About Safety; About Foods - Thermador MD24WS Use And Care Manual

Information You Need To know

ABOUT SAFETY

• Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United States
Department of Agriculture's recommended temperatures.
145˚F -
Fish.
160˚F -
Pork, ground beef/veal/lamb, egg dishes.
165˚F -
For leftover, ready-to-reheat refrigerated, and
deli and carry-out "fresh" food. Whole, pieces
and ground turkey/chicken/duck.
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.
WARNING
• 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.

ABOUT FOODS

FOOD
Eggs, sausages, fruits • Puncture egg yolks before cooking to
& vegetables
• Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash,
Popcorn • Use specially bagged popcorn for the
• Listen while popping corn for the popping
Baby food • Transfer baby food to small dish and heat
• Put nipples on bottles after heating and
General • Cut baked goods with filling after heating to
• Stir liquids briskly before and after heating
• Use deep bowl, when cooking liquids or
• Food should be shorter than the drawer.
DO
prevent "explosion".
hot dogs and sausages so that steam
escapes.
microwave.
to slow to 1 or 2 seconds or use special
POPCORN pad.
carefully, stirring often. Check temperature
before serving.
shake thoroughly. "Wrist" test before
feeding.
release steam and avoid burns.
to avoid "eruption".
cereals, to prevent boilovers.
Please refer to the height of side walls of
the drawer.
WARNING
• 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 MicroDrawer
it's in use and check cooking progress frequently
so that there is no chance of overcooking food.
• NEVER use the MicroDrawer
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. See page 17.
• Do not store flammable materials in or near the
oven.
• 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 airtight
containers.
• Can in the microwave as harmful bacteria may not
be destroyed.
• Deep fat fry.
• Dry wood, gourds, herbs or wet papers.
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