(con~inued)
should
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratthefuse
orcircuitbreakerpanel.
@~QmeproductssuchaswhQ~e
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
emple, closedjars-will explode
andshouldnotbeheatedinthis
microwaveoven.Suchuseofthe
microwaveovencouldresultin
injury.
~A,.OM heatingbabyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
~Don’tdefrostfrozen.
beveragesinnarrownecked
bottles(especiallycarbonated
beverages).Evenifthecontainer
isopened,pressurecanbuildup.
Thiscancausethecontainerto
burst,possiblyresultingininjury.
@Usemetalonlyas directedin
thisbookand thecookbook
provided.TVdinnersmaybe
microwavedinfoiltrayslessthan
3/4”high;removetopfoilcover
andreturntraytobox,When
usingmetalinthemicrowave
oven,keepmetal(otherthan
metalshelf)at least1inch
awayfromsidesofoven.
~Cookwaremaybecomehot
becauseofheattransferredfrom
theheatedfood.Potholdersmay
beneededtohandlethecookware.
@f!kmetim%+theovenfloorcan
becometoohot totouch.Be
carefultouchingthefloorduring
andaftercooking.
~Foodscookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morempidlythanfoodscontaining
kxs moisture, Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage18forinstructionson
the howtocleantheinside oven.
@Thermometer—Donotuse
athermometerinfoodyouare
microwavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.
~~e~ovethetemperatureprobe
fromtheovenwhennotusingit
tocookwith.Ifyouleavethe
probeinsidetheovenwithout
insertingitinfoodorliquid,and
turnonmicrowaveenergy,itcan
createelectricalarcinginthe
ovenanddamageovenwalls.
@Plasticcookware—l?lastic
cookwaredesignedformicrowave
cbokingisveryuseful,butshould
beusedcarefully.Evenmicrowave-
safeplasticmaynotbeastolerant
ofovercookingconditionsasare
glassorceramicmaterialsand
maysofienorcharifsubjectedto
shortperiodsofovercooking.In
longerexposurestoovercooking,
thefoodandcookwarecould
ignite.Forthesereasons:1)Use
microwave-safeplasticsonlyand
usetheminstrictcompliance
withthecookwaremanufacturer’s
recommendations.2)Donot
subjectemptycookwareto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticcookware
withoutcompletesupervision.
~Whencookingpork9follow
thedirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170”F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
~DOnotboile~S in aIlliO’0Wi3Ve
oven.PressurewiHbuildupinside
eggyolkandwillcauseittoburst,
possiblyresultingininjury.
.
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@Foods withunbrokenouter
%kin9’
suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apple~,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
eNot ~~~p~~sticwrapissuitable
foruseinmicrowaveovens.
Checkthepackageforproperuse.
eg~~oi~ab~e$’Cookhg~ollc~es
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedbypackage.Iftheyare
not,plasticcouldburstduring
orimmediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Alsoj
plasticstoragecontainersshouldbe
atleastpartiallyuncoveredbecause
theyformatightseal.When
cookingwithcontainerstightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefullyanddirectsteam
awayfr6mhandsandface.
~Spontaneousboiling—-Under
cetiainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafterremovalfromthe
microwaveoven.Topreventbums
fromsplashingliquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe
containerfromthemicrowaveoven.