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IMPORTANT
—Do not pop popcorn in your
unless in a
microwave oven
special microwave popcorn
accessory or unless you use
popcorn labeled for use in
microwave ovens.
—Do not
operate the oven
while empty to avoid damage to
the oven and the danger of fire,
If by accident the oven should
run empty a minute or two, no
harm is done. However, try to
avoid operating the oven empty
at all times—it saves energy and
prolongs the life of the oven.
—Do not overcook potatoes.
They could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
Do not use the oven for storage
Do not leave paper
purposes.
products, cooking utensils or food
in the oven when not in use.
If materials inside oven should
keep oven door closed,
ignite,
turn oven off, and disconnect
power cord, or shut off power at
the fuse or circuit breaker panel,
Some
such as whole
products
eggs and sealed containers—for
example, closed jars—will
explode and should not be heated
in this microwave oven. Such use
of the microwave oven could
result in injury.
Avoid heating baby food
glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
Don't defrost frozen
in narrow necked
beverages
bottles (especially carbonated
beverages). Even if the container
is opened, pressure can build up.
This can cause the container to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Use metal only as directed in
this book.
microwaved in foil trays less than
3/4" high; remove top foil cover
and return tray to box. When
using metal in the microwave
oven,
keep metal at least 1 inch
away from sides of oven.
Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to handle the cookware.
Sometimes, the oven tray can
become too hot to touch. Be
careful touching the tray during
and after cooking.
Foods cooked in liquids
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidly than foods
containing less moisture. Should
this occur, refer to page 30 for
instructions on how to clean the
inside of the oven.
Thermometer—Do not use a
thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
Plastic cookwar~Plastic
cookware designed
microwave cooking is very
useful, but should be used
carefully. Even microwave-safe
plastic may not be as tolerant of
in
overcooking conditions as are
glass or ceramic materials and
may soften or char if subjected to
short periods of overcooking. In
longer exposures to overcooking,
the food and cookware could
ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use
microwave-safe plastics only and
use them in strict compliance
with the cookware manufacturer's
recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to
microwaving. 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic cookware
without complete supervision,
TV dinners maybe
(such
for
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When cooking pork,
the directions exactly and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F.
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat will be safe to eat.
Do not boil eggs in a
microwave oven. Pressure will
up inside egg yolk and will
build
cause it to burst, possibly
resulting in injury.
Foods with unbroken outer
tomatoes, apples, chicken livers
and other giblets, and egg yolks
(see previous caution) should be
pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking.
Not all plastic wrap is suitable
for use in microwave ovens.
Check the package for proper use.
Spontaneous boiling—Under
special circumstances,
certain
liquids may start to boil during or
shortly after removal from the
microwave oven. To prevent
bums from splashing liquid, stir
the liquid briefly before
removing the container from the
microwave oven,
cooking pouches
and tightly closed plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented as
directed by package. If they are
not, plastic could burst during or
immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers should
beat least partially uncovered
because they form a tight seal.
When cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap,
remove covering carefully and
direct steam away from hands
and face.
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