GE JES82TW Use and care manual

Countertop Microwave Oven
Contents
Adapter Plugs
28
Minute/Second Timer
9
Aluminum Fofi 4
Model and Serial Numbers
2
Appliance Registration
2
One-Touch Cook
9
Auto Defrost
12,13 Power Levels 10-13
Auto Start Precautions
2-5
Care and Cleaning
2;
Probe
8,11,27
Consumer Services
31
Problem Solver
29
Control Panel
6,7 Program Cooking
5
Cooking Guide 20-26
Safety Instructions
2-5
Defrosting Guide 18,19
Temperature Cook
11
Delayed Cooking
9 Time Cook 10
Extension Cords
28
Turntable
3,8,27
Features
8 Warranty Back Cover
Glossary of Microwave Terms 14
Grounding Instructions
28
Heating or Reheating Guide 16, 17
Hold Time
InshUation
2;
Microwave Cookware Guide 15
GE Answer Center
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Microwaving Tips
3
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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.
If 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.
It is important that we know the
location of your microwave oven
should a 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 Cwd. If
you move, or if you are not the
original purchaser, please write to
us, stating model and serial
numbers.
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This appliance must be re@stered.
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.
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
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.
NEXT, if you are still not pleased,
write all the details—including
your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is still
not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer
Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
PRECAUTIONS
TO AVOID
POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE
MICROWAVE
ENERGY
(a) Do Not Attempt to operate this
oven with the
door open since
open-door operation can result in
harmful exposure to microwave
energy. It is important not to defeat
or tamper with the safety
interlocks.
(b) Do Not Place any object
between
the oven front face and
the door or allow soil or cleaner
residue to accumulate on sealing
surfaces.
(c) Do Not Operate tie oven if it
is damaged. It is particularly
important that the oven door close
properly and
tiat tiere is no
damage to the:
(1) door (bent)
(2) hinges and latches (broken or
loosened)
(3) door seals and sealing surfaces.
(d) The Oven Shotid Not be -
adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properly qualified service
personnel.

Microwaving Tips
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● 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 water—set
the measuring cup either in or next
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to the dish. Microwave 1 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.
● 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.
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—
If you use a meat thermometer
while cooking, make sure it is
safe for use in microwave ovens.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
When using electrical appliances,
basic safety precautions should be
followed, including
the following:
WAWING–To reduce
the risk of burns, electric shock,
fire, injury to persons or exposure
to excessive microwave energy:
● Use this appliance only for
its intended use as described in
this manual.
● Read and follow the specific
“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” on page 2.
* This appliance must be
grounded.
Connect only to
properly grounded outlet.
See “GROUNDING
INSTRUCTIONS” on page 28.
* 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
industrid use.
● For best operation, plug this
appliance
into its own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, blowing of fuse or
tripping of circuit breaker.
● 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 appfiance.
● Do not store this appliance
outdoors. Do not use this
product near water—for example,
in a wet basement or near
a
swimming pool,
. 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, if it is not working
properly, or if it has been
damaged or dropped.
● Do not operate oven widtout the
turntable and turntable support
seated and in place.
s Do not allow turntable to be
restricted so the turntable
cannot rotate.
● 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.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (C~nt~RUed)
● To tiuce the risk of fire in
the oven cavity:
—Do not overcook food.
Carefully attend appliance if
paper, plastic or otier cornbu$tible
materi~s are placed inside the
oven to facilita$~ cooking.
—Remove tire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bags before
placi~g bags in oven,
—Do not USE your microw~ve
oven to dry newspapers.
—Do not use recycled pa~r
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.
—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 operate the oven
while empty to avoid damage to
the oven
and th~ danger of fire.
Hby accident the oven should
run empty a minute or two, no
harm is done. However, try to
avoid operating the oven empty
at dl times-it saves energy and
prolongs the life of the oven.
—Do not overcook potatoa.
~ey could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
● Do not use the oven for storage
purposes. Do not leave paper
products, cooking utensils or food
in tie oven when not in use.
● If materkds inside oven should
ignite, keep oven door closed,
turn oven
off, and disconnect
power cord, or shutoff power at
the fuse or circuit breaker
pafiel.
● Some products such as whole
eggs a~d 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
beverag~ 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, W dinners maybe
microwaved in foil trays less than
3/4” high; remove top foil cover
md return tray to box. When
using rnetd in the microwave
oven, keep mekl at least 1 inch
away fram sides of oven.
● Cookware may become hot
because of heat transfed from
the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to hande the cookware.
● Sometimes, the turntable can
become too hot to touch. Be
careful touching the turntable
during and aftsr cooking.
*Foods cooked in liquids (such
as pasta) may tend to
boti over
more
rapidy than foods
containing less moisture. Should
this occur, refer to page 27 for
instmctions 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
reco~ended for use in the
microwave oven.
● Remove the. temperature
probe from the oven when not
using it to cook with. If you
leave the probe inside the oven
without inserting it in food or
liquid, and turn on microwave
energy, it can create electrical
arcing in the oven and damage
oven walls.
