MICROWAVING TIPS
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Make sure all cookware used in your microwave
oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass
casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard
cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not
have metallic trim or glaze with a metallic sheen
can be used. Some cookware is labeled “suitable
for microwaving.”
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If you are not
sure if a dish is
microwave-safe,
use this test: Place
in the oven both
the dish you are
testing and a glass
measuring cup
filled with one
CUP
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Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap
can be used to cover dishes in order to retain
moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent
plastic wrap so steam can escape.
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Some microwaved foods require stirring, rotating
or rearranging. Check the Cooking Guide.
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Steam builds up pressure in foods which are
tightly covered by a skin or membrane. Pierce
potatoes, egg yolks and chicken livers to prevent
bursting.
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make
sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
water—set the
cup either in or next to
the dish. Microwave 1 minute at high. If the dish
heats, it should not be used for microwaving. If
the dish remains cool and only the water in the
cup heats, then the dish is microwave-safe.
IF YOU NEED SERVICE...
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FIRST, contact the people who
FINALLY, if your problem is still
Consumer Services page in the
serviced your appliance. Explain
not resolved, write:
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why you are not pleased. In most
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reason you are not happy with the
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service you receive, here are three
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steps to follow for further help.
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