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SAFETY
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–Do
not
poppopcorn inyour
microwave oven unless ina special
microwave popcorn accessory or
unless youusepopcorn labeled for
useinmicrowave ovens.
–If materials i nsideovenshould
ignite, k eepoven doorclosed, t urn
ovenoff,anddisconnect power
cord,or shutoffpoweratfuseor
circuitbreaker panel.
c Someproductssuchas whole
eggsand sealedcontainers-for
example, c losedglassjars—may
explode andshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
oAvoid heating babyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithout t heirlids;
especially meatandeggmixtures.
. Don>t d efrostfrozenbeverages
innarrow necked bottles ( especially
carbonated b everages). Evenifthe
container i s opened,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
container t oburst,resulting in
injury.
OUseinetd onlyas directedin
Cookbook. F oilstripsasusedon
meatroastsarehelpfidwhenused
asshowninCookbook.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
infoiltrayslessthan3/4"high;
remove topfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowave o ven,keepmetal
atleast1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
oCooking utensik may
become
hot
because ofheattransferred
fromtheheated food.Potholders
maybeneeded tohandle the
utensil.
. sometimes, t he ovenfloor
canbecome toohottotouch.Be
careful w hentouching thefloor
duringandaftercooking.
,*
EOO&J cooked
inliquids (such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidly thanf~s containing
lessmoisture. S hould thisoccur,
refertopage10forinstructions on
howtocleantheinside oftheoven.
*Thermometer—Do
not
usea thermometer infoodyou
aremicrowaving unlessthe
thermometer isdesigned or
recommended f oruseinthe
microwave oven.
@
Plastic
utensiIs-Plastic utensils
designed formicrowave cooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefully. Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerant o f
overcooking conditions asareglass
or ceramic materials andmay
softenor charif subjected toshort
periodsofovercooking. In longer
exposures t oovercooking, thefood
andutensils couldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plastics o nlyandusethemin strict
compliance w iththeutensil
manufacturer's recommendations.
2)Donotsubject e mptyutensils t o
microwaving. 3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
without c omplete supervision.
When cooking porkfollow
ourdirections e xactly andalways
cookthemeattoatleast170"F,
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibility t hattrichina maybe
present. inthemeat,it willbe
killed andmeatwillbesafetoeat.
e
Boiling
eggs
isnot
recommended ina microwave
oven.Pressure canbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resulting ininjury.
o
J700ds~i~h unbroken
o~te~
66skin'9
suchaspotatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, a pples, c hicken livers
andothergiblets, a ndeggyolks
(seeprevious caution) s hould be
pierced toallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
e
~6Boi~a~~e9~
cooking pouches
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
should beslit,piercedor vented
asdirected inCookbook. I fthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
or immediately a ftercooking,
possibly resulting ininjury.Also,
plastic storage containers should be
atleastpartially uncovered because
theyforma tightseal.When
cooking withcontainers t ightly
covered withplasticwrap,remove
covering c arefully anddirectsteam
away fromhandsandface.
~
certainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafierremoval f rom
the
microwave o ven.Toprevent b urns
fromsplashing liquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybefore
the
container f romthe
oven.
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