Q Plastic cookwarePlastic
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 gr ceramic materials and
may soften or char if subjected to
sh~rt periods of overcooking. In
longer exposures to overcooking,
the food and cookware codd
ignite, For these reasons:
1) Use
microwave-saf~ plastics only and
use them in strict compliance
with the cookwme manufacturer’s
recommendations+ 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to
microwaving. 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic cookware
without complete supervision.
● men cooking pork, follow
the directions exactiy 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. Pressurewill
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~reviaus caution) shouldbe
–
pier~ed to allow ste~ to escape
during cooking.
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– Q Not dl plastic wrap is sui@ble
for use in microwave ovens.
Check the package for proper use.
c Spontaneous botik~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.
● ~~~oilable” Cmking p~~ch~
and tightly closed plastic bags
should b? 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.
men cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap,
—
remove covering carefully and
direct steam away from hands
and face.
Q Hot foods and steam can
cause burns.
Be careful when
opening any containers of hot
food, including popcorn bags,
cooking pouches and boxes. To
prevent possible injury, direct
steam away from hands and face.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
—
When You Plug in
the Oven
The display panel lights up. After
15 seconds, all lights disappear and
“RESET” appears. Touch the
PAUSE/CANCEL pad and oven
is ready for use and the clock
can be set.
If power is disrupted at any time,
the above sequence recurs and you
must reset clock after touching
PAUSE/CANCEL.
Program Cooking
Use your Touch Control Panel to
Time Cook with choice of power
levels from 1 (lowest) to 10
(highest); to Auto Defrost, with the
oven setting the power levels and
cooking or heating times; to
Temp
Cook, using your choice of
temperatures; to time kitchen tasks
with the
MitiSec Timer; and to set
the clock.
Create your own programs to suit
your individual cooking style. For
example: use the MitiSec Timer
to delay the start of Time Cook or
set Time Cook for a three-stage
program using different times
and power levels.
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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 lights up. After
15 seconds, all lights disappear
and “RESET” appears. Touch the
PAUSE/CANCEL pad and oven
is ready for use and the clock can
be set.
If power is disrupted at any time,
the above sequence recurs, and you
must reset the clock after touching
the PAUSE/CANCEL pad.
1. DISPLAY. Displays time of
day, time counting down during
cooking functions, power level,
cooking mode and instructions.
2. AUTO DEFROST. Touch pad
of the desired food type, and then
enter the food weight using the
number pads. The oven
automatically sets power levels
and defrosting time.
3. ONE-TOUCH COOK. Touch
this pad once to quickly enter 1
minute of cooking time at power
level
10 (High). Touch the pad
repeatedly to increase the cooking
time in l-minute intervals.
4. TIME COOWTEMP COOK.
Program up to 3 stages of memory
cooking. Microwave for a selected
amount of time or temperature
using automatic power level 10
(High), or change power level after
entering cooking time. Once food
reaches selected temperature, oven
switches to Hold setting and
maintains that temperature until you
touch the PAUSE/CANCEL pad.
5. NUMBER PADS. Touch these
pads to enter cooking time, time of
day, temperature, power level or
food weights for Auto Defrost.
6. CLOCWAUTO START. Touch
this pad to enter time of day or
check time of day while
microwaving. To set clock, first
touch
CLOCWAUTO START 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
CLOCWAUTO START pad. To
reset or change time, simply repeat
this process.
Also use this pad to program your
oven to begin cooking at a later
time of day—up to a 12-hour delay.
7. START. After time or defrost –
selections are made, touch this pad
to start the oven.
8. POWER LEVEL. Touch this
pad after you enter the cooking
time if you want to change from
automatic power level 10 (High)
for cooking.
9. MIN/SEC TIMER. This
feature uses no microwave energy.
It functions as a kitchen timer,
as a holding period after Auto
Defrost or as a delay timer before
time cooking.
10. PAUSE/CANCEL. Touch this
pad once to stop microwave
cooking. Remaining cooking time
will appear on display. Touch
START to resume cooking, or touch
PAUSE/CANCEL again to erase
the cooking program. The time of
day will appear on the display.
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Features of Your Oven
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Door Latches. 6. Oven Interior Light. Turns on
10. Removable ~rntible Support.
2. Door Screen. Metal screen
permits viewing of foods and keeps
microwaves confined inside oven.
3. Oven Vent.
4. Model and Serial Numbers.
5. Receptacle for Temperature
Probe. Temperature probe must be
securely inserted into receptacle
when using
Temp Cook.
when the door is
ope-ned or when
the oven is operating.
7. Temperature Probe. Use with
Temp Cook only.
8. Touch Control Panel
and Display.
9. Door Latch Release. Press
latch release button at indent to
open door.
Turntable support must be in place
when using the turntable. The
support may be removed for
cleaning.
11. Removable ~rntible.
Turntable must be in place when
using the oven. Cooking
performance will be unsatisfactory
without the turntable in place.
