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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.
READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
• WARNING!
FOODS
Do
IlOt
pop
popcoI'II
iIl
y()/lI
_
IllicI'owave
oveil
unless
in a special
microwave
popcorn
accesso_
T
or unless
you
use l)opcorn
labeled
fin" use in
microwave
ovens.
Do not boil eggs in a microwave
oven. Pressure
will build
up inside egg yolk and will cause it to
bm_t, possibly resulting
in iqj my.
Operating
tile micr_m'a\'e
with no fi)od inside for
IIlOI'e
than
a iiliil/ite
or
two
iil_lv
Catlse
(laiilage
to
tile oven and could start a fire. It increases
tile
heat arotmd
the magnetron
and can shorten
the
life of tile oven.
Foods with tmbroken
outer
"skin" such as
potatoes,
hot dogs, sausages,
tomatoes,
apples,
chicken
live_ and other
giblets, and egg yolks
should
be pierced
to allow steam to escape
during
cooking.
SUPERHEATEDWATER
Liquids, such as water, coffee ortea, are able to
be overheated beyond the boiling point without
appearing to be boiling. Visible bubbling or boiling
when the container is removed from the microwave
oven is not always present. THIS COULD RESULT
IN VERYHOT LIQUlDS SUDDENLY BOILING OVER
WHEN THE CONTAINER IS DISTURBED ORA SPOON
OR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO THE LIQUID.
To reduce
tile risk of iqjm T to pe_ons:
-- Do not overheat
tile liquid.
-- Stir tile liquid both before
and halfway through
heating
it.
-- Do not use straight-sided
containe_3
with
I1}1 ITOIV
ilecks.
Foods cooked
in liquids
(such as pasta) may
tend to boil more
rapidly than toods containing
less moistm'e.
Should
this occm;
reter to the
Care and cleaning of the microwave oven section
flw instructions
on how to clean the inside of
tile ovell.
Avoid heating
baby fi)od in glassja_s,
even with
the lid otE Make sm'e all infimt tood is thoroughly
cooked.
Stir tood to distribute
the heat evenly:
Be careflfl
to prevent
scalding
when wamfing
timnula.
Tile container
may libel cooler
than tile
flmmda
really is. _Mwavs test tile titan ula before
feeding
tile baby:
Don't
defl'ost fl'ozen beverages
in narrow-necked
bottles
(espedally
cad)onated
beverages).
Even if
the container
is opened,
i)ressm'e
can build up.
This can cause the container
to bulst,
possibly
resulting
in iqjm T
Hot fi)ods and steam can cause burns.
Be careflfl
when
opening
any containe_
of hot fix)d,
including
popcorn
bags, cooking
pouches
and
boxes. To prevent
possible
iqjtu N direct steam
away fl'om hands and fi_ce.
Do not overcook
potatoes.
They could dehydrate
and catch fire, causing
damage
to umr oven.
Cook meat
and poult_ T thoroughly--meat
to at
least an INTERNAl,
temperature
of 160°F and
poultry
to at least an INTERNAl,
temperatm'e
of 180°E Cooking
to these
temperatures
usually
protects
against fi)odborne
illness.
--_Mter
heating,
allow the container
to stand in
tile
illicrowave
OVell
[i)i" }1 short
[lille
])eli)i'e
removing
the containe_:
-- Use extreme
care when inserting
a spoon
or
other
utensil into tile containe_:
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