GE JVM1850 Owner's Manual page 5

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SUPERHEATED WATER
Liquids, such as water,
coffee or tea are able to be
overheated beyond the
boiling point without
appearing to be boiling.
Visible bubbling or boiling
when the container is
removed from the microwave
oven is not always present.
THISCOULDRESULTIN VERY
HOT LIQUIDS SUDDENLY
BOILING OVERWHEN THE
CONTAINER IS DISTURBED
ORA SPOONOR OTHER
UTENSILIS INSERTEDINTO
THELIQUID.
To red uce die risk of il{j mT
tO persons_
-- Do not oveflleat the liquid.
-- Stir tile liquid bodl bet6re
and halt\ray din)ugh
heating it.
--I)o not use swaight-sided
(omainers with narrow
necks.
-- After heating, alh)w tile
cont_liner to stand ill tile
microwave oven tk)r a short
ti]ne belt)re removi]lg the
comaine_:
-- Use extrelile (are
]_rhell
il/sertill_ a St)OOl/ or other
/ltel/sil il/to the COlltainer.
ii::A_oid heating baby tbod in
glass jars, even with die lid
o/E Make sure all in/hnt
/6od is dloroughly cooked.
Stir/t)od to distribute tile
heat evenh. Be carefill to
prevem scalding when
wa]?l/ling /t)]?l//Hla ()r breast
milk. The (ontainer may
/vel cooler than tile milk
really is. Alwax_s test the
milk betore/ceding tile
bal r<
i;i; Don't de/i'ost/i'ozen
1)everages in narrow-necked
bottles (espe(ially
(arbonated beverages).
E_en if tile container is
opened, pressm:e can build
up. This can cause the
container to burst, possibly
resulting in i_iuvy.
ii:: Itot/t)()(ts and steam (an
cause bm:ns. Be careflll
when opening any
containers of hot tbo(I,
in(luding pop_ orn bags,
(()()king pouches and
boxes. To prevent possible
ill jm T, direct steam _l_r_l_'
fl:om hands and/ace.
s;_ I)o
llO[
o'_er(ook potatoes.
They (ould dehydrate and
(at(h fire, (ausmg damage
tO VO/Ir o'_ell.
i;i; Cook meat and poultr}
thoroughly--meat to at
least an INTERNM,
temperature of 160°F
and poultv} to at least an
INTERNAl temperature
of 180°E Cooking to these
temperat iires /lSllally
protects against /oo(t-
borne illness.
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