SAFETY (continued)
–-Donotpoppopcorninyour
microwaveovenunlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowaveovens.
–If materialsinsideovensh&ld
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.
~Someproductssuchaswhole
eggsandsealed
containers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
●Ayoidheatingbabyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
*Don?defrostfrozenbeverages
innarrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
containertoburst,resultingin
injury.
eUsemetalonlyasdirectedin
Cookbook.
TVdinnersmaybe microwaved
infoiltrayslessthan 3/4”high;
removetopfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowaveoven,keepmetal
at least1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
ocooking utensilsmaykcome
hotbecauseofheattransferred
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil.
.Some~imes9
thecookingtmy
canbecometoohottotouch.Be
carefidhandlingthecookingtray
duringandaftercooking.
@Foodscookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanfoodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage10forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven,
eThermometer—Donot
useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.
@MasticutensiIs-Plasticutensils
designedformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof
overcookingconditionsasareglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.Inlonger
exposurestoovercooking,thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
comdiancewiththeutensil
rnan~facturer’srecommendations.
2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
owhencookingporkfollow e
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast170°E
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
●Boilingeggsis not
recommendedinamicrowave
oven.Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.
oFoodswithunbrokenouter
66skin99suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolla
(seepreviouscaution)shoul be
?
piercedtoallowsteamtoes ape
duringcooking.
~~b~oi]able99cookingPOuches
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstdurin
orimmediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshouldbe
atleastpartiallyuncoveredbecause
theyformatightseal.When
cookingwithcontainerstightly
coveredwith.plasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefullyanddirectsteam
awayfromhandsandface.
@Spontaneous
certainspecialcircumstances,
liquids&aystarttoboil or
shortlyafterremovalfromthe
microwaveoven.Topreventburns
fromsplashingliquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybefore the
containerfromthe oven.