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Piercing Skin
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Food with non porous skins, such as
potatoes, egg yolks and sausages
must be pierced before cooking by
MICROWAVE to prevent bursting.
Meat thermometer
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Use a meat thermometer to check
the degree of cooking of roasts and
poultry only when the meat has been
removed from the oven. Do not use a
conventional meat thermometer in the
microwave oven because it may cause
sparking.
Liquids
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When heating liquids, e.g. soup,
sauces and beverages in your
microwave oven, overheating the
liquid beyond boiling point can occur
without evidence of bubbling. This
could result in a sudden boil over of
the hot liquid.
To prevent this possibility the following
steps should be taken:
a
Avoid using straight-sided
containers with narrow necks.
b
Do not overheat.
c
Stir the liquid before placing the
container in the oven and again
halfway through the cooking
time.
d
After heating, allow it to stand
in the oven for a short time, stir
again before carefully removing
the container.
Paper/plastic
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When heating food in plastic or paper
containers, check the oven frequently
as these types of containers ignite if
overheated.
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Do not use recycled paper products
(e.g. Kitchen Roll) unless the paper
product is labelled as safe for
microwave oven use. Recycled paper
products may contain impurities which
may cause sparks and/or fires during
use.
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Remove wire twist-ties from roasting
bags before placing the bags in the
oven.
Utensils/foil
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Do not heat any closed cans or bottles
because they might explode.
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Metal containers or dishes with
metallic trim should not be used during
microwave cooking. Sparking will
occur.
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If you use any aluminium foil, meat
spikes or metalware the distance
between them and the oven walls
and door should be at least 2 cm to
prevent sparking.
Feeding bottles/baby food jars
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The top and teat or lid must be
removed from feeding bottles or baby
food jars before placing in the oven.
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The contents of feeding bottles and
baby food jars are to be stirred or
shaken.
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The temperature has to be checked
before consumption to avoid burns.
Important safety instructions
