Panasonic NN-S969 Operating Instructions Manual page 6

Follow These Safety Precautions When Cooking in Your Oven
IMPO_A_
Proper cooking depends upon the power, the time set and
the quantity of food. If you use a smaller portion than
recommended and cook at the time for the recomreen_l
portion, flro could mull
1) HOME CANNING I DRYING FOODS I SMALL
QUANTITIES OF FOODS
• DO NOT use your oven for home canning, your oven
cannot maintain the food at the proper canning
temperature. Impmpedy canned food may spoil end be
dangerous to consume,
• DO NOT dry meats, herbs, fruits or vegetables In your
oven. Small quantltlesof food or foods wtih lowmoisture
content can dry out, sonrchor catch on tim if overheated.
2) POPCORN
Pspesm may be popped In a mlcrewave oven corn popper.
Microwavepoponm whichpops In ifs own pecksgs ls also
available.Folow popcorn manufacturers' d irectionsand use a
brandsuitablefor the wattage of your mlcmwsveoven.
CAUTION:
When using pro-packaged relcmwave popcorn, follow
recommrexled padmge I_ Cbe_ pedmge
w_ght_4_ro ._ng theP_x=m _d (m Poplin Pad
seutlon). Sst the oven for the weight of the POlmOm
pack_e.
If these Irellrucllonl m not folto',wd, the _ mly
cot pop ndequati,# or rosy Ignna Imd cauae i fire. Never
Iseve oven uuat_ded whco popping popeo_ AIkiw the
pop_m beg to €ool before opening, _veyo open the
beg mmy tram your tace and body to prmmnt stsere
burns.
3) DEEP FAT FRYING
• DO NOT attempt to deep fat fry in your microwaveoven.
Cooldngoils rnay burnt Into flames and may cBJes damege
to the oven and perhaps result tn burns. Microwave
utensilsmay nut be able to withstandthe temperature of
the hot oil, and could shatter or mall
4) FOODS WITH NONPOROUS SKINS
• Potatoee, apples, whole egg_ egg yolks, whole squash
and sausages am e_amples of foods with nonporous
skins. These types of foods must be pierced before
microwavecookingto prevent their bursting.
• Use fresh potatoesfor baking and cook untiljust done.
Use recommended weiahts for omoremmed cooldna.
Ovel'cookinacsuses de_mtlon end rn_ result in s _m.
5) UQUlDS
• Hested liquids can erupt if not relxsd with sir. DO NOT best
liquidsin your microwaveoven withoutfirst s'Urrlng.
Overheated liquidswill erupt.
6) GLASS TRAY l COOKING UTENSILS l FOIL
• Cooking utensils get hut dudng mlsrowavlng. Heat is
transferred from the HOT food to the container and the
Glass Tray. Use pothoidemwhen removing utensilsfrom
the oven or when removing lidsor plasticwrap covem from
cooking utensils to avoid burns.
• The Glass Tray will get hot dudng cooking. It shouldbe
allowedto cool before handlingor before paper produc_,
such as paper plates or microwavepopcom bags, am
placed in the oven for microwavecooking.
• When usingfoil, skswere,warming reck or utons'ds made of
metal in the oven, allow at least 1-inch (2,5 cm) of space
between metal material and intedor oven walls, if arcing
ocoure(spsddng), mrnove metal materiel (skewem, etc.)
and/or transferto e non-metalliccontainer.
• Dishes with metallictrim should not be used, as arcing
mey Occur.
• If an entree is heated in a foil tray, maintain st least 1-Inch
(2.5 cm) spe_ from the oven w_s.
7) PAPER TOWELS / CLOTHS
• DO NOT use psper towels or dioths whlc_ coutaln a
synthetic fiber woven intothem. The synthetic fiber may
cause the towel to ignite. Use paper toweling under
supe=_sion.
8) BROWNING DISHES l OVEN COOKING BAGS
• Browning dishes or grills me designed for microwmm
cooking only.Always follow instructionsprovided bythe
manufacturer.
DO NOT preheet browningdish more than
6 minutes,
• Ifan ovencooking bag ls usedformicrowave c ooking,
prepemancording to packs_ _'ec_ns. DO NOTLinea
wiretwist-ds to closebeg,inetsed usepla_c tic6,ontton
string or a stdpcutfromtheoponond of the beg.
9) THERMOMETERS
• DO NOT use a conventionalmeat thermometer In your
oven. Arcingmay occur. Microwave-sefothermometers are
aveilable for buth mest and candy,
10) BABY FORMULA l FOOD
• DO NOT heat baby formulaor food In the microwaveo_en.
The glassjar or surface of the food may appear to be only
warm while the Inierfor can be so hot as to bum the infont's
mouth and esophagus,
11) REHEATING PASTRY PRODUCTS
• When reheating pastry products,check temperatures of
any fillingsbefore estfog.Some food6 have fillingswhich
heat fester and csn be extremely hot, wilile the sudece
remains warm to the touah (e_. Jelly Donuts).
12) GENERAL OVEN USAGE GUIDEUNES
• DO NOT use the _mn for any mason other than the
prepemtion of food.
• DO NOT leave oven unattended while in use.
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