....
—Ifmaterialsinsidetheoven
shouldignite,keepovendoor
closed,turnovenoff,and
disconnectthepowercord,or
shutoffpoweratthefhseor
circuitbreakerpanel.
—Donotpop popcornin your
microwaveovenunlessina
specialmicrowavepopcorn
accessoryorunlessyouuse
popcornlabeledforusein
microwaveovens.
~Someproductssuchaswhole
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
@
Avoidheating babyfood in
glassjars, evenwithouttheir
lids;especiallymeatandegg
mixtures.
*Don9tdefrostfrozen
beveragesinnarrowneckedbot-
tles;especiallycarbonatedones.
Evenifthecontainerisopened,
pressurecanbuildup.Thiscan
causethecontainertoburst,
resultingininjury.
~Usemetalonlyas directedin
this book. Metalstripsasused
onmeatroastsarehelpfidwhen
usedasdescribedindefrosting
andcookingcharts.
TVdinnersmaybecooked .
inmetaltraysprovidingthe
metalfoilcoversareremoved.
However,whenusingmetalin
microwaveoven,keepmetal
at least l-inch awayfrom sides
of oven.
~Cooking utensils may
become hot becauseofheat
transferredfromtheheatedfood.
Thisisespeciallytrueifplastic
wraphasbeencoveringthetop
andhandlesoftheutensil.
Potholdersmaybeneededto
handletheutensil.
oSometimes, thecookingtray
can becometoo hot to touch.
Becarefulhandlingthecooking
trayduringandaftercooking.
@
Thermometer—Donotuse
anythermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthat
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.
~Plasticutensils-Plastic uten-
silsdesignedformicrowave
cookingareveryuseful,but
shouldbeusedcarefully.Even
microwaveplasticmaynotbe as
tolerantofovercookingcondi-
tionsasareglassorceramic
materialsandmaysoftenorchar
if subjectedto shortperiodsof
overcooking.Inlongerex-
posurestoovercooking,thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Use Microwave
plasticsonlyandusethemin
strictcompliancewiththeutensil
manufacturer’srecommenda-
tions.2)Donotsubjectempty
utensilstomicrowaving.3)Do
notpermitchildreritouseplastic
utensilswithoutcomplete
supervision.
~When cooking porkfollow
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast170°.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafe
toeat.
@
Boiling eggs (inand out of
shell) is not recommendedfor
microwavecooking.Pressure
canbuildupinsideeggyolkand
maycauseittoburst,resulting
ininjury.
@Foodswithunbrokenouter
“skin>’suchaspotatoes,hot -
dogsorsausag&,tomatoes,ap-
ples,chickenliversandother @
giblets,andeggs(seeprevious
caution)shouldbepiercedto
allowsteamtoescapeduring
cooking.
*“Boilable”cooking pouches
and tightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedincookingcharts.If
theyarenot,plasticcouldburst
duringorimmediatelyaftercook-
ing,possiblyresultingininjury.
Also,plasticstoragecontainers
shouldbeat leastpartiallyun-
coveredbecausetheyforma
tightseal.Whencookingwith
containerstightlycoveredwith
plasticwrap,removecovering
carefhllyanddirectsteamaway
fromhandsandface.
