INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW
...About Your Oven
•
'
..
Your oven comes
w
ith an operation manual and an Over-
the-Range Convection Micro
w
ave Cookbook. Read them
carefully and al
w
ays save for reference.
Shou
l
d you desir
e
a cookbook for microwave only cooking
princip
l
es
,
techniques, hints and recipes, see the order form
on page 28 for ordering the Ultimate Accessory, the SHARP
CAROUSEL MICROWA
V
E COOKBOOK.
NEVER use the oven without the turntab
l
e and support nor
turn the turntable o
v
er so that a
l
arge dish could be placed
in the
oven.
The turntable
w
ill turn both clock
w
ise and coun-
terclock
w
ise. See page 10 for
t
urntable on
/
off instructions.
ALWAYS
have food in the oven when
i
t
i
s on to absorb the
microwave energy.
When using the oven at po
w
er
l
eve
l
s below 100%, you ma
y
hear the magnetron cycling on and off .
Th
e
fan
w
ill aut
o
matically start when heat rises from range
surface units or burners and when convection, high mi
x,
lo
w
mix or the broil settings are used.
Condensation is
a
normal part of microwave cooking
.
Room
humidity and the moisture in food
w
ill influence the
a
mount
of mo
i
sture that condenses in the oven
.
Generally
,
covered
foods
w
ill n
o
t cause as m
u
ch con
d
ensation as uncovered
ones
. V
entilat
i
on openings m
u
st not be blocked
.
The o
v
en
i
s
f
or food preparation on
l
y. It should not be used
to dr
y clo
thes
o
r newspapers
.
The R-1850A
,
R
-
1851A and R
-
1852A are rated at 850
w
atts
using the IEC-705-1988 method. In using recipes or pack
-
age directions
,
check food a minute or two before the mini-
mum time and add time accordingl
y
.
..
.
About Food
FOOD
D
O
DON'T
Eggs,fruits,
• Puncture egg yolks before cooking to
• Cook eggs in shells.
vegetables &
prevent "explosion"
.
•
Reheat whole eggs.
sausages
• Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash,
hot dogs and sausages so that steam
escapes.
Popcorn
• Use specially bagged popcorn for the
*
Pop popcorn in regular brown bags or glass
microwave oven.
bowls.
• Listen while popping corn for the popping
*
Exceed maximum time on popcorn
to slow to 1 or 2 seconds or use
package
.
POPCORN pad.
Baby food
• Transfer baby food to small dish and
• Heat baby food in original jars
.
heat carefully
,
stirring often. Check
temperature befo
r
e serving.
• Put nipples on bottles after heating and
• Heat d
i
sposable bottles.
shake thoroughly. "Wrist" test befo
r
e
• Heat bott
l
es
w
ith nipples on.
feeding
.
General
• Cut baked goods with filling after heating
• Heat or cook in closed glass jars or airtight
to release steam and avoid burns.
containers.
• Stir liquid briskly before and after hea
t
ing
*
Can in the microwave as harmful bacteria
to avoid "eruption".
may not be destro
y
ed.
• Use deep bowl, when cook
i
ng liquid or
• Deep fat fry.
cereal
,
to prevent boilo
v
e
r
s.
• Dr
y w
ood, gourds, herbs or
w
et papers.
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