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Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan on
surface unit by covering pan
completely with well fitting lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming
grease outside a pan can be put
out by covering with baking soda
or, if available, a multi-purpose
dry chemical or foam type fire
extinguisher.
Do not touch heating elements
or interior surface of oven. These
surfaces may be hot enough to burn
even though they are dark in color.
During and after use, do not touch,
or let clothing or other flammable
materials contact surface units,
areas nearby surface units or any
interior area of the oven; allow
sufficient time for cooling, first.
Potentially hot surfhces include
the cooktop and areas fhcing the
cooktop, oven vent opening and
surfaces near the openings, and
crevices around the oven door.
Remember: The inside surface
of the oven maybe hot when the
door is opened.
When cooking pork follow the
directions exactly and always cook
the meat to an internal temperature
of at least 170"F. 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.
Microwave Oven:
Read and follow the specific
"PRECAUTIONS 'IO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE 'IO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY" found on page 2.
the oven cavity:
–Do not overcook food.
Carefully attend appliance if
paper, plastic or other combustible
materials are placed inside the
oven to facilitate cooking.
—Remove wire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bags before
placing bags in oven.
–Do not use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.
–Do not use recycled 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, as
they may also ignite.
–Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven unless in a special
microwave popcorn accessory or
unless you use popcorn labeled
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 life of the oven.
. If materia~ 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.
Some products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed glass jars-may
explode and should not be
heated in this oven.
instructions on page 35.
. Don't defrost frozen beverages
—especially carbonated ones—
in narrow-necked bottles. Even if
the container is opened, pressure
can build up. This can cause the
container to burst, resulting in
injury.
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. Use metal only as directed in
cookbook. Foil strips as used on
meat roasts are helpful when used
as shown in cookbook.
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
microwave oven, keep metal
(except for DOUBLE DUTYTM
shelf) at least 1 inch away from
sides of 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 floor
can become too hot to touch. Be
careful touching the floor during
and after cooking.
. Foods cooked in liquids (such
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidly than fds containing
less moisture. Should this occur,
how to clean the inside of the oven.
. Do not use a thermometer in
food you are microwaving unless
the thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
Remove the temperature
probe from the oven when not
using it to cook with. If you leave
the probe inside the oven without
inserting it in fmd or liquid, and
turn on microwave energy, it can
create electrical arcing in the
oven, and damage oven walls.
glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
. W- ~ is
recommended
not
in a microwave oven. Pressure
can build up inside egg yolk and —
may cause it to burst, resulting
in injury.
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