Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore 592-857130 Use & Care Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing
in this Use & Care Guide are not meant to cover all
possible conditions and situations that may occur .
Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised
when installing, maintaining, or operating microwave .
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent,
or manufacturer about problems or conditions you do
not understand .
RECOGNIZE SAFETY
SYMBOLS, WORDS,
LABELS
DANGER
Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe
personal injury or death .
WARNING
Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in
severe personal injury or death .
CAUTION
Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in
minor personal injury .
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CAUTION
To avoid personal injury or property damage,
observe the following:
Do not deep fat fry in oven . Fat could verheat
1 .
and be hazardous to handle .
2 . Do not cook or reheat eggs in shell or with
an unbroken yolk using microwave energy .
Pressure may build up and erupt . Pierce yolk
with fork or knife before cooking .
3 . Pierce skin of potatoes, tomatoes, and similar
foods before cooking with microwave energy .
When skin is pierced, steam escapes evenly .
4 . Do not operate oven without load or food in
oven cavity .
5 . Use only popcorn in packages designed and
labeled for microwave use . Popping time varies
depending on oven wattage . Do not continue
to heat after popping has stopped . Popcorn will
scorch or burn . Do not leave oven unattended .
6 . Do not use regular cooking thermometers
in oven . Most cooking thermometers contain
mercury and may cause an electrical arc,
malfunction, or damage to oven .
7 . Do not use metal utensils in oven .
8 . Never use paper, plastic, or other combustible
materials that are not intended for cooking .
9 . When cooking with paper, plastic, or other
combustible materials, follow manufacturer's
recommendations on product use .
10 . Do not use paper towels which contain nylon
or other synthetic fibers . Heated synthetics
could melt and cause paper to ignite .
11 . Do not heat sealed containers or plastic bags
in oven . Food or liquid could expand quickly
and cause container or bag to break . Pierce or
open container or bag before cooking .
12 . To avoid pacemaker malfunction, consult
physician or pacemaker manufacturer about
effects of microwave energy on pacemaker .
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