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BEFORE USING MICROWAVE
About Your Microwave Oven
This Use and Care Manual is valuable: read it carefully
and always save it for reference.
A good microwave cookbook is a valuable asset.
Check it for microwave cooking principles, techniques,
hints, and recipes.
NEVER
use the microwave oven without the turntable
and support, even if using non-microwave functions
like Convection and Top Grill.
NEVER
turn the turntable over so that a large dish
could be placed in the microwave oven.
The turntable will turn both clockwise and counter-
clockwise.
DO NOT
try to turn the turntable by hand.
ALWAYS
have food in the microwave oven when it is
on to absorb the microwave energy.
When using the microwave oven at power levels below
100%, you may hear the magnetron cycling on and off .
It is normal for the exterior of the microwave oven to
be warm to the touch when cooking or reheating.
Condensation is a normal part of microwave cooking.
Room humidity and the moisture in food will infl uence
the amount of moisture that condenses in the micro-
wave oven. Generally, covered foods will not cause
as much condensation as uncovered ones. Ventilation
openings must not be blocked.
The microwave oven is for food preparation only. It
should not be used to dry clothes or newspapers.
All microwave ovens are rated by using the IEC Test
Procedure at 1200 watts. If using recipes or package
directions, check food a minute or two before the mini-
mum time setting elapses and add time accordingly.
Radio or TV Interference
Should there be any interference caused by the micro-
wave oven to your radio or TV, check that the micro-
wave oven is on a diff erent electrical circuit, relocate
the radio or TV as far away from the microwave oven
as feasible or check position and signal of receiving
antenna.
About Microwave Cooking
•
Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas to-
wards 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.
•
Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or cook-
book for suggestions: paper towels, wax paper,
microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers prevent
spattering and help foods to cook evenly.
•
Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or
twice during cooking, if possible.
•
Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed
cooking of such foods as chicken and hamburgers.
Large items like roasts must be turned over at least
once.
•
Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway
through cooking both from top to bottom and from
the center of the dish to the outside.
•
Allowing food to stand in or out of the oven after
cooking power stops can improve results. Standing
time after defrosting or cooking allows the tem-
perature to evenly spread throughout the food.
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Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that
cooking temperatures have been reached. Done-
ness 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 fl akes easily with a fork.
