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SAFETY
–-Donotpoppopcorn inyour
microwave ovenunless
inaspecial
microwavepopcorn accessory or
unless y ouusepopcorn l abeled f or
useinmicrowave ovens.
–Do mot
o vercook potatoes.
They could
dehydrate andcatch
fire,causing d amage t oyour oven.
–If materials i nside oven should
ignite, k eepoven doorclosed,
turnoven off,anddisconnect
power c ord,or shutoffpower a t
fhseorcircuit b reaker p anel.
~Someproduc~
such
tM whole
eggsandsealed containers-for
example, closed glass jars—may
explode a ndshould notbeheated
inthisoven.
. Avoid heating
babyf~d in
glass jars,even without t heirlids;
especially m eat a ndeggmixtures.
*Don't
d efrostfrozenbeverages
innarrow necked b ottles ( especially
carbonated beverages). Even ifthe
container i sopened, p ressure
canbuildup.Thiscancause the
container toburst,resulting i n
injury.
o
Usemetalonlyas directed in
TVdinners mayix
infbiltraysiessthan3/4"high;
remove t opfbiicover a ndreturn
traytobox.When usingmetal i n
themicrowave oven,
k eepmetal
at least1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
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e
COOkjng
utensilsmay
become
hot
becau~e o fheattra&ferred
fromtheheated food.Potholders
maybeneeded tohandle the
utensil.
~$o~~ti~es,
thecooking
tray
canbecometoohottotouch.Be
carefhl h andling t hecooking t ray
during andaftercooking.
oFoods cooked
in
liquids
(such
aspasta) m aytendtoboilover
more rapidly thanfoods c ontaining
lessmoisture. Should thisoccur,
refer t opage10forinstructions on
howtoclean theinside o ftheoven.
. Thermometer—~o not
useathermometer infoodyou
aremicrowaving unless the
thermometer isdesigned o r
recommended foruseinthe
microwave oven.
0pl~tic U&~ik+P]astic u~n~i]s
designed f ormicrowave cooking
areveryuseful, b utshould be
usedcarefully. Evenmicrowave
plastic maynotbeastolerant of
overcooking conditions asaRglass
orceramic m aterials a ndmay
sofknorcharifsubjccted t oshort
periods
Inlonger
to
thefbod
andutensils c ouldignite, F or
thesereasons: 1 )Usc
plastics onlyandusethem instrict
cornpIitmce withtheutensil
2)DonotSUI$3X
utensils to
3)DO notpermit
children touseplastic utensils
withotit cmnpiete s upervision,
.
when
COOk@
pork
fOUOW
ourdirections exactly a ndalways
cookthemeattoatliast 170*F. -
Thisassures t hat,intheremote
possibility t hattrichina may be
present i nthemeat, i t willbe
killed andmeat w illbesafe toeat.
e
~oi~i~~
eggs
k not
recommended i na microwave
oven.
Pressure c anbuildup
inside theeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resulting i ninjury.
Foods with u~~roken
outer
"skin"
suchaspotatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, apples, c hicken livers
andothergiblets, a ndeggyolks
(seeprevious c aution) s hould be
pierced toallow steam toescape
during cooking,
o ~~~oi]abie" cooking poWhW5
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
should beslit,pierced orvented
asdirected inCookbook, Ifthey
arenot,plastic cm.dd b urst d uring
or immediately aftercooking,
@
possibly resulting i ninjury. A lso,
plastic s torage c ontainers should be
atleast p artially u ncovered because
theyforma tightseal.When
cooking withcontainers tightly
covered w ithplastic wrap, r emove
cmvering
anddirect s team
away fromhands antiface,
o$pon~neousboiling--lhkx
certain special c ircumstances,
liquids m aystarttoboilduring or
shortly afterremoval fromthe
microwave oven. T oprevent b urns
fromsplashing i iquid, s tirthe
liquid briefly before removing t he
container from the
microwave ~ven,
SAVETHESE
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