Panasonic NN-CS894B Operating Instructions Manual page 9

Installation and General Instructions
Food
1. Do not use your oven for home canning or the heating
of any closed jar. Pressure will build up and the jar
may explode. In addition, the microwave oven cannot
maintain the food at the correct canning temperature.
Improperly canned food may spoil and be dangerous to
consume.
2. Do not attempt to deep fat fry in your microwave oven.
3. Do not boil eggs in their shell (unless otherwise stated
in cookbook). Pressure will build up and the eggs will
explode.
4. Potatoes, apples, egg yolks, whole squash and
sausages are examples of foods with nonporous skins.
This type of food must be pierced before cooking, to
prevent bursting.
5. When heating liquids, e.g. soup. sauces and beverages
in your microwave oven, overheating the liquid beyond
boiling point can occur without evidence of bubbling.
This could result in a sudden boil over the hot liquid.
To prevent this possibility the following steps should be
taken.
(a) Avoid using straight-sided containers with narrow
necks.
(b) Do not overheat.
(c) Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven
and again halfway through cooking time.
(d) After heating, allow to stand in the oven for a short
time, stirring again before carefully removing the
container.
(e) Microwave heating of beverages can result in
delayed eruptive boiling, therefore care should be
taken then handling the container.
(f) As a general rule, always cover wet foods, e.g.
soups, casseroles and plated meals.
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6. DO NOT USE A CONVENTIONAL MEAT
THERMOMETER IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN. To
check the degree of cooking of roasts and poultry
use a MICROWAVE THERMOMETER. Alternatively, a
conventional meat thermometer may be used after the
food is removed from the oven. If undercooked, return
meat or poultry to the oven and cook for a few more
minutes at the recommended power level. It is important
to ensure that meat and poultry are thoroughly cooked.
7. COOKING TIMES given in the cookbook are
APPROXIMATE. Factors that may affect cooking time
are preferred degree of moisture content, starting
temperature, altitude, volume, size, shape of food and
utensils used. As you become familiar with the oven, you
will be able to adjust for these factors.
8. It is better to UNDERCOOK RATHER THAN
OVERCOOK foods. If food is undercooked, it can always
be returned to the oven for further cooking. If food is
overcooked, nothing can be done. Always start with
minimum cooking times recommended.
9. Extreme care should be taken when cooking popcorn
in a microwave oven. Cook for minimum time as
recommended by manufacturer. Use the directions
suitable for the wattage of your microwave oven. NEVER
leave oven unattended when popping popcorn.
10. When heating food in plastic or paper containers, check
the oven frequently due to the possibility of ignition.
11. The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars are
to be stirred or shaken and the temperature is to be
checked before consumption, in order to avoid burns.
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