Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore 88522 Use & Care Manual

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