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Safety Precautions

General Use

DO NOT

tamper with or make any adjustments or repairs to

door, control panel housing, safety interlock switches or any
other part of the oven.

Do NOT

remove outer panel from

oven. Repairs should only be done by a quali

ed service

person.

DO NOT

operate the oven if empty. The microwave energy

will re

ect continuously throughout the oven causing

overheating, if no food or water is present to absorb energy.
This could damage the oven and result in a risk of

re.

3. If a

re occurs in the oven, turn the timer to the "0" position

and LEAVE DOOR CLOSED.

Disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or
circuit breaker panel.

DO NOT

dry clothes, newspapers or other materials in oven

or use newspapers or paper bags for cooking. Fire could
result.

DO NOT

use recycled paper products unless the paper

product is labelled as safe for microwave oven use.
Recycled paper products may contain impurities which may
cause sparks, and result in

res when used.

DO NOT

hit or strike control panel. Damage to controls may

occur.

POT HOLDERS

should always be used when removing

items from the oven. Heat is transferred from the

HOT

food

to the heating container.

DO NOT

store

ammable materials next to, on top of, or in

the oven. It could be a

re hazard.

Utensils

Use only containers and materials speci

ed by their

manufacturers to be for microwave use.
1. METAL CONTAINERS or dishes with metallic trims should

NOT

be used. Arcing may occur.

2. METAL TWIST-TIES may

NOT

be used in the microwave

oven.

DO NOT

use SEALED JARS or NARROW NECK bottles for

cooking or reheating. They may shatter.

DO NOT

use CONVENTIONAL THERMOMETERS in the

microwave oven. They may cause arcing.

5. Remove PLASTIC STORE WRAPS, before heating in the

oven.

6. When using foil, skewers, warming rack or utensils made of

metal in the oven allow at least one inch of space between
metal material and interior oven walls. If arcing (sparking)
occurs remove metal material (skewers, etc.) and/or
transfer to a nonmetallic container.

Food

1. It is better to UNDERHEAT RATHER THAN OVERHEAT

foods. If food is underheated, it can always be returned to
the oven for further heating. If food is overheated, nothing
can be done. Always start with minimum heating times.
Follow USDA guidelines for heating food safety.

2. SMALL QUANTITIES of food or foods with LOW

MOISTURE content can burn, dry out or catch on

re if

heated too long.

3. Microwave popcorn which pops in its own package is

available. Each brand of microwave popcorn recommends
that their popcorn be used in microwave ovens listed at a
speci

c wattage. For example: "Use in a microwave oven

600 Watts or greater'', or "Tested in microwaves of 450 to
1000 Watts. " Follow popcorn manufacturer's directions and
use a brand suitable for at least a 650 Watts microwave
oven.

4. Do not attempt to deep fat fry in your microwave oven.
5. Do not boil eggs in their shell in a microwave oven.

Pressure will build up and the eggs will explode.

6. Potatoes, apples, egg yolks, whole acorn squash and

sausages are examples of foods with nonporous skins.
These types of foods must be pierced before cooking, to
prevent bursting.

7. Liquids can become "superheated" in a microwave,

and when the container is moved in any way, the

superheated liquids can "explode" out of the container

"Superheated" water is hotter than boiling water, EVEN
THOUGH IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BUBBLE. To reduce
the possibility of this occurrence:

Always make sure that

liquids are stirred vigorously

before heating to assure

that the liquid is mixed with air. NEVER HEAT LIQUIDS
FOR AN EXCESSIVE LENGTH OF TIME.