SAFETY
–-Donotpoppopcorninyour
microwaveovenunless
inaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowaveovens.
–Do mot
overcookpotatoes.
Theycoulddehydrateandcatch
fire,causingdamagetoyouroven.
–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,
turnovenoff,anddisconnect
powercord,orshutoffpowerat
fhseorcircuitbreakerpanel.
~Someproduc~suchtMwhole
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
.Avoidheatingbabyf~d in
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
*Don’t
defrostfrozenbeverages
innarrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
containertoburst,resultingin
injury.
oUsemetalonlyasdirectedin
TVdinnersmayix
infbiltraysiessthan3/4”high;
removetopfbiicoverandreturn
traytobox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowaveoven,keepmetal
atleast1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
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eCOOkjngutensilsmaybecome
hotbecau~eofheattra&ferred
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil.
~$o~~ti~es,thecookingtray
canbecometoohottotouch.Be
carefhlhandlingthecookingtray
duringandaftercooking.
oFoodscooked
inliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanfoodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage10forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.
.Thermometer—~onot
useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.
0pl~ticU&~ik+P]asticu~n~i]s
designedformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof
overcookingconditionsasaRglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay
sofknorcharifsubjcctedtoshort
periods Inlonger
to thefbod
andutensilscouldignite,For
thesereasons:1)Usc
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
cornpIitmcewiththeutensil
2)DonotSUI$3X utensilsto
3)DOnotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withotitcmnpietesupervision,
.whenCOOk@ pork fOUOW
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatliast170*F.-
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
e~oi~i~~eggsknot
recommendedinamicrowave
oven.Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.
●Foods with u~~roken outer
“skin”suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking,
o~~~oi]abie”cookingpoWhW5
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook,Ifthey
arenot,plasticcm.ddburstduring
orimmediatelyaftercooking, @
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshouldbe
atleastpartiallyuncoveredbecause
theyformatightseal.When
cookingwithcontainerstightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove
cmvering anddirectsteam
awayfromhandsantiface,
o$pon~neousboiling--lhkx
certainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafterremovalfromthe
microwaveoven.Topreventburns
fromsplashingiiquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe
containerfromthemicrowave~ven,
SAVETHESE