Hotpoint K964GP, Use And Care Manual

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SAFETY
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Do not touch heating
or interior surface of oven.
These surfaces may be hot enough
to burn even though they are dark
in color. During and after use, do
not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact any
interior area of the oven; allow
sufficient time for cooling, first.
Potentially hot surfaces include
oven vent openings and surfaces
near the openings, crevices
around the oven door and the
edges of the door window.
Remember:
The inside surface
of the oven may be hot when the
door is opened.
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When cooking pork,
follow
the directions exactly and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
killed
meat will be safe
to eat.
Microwave Oven:
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Read and follow the specific
“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” found on page 2.
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To reduce the risk of in
the oven cavity:
—Do not overcook food.
Carefully attend appliance if
paper, plastic or other combustible
materials are placed inside the
oven to facilitate cooking.
—Remove wire twist-ties
from
paper or plastic bags before
placing bags in oven.
—Do not use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.
—Do not use recycled paper
products.
Recycled paper towels,
napkins and wax paper can
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contain metal flecks which may
cause arcing or ignite. Paper
products containing nylon or
nylon filaments should be
avoided, as they may also ignite.
—Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven
in a
special microwave popcorn
accessory or unless you use
popcorn labeled for use in
microwave ovens.
—Do not overcook
They
could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
—Do not operate the oven
empty to avoid damage to the
oven and the danger of fire.
If
by accident the oven should run
empty a minute or two, no harm
is done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at all
times—it saves energy and
prolongs life of the oven.
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Do not use the oven for storage
purposes.
Do not leave paper
products, cooking utensils, or food
in the oven when not in use.
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If materials inside the oven
should ignite,
keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect the power cord, or
shut off power at the fuse or
circuit breaker
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Some products
such as whole
eggs and sealed containers—for
example, closed glass jars—will
explode and should not be heated
in this oven.
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See door surface cleaning
instructions in the Care and
Cleaning section(s) of this book.
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Don’t defrost frozen beverages
in narrow-necked bottles
(especially carbonated beverages).
Even if the container is opened,
pressure can build
This can
cause the container to burst,
possibly resulting in injury.
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Use metal only as directed in
this book and the cookbook.
Foil strips as used on meat roasts
are helpful when used as shown
in cookbook,
TV dinners maybe microwaved
in foil trays less than 3/4” high;
remove top foil cover and return
tray to box. When using metal in
microwave oven,
keep metal
(except for DOUBLE
at least 1 inch away from
sides of oven.
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Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to handle the cookware.
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Sometimes, the oven floor can
become too hot to touch.
Be
careful touching the floor during
and after cooking.
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Do not use a thermometer
in
food you are microwaving unless
the thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
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Remove the temperature
probe from the oven when not
in use.
If you leave the probe
inside the oven without inserting
it in food or liquid, and turn on
microwave energy, it can create
electrical arcing in the oven, and
damage oven walls.
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Avoid heating baby food
in
glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
●
Do not boil eggs in a microwave
oven.
Pressure will build up inside
the egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
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Foods with unbroken outer
such as potatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, apples, chicken livers
and other giblets, and egg yolks
should be pierced to allow steam
to escape during cooking.