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Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even
without their lids; especially meat and egg
mixtures.
Don't defrost frozen beverages
necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages).
Even if the container is opened, pressure can build
up. This can cause the container to burst, possibly
resulting in injury.
Use foil only as directed in this book.
dinners may be microwaved in foil trays less than
3/4" high; remove the top foil cover and return the
tray to the box. men using foil in the microwave
keep it (other than meti shelo at least
oven,
1 inch away from the sides of the oven.
Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to handle the cookware.
Sometimes, the oven tray can become too hot
to touch.
Be careful touching the tray during and
after cooking.
Foods cooked in liquids
to boil over more rapidly tian foods containing
less moisture. Should this occur, refer to the Care
and Cleaning section(s) 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 cookwabPlastic cookware designed for
microwave cooking is very useful, but should be
used carefully. Even microwave-safe plastic may
not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are
glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char
if subjected to short periods of overcooking. In
longer exposures to overcoo~ng, the food and
cookware could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use
microwave-safe plastics only and use them in strict
compliance with the cookware manufacturer's
recommendations. 2) Do not subject empty
cookware to microwaving. 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic cookware without
complete supervision.
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(such as pasta) may tend
When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an intemd
temperature of at least 170°F. This
the remote possibility that trichina may be present
in the meat, it will be killed and meat will be safe
to eat.
Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure
will build up inside egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
Foods with unbroken outer
sausages, tomatoes, apples,
chicken livers and other giblets,
and egg yolks (see previous
caution) should be pierced
to allow steam to escape
during cooking.
Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use in
microwave ovens. Check the package for
proper use.
Spontaneous boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
liquids may start to boil during
or shortly after removal from
the microwave oven. To prevent
bums from splashing liquid,
stir the liquid briefly before
removing the container from
the microwave oven.
, 66Boi]ab1e?? cooking pouches and
plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as
directed by package. 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. Men
with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap,
remove covering carefully and direct steam away
from hands and face.
:
Hot foods and steam can cause
,
burns. Be careful when opening
any containers of hot food,
including popcorn bags, cooking
pouches and boxes. To prevent
possible injury, direct steam away
from hands and face.
assures that, in
such as potatoes,
tightly closed
cooking
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