Cooking Safety - Viking DrawerMicro VMOD5240 Use & Care Manual

IMPORTANT–
About Foods
Food
Eggs, • Puncture egg yolks before cooking to prevent
sausages, nuts, "explosion".
seeds, fruits & • Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash, hot dogs
vegetables and sausages so that steam escapes.
Popcorn • Use specially bagged popcorn for the microwave.
• Listen while popping corn for the popping to slow
to 1 or 2 seconds or use special Sensor Popcorn
pad.
Baby food • Transfer baby food to small dish and heat carefully,
stirring often. Check temperature before serving.
• Put nipples on bottles after heating and shake
thoroughly. "Wrist" test before feeding.
General • Cut baked goods with filling after heating to
release steam and avoid burns.
• Stir liquids briskly before, during and after heating
to avoid "eruption".
• Use deep bowl, when cooking liquids or cereals, to
prevent boilovers.
• Food should be shorter than the DrawerMicro
Oven. Please refer to the height of side walls of the
drawer.

Cooking Safety

Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United States Department of Agriculture's recommended temperatures.
Temp
145˚F (63˚C) Fish
160˚F (71˚C) Pork, ground beef/veal/lamb, egg dishes
165˚F (74˚C) For leftover, ready-to-reheat refrigerated, and deli and carry-out "fresh" food. Whole, pieces and
ground turkey/chicken/duck.
170˚F (74˚C) White meat of poultry.
180˚F (74˚C) Dark meat of poultry.
To test for doneness, insert a meat thermometer in a thick or dense area away from fat or bone. NEVER leave the
thermometer in the food during cooking, unless it is approved for microwave use.
• ALWAYS use potholders to prevent burns when handling utensils that are in contact with hot food. Enough heat from
the food can transfer through utensils to cause skin burns.
• Avoid steam burns by directing steam away from the face and hands. Slowly lift the farthest edge of a dish's covering
and carefully open popcorn and oven cooking bags away from the face.
• Stay near the DrawerMicro Oven while it is in use and check cooking progress frequently so that there is no chance of
overcooking food.
• NEVER use the oven for storing cookbooks or other items.
• Select, store and handle food carefully to preserve its high quality and minimize the spread of foodborne bacteria.
• Keep waveguide cover clean. Food residue can cause arcing and/or fires.
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Please Read and Follow
Do
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Don't
• Cook eggs in shells.
• Reheat whole eggs.
• Dry nuts or seeds in shells.
• Pop popcorn in regular brown bags or
glass bowls.
• Exceed maximum time on popcorn
package.
• Heat disposable bottles.
• Heat bottles with nipples on.
• Heat baby food in original jars.
• Heat or cook in closed glass jars or air tight
containers.
• Can in the microwave as harmful bacteria
may not be destroyed.
• Deep fat fry.
• Dry wood, gourds, herbs or wet papers.
Food