—Donotpoppopcorninyour
microwaveovenunifxsinaspecial
microwavepopcorn
accessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowaveovens,
–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorC1OMXI,turn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfbseor
circuitbreakerpanel.
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SU(!hWwhole
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouidnotbeheated
inthisoven.
9Avoidheatingbabyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
.Don’tdefrostfrozenbeverages
innarrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
containertoburst,resultingin
injury,
0Usemehl only as directedin
Cookbook.
l’Vdinnersmaybemicrowaved
infoiltrayslessthan3/4”
high;
removetopfoilcoverandreturn
trayfobox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowaveoven,keepmetal
at least1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
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hotbecauseoflwt
fromtheheatedfood.Pothokiwx
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil. .
.$ome~imes,thecookingtray
canbecometoohottotouch.Be
carefulhandlingtk cookirigtray
duringandaftercooking,
.Foodscookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanfbodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage8forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.
oT~er~om~ter—Donot
useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.
●PlasticUtensils-Plasticutensils
designedformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe ~
usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof
overcookingconditionsasareglws
orceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.Inlonger
exposurestoovercooking,thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil
manufacturer’srecommendations.
2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
*Boilingeggshnot
recommendedIna
oven.Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury,
●Foodswithunbrokenouter
%kin”suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
o66Jjoilable9’cooking
pOUdWS
andtightlyclosedphsticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
orimmediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstoragecofitainersshouldbe
atleastpartiallyuncoveredbecause
theyformatightseal.When
cookingwithcontainerstightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefidlyanddirectsteam
awayfromhandsandface.
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certainspecial
liquidsmaystart-toboilduringor
shortlyafierremovalfromthe
microwaveoven.To burns
from stirthe
liquidbrieflybefore the
containerfromthe oven.