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'F(1 F edlleethe ris!{
of fire i n
tile oven
cavity:
—Do
not
Overeooli food.
Carefully at[endappliance if
paper,
plasticorothercombustible
]}laterialsare
placedinsidethe
~vel~ to fi~~ilitate co~king,
—Removewire twist-tiesfrom
paperor plasticbagsbefore
placingbagsin oven.
—Donot useyour microwave
ovento dry newspapers.
—Donot use recycledpaper
products.Recycled papertowels,
napkinsandwaxedpapercan
containmetalfleckswhichmay
causearcingor ignite.Paper
productscontaining nylonor
nylonfilamentsshouldbe
avoided,astheymayalsoignite.
—DoIlotpop popcornin your
n~ierowave ovenunlessin a
specialmicrowave popcorn
accessory or unlessyouuse
popcornlabeledforusein
microwave ovens.
—Donot operate the oven
whileempty to avoiddamageto
the ovenand the danger of fire.
If
by accidentthe ovenshould
runemptya minuteor two,no
harmis done.However, t ryto
avoidoperating the ovenempty
at all times-it savesenergyand
prolongsthelifeof theoven.
—Do~~ot overcookpotatoes,
Theycoulddehydrate andcatch
fire,causingdamageto youroven.
~Dol~otusethe ovenfor storage
purposes.Do
not
leavepaper
products, c ookingutensils or food
in theovenwhennotin use.
eIf Wlaterials i nsideovenShould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,
turn
ovenoff,anddisconnect
powercord,or shutoffpowerat
the fuse
or
circuitbreakerpanel,
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Someproductssuch as whole
eggsaxldsealedcon~iners—for
example, c losed jars-will
explodeandshouldnotbe heated
in thismicrowave oven.Suchuse
of themicrowave ovencould
resultin injury.
@ .4voidheatingbaby foodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especially meatandeggmixtures.
e~~~y~ ~~f~~s~ f ~Q~@~
beveragesin narrownecked
bottles(especially carbonated
beverages). E venif the container
is opened, p ressurecanbuildup,
Thiscancausethecontainerto
burst,possiblyresultingin injury.
~Usemetal onlyas directed in
this book.TVdinnersmaybe
microwaved in foiltrayslessthan
3/4"high;removetop foilcover
andretuim trayto box.When
usingmetalin themicrowave
oven,keepmetaIat least 1 inch
awayfrom sidesof oven.
~cookware maybecomehot
becauseofheattransferred from
theheatedfood.Potholdersmay
beneededtohandlethecookware.
~S~~e~i~es,the ~~r~~able ~a~
becometoo hot to touch.Be
carefultouchingtheturntable
duringandaftercooking.
~Foodscookedin Biquids (such
aspasta)maytendto boilover
morerapidlythanfoods
containing lessmoisture.Should
thisoccur,referto page27 for
instructions o nhowto cleanthe
insideof theoven.
s T~~e~m~me~e~_~o not usea
thermometer i n foodyouare
microwaving unlessthe
thermometer i s designedor
recommended forusein the
microwave oven.
~
Removethe temperature
probe
from
the
ovenwhenno
usingit to cookwith.
If
you
leavetheprobeinsidetheoven
withoutinserting it in foodor
liquid,andturnon microwave
energy, i t cancreateelectrical
arcingin theovenanddamage
ovenwalls.
~PIasticcookware—Plastic
cookware designed for
microwave cookingis very
useful,butshouldbe used
carefully. E venmicrowave-safe
plasticmaynotbe as tolerantof
overcooking conditions as are
glassor ceramicmaterialsand
~ay softenorcharif subjected to
shortperiodsof overcooking. k
longerexposures to overcooking,
thefoodandcookware could
ignite.Forthesereasons:1)Use
microwave-safe plasticsonlyand
usethemin strictcompliance
withthecookware manufacturer's
recommendations. 2) Donot
subjectemptycookware to
microwaving. 3) Donotpermit
children to useplasticcookware
withoutcomplete supervision.
~When cookingpork9follow
thedirections exactlyandalways
cookthe meatto an internal
temperature of at least 170°F.
Thisassuresthat,in theremote
possibility thattrichinamaybe
presentin themeat,it willbe
killedandmeatwillbe safeto eat.
~Do not boileggsin a
microwaveoven.Pressurewill
buildup insideeggyolkandwill
causeit to burst,possibly
resultingin injury.
@ F~~dswi~~ ~~b~~ken ~~~e~
66skin99 suchaspotatoes, s ausages,
tomatoes, a pples, c hicken livers
andothergiblets, a ndeggyolks
(seeprevious caution) should be
piercedto allowsteamtoescape
du~ing cooking.
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