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SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
—Do not
pop
popcorni n your
microwave ovenunless i n a special
microwave popcorn accessory o r
unless youusepopcorn labeled for
usei n microwave ovens.
–Ifmaterialsinsideovenshould
ignite, k eepoven doorclosed, t urn
ovenoff,anddisconnect power
cord,o rshutoffpowera t f hseo r
circuitbreaker p anel.
. Some
pr-oducti
sucha s whole
eggsand sealedcontainers--for
example, closedglassjars—may
explode andshouldnotb eheated
i n thisoven.
@Avoid h eatingbaby
foodh
glassjars,evenwithout t heirlids;
especiaHy m eatandeggmixtures.
Don't
defrostfrozenbeverages
i n
narrow necked bottles (especially
carbonated beverages). Even i fthe
container i s o pened,pressure
canbuildup,
This can cause the
container t oburst, resulting i n
injury.
*
Usemetalonlya sdirected
i n
Cookbook.Foilstripsa s usedo n
meatroastsarehelpfulwhenused
a s showni n Cookbook.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
i n foiltrayslessthan3/4"
high;
removetop foil coverand return
tray t obox. When usingmetal i n
the microwaveoven,
keepmetal
a t l east 1inchawayfromsides
o f oven.
9COOking utensilsmay
become
hotbecause o f h eattransferred
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
mayb eneeded t o handle the
utensil,
. ~~e~~~$, ~~e ~VQn fJoor
canbecome t oohott o touch. 1 3e
carefi.d w hentouching thefloor
duringandaftercooking.
~FWdS cooked
i n liquids
( such
a s pasta)maytendt o boilover
morerapidly thanftis containing
lessmoisture. S hould thisoccur,
refert o page1 0 forinstructions o n
howt o cleantheinside o f t heoven.
o ~her~ome~~r—~o
not
usea thermometer i n foodyou
aremicrowaving unlessthe
thermometer i s d esigned o r
recommended f orusei n the
microwave o ven.
@ Plasticutensils--Plastic u tensils
designed formicrowave cooking
areveryuseful,butshouldb e
usedcarefilly.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotb ea s to~erant o f
overcooking conditions a s areglass
o rceramicmaterials andmay
softeno rchari f s ubjected t o short
periodso f overcooking. I n longer
exposures t o overcooking, thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1 ) U semicrowave
plastics onlyandusethemi n strict
compliance withtheutensil
manufacturer's recommendations.
2 )Donotsubject e mptyutensils t o
microwaving. 3 )Donotpermit
childrent o useplasticutensils
withoutcomplete supervision.
when
cooking
p ork
follow
ourdirections e xactly andalways
cookthemeatt o a t l easti70°E
Thisassures that,i n theremote
possibility t hattrichina mayb e
o
present i n themeat,i t willb e
killed andmeatwillb esafet o eat.
o
~~ilingeggs
i s n ot
recommmdecl
i n amicrowave
oven.
P ressure canbuildu p
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
i t t o burst,resulting i n injury.
o
Foods
with
~n~roke~
ou~r
"skiny'
sucha s potatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, apples, c hicken livers
andothergiblets, a ndeggyolks
(seeprevious c aution) s hould b e
pierced t o allowsteamt o escape
duringcooking.
o
ffBoi~a~l~"
~ dti~g
~ouchm
and
tightlyclosedplasticbags
should b eslit,piercedo rvented
a s directed i n Cookbook. I f t hey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
o rimmediately a ftercooking,
possibly resulting i n injury. A lso,
plastic storage c ontainers s hould b e
a t l eastpartiaIly u ncovered because
theyforma tightseal.When
cooking withcontainers t ightly
covered with
plasticwrap, remove
covering
carefhlly a nddirectsteam
away fromhandsandface.
O
Spontaneous
certainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsmaystartt o boilduringo r
shortlyafterremoval f romthe
microwave oven.Toprevent b urns
fromsplashing liquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremoving the
container fromthe
oven.
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