IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
—Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven
in a special
microwave popcorn accessory or
you use popcorn labeled for
use in microwave ovens.
–Do not overcook
They could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
—If materials inside oven
should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect power cord, or shut
off power at fuse or circuit
breaker panel.
●
Some products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed glass jars—may
explode and should not be heated
in this oven.
●
Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and
mixtures.
●
Don’t defrost frozen beverages
in narrow necked
(especially
carbonated beverages). Even if the
container is opened, pressure
can build up. This can cause the
container to burst, resulting in
injury.
●
Use metal only as directed
in
the defrosting, convenience
food and cooking guides, pages
10-23,
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
the microwave oven,
keep
at least 1 inch away from sides
of oven.
●
Cooking utensils may become
hot because of heat transferred
from the heated food.
holders
may be needed to handle the
utensil.
●
Sometimes, the glass cooking
tray can become
hot to
touch. Be careful when handling
the cooking tray during and
cooking.
cooked in liquids (such
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidly than foods containing
less moisture. Should this occur,
refer to page 24 for instructions on
how to clean the inside of the oven.
●
Thermometer—Do not
use a thermometer in food you
are microwaving unless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
●
Plastic
designed for microwave cooking
are very
but should be
used
Even microwave
plastic may not be as tolerant of
overcooking conditions are glass
or ceramic materials and may
soften or char if subjected to short
periods of overcooking. In longer
exposures to overcooking, the
and utensils could ignite. For
these reasons: 1) Use microwave
plastics
and use them in strict
compliance with the utensil
manufacturer’s recommendations,
2) Do not subject empty
to
microwaving, 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic utensils
without complete supervision.
●
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 and meat will be safe to eat.
●
Boiling eggs is not
recommended in a microwave
oven. Pressure can build up
inside the egg yolk and may cause
it to burst, resulting in injury.
●
Foods with unbroken outer
such as potatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, apples, chicken livers
other giblets, and egg yolks
(see previous caution) should be
pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking.
.
cooking
and tightly closed plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed in the cooking guide.
If they are not, plastic could burst
during or immediately after
cooking, possibly resulting in
injury. Also, plastic storage
containers should be at least
partially uncovered because they
form a tight seal. When cooking
with containers tightly covered
with plastic wrap, remove
covering carefully and direct
steam away from hands and face.
●
Spontaneous boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
liquids may
to boil during or
shortly after removal from the
microwave oven. To prevent burns
from splashing liquid, stir the
liquid briefly before removing the
container from the microwave oven.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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