
Oven:
Avoid heating baby food in glass jars,
even without
lids; especially meat and
Read and follow the specific PRECAUTIONS
TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
egg mixtures,
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY section.
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Do
boil eggs in a microwave oven.
Pressure will build up inside
the egg yolk and will
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To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:
cause it to burst, possibly resulting in injury.
—Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance
* Foods with
outer
such as
if paper, plastic or other combustible materials are
potatoes, sausages, tomatoes,
chicken
placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking.
livers and other giblets, and egg yolks should be
—Remove wire twist-ties and metal handles from
pierced to
steam
during cooking.
paper or plastic containers before placing them
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Da not defrost frozen beverages in
necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages).
Even if the container is opened, pressure can build
up. This can cause the
burst, possibly
resulting in injury.
in the oven.
—Do not use your microwave oven to dry
newspapers.
—Do not use
paper products.
Recycled paper towels, napkins and wax paper
can contain metal flecks which may cause arcing
or ignite. Paper products containing nylon or
nylon filaments should be avoided, they may
also ignite.
—Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven
unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory
or unless you use popcorn
for
use in
microwave ovens.
—Do not overcook potatoes.
They could
dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage to
your oven.
—Do not operate the oven while 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 the life of ’the oven.
—Do not use the oven for storage purposes.
Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils or
food in the oven when not in use.
—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 panel.
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Use foil only as directed in this
TV dinners maybe microwaved in foil trays
less than 3/4 inch high; remove the top foil cover
and return the tray to the box. When using metal
in microwave oven, keep it 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.
The oven floor can become too hot to touch. Be
careful touching the floor during and after cooking.
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Foods cooked in liquids (such
as pasta) may tend
to boil over more rapidly than foods containing
less moisture.
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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. Such use of
microwave oven could result
in injury.
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