GE Spacemaker JVM150 - Automatic Cooking Guide; How Auto Cook Works

TheAutoCookpadmaybeusedtoeliminateyour
needtolookupcookingtimeintheCookbook,or
guessinghowlongtosetcookingtime.Byactuaiiy
sensingthesteamwhichescapesasfoodmicrowaves,
thisfeatureautomaticallyadjuststheoven’scooking
timetovarioustypesandamountsoffood.
Becausecookingcontainersmustbecovered,this
featureisbestwithfoodswhichyouwishtosteamor
toretainmoisture.Foodswhicharebestmicrowaved
uncoveredoronlylightlycoveredshouldbecooked
usingtimeortemperaturesettings.
AftertouchingtheAutoCookpad,andpressingStart,
youwillseethewordAUWIonthereadout,which
indicatesthatthesensorhasbeenactivatedtosense
steamfromthefood.Topreventtheescapeofsteam
fromtheoven,donotopenthedoorwhiletheword
AUK)isonthereadout.kfdoorisopened,ERR(3R
appears.ClosedoorandtouchSTARTimmediately.
Setting1,whichisdesignedforeasyreheatingof
foods,automaticallyturnstheovenoffassoonasthe
sensordetectssteamfromthefoods.OtherAutoCook
controlsettings,whichareforfreshorfrozenfoods,
needadditionaltimeaftersteamhasbeensensed.For
e
thesefoods,theovendeterminestheamountof
additionaltimeneeded,thenautomaticallyswitches
theoventoTimeCookforthenecessarycookingtime
remaining.OvenbeepswhenitswitchestoTimeCook
(AU7XIonreadoutisreplacedbynumbersindicating
cookingtime),andovendoorcanbeopenedfor
stirring
orrotatingfood.Becarefulofsteamwhen
removingtightcovers.Whenyouremovecover,direct
thesteamawayfromhandsandface.
AlwayscoverfoodcontainersusingI!kls,waxpaper
orplasticwmp.Plasticwrapshouidbelooseover
hodtoallowforexpansion.Sealbypressingplastic
wrapfirmlyaroundedges.ForbestresuUs,never
stmtehphwticwraptightlyoverfood,orusetigM-
sealingplasticlids.
$ormef“ds mayneedtobestirredorrotatedafter
beepingsignal.
N~E%UseofwireshelfwithAutomaticCookingis
notrecommended.
Matchtheamountoffoodtothesizeofthecontainer.Fillcontainersatleast1/2full.Besuretlwexteriororthe
‘
cookingcontainerandinteriorofmicrowaveovenamdry,AlwayscoverfwdcontainersforAutoCO&andstir
orrotate,ifmwessary,afterbeepingsignal.
Usemicrowave-safecasserolesor
bowlsforentreesandvegetables.
Coverwithlidsthatfit,Hlidsare
notavailable,useplasticwrapor
waxpaper.Plasticwrapshouldbe
looseoverfoodtoallowfor
expansion.Sealbypressingplastic
wrapfirndyaroundedges.
Donotusepaperplateswith
automaticctio-kin~,Usemicrawave-
saf’eplatesorbowlsforreheating.
Coverwithplasticwraporwax
p~!wr(youcanstillusepaperplates
w~thregularTimeCooking,
Defrosting,etc.).
Useobkmgoruyimecontainers
forchickenorcomonthecob.
Plasticwrapcoveringshouldbe
looseoverfoodtoahw for
expansion.Sealbypressingplastic
wrapfirmlymoundedges.
Slitplasticpouchesl-inchm
shownabove,Breakfoodup
thoroughlyafterovensignals.For
alternatepouchmethodseepagei$,
.
FrozerBEntreesinI%perboard
Thy:Donotremovefihnover
tray;removetrayfrombox.Thick
entreesmayneedlongertime,See
chartonpage22,FrozenFoodin
NIetal‘Ray:Removefoilcovering,
reinsertintoboxandcloseends.
Follow
controlpane}orAutomatic
CookChartsettingforcasseroles,
Covercasserolemeatand
e
vegetableswithsauce,Coolhat
ingredientsorsauces.Ifnot,use
TIMECOOK.