Oven; Cooking - Emerson MW8119S8 Owner's Manual

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General
Use
Do
Nor
attempt to tamper with
or make any adjustments
or
repairs to door, control panel
or any other part of
the
oven. Do
Nor
remove outer panel from oven.
Repairs
should only be done by qualified service personnel.
Do
NOT operate the oven
empty.
The
microwave energy
will
reflect continuously throughout
the oven if
no
food or
water
is present to
absorb energy.
lf
a fire occurs in the oven, touch the
StarUStop
pad
and
LEAVE THE DOOR CLOSED. Disconnect
the power
cord, or shut off power at
the fuse or
circuit breaker
panel.
Do
Nor
afien$
b dy
ddres,
ne$/spapers or oher
materiars
in the oven. Tfrey fiwy
cdt
qr
fire.
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 ignite.
Some styrofoam trays (like those that meat
is packaged
on) have a
thin strip of metal embedded on
the
bottom.
When microwaved, the
metal can burn the floor of
the
oven or ignite a paper towel.
Avoid inserting nails, wire, etc. through any holes in
the
unit during operation.
Never
insert a
wire, nail or
any
other metal objects through
the holes on the cavity or any
other
holes
or gaps,
because such objects may
cause
electric shock and
microwave leakage.
Utensils
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METAL CONTAINERS or dishes with
metallic rims
should
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not be used. Arcing may occur.
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METAL TWlsr-TIES
may not be used in the
microwave
Z
oven.
Do NOT use
SEALED JARS or NARROW NECK
botfles
for cooking or reheating. They may shatter.
Do
NOT use CONVENTIONAL THERMO-METERS
in
the
microwave oven. They
may cause arcing.
Remove PLASTIC
sroRE
wRAps
before cooking or
defrosting foods
in the oven.
For
FURTHER INFORMATION
on proper
cooking
utensils, refer to
the COOKING GUIDE on page
16.
Food
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Never use your
microwave oven
for HOME
CANNING.
t
rhe
oven
is
not designed to permit proper
canning.
lmproperly canned food may spoil and be dangerous
to
@nsume.
COOKING
TIMES given
in the cooking guide
are
approximate. Factors that
may affect cooking
are
starting
temperature, altitude, volume, size and
shape of food
and utensils used. As you
become famiriar with the
oven,
you will
be able to adjust for these factors.
It is
better to
uNDERcooK MTHER
THAN
ovERcooK
foods. lf
food
is
undercooked, it
can always be
retumed to
the
oven for further cooking.
lf food
is overcooked,
nothing
can be done. Always
start with
minimum cooking times.
SMALL QUANTITIES
of food or
foods
with
LOW
MolsruRE
content can burn, dry out
or
catch on
fire
if
cooked
too
long.
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Do
Nor
boil eggs
in
their shell. pressure may buitd
up
v,
and the eggs may explode
Potatoes, apples, egg yolks, whole acorn
squash
and
sausage are some examples of food with
NoNpoRous
sKlNS.
These must be pierced before cooking
to prevent
bursting.
POPCORN must be
popped in a
microwave com
popper.
Microwave popped corn produces
a lower yield
than
conventional popping.
Do not use oven
for popcorn
unless
popped in a microwave approved popcom utensil
or unless
it's
commercially packaged
and
recommended especiaily
for microwave ovens. Do not use oil unless specified by the
manufacturer.
Do NOT attempt to deep fat
fry in your oven.
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HEATED
LIQUIDS can ERUPT if
not mixed with air.
Do
V
not heat liquids in
your microwave oven without first
stirring.
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