Whirlpool MH7140XF Use & Care Manual page 11

T
ESTING YOUR DINNERWARE OR COOKWARE
Test dinnerware or cookware before using.
O
PERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Never cook or reheat a whole egg inside the
allow a standing time of 1 minute before cutting
into them.
For best results, stir any liquid several times
(coffee granules, tea bags, etc.). This can harm
the oven and possibly injure someone.
To test a dish for safe
use, put it into the oven
with a cup of water
beside it. Cook at 100%
cook power for 1 minute.
If the dish gets hot and
water stays cool, do
not use it.
shell. Steam buildup
in whole eggs may
cause them to burst
and burn you, and
possibly damage the
oven. Slice hard-boiled
eggs before heating.
In rare cases, poached
eggs have been known
to explode. Cover
poached eggs and
during heating or
reheating. Liquids
heated in certain
containers (especially
containers shaped like
cylinders) may become
overheated. The liquid
may splash out with a
loud noise during or
after heating or when
adding ingredients
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
Some dishes (melamine, some ceramic dinnerware,
etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to
handle and slowing cooking times. Cooking in metal
containers not designed for microwave use could
damage the oven, as could containers with hidden
metal (twist-ties, foil lining, staples, metallic glaze
or trim).
Never lean on the door or allow a child to swing on it
Use hot pads. Microwave energy does not heat
when the door is open.
Injury could result.
containers, but the heat
from the food can make
the container hot.
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