Microwave Cooking Tips - Kenmore 721.80492 Use & Care Manual

MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS (CONT.)
Using aluminum foil (cont.)
• Place the container in a glass bow[ and add some
water so that it covers the bottom of the container,
not more than 1/4 in. (_64 cm) high. This ensures
even heating of the container bottom.
• Always _move the lid to avoid damage to the
oven.
• U_ only undamaged confiners,
• _ not use containers taller than 3/4 in. (1.9 cm),
• C_in_ must _ at least haft fill_.
• To avoid arci_, there must _ a minimum 1/4 in,
(.64 cm) between the aluminum container and the
wails of the oven and also between two aium[num
containers.
• Always place the container on the turntabie.
• Shield with small pieces of aluminum foil, parts of
fo_ that may _ok quickly, such as wing tips and
leg ends of pou_ry.
° _ting food in aluminum foil oontainers usually
takes up to double the time compared to reheating
in plastic, glass, china, or paper containers.
The time when food is ready wiil vary depending
upon the type of container you use,
• Let food s_nd for 2 to 3 minutes after heating so
that heat is _read evenly throughout container,
Cooking you should not do in your
microwave oven
• Do _t do canning of foods in the oven. Cbsed
glass jars may ex#]ode, resulting in damage to the
oven.
De not use the microwave oven to sterilize objects
(baby bottles, etc.), it is di_cult to keep the oven at
the high temperature n_ for sterilization
Removing the rack
• When popping commercially packaged popcorn,
Remove the rack f_m the oven; Do no_place the
bag of microwave po_rn on the r_k or under the
rack_
• In the ca_ of popping microwave popcorn with
rack, that can cause the fire or damage to your
microwave oven.
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