GE SCA1000HWW Owners Manual - Page 5

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS www.geadvantium.com WARNING! FOODS ■ When microwaving, place all foods and containers on the glass microwave tray. ■ Do not pop popcorn in your oven unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens. ■ Do not boil eggs in this oven. Pressure will build up inside egg yolk and will cause it to burst, possibly resulting in injury. ■ Do not operate the oven without food inside. This may cause damage to the oven. It increases the heat around the magnetron and can shorten the life of the oven. ■ Foods with unbroken outer "skin" such as potatoes, hot dogs, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking. ■ SUPERHEATED WATER Liquids, such as water, coffee or tea are able to be overheated beyond the boiling point without appearing to be boiling. Visible bubbling or boiling when the container is removed from the microwave oven is not always present. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY HOT LIQUIDS SUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN THE CONTAINER IS DISTURBED OR A SPOON OR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO THE LIQUID. To reduce the risk of injury to persons: - Do not overheat the liquid. - Stir the liquid both before and halfway through heating it. - Do not use straight-sided containers with narrow necks. - After heating, allow the container to stand in the microwave oven for a short time before removing the container. - Use extreme care when inserting a spoon or other utensil into the container. Oven-safe cookware for Speedcook, Oven/Bake & Warming features The oven rack (turntable) must always be in place when using the oven. ■ The oven and door will get very hot when speedcooking or using the oven/bake feature. ■ Cookware will become hot . Oven mitts will be needed to handle the cookware. ■ Do not use coverings, containers or cooking/roasting bags made of foil, plastic, wax or paper when speedcooking. ■ Do not cover the oven rack (turntable), trays or any part of the oven with metal foil. This will cause arcing in the oven. ■ Use the black metal flat tray in the same way you would use a shallow baking pan or baking tray. ■ Place food or oven-safe cookware directly on the trays when cooking. ■ Any oven-safe dish can be used in your oven. Recipes in the Advantium Cookbook were tested in Pyrex® and Anchor Hocking® glass cookware and Corningware® ceramic casseroles. Cooktimes and results may vary when using other types of oven-safe dishes. Place them directly on the black metal tray. ■ Do not use the oven to dry newspapers. ■ Use of the glass microwave tray with the speedcook or oven/bake features will result in inferior cooking performance. Put food or non-metal, oven-save cookware directly on the black metal tray for speedcooking, baking or warming. 5