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–Do notpoppopcorn
unlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfi]r
useinmicrowaveovens,
–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,[urn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord, or shutoffpowerat fuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.
oSomeproductssuchaswhole
eggsandsealedcontainers—-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven,
*Avoidheatingbabyfoodin
glassjars, evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures,
eDon9tdefrostfrozenbeverages
innarrowneckedbott~es(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containeris opened,pressure
can buildup.Thiscan causethe
containerto burst, resultingin
injury.
*Usemetal onlyasdirectedin
Cooklmok.Foilstripsas usedon
meatroastsare helpfulwhenused
Mshowni.~Cookbook.
TVdinnersmaybe microwaved
li~iltrayslessthan3/4”high:
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[rayU)[x)x.Whenusingmetalin
{hcmi~r(wive(wcn,keep metal
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utensil,
●Sometimes,theovenfloor
canbecometoohottotouch.Bc
carefulwhentouchingthefloor
duringandaftercooking.
oFoodscookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendto boilover
morerapidlythanfoodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage14forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.
*Thermometer—Donot
useathermometerin foodyou
are microwavingwdessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedfor use inthe
microwaveoven.
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Plasticutemik+Plastic utensils
designedfor microwavecooking
are veryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeas tolerantof
overcookingconditionsasareglass
or ceramicmaterialsand may
softenor char if subjectedto short
periodsofovercooking.hlonger
exposuresto overcooking,thefood
andutensilscouldignite,For
thesereasons: 1)Use microwave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil
manufacturer’srecommendations.
2) Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
micri>waving.3) Do not permit
childrento use plasticutensils
with(~utcompletesupervision.
cook”theIIIMtotitleast 170’’1:,-
Thisassuresthat, intheremote o
possihilitythattrichinamaytw
presentinthemeat,itwillIw
killedundmeatwillbcsaltit{)cat,
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Boilingeggsisnot
recommendedinBmicrowave
oven,Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkand maycause
itto burst, resultingininjury,
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Foodswithunbrokenouter
“skin??
suchMpotatoes,Saustigcs$
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,w-ideggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldix
piercedtoallowsteamtocscapc
duringcooking,
o66Boi~able>ycooking pouches
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbe slit, piercedor vented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
are not, plasticcouldburstduring
or immediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingin injury.Aiso,
plasticstoragecontainersshouldlx
atleastpartiallyuncoveredbecause
theyformatightseal. When
cookingwithcontainerstightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefullyanddirects[cam
awayfrom handsand fice.
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certainspecialcircumstances.
liquidsmaystart toboilduringor
shortlyafter removalfromthe
microwaveoven,Topreventburns
fromsplashingliquid, stir the
liquidbriefly beforeremovingthe
containerfromthemicmwavemum, —