The turntable may be removed
for cleaning.
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How to Use the Minute/Second Timer
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The Minute/Second Timer has
three timing functions:
● It operates as a minute timer.
● It can be set to delay cooking.
● It can be used as a hold setting
after defrosting.
The Minute/Second Timer operates
without microwave energy.
How to Use Auto Start
The Auto Start feature allows
you to program your oven to
begin cooking at a preset time of
day—up to a 12-hour delay.
To Use Auto Start
Step 1: Enter your desired cooking
program.
How to Time a 3-Minute
Phone Call
1. Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad.
2. Touch number pads 3,0 and O
(for 3 minutes and no seconds).
3. Touch START. Display shows
time counting down. The timer
signals when time is up.
Using a Holding Time
The Minute/Second Timer can
also be used to program a “holding
time” between microwave cooking
—
functions. The time can range from
one second to 99 minutes and 99
seconds. A holding or standing
time may be found in
some of your
own recipes or in the Cooking
Guide.
Programming Delayed
Cooking
To delay cooking up to 99 minutes
and 99 seconds, touch TIME
COO~EMP COOK pad and enter
the cook time. Touch MIN/SEC
TIMER pad and enter number of
minutes to delay cooking. Touch
START. Timer will count down to
zero and cooking will begin.
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Step 2: Touch CLOCWAUTO
START pad (instead of START).
Step 3: Enter the time you want
the oven to start. (Be sure your
microwave oven clock shows the
correct time of day. See Your
Touch Control Panel section.)
Step 4: Touch START pad. The
oven will automatically start at the
desired time.
One-Touch Cook
With this feature, you can quickly
program a short cooking operation
with the touch of one pad.
NOTE: Oven operation begins
automatically, without your havin~
to touch the START pad.
To Use One-Touch Cook
Step 1: Place food in oven in
microwave-safe dish.
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Step 2: Touch ONE-TOUCH
COOK. Oven operation will start.
To increase the amount of cooking
time, touch ONE-TOUCH COOK
pad repeatedly until the desired
time has been reached. The cook
time will increase in one-minute
increments each time you touch
the ONE-TOUCH CO-OK pad.
Step 3: When time is up, the oven
signals and “End” flashes.
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Cooking by Time
Time Cook allows you to
microwave for a selected
amount of time.
Power level 10 (High) is
recommended for most cooking,
but you can program up to 3
cooking stages, varying the power
level for each stage if desired. 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 of instant coffee
and stir to dissolve. Use a cup that
has no metal decoration and is
microwave-safe (refer to
Microwaving Tips in the Safety
Instructions section). Place cup in
oven and close door.
Using the 2 & 3 Stage
Cooking Feature
The Time Cook feature lets you set
up to three time cooking functions
within one program. This is ideal
if you want to change power levels
during your cooking operations.
Here’s how to do it:
Step 1: Place food in oven in
microwave-safe container and
close the door.
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Step 2: Touch TIME
COOWTEMP COOK pad.
Step 3: Select your first cook time.
For example, touch 2, 1 and 5 for
two minutes and 15 seconds.
Step 4: Touch TIME
COOWTEMP COOK pad again.
Step 5: Set your second cook time.
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Step 6: Touch START.
Step 2: Touch TIME
COO~EMP COOK pad,
Step 3: Select your time. Touch 1,
0 and O pads for one minute.
Because automatic power level 10
is recommended for this cup of
coffee, there is no need to change
the power level. (If power level 10
is not appropriate, see “How to
Change Power Level” at right.)
Step 4: Touch START.
Step 5: When time is up, the oven
signals and flashes “End.” Oven,
light and fan shut off.
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After setting cooking time,
touch POWER LEVEL pad,
then touch desired number for
new power level.
Step 7: “POWER 10” is displayed
and “COOK TIME 1“ counts down.
Step 8: At the end of “COOK
TIME l,” the second power level
is displayed and “COOK TIME 2“
is shown counting down.
Step 9: When time is up, the oven
signals and flashes “End.” The
oven, light and fan shut off.
Step 10: Open the door.
To program cooking stage 3,
simply repeat the steps for
programming stage 2.
Questions and Answers
Q. I set my oven for the time
called for in the recipe, but at the
end of the time allowed, my food
wasn’t done. What happened?
A. Since house power varies due to
time or location, many Time Cook
recipes give you a time range to
prevent overcooking. Set the oven
for minimum time, test the food
for doneness, and cook your food a
little longer, if necessary.
Q. I touched the number pads
and selected my power level.
When I touch START however,
my oven didn’t come on. Why
not?
A. The TIME COOWTEMP
COOK pad must be touched before
setting the number pads or else
your oven will not begin cooking.
Q. Can I interrupt my Time
Cook function to check the food?
A. Yes. To resume cooking, simply
close the door and press the
START pad. The timer must be
reset for cooking to resume unless
time is remaining on timer.
Step 6: Open the door.
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