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SPECIAL NOTES ABO UT MICR O WA VING
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Arcing
is the microwave
term
tbr sparks
in tile oven.
Arcing
is caused
by:
* Metal
or foil touching
tile
side of tile oven.
*
o Foil not molded
to food
(upturned
edges act like
antennas).
Metal, such as twist-ties,
pouln T pins, or ,gold-
rimmed
dishes, in the
microwave.
Recycled paper towels
containing
small metal
pieces being used in the
microwave.
Do not pop popcorn
in
your microwave
oven
unless in a special
microwave
popcorn
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or unless
you
use popcorn
labeled for
use in inicrowave
ovens.
o Some products
such as
whole eggs and sealed
containers-ibr
example,
closed jars-_ill
explode
and should not be heated
in this microwave oven.
Such use of the microwave
oven could resuh in il_juU.
* Do not boil eggs in a
microwave
oven. Pressure
will build up inside egg
yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resuhing
in inju U.
* Operating
the microwave
with no tbod inside for
more than a minu/e or
two m W cause damage to
the oven and could start a
fire. It increases
the heat
around
the magnetron
and can shorten
the life
of the oven.
Foods with unbroken
outer "skin" such as
potaloes,
hot dogs,
sausages, tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers
and other giblets, and
egg yolks should be
pierced
to allow smam
to escape during cooking.
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