Kenmore 363.6270 Series Use & Care Manual page 6

SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVING
(continued)
FOODS (continued)
• Hot foods and steam can cause burns.
Be careful when opening any containers
of hot food, including popcorn bags,
cooking pouches and boxes. To prevent
possible injury, direct steam away from
hands and face.
• Do not overcook potatoes. They could
dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage
to your oven.
• Cook meat and poultry thoroughly--meat
to at least an INTERNAL temperature
of 160°F. and poultry to at least an
INTERNAL temperature of 180°F.
Cooking to these temperatures usually
protects against foodborne illness.
MICROWAVE-SAFE
COOKWARE
Make sure all cookware used in your
microwave oven is suitable for
microwaving. Most glass casseroles,
cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard
cups, pottery or china dinnerware which
does not have metallic trim or glaze with
a metallic sheen can be used. Some
cookware is labeled "suitable for
microwaving."
• If you are not sure if a
dish is microwave-safe
use this test: Place in
the oven both the dish
you are testing and a
glass measuring cup
filled with 1 cup of
O
How to test for a
m_crowave*safe dish.
water--set the measuring cup either
in or next to the dish. Microwave
30-45 seconds at high. If the dish heats,
it should not be used for microwaving.
If the dish remains cool and only the
water in the cup heats, then the dish
is microwave-safe.
• If you use a meat thermometer while
cooking, make sure it is safe for use
in microwave ovens.
• Do not use recycled paper products.
Recycled paper towels, napkins and
waxed paper can contain metal flecks
which may cause arcing or ignite.
Paper products containing nylon or
nylon filaments should be avoided,
as they may also ignite.
• Some Styrofoam trays (like those that
meat is packaged on) have a thin strip of
metal embedded in the bottom. When
microwaved, the metal can bum the floor
of the oven or ignite a paper towel.
• Do not use the microwave to dry
newspapers.
• Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use in
microwave ovens. Check the package
for proper use.
• Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic
wrap can be used to cover dishes in order
to retain moisture and prevent spattering.
Be sure to vent plastic wrap so steam
can escape.
• Cookware may become hot because of
heat transferred from the heated food.
Pot holders may be needed to handle
the cookware.
• "Boilable" cooking pouches and tightly
closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced
or vented as directed by package. If they
are not, plastic could burst during or
immed-iately after cooking, possibly
resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage
containers should be at least partially
uncovered because they form a tight seal.
When cooking with containers tightly
covered with plastic wrap, remove
covering carefully and direct steam away
from hands and face.
• Use foil only as directed in this manual.
TV dinners may be microwaved in foil
trays less than 3/4" high; remove the top
foil cover and return the tray to the box.
When using foil in the microwave oven,
keep the foil at least 1" away from the
sides of the oven.