The Vent Fan - Danby Designer DMW162BL-OTR Owner's Manual

Use foil only as directed in this
manual. TV dinners may be
microwaved in foil trays less than
3/4" high; remove the top foil
cover and return the tray to the
box. When using foil in the
microwave oven, keep the foil at
least 1 inch away from the sides
of the oven.
Plastic cookware-Plastic cook-
ware designed for microwave
cooking is very useful, but should
be used carefully. Even

THE VENT FAN

Take care to prevent the starting
and spreading of accidental cook-
ing fires while the vent fan is in
use.
• Clean the underside of the
microwave often. Do not allow
grease to build up on the
microwave or the fan filters.
• In the event of a grease fire on
the surface units below the
microwave oven, smother a flam-
ing pan on the surface unit by
microwave-safe plastic may not
be as tolerant of overcooking con-
ditions as are glass or ceramic
materials and may soften or char
if subjected to short periods of
overcooking. In longer exposures
to over-cooking, the food and
cookware could ignite.
Follow these guidelines:
1 Use microwave-safe plastics
only and use them in strict com-
pliance with the cookware manu-
facturer's recommendations.
covering the pan completely with
a lid, a cookie sheet or a flat tray.
• Use care when cleaning the vent
fan filters. Corrosive cleaning
agents may damage the filters.
• When preparing flaming foods
under the microwave, turn the
fan on.
• Never leave surface units
beneath your microwave oven
unattended at high heat settings.
Boilovers cause smoking and
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2 Do not microwave empty con-
tainers.
3 Do not permit children to use
plastic cookware without com-
plete supervision.
greasy spillovers that may ignite
and spread if the microwave vent
fan is operating. To minimize
automatic fan operation, use ade-
quate sized cookware and use
high heat on surface units only
when necessary.