SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(continued)
—Donotpop popcorninyour
microwaveovenunlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowaveovens.
–Ifmaterialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfhseor
circuitbreakerpanel.
.Somepr-oducti suchaswhole
eggsandsealedcontainers--for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
@Avoidheatingbabyfoodh
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiaHymeatandeggmixtures.
●Don’t defrostfrozenbeverages
in
narrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonated beverages). Even ifthe
containerisopened,pressure
canbuildup,This can cause the
container toburst, resulting in
injury.
*Usemetalonlyasdirectedin
Cookbook.Foilstripsasusedon
meatroastsarehelpfulwhenused
asshowninCookbook.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
infoiltrayslessthan3/4”high;
removetopfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox.When usingmetalin
themicrowaveoven,keepmetal
atleast1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
9COOkingutensilsmaybecome
hotbecauseofheattransferred
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil,
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canbecometoohottotouch.13e
carefi.dwhentouchingthefloor
duringandaftercooking.
~FWdScookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanftis containing
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage10forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.
o~her~ome~~r—~o not
useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.
@Plasticutensils--Plasticutensils
designedformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefilly.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeasto~erantof
overcookingconditionsasareglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.Inlonger
exposurestoovercooking,thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil
manufacturer’srecommendations.
2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
●when cookingporkfollow
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleasti70°E
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybeo
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
o~~ilingeggsisnot
recommmdeclinamicrowave
oven.
Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.
oFoods with ~n~roke~ou~r
“skiny’suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
offBoi~a~l~”~dti~g ~ouchm
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
orimmediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshouldbe
atleastpartiaIlyuncoveredbecause
theyformatightseal.When
cookingwithcontainerstightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove
covering
carefhllyanddirectsteam
awayfromhandsandface.
OSpontaneous
certainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafterremovalfromthe
microwaveoven.Topreventburns
fromsplashingliquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe
containerfromthe oven.