GE Spacemaker 164 D2588P188 manual

SpacemakeP Microwave Oven Safe~ lnstrutiions ...................3-5 Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy ............2 Operating Instructions, Tips Aluminum Foil............................4, 17, 18,20 Auto Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 [...]

~LP US ~LP 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 4022[...]

men using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: A W~lNG-Toreducetietiskof bums, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: ● Read and fo~ow the specific “Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy” on the previous page. ●[...]

—Do not use the oven for storage purposes. Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the oven when not in use, —M 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 products such as whole eggs and sealed containe%fo[...]

. ~~Boi]able” c~king pouches and ti@dy ~~@ plastic bags shodd be sfit, pierced or vented as tirected by package. If hey 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 containers [...]

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 3 steps to follow for further help. FIRST, contact the people who FINALLY, if your problem is still serviced your appl[...]

Variable power levels add flexibility to your Rest periods (when the microwave energy cycles o~ microwave cooking. The power levels on your give time for the food to “equalize” or transfer heat microwave oven can be compared to the surface to the inside of the food. An example of this is shown units on a range. HIGH (Power Level 10) or full wit[...]

YOUR TOUCH CONTROL PA~L The Touch Control Panel allows vou to set the oven controls with the touch of a finger. It’s designe~ to be easy to use and understand. 1. DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time or temperature during cooking functions, power level being used, cooking mode and instructions. 2. T~E DEFROST. Gentle thawing at automatic Power Lev[...]

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FEATU~S OF YOUR OWN 66 66 1. Door Handle. Pull to open door. Door must be 5, securely latched for oven to operate. 2. Door Latches. 3. Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows 6, cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves 7, confined in oven. 8. 4. Touch Control Panel and Digital Dis~lay. a For detailed information on ea~h featu~e, ~ee 7. Your To[...]

The Ktchen Timer Using a Holding Time The Kitchen Timer has 3 timing functions: The Kitchen Timer can dso be used to program a ● It operates as a minute timer. “holding time” between microwave cooking functions. The time can range from 1 second to 99 minutes and “ It can be set to delay cooking. 99 seconds. A holding or standing time maybe [...]

COOmG BY TME Time Cook I Time Cook allows you to microwave for a preset Because automatic Power Level 10 is recommended amount of time. for this cup of coffee, there is no need to change the Power Level 10 (High) is recommended for most power level. (If Power Level 10 is not appropriate, cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility. see ?[...]

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: MM. l.5M;- Touch a number pad (from 1 to 5) for 1 to 5 minutes of cooking at Power Level 10. For example, touch the hbbbi 2 pad for 2 minutes of cooking time. No need to — touch START, the oven will start imm[...]

DEFROST~G BY T~ Time Defrost (Power Level 3) Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of frozen food and is one of the great advantages of a microwave oven. Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foods such as bread, rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozen dinners. The Auto Defrost setting is prefemed for meat and poultry because the oven set[...]

Defrosting Tips ● Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be defrosted ● For even defrosting, some foods need to be in the package. Tightly closed packages should be broken up or separated part of the way through slit, pierced or vented, AFTER food has partially the defrosting time. defrosted, as directed by package. Plastic storage containers sho[...]

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

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

GLOSSARY OF MICROWA~ TERMS When adapting recipes for the microwave, it is best to stirt 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 sea[...]

=AT~G OR RE~AT~G G~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 microwave-safe cookware. 4. 2. Cover most foods for fastest heating. Exceptions are some sandwiches. griddle foods and baked items. 3. Bubbling around e[...]

DEFROST~G G~E 1. Food packaged in paper or plastic maybe defrosted without 3. unwrapping. If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place food 4. in cooking dish for defrosting. Most food defrosts well using Defrost (3). For more even defrosting of larger foods, such as beef, lamb and veal roasts, use Warm (1). 2. After first half of defrosting time[...]

Vegetables Vegetible Amount Time Commen@ Asparagus (frozen spears) (frozen spears) Bans (fresh ~een) (frozen green) (frozen lima) Beets (fresh, whole) Broccoli (fresh cut) (fresh spears) (frozen, chopped) (frozen spears) Cabbage (fresh) (wedges) Carrofi (fresh, sliced) (frozen) Cau~ower (flowerets) (fresh, whole) (frozen) Corn (frozen kernel) Corn [...]

CAm Am CLEA~G 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 air out tie inside. An occasional scratched. The control panel thorough wiping with a solution can be damaged. of baking soda and water keeps BE CERTA[...]

Cooktop Light To replace Be sure bulbs cooktop light, first disconnect to be replaced are cool before power at main removing. Break fuse or circuit breaker panel the adhesive seal by gently or pull plug. REMOVE SCREW unscrewing the w ~ ~ - ‘$’<’-{i . - “}~’!”~f - ,.’(,,:,,,. ,..,.,, Remove screw on right side of light compartment[...]

T~ EX~UST ~ATUm The exhaust hood feature on your microwave oven is equipped with 2 CHARCOAL FILTER metal filters which collect grease. When the fan is operated, air is drawn (on some models) up through the filters. Depending on your model, it is either discharged through the provided venting to the outside or drawn through a charcoal filter and rec[...]

To Remove Charcoal Filter To remove the charcoal filter, disconnect power at main fuse or circuit breaker panel or pull plug. Remove the top grille by taking off 2 screws which hold it in place. Grasp filter and slide toward front of oven. It will slide right out. To Install Charcoal Filter To install a new filter, remove plastic and other outer wr[...]

QUESTIONS? USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE OVEN WL NOT ‘* A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Replace fuse or COME ON reset circuit breaker. I ● Unplug your microwave oven, then plug it back in. I ● Makesure3-prong plugonovenisfully insertedinto wdlreceptacle. , I CONTROL PANEL Q Door not securely c[...]

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II YOUR GE MICROWAVE OVEN Staple sales slip or cancelled check WARRANTY here. Proof of original purchase date is needed to obtain service under warran~. 1 1 WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY This warranty is extended to - For one year from date of original the original purchaser and any purchase, we will provide, free of succeeding owner for p[...]