Important Safety Instructions - Frigidaire FFCT1278LS Use And Care Manual

Important Safety Instructions

What You Need to
Know About Safety
Instructions
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in
the Use & Care Guide are not meant to cover all
possible conditions and situations that may occur.
Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised
when installing, maintaining or operating a microwave.
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent
or manufacturer about problems or conditions you do
not understand.
Recognize Safety
Symbols, Words, Labels
DANGER - DANGER DANGER - DANGER -
Immediate hazards which Immediate hazards which
severe personal injury or death. severe personal injury or death.
WARNING
WARNING - WARNING -
Hazards or unsafe practices which Hazards or unsafe practices which
result in severe personal injury or death. result in severe personal injury or death.
CAUTION
CAUTION - CAUTION -
Hazards or unsafe practices which Hazards or unsafe practices which
result in minor personal injury.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe
the following: the following:
1. Do not deep fat fry in oven. Fat could overheat and 1. Do not deep fat fry in oven. Fat could overheat and
2. Do not cook or reheat eggs in shell or with an 2. Do not cook or reheat eggs in shell or with an
3. Pierce skin of potatoes, tomatoes, and similar foods 3. Pierce skin of potatoes, tomatoes, and similar foods
4. Do not operate oven without load or food in oven 4. Do not operate oven without load or food in oven
5. Use only popcorn in packages designed and labeled 5. Use only popcorn in packages designed and labeled
6. Do not use regular cooking thermometers in oven. 6. Do not use regular cooking thermometers in oven.
WILL WILL
result in result in
7. Do not use metal utensils in oven. 7. Do not use metal utensils in oven.
8. Never use paper, plastic, or other combustible 8. Never use paper, plastic, or other combustible
COULD COULD
9. When cooking with paper, plastic, or other 9. When cooking with paper, plastic, or other
10. Do not use paper towels which contain nylon or 10. Do not use paper towels which contain nylon or
11. Do not heat sealed containers or plastic bags in 11. Do not heat sealed containers or plastic bags in
COULD COULD
12. To avoid pacemaker malfunction, consult physician 12. To avoid pacemaker malfunction, consult physician
3
CAUTION
be hazardous to handle. be hazardous to handle.
unbroken yolk using microwave energy. Pressure unbroken yolk using microwave energy. Pressure
may build up and erupt. Pierce yolk with fork or may build up and erupt. Pierce yolk with fork or
knife before cooking. knife before cooking.
before cooking with microwave energy. When skin before cooking with microwave energy. When skin
is pierced, steam escapes evenly. is pierced, steam escapes evenly.
cavity. cavity.
for microwave use. Popping time varies depending for microwave use. Popping time varies depending
on oven wattage. Do not continue to heat after on oven wattage. Do not continue to heat after
popping has stopped. Popcorn will scorch or burn. popping has stopped. Popcorn will scorch or burn.
Do not leave oven unattended. Do not leave oven unattended.
Most cooking thermometers contain mercury and
Most cooking thermometers contain mercury and
may cause an electrical arc, malfunction, or damage may cause an electrical arc, malfunction, or damage
to oven. to oven.
materials that are not intended for cooking. materials that are not intended for cooking.
combustible materials, follow manufacturer's combustible materials, follow manufacturer's
recommendations on product use. recommendations on product use.
other synthetic fibers. Heated synthetics could other synthetic fibers. Heated synthetics could
melt and cause paper to ignite. melt and cause paper to ignite.
oven. Food or liquid could expand quickly and cause
oven. Food or liquid could expand quickly and cause
container or bag to break. Pierce or open container container or bag to break. Pierce or open container
or bag before cooking. or bag before cooking.
or pacemaker manufacturer about effects of or pacemaker manufacturer about effects of
microwave energy on pacemaker. microwave energy on pacemaker.