Fisher & Paykel OM60, User Manual

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SAFETY AND WARNINGS
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW
About microwave cooking
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Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towards outside of dish.
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Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount of time indicated and add more
as needed. Food severely overcooked can smoke or ignite.
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Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or cookbook for suggestions: paper towels,
wax paper, microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers prevent spattering and help foods
to cook evenly.
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Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil any thin areas of meat or poultry to
prevent overcooking before dense, thick areas are cooked thoroughly.
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Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or twice during cooking, if possible.
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Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed cooking of foods such as chicken
and hamburgers. Large items like roasts must be turned over at least once.
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Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway through cooking both from top to bottom
and from the center of the dish to the outside.
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Add standing time. Remove food from microwave oven and stir, if possible.
Cover for standing time which allows the food to finish cooking without overcooking.
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Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that cooking temperatures have been
reached.
Doneness signs include:
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Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
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Center bottom of dish is very hot to the touch.
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Poultry thigh joints move easily.
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Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
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Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.