PRECAUTIONS
1. Do not attempt to tamper with, or make any adjustments or repairs to door, control panel, safety interlock
switches or any other part of the oven. Repairs should be done by qualified service personnel only.
2. Be certain to place the front surface of the door three inches or more away from the countertop edge to
avoid accidental tipping of the appliance in normal usage.
3. For the most accurate programming of the electronic units, touch the center of each pad securely.
Do
not
touch several pads at one time or touch in between pads. A beep sound should be heard with each touch
when pad is touched correctl
.
4. Do not hit or strike the contro with objects such as silverware, utensils, etc. Breakage may occur.
5. Be careful when taking the cooking utensils out of the oven. Some dishes absorb heat from the cooked food
and may be hot.
6. Do not rinse cooking utensils by immediately placing them into water just after cooking. This may cause
breakage. Allow the turntable to cool down.
7. Do not operate the oven empty. Either food or water should always be in the oven during operation to absorb
microwave energy.
8. Do not heat unopened food containers in the oven. Pressure build-up can cause the container to burst.
resulting in injury.
9. Do not use your microwave oven to dry newspapers or clothes. They can catch fire.
10. Only use thermometers approved for microwave oven cooking.
11. Be certain the turntable is in place when you operate the oven.
12.
Pierce the skin of potatoes, whole squash, apples or any fruit or vegetable which has a skin covering,
before cooking.
13. Never use
your microwave oven to cook eggs in the shell. Pressure can build up inside the
shell causing it to burst.
14.
Do
not pop popcorn, except in a microwave-approved popcorn popper or commercial package designed
especially for microwave ovens.
Never try
to pop popcorn
in a paper bag not designed for microwave oven use. Overcooking may results in
smoke and fire.
Do
not repop unpopped kernels.
Do
not reuse popcorn bags.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q. What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow?
A. There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow.
Door is not closed.
n
Light bulb is burned out
n
START has not been touched
Q. Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door?
A. No.
The holes, or ports, are made to allow light to pass: they do not let microwave energy through.
Q. Why does the beep tone sound when a pad on the Control Panel is touched?
A. The beep tone sounds to assure that the setting is being properly entered.
Q. Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates empty?
A. Yes. Never run it empty or without the glass tray.
Q. Why do eggs sometimes pop?
A. When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop
due to steam build
up
inside
the yolk membrane.
To prevent this, simply pierce the yolk before cooking. Never microwave eggs in the shell.
Q. Why is standing time recommended after microwave cooking is over?
A. After microwave cooking is finished, food keep on cooking during standing time. This standing time finishes
cooking evenly throughout the food. The amount of standing time depends on the density
of the food.
Q. Is it possible to pop popcorn in a microwave oven?
A. Yes,
if using one of the two methods described
below:
(1)
Popcorn-popping devices designed specifically for microwave cooking.
(2) Prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that contains specific times and
power outputs needed
for
an acceptable final product.
FOLLOW EXACT DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY EACH MANUFACTURER
FOR THEIR POPCORN PRODUCT. DO NOT
LEAVE THE OVEN UNATTENDED WHILE THE CORN IS BEING POPPED. IF
CORN FAILS TO POP AFTER THE SUG-
GESTED TIMES, DISCONTINUE COOKING. OVERCOOKING COULD RESULT IN AN OVEN FIRE.
CAUTION: NEVER USE A
BROWN PAPER BAG FOR POPPING
CORN OR AT-TEMPT TO POP LEFTOVER KERNELS.
Q. Why doesn’t my oven always cook as fast as the cooking guide says it should?
A. Check
your cooking guide again to make sure you’ve followed the directions correctly, and to see what might
cause variations in cooking time. Cooking guide times and heat settings are suggestions
chosen to help pre-
vent over-cooking, the most common problem in getting used to a microwave oven. Variations in the size,
shape, weight and dimensions of the food could require longer cooking time.
Use your
own judgement along
with the cooking guide suggestions to test for doneness, just as you would do with conventional cooking.
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