IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
–Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven
udess
in a special
microwave popcorn accessory or
udess
you use popcorn labeled for
use in microwave ovens.
–Do not overcook
potitoes.
They could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
@
If materials inside oven should
ignite, keep oven door closed,
turn oven off, and disconnect
power cord, or shutoff power at
fuse or circuit breaker panel.
●
Some
producti
such as whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed glass jars-will
explode and should not be heated
in this oven. Such use of the
microwave oven could result in
injury.
●
Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
.
Wn’t
defrost frozen beverages
innarrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonated beverages). Even if the
container is opened, pressure
can build up. This can cause the
container to burst, resulting in
injury.
●
Use metal
only
as directed in
Cooking
Guide.
TV dinners may
be microwaved in foil trays less
than 3/4” high; remove top foil
cover and return tray to box. When
using
meti
in the microwave oven,
keep metal at least 1 inch away
from sides of oven.
●
Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food.
Pot
holders may
be needed to handle the cookware.
●
Sometimes, the cooking tray
can become too hot to touch. Be
careful handling the cooking tray
during and after cooking.
●
Fwds
cooked in liquids (such
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidly than foods containing
less moisture, Should this occur,
refer to page 28 for instructions on
how to clean the inside of the oven.
.
Thermometer—Do
not
use a thermometer in food you
are microwaving unless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave
oven,
●
Remove the temperature probe
from the oven when not
in
use. If
you
leave
the probe inside the oven
without inserting it in
M
or liquid,
and turn on microwave energy, it
can create electrical arcing in the
oven and damage oven walls.
c
Plastic cookware-Plastic
cookware designed for microwave
cooking is very useful, but should
be used
carefu~y.
Even
micmve-
safe plastic may not be as tolerant
of overcooking conditions as are
glass or ceramic materials and
may soften or char if subjected to
short periods of overcooking. In
longer exposures to overcooking,
the food and cookware could
ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use
microwave-safe plastics ody and
use them in strict compliance
with the cookware manufacturer’s
recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to
microwaving. 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic cookware
without complete supervision.
.
When
cooking pork, follow
the directions exactly and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least
170°F.
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat
wfil
be safe to eat.
●
❞
not
boti
eggs
in
a microwave
oven. Pressure
WN
buildup inside
the egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
Q
Foods with unbroken outer
“skin”
such as potatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, apples, chicken livers
and other giblets, and egg yolks
(see previous caution) should be
pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking,
.
<4Boilab}e”
Cwking
pouches
and tightly closed plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed by manufacturer,
If
they are not, plastic could burst
during or immediately after
cooking, possibly resulting in
injury.
Also,
plastic storage
containers should beat least
partially uncovered because they
form a tight
seal,
When cooking
with containers tightly covered
with plastic wrap, remove
covering
carefilly
and direct
steam away from hands and
face,
. Spontaneous boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
liquids may start to boil during
or shortly after removal from the
microwave oven. To prevent burns
from splashing liquid, stir the
liquid briefly before removing the
container from the microwave oven.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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