Hotpoint RK962G Use And Care Manual page 4

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
When cooking pork, follow
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 the meat will be safe
to eat.
Microwave Oven:
Read and follow the specific
"PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE ~
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY" found on page 2.
the oven cavity:
–Do not overcook food. Carefully
attend appliance if paper, plastic
or other combustible materials
are placed inside the oven to
facilitate cooking.
—Remove wire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bags before
placing bags in oven.
–Do not use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.
–Do not use recycled paper
products. Recycled paper towels,
napkins and wax paper can
contain metal flecks which may
cause arcing or ignite. Paper
products containing nylon or
nylon filaments should be
avoided, as they may also ignite.
–Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven unless in a special
microwave popcorn accessory or
unless you use popcorn labeled
for use in microwave ovens.
–Do not overcook potatoes.
They could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
–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
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empty a minute or two, no harm
is done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at dl
times—it saves energy and
prolongs the life of the oven.
If materials inside the oven
should ignite, keep the oven door
closed, turn the oven off, and
disconnect the power cord, or
shut off power at the fuse or
circuit breaker panel.
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed glass jars—may
and should not be heated
in the oven.
See door surface cleaning
instructions on page 30.
in narrow-necked botdes (especifly
carbonated beverages). Even if
the container is open, pressure
can build up. This can cause the
container to burst, possibly
resulting in injury.
cookbook. Foil strips as used on
meat roasts are helpful when used
as shown in cookbook.
TV dinners maybe microwaved
in foil trays less than 3/4" high;
remove top foil cover and return
tray to box. When using metal in
microwave oven, keepmeti (inept
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for DOUBLE DUTY*
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.
can become too hot to touch. Be
careful touching the oven floor
during and after cooking.
food you are microwaving utiess
the thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
. Remove the temperature
probe from the oven when not
in use. If you leave the probe
inside the oven without inserting
it in food or liquid, and turn on
microwave energy, it can create
electrical arcing in the oven, and
damage oven walls.
. Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
oven. Pressure wfil bufld up inside
the egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
. F~ds 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,
. ~~ic c~kw~e—plastic
cookware designed for microwave
cooking is very useful, but should
be used carefully. Even
microwave-safe plastic may not be
as tolerant of overcooking
conditions as are glass or ceramic
materials and may sotin 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 witi 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.