PRECAUTIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. Do not attempt to tamper with, or make any adjustments or repairs to door, control panel, safety interlock switches or any
other part of the oven. Repairs should be done by qualified service personnel only.
2. Be certain to place the front surface of the door three inches or more away from the countertop edge to aviod accidental
tipping of the appliance in normal usage.
3. For the most accurate programming of the electronic units, touch the center of each pad securely. Do not touch several
pads at one time or touch in between pads. A beep sound should be heard with each touch when pad is touched
correctly.
4. Do not hit or strike the control with objects such as silverware, utensils, etc. Breakage may occur.
5. Be careful when taking the cooking utensils out of the oven. Some dishes absorb heat from the cooked food and may be
hot.
6. Do not rinse cooking utensils by immediately placing them into water just after cooking. This may cause breakage. Allow
the turntable to cool down.
7. Do not operate the oven empty. Either food or water should always be in the oven during operation to absorb microwave
energy.
8. Do not heat unopened food containers in the oven. Pressure build-up can cause the container to burst, resulting in injury.
9. Do not use your microwave oven to dry newspapers or clothes. They can catch fire.
10. Only use thermometers approved for microwave oven cooking.
11. Be certain the turntable is in place when you operate the oven.
12. Pierce the skin of potatoes, whole squash, apples or any fruit or vegetable which has a skin covering, before cooking.
13. Never use your microwave oven to cook eggs in the shell. Pressure can build up inside the shell causing it to burst.
14. Do not pop popcorn, except in a microwave-approved popcorn popper or commercial package designed especially for
microwave ovens.
Never try to pop popcorn in a paper bag not designed for microwave oven use. Overcooking may results in smoke and
fire. Do not repop unpopped kernels. Do not reuse popcorn bags.
Q. What's wrong when the oven light will not glow?
A. There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow.
Door is not closed.
Light bulb is burned out
START has not been touched
Q. Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door?
A. No. The holes, or ports, are made to allow light to pass; they do not let microwave energy through.
Q. Why does the beep tone sound when a pad on the Control Panel is touched?
A. The beep tone sounds to assure that the setting is being properly entered.
Q. Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates empty?
A. Yes. Never run it empty or without the glass tray.
Q. Why do eggs sometimes pop?
A. When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to steam build up inside the yolk membrane.
To prevent this, simply pierce the yolk before cooking. Never microwave eggs in the shell.
Q. Why is standing time recommeded after microwave cooking is over?
A. After microwave cooking is finished, food keep on cooking during standing time. This standing time finishes cooking
evenly throughout the food. The amount of standing time depends on the density of the food.
Q. Is it possible to pop pocorn in a microwave oven?
A. Yes, if using one of the two methods describled below:
(1) Popcorn-popping devices desiged specifically for microwave cooking.
(2) Prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that contains specific times and power outputs needed for an acceptable
final product.
FOLLOW EXACT DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY EACH MANUFACTUER FOR THEIR POPCORN PRODUCT. DO NOT
LEAVE THE OVEN UNATTENDED WHILE THE CORN IS BEING POPPED. IF CORN FAILS TO POP AFTER THE
SUGGESTED TIMES, DISCONTINUE COOKING. OVERCOOKING COULD RESULT IN AN OVEN FIRE.
CAUTION: NEVER USE A BROWN PAPER BAG FOR POPPING CORN OR ATTEMPT TO POP LEFTOVER KERNELS.
Q. Why doesn't my oven always cook as fast as the cooking guide says it should?
A. Check your cooking guide again to make sure you've followed the directions correctly, and to see what might cause
variations in cooking time. Cooking guide times and heat settings are suggestions chosen to help prevent over-cooking,
the most common problem in getting used to a microwave oven. Variations in the size, shape, weight and dimensions of
the food could require longer cooking time. Use your own judgement along with the cooking guide suggestions to test for
doneness, just as yor would do with conventional cooking.
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