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igtite, keep ovendoor closed,turn
ovenoff, and disconnectpower
cord, or shutoff power at the fuse
or circuit breaker panel.
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Someproductssuchas whole
eggsand
sealed
containers-for
example, c losed jars-w~ explode
andshouldnotbeheatedinthis
microwave o ven.Suchuseofthe
microwave o vencouldresultin
injury.
* Avoidheatingbaby foodin
glassjars, evenwithouttheirlids;
especially meatandeggmixtures,
@ ~~n9~ def''ost f r~ze~
beveragesin narrow-necked
bottles(especially carbonated
beverages). E venif thecontainer
is opened,pressurecanbuildup.
Thiscancausethecontainer to
burst,possiblyresulting in injury.
@ Usemetal onlyas directed
in
thisbook.
TVdinnersmaybe
microwaved i n foiltrayslessthan
3/4"high;remove topfoilcover
andreturntraytobox.When
usingmetalin themicrowave
oven,keepmetali(otherthan
meti shel~ at least 1 inchaway
from sidesof oven.
~ Cookwaremaybecomehot
becauseofheattransferred from
theheatedfood.Potholdersmay
be neededto handlethecookware.
* Sometimes,the ovenfloorcan
becometoohot to touch. Be
carefultouchingthefloorduring
andafiercooking.
@ roods
cooked inliquids
(such
aspasta)maytendto6oilover
morerapidly t~anfoods containing
lessmoisture. S houldthisoccur,
refertopage28forinstructions on
howtocleantheinside oftheoven.
@ Thermometer—Do n otuse
a thermometer i n foodyouare
microwaving u nlessthe
thermometer i s designed or
recorrmended foruseinthe
microwave o ven.
~
Plastic
cookware—Plastic
cookware designed formicrowave
cooking isveryuseful,butshould
beusedcarefully. Evenmicrowave-
safeplasticmaynotbe astolerant
ofovercooking c onditions a sare
glassor ceramicmaterials and
maysoftenor charif subjected to
shortperiodsofovercooking. In
longerexposures t oovercooking,
thefoodandcookware could
ignite.Forthesereasons:1)Use
microwave-safe plasticsonlyand
usethemin strictcompliance
withthecookware manufacturer's
recommendations. 2) Donot
subjectemptycookware to
microwaving. 3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticcookware
without c omplete supervision.
@ Whencookingpork, follow
thedirections exactly andalways
cookthemeatto aninternal
temperature ofatleast170°F,
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibility thattrichinamaybe
presentin themeat,it willbe
killedandmeatwillbe safetoeat.
@ Donot
botieggs ina microwave
oven.
P ressure willbuildupinside
eggyolkandwillcauseit to
burst,possiblyresulting ininjury.
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~Foods withunbroken outer
e
'6skims~'
suchaspotatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, a pples,chicken livers
andothergiblets, a ndeggyolks,
(seeprevious caution) shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
~Notall
plasticwrap is
suitabie
foruseinmicrowave ovens.
Checkthepackage forproperuse.
~ 64BoiIable'9
cooking pouches
andtightlyclosed plasticbags
shouldbe slit,piercedor vented
asdirected bypackage. I f theyare
not,plasticcouldburstduring
or immediately a ftercooking,
possiblyresulting ininjury.Also,
plastic storage c ontainers shoddbe
atleastpartially uncovered b ecause
theyforma tightseal.When
cooking withcontainers t ightly
covered withplasticwrap,remove
covering c arefi~yanddirectsteam
awayfromhandsandface.
@
Spontaneous
boiling—Under
certainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafterremoval f romthe
microwave o ven.Topreventburns
fromsplashing liquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremoving the
container f romthemicrowave oven.
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