Testing Your Dinnerware Or Cookware; Operating Safety Precautions; Electrical Connection - Kenmore 721.80492 Use & Care Manual

Testing your' dinnerware or cookware
Test dinnerware or cookware before using. To test a dish for safe use, put _ into the oven with a cup of
water beside it. Cook at 100% cook power for one minute. If the dish gets _t, do not use it.
Some dishes (melamine, _me ceramic dinne_are, etc.) absod3 microwave energy, b_ming too hot to
handle and sl_ing cooking times, Cooking in metal containers not designed for microwave use could damage
the oven, as could containers with hidden metal (twist-ties, foil lining, staples, metallic gl_e or trim)
Operating safety precautions
• Never lean on the door or allow a ch[_ to swing on it _en the door is open.
• Use hot _. Microwave energy does not: heat _ntainers, but the heat from the fo_ can make the
container hot,
• _ not use newsp_er or other printed p_er in the oven
• _ not dry flowers, fruit, h,e_s, wood, paper, gourds, or cloth_ in the oven.
• Do not start a microwave oven when it is erupt. Pr_uct life may be shortened. If you practice programming
the oven, put a container of water in the oven. It is normaJ for the oven door to look wavy after the oven has
been running for a while.
• Do not t_ to melt paraffin wax in the oven, Paraffin wax will not melt in a microwave oven because it all_s
microwaves to pass through it.
• DO not operate the microwave oven unless the glass turntable is securely in place and can rotate freely. The
turntable can rotate in either direction. Make sum the turntable is _rrect-side up in the oven. Ha_|e your
turntable wi_ care when removing it from the oven to avoid possibly breaking it. If your turntable cr_ks or
breaks, contact your dealer for a replacement.
• When you use a browni_ dish, the browning dish bottom must _ at least 3/16 inch above the turntable.
Follow the dir_tions supplied with the browning dish.
• Never cr_ _ reheat a whole _g inside the s,_l, Ste_ buildup in whole _s may cause them to burst,
and possibly damage the oven. Slice hard-boiled eggs before heating, in rare cases, poached eggs have
been known to expire. Cover poohed eggs and allow a _anding time of one minute before cutting into
them
• For best results, stir any liquid several Umes dudr_ heating or reheating. Uqu_s heated in certain
containers (especially containers shaped like cylinders) may b_ome overheated. The liquid may splash out
with a loud noise during or after heating or when adding ingredients (coffee granules, tea bags, etc.). This can
harm the oven.
• Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast, The heat spreads to the center from the outer, _oked
areas just as in regular oven cooking, This is one of the reasons for le_ir_ some foods (for example, roasts or
baked potatoes) stand for a while after _oking, or for stirring some foods dudng the cooking time.
- Do not d_ f_ in the oven. Microwavab]e utensils are not suitable and it is difficult to maintain appropriate
deep-f_ing temperatures.
• Do not overcook potatoes. At the end of the r_ommended _king time, potatoes should be slightly firm
because they will continue cooking dudng standing time. After microwaving, let potatoes stand for 5
minutes. They will finish cooking while standing.
Electrical connection
I f your electric power line or outlet voltage is less than i 10 volts, cooking times may' be Ionger_Have a
qualified electrician check your electrical system.
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