens. ● Moist foods, such as vegetables, fruits, poultry and se[...]

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    HEATING OR REHEAT~G GU~E NOTE: Use Power Level High (10) unless otherwise noted. 1. Directions below are for heating or reheating already-cooked foods stored in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use palatable results. Adjust temperatures to suit your personal taste. Let foods stand a few minutes before serving. microwave-safe cookware. 4. Be sur[...]

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    DEFROSTmG GUmE 1. Food packaged in paper or plastic may be defrosted without 3. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted before cooking. unwrapping. If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place food 4. When defrosted, food should be cool but softened in all areas. in cooking dish for defrosting. Most food defrosts well using If still slightly[...]

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    Vegetables Vegetible Amount Time Commen@ Asparagus (frozen spears) In I fi-qt. oblong glass baking dish, place 1/4 cup water. Rotate dish after half of time. In I-qt. casserole. In 1 fi-qt. casserole, place 1/2 cup water. In 1 -qt. casserole, place 2 tablespoons water. In I-qt. casserole, place 1/4 cup water. 1 lb. 8 to 10 min., Meal-High (7) 6 to [...]

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    GU~E TO USE OF THE OVEN SHELF ● Use the shelf only when cooking food on 2 levels. Food microwaves best when placed directly on the oven floor. ● Do not store or cook with metal shelf on floor of oven. Product damage may result. ● Use pot holders when handling metal shelf and cookware. They may be hot. ● Do not store microwave browning dish [...]

  • Page 31

    How to Reheat Several Different ~pes of Foods Together When heating several different types of food together, Place on the foods which should be served hot must be placed on floor larger the oven floor, while foods which need only to be or more dense warmed should be placed on the shelf. This is foods, which because microwave energy enters the oven[...]

  • Page 32

    POPCOW NOTE: Use of the metal shelf with the Popcorn program is NOT recommended. ~ D START Step 4: Touch START. The popcorn sensor automatically calculates the cooking time. The Popcorn feature is designed to be used only with prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing 3.0 to 3.7 ounces. Step 1: Remove the outer wrapper from the COOK microwave popcorn.[...]

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    Keep your oven clean and sweet- Don’t use sharp-edged utensils smelling. Opening the oven door on your oven. The inside and a few minutes after cooking helps outside oven walls can be scratched. air out the inside. An occasional The control panel can be damaged. thorough wiping with a solution BE CERTAIN POWER IS OFF of baking soda and water keep[...]

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    LIGHT BULB ~PLACEMENT Cooktop Ligh~ight Light To replace combination cooktop/night light, first disconnect power at main fuse or circuit breaker panel or pull plug. REMOVE-SCREW With smoke and spatter shield (on model so equipped) in the OUT position, remove screw on right side of light compartment cover and lower cover until it stops. Be sure bulb[...]

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    Reusable Grease Filters The grease filters should be cleaned at least once a month. Never operate the microwave without the filters in place. In situations where flaming might occur on surfaces below hood, filters will stop the entry of flames into the unit. To Remove Grease Filter To Clean and Replace Grease Filter ~ - m To remove grease filter, T[...]

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    QUESTIONS? USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER PROBLEM OVEN W~L NOT COME ON CONTROL PANEL LIGHTED, YET OVEN ~LL NOT START “PRObE” APPEARS ON DISPLAY “Error” APPEMS ON DISPLAY FLOOR OF THE OVEN IS WARM, EVEN WHEN THE OWN HAS NOT BEEN USED POSSIBLE CAUSE ● A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Replace fuse or reset circuit br[...]

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    We’ll Be There With the purchase of your new GE appliance, receive the assurance that ifyou ever need information or assistance from GE, wdll be there. All you have to do is call—toll-free! In-Home Repair Service 80WE<ARES(80M32-2737) A GE consumer service professional will provide expert repair service, scheduled at a time that’s convenie[...]

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    YOUR GE MICROWAVE OVEN Staple sales slip or cancelled check WARRANTY here. Proof of original purchase date is needed to obta[n service under warranty. , , WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of the micr[...]