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1. For personalsafety the oven must be properly
grounded.See groundinginstructions on Page3 of
this book.
2. Cooking utensils may become hot because of
heat transferred from the heated food. This is espe-
cially true if plastic wrap has been covering the top
and handles of the utensil. Pot holders may be
needed.
3. Sometimes,the ovenshelfcan becometoo hotto
touch.Be careful when touching the shelf during and
after cooking.
4 'CBoiiabl&>cooking pouche$i$ and tightly ~l~~ed
piasticbags should be slit, pricked or vented as di-
rected in Cookbook. If they are not, plastic could
burst during or immediately 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,
5. Don't defrost frozen beveragesin narrow necked
bottles especially carbonated ones. Even if the con-
tainer is opened, pressure can build up. This can
causethe container to burst, resulting in injury,
6. Don't overcook. Excessive overcooking dehy-
drates potatoes, and may cause them to catch fire
causingdamage.
7. If food should ever ignite, keep the oven door
closed. Turn off the power immediately. Touch
CLEAR/OFF or disconnect power cord or shut off
power at the fuse or circuit breakerpanel.
8, Remove the tempmture probe from the oven
whennot u$lngit to cook with. If you leavethe probe
inside the oven without inserting it in food or liquid
and turn cm microwave energy, it can create elec-
trical arcing in the oven, and damage oven walls or
shelf.
9, Remove wire twlsbtles on paper and plastic-
bags before placing in oven. Twist-ties sometimes
cause bag to heat, and maycause fire.
10. E#olllng egg$ (In or outof the shell) 1snot recom-
mendedfor microwave cooking. Pressure can build
up inside egg yolk and cause it to burst, resulting in
injury,
11. Do riot pop popcorn in your microwaveoven
unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory or
unless you use popcorn in a packago labeled for
microwave ovcms, Elecaixm of the heat generated,
without those precautions, the container could catch
fire.
12, like metal only as diroWd in cookbook. Metal
strips as used cm meat roasts are helpful in cooking
food when used as directed, Metal trays maybe used
for TV dinners. However, when using metal in the
microwave oven, keep metai at ieast l-inch away
fromsidesof microwave oven.
13.
DO
not use any thermometerin food you are
microwaving unless that thermometer is designed or
recommendedfor use in the microwaveoven.
14. Do not store fiammabiemateriaisin an oven.
Also, do not use flammable fluids in the vicinity of
your oven.
15. Do not use your microwave oven to dry news-
papers.If overheated,they can catch fire.
16. Piastic Utensiis--PIastic utensils designed for
microwave cooking ar6 very useful, but should be
usedcarefully.Even microwaveplastic may not be as
tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or
ceramic materials and may soften or char if sub-
jected to short periods of overcooking. In longer ex-
posures to overcooking, the food and utensils may
even ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave
plastics only and use them in strict compliance with
the utensil manufacturer's recommendations. 2) Do
not subject empty utensils to microwaving. 3) Do not
permit children to use plastic utensils without com-
plete supervision.
17. Don't operatethe oven while empty in order to
prolong the life of the oven and save energy. if, by
accident, the oven should run empty a minute or two,
no harm is done.
THE 1+001%
1. Have
It
installedand properlygroundedby a quai-
Ified installer.See the special installation booklet
packedwith the microwaveoven.
2. The vent fan in your Spacemakeroven w!!I oper-
ate autorna?lcally undar certain corwfltkms(see
AutomaticFanFeature,page 7), Whilethe fan is op-
erat[ng caution Is requiredto prevent the starting
and spreadingof acckfentalcookingfires while the
ventfan Isin use.f%rthisreason:
A. Never leave surface units unattendedat high
heatsettings.Boiiover causes smoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignke and spread if vent fan is
operating. To
HMiimim
automatic fan operation,
use adequatesized utensils and use high heat set-
tings only when necessary.
B, M the event of a grease fire, smother flaming
pan on surface unit by covering pan completely
with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray,
C. Neverfhmwfoodsunderthe ovenwiththe vent
fanoperatingbecause it may spread the flames,
D. Keep hood and greasefiltersciean, according
to instructions on pages 17 and 19, to maintain
good venting and avoid greasefires.
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