GE JVM230 - Manual

Important Safety Instructions • ‘‘Boilable’’ cooking pouches and tightly closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as directed by package. If they are not, plasticcould burst during or immediately after cooking,possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storagecontainers should be at le...

6 IF YOU NEED SERVICE… • Make sure all cookware used in your microwave oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glasscasseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custardcups, pottery or china dinnerware which does nothave metallic trim or glaze with a metallic sheen can be used. Some cookware is labele...

7 VARIABLE POWER LEVELS (1–10) Variable power levels add flexibility to yourmicrowave cooking. The power levels on yourmicrowave oven can be compared to the surface unitson a range. High (Power Level 10) or full power is thefastest way to cook and gives you 100% power. Eachpower level gives you micr...

YOUR TOUCH CONTROL PANEL 8 When You Plug in the Oven The display panel displays “88888”, “18 POWER” and all of the ovenfunctions. After 15 seconds, all lights disappear and ‘‘RESET’’ appears inthe upper portion. Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad, set the Clock and oven isready for use. This will happen any ti...

9 Y our T ouch Contr ol Panel TIME MICRO COOK TIME DEFROST AUTO DEFROST POPCORN 1 EXPRESS COOK 2 EXPRESS COOK 3 EXPRESS COOK 4 EXPRESS COOK 5 EXPRESS COOK 0 DISPLAY ON/OFF 6 7 8 9 POWER LEVEL DELAYSTART CLEAR OFF START OFF KITCHEN TIMER CLOCK ON VENT FAN LO HI OFF SURFACE LIGHT ENTER WEIGHT FOOD LBS...

10 FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN Cooking Complete Reminder (For all cooking features) To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven will display ‘‘End’’ and beep once a minuteuntil you either open the oven door or touch theCLEAR/OFF pad. This is to certify that this unit has been tested in conforma...

The Kitchen 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 Kitchen Timer operates without microwave energy. The Kitchen Timer can also be used to program a“holding time” between microwave c...

Micro Cook I Micro Cook allows you to microwave for a presetamount of time. Power Level 10 (High) is recommended for mostcooking, but you may change this for more flexibility.See the Cooking Guide. To become better acquainted with time cooking, makea cup of coffee by following the steps below. Step ...

The Express Cook Feature The Express Cook feature is a short-cut method toset time for 1-5 minutes. To Express Cook your food or beverage: Touch a number pad (from 1 to 5) for 1 to 5 minutesof cooking at Power Level 10. For example, touch the2 pad for 2 minutes of cooking time. No need to touchSTART...

DEFROSTING BY TIME Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing offrozen food and is one of the great advantages of amicrowave oven. Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foodssuch as bread, rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozendinners. The Auto Defrost setting is preferred formeat and poultry ...

With the Auto Defrost feature, the ovenautomatically sets the defrosting times and powerlevels for you. Use the Auto Defrost Guide. Enter the food weight inpounds and tenths of a pound (see Conversion Guidebelow). Then touch START pad. The oven calculates defrosting time and changes powerlevels duri...

RECOMMENDED MIN.–MAX. FOODS WEIGHT FIRST SIGNAL SECOND SIGNAL STAND TIME Chops 0.1 - 6.0 lbs. Turn over. Separate and shield 5 minutes where necessary. Frankfurters, Sausage 0.1 - 6.0 lbs. Separate. Remove defrosted 2 minutes pieces. Ground Meat 0.1 - 6.0 lbs. Turn over. Remove defrosted areas 5 min...

When adapting recipes for the microwave, it is best to start with a familiar recipe. Knowing howthe food should look and taste will help whenadapting recipes for microwaving. Foods thatrequire browning or crisp, dry surfaces will cook better in regular ovens.• Moist foods, such as vegetables, fruits...

HEATING OR REHEATING GUIDE NOTE: Use Power Level High (10) unless otherwise noted. Item Amount Power Level Time Bakery Foods Cake, coffee cake, doughnuts, sweet rolls, 1 piece Low (3) 1/4 to 1/2 min. nut or fruit bread 9 inch cake or Low (3) 2 to 4 min. 12 rolls or doughnuts Dinner rolls, muffins 1 ...

Heating or Reheating Guide Defr osting Guide 19 DEFROSTING GUIDE 1. Food packaged in paper or plastic may be defrosted without unwrapping. If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place foodin cooking dish for defrosting. Most food defrosts well usingDefrost (3). For more even defrosting of larger f...

COOKING GUIDE NOTE: Use Power Level High (10) unless otherwise noted. Vegetables Vegetable Amount Time Comments Asparagus(frozen spears) 1 lb. 7 to 9 min., In 1 1 ⁄ 2 -qt. oblong glass baking dish, place 1/4 cup water. Med-High (7) Rotate dish after half of time. (frozen spears) 10-oz. package 5 to ...

Cooking Guide Car e and Cleaning 21 CARE AND CLEANING Keep your oven clean and sweet-smelling. Opening the oven door a few minutes after cooking helpsair out the inside. An occasionalthorough wiping with a solution of baking soda and water keeps the inside fresh. Don’t use sharp-edged utensilson you...

22 LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT Cooktop Light To replacecooktop light, first disconnect power at mainfuse or circuitbreaker panel or pull plug. Remove screw on right side of light compartmentcover and lower cover until it stops. Be sure bulbs to be replacedare cool beforeremoving. Breakthe adhesive seal b...

Light Bulb Replacement The Exhaust Featur e THE EXHAUST FEATURE The exhaust hood feature on your microwave oven is equipped with 2metal filters which collect grease. When the fan is operated, air is drawn up through the filters. Depending on your model, it is either dischargedthrough the provided ve...

24 GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. In the event of anelectrical short circuit, grounding reduces the risk ofelectric shock by providing an escape wire for theelectric current. This appliance is equipped with apower cord having a grounding wire with a groundingplug. The plug m...

25 Grounding Instructions The Pr oblem Solver PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE OVEN WILL NOT • A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Replace fuse or COME ON reset circuit breaker. • Unplug your microwave oven, then plug it back in. • Make sure 3-prong plug on oven is fully inserted ...

Upon request, GE will provideBraille controls for a variety of GEappliances, and a brochure toassist in planning a barrier-freekitchen for persons with limitedmobility. To obtain these items,free of charge, call 800.626.2000. Consumers with impaired hearing or speech who haveaccess to a TDD or a con...

Part No. 164D2966P139Pub. No. 49-8619 WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from date of originalpurchase, we will provide, free ofcharge, parts and service labor inyour home to repair or replace any part of the microwave oven thatfails because of a manufacturingdefect. LIMITED ADDITIO...