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—Do
not
p op popcornin
yourmicrowave o venunless
in a special microwavepopcorn
accessory or unless youuse
pOpCOm
labeledforuse
in
microwaveovens.
—Ifmaterials inside the oven
should ignite, keep ovendoor
closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect the power cord, or
shut off power at the fise or
circuit breaker panel.
* Some products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed glassjars-may
explode
andshouldnotbeheated
in thisoven.
@Avoidheatingbaby foodin
~B~s
jars,
evenwithouttheir
lids;especially meatandegg
mixtures.
@ Don9tdefrostfrozen
beveragesin narrownecked
bottles;especially carbonated
ones.Evenif thecontaineris
opened,pressurecanbuildup.
Thiscancausethe container to
burst,resultingin injury.
@Usemetal onlyas directedin
Cookbook. M etal s tripsas used
on meatroastsarehelpfulwhen
usedas shownin Cookbook.
TV dinnersmaybe cooked
in metaltrays,providing the
metalfoilcoversare removed.
However, w henusingmetalin
microwave o ven,keep metal
at least l-inchawayfromsides
of oven.
@ CMWg utimsils may
becomehotbecauseofheat
transferredfromthe heatedfood.
Thisis especiallytrueif plastic
wraphasbeencovering thetop
andhandlesof theutensil.
Potholders maybe neededto
handletheutensil.
@
sm'mi?times,
the
cookingtray
@
Fbds with unbroken outer
can become
too hot to touch.
%kin>?
s uch as potatoes, hot
Becarefulhandlingthecooking
trayduringandaftercooking.
~
Thermometer—Do notuse
a thermometer
i n
foodyou
are microwaving
u nless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwaveoven.
@ I%3stic utensils-Plastic
utensilsdesignedformicrowave
cookingareveryuseful,but
shouldbe usedcarefidly. E ven
microwave p lasticmaynotbe
astolerantof overcooking
conditions as areglassor
ceramicmaterialsandmay
softenor charif subjected to
shortperiodsofovercooking. In
longerexposures to overcooking,
thefoodandutensilscould
ignite.Forthesereasons:1)Use
dogsor sausages, t omatoes,
apples,chickenliversandother
giblets,andeggs(seeprevious
caution)shouldbe piercedto
allowsteamtoescapeduring
cooking.
~ 66BOikdIk$'
cooking
pouches
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbe slit,piercedor vented
as directedin Cookbook. I f they
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
or
imnwdiately aftercooking,
possiblyresultingin injury.
Also,plasticstoragecontainers
shouldbeat leastpartially
uncovered becausetheyforma
tightseal.Whencookingwith
containers tightlycoveredwith
plasticwrap,removecovering
carefhllyanddirectsteamaway
fromhandsandface.
Microwave p lasticsonlyanduse
themin strictcompliance with
theutensilmanufacturer's
SAVE
TmE
recommendations. 2) Do not
'
I~sTRucTIoNs
o
subjectemptyutensilsto
microwwing, 3 ) Donotpermit
childrento ix-plastic utensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
e
mt2~
Cookhlg porkfollow
ourdirections. exactlyandalways
'
cookthemeatto at least.17001?.
Thisassuresthat,in the rem@e
possibility thattrichinamaybe
presentin the meat,it willbe ~
killedandmeatwillbe safe
~
to eat.
@ Boilingeggs(inand out of
shell)is not recommendedfor
microwave c ooking.Pressure
canbuildup insideeggyolkand
maycauseit to burst,resulting
in injury.
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