Safety Precautions
Follow These Safety Precautions When Cooking in Your Oven
IMPORTANT
Proper cooking depends upon the power, the
time set and quantity of food. If you use a
smaller portion than recommended and cook
at the time for the recommended portion, fire
could result
1) HOME CANNING /DRYING FOODS /
SMALL QUANTITIES OF FOODS
•Do not use your oven for home canning, your
oven cannot maintain the food at the proper '
canning temperature. Improperly canned food
may spoil and be dangerous to consume.
•Do not dry meats, herbs, fruits or vegetables in
your oven. Small quantities of food or foods with
low moisture content can dry out, scorch or
catch on fire if overheated.
2) POPCORN
Popcorn may be popped in amicrowave
oven corn popper. Microwave popcorn
which pops in its own package is also
available. Follow popcorn manufacturers'
directions and use abrand suitable for the
wattage of your microwave oven.
CAUTION: When using pre-packaged
microwave popcorn, follow recom-
mended package instructions. Check
package weight before using the
Popcorn pad (see Popcorn Pad sec-
tion). Set the oven for the weight of the
popcorn package.
If these instructions are not followed,
the popcorn may not pop adequately or
may ignite and cause aTire. Never leave
oven unattended when popping pop-
corn. Allow the popcorn bag to cool
before opening, always open the bag
away from your face and body to pre-
vent steam burns.
3) DEEP FAT FRYING
•Do not attempt to deep fat fry in your
microwave oven. Cooking oils may burst into
flames and may cause damage to the oven and
perhaps result in burns. Microwave utensils may
not be able to withstand the temperature of the
hot oil, and could shatter or melt.
4) FOODS WITH NONPOROUS SKINS
•Potatoes, apples, egg yolks, whole eggs,
whole squash and sausages are examples of
foods with nonporous skins. These types of
foods must be pierced before microwave cook-
ing to prevent their bursting.
•Use fresh potatoes for baking and cook until just
done. Use recommended weights for pro-
grammed cooking. Overcooking causes dehy-
dration and mav result in afire.
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5) GLASS TRAY /COOKING UTENSILS /FOIL
•Cooking utensils get hot during microwaving.
Heat is transferred from the HOT food to the
container and the Glass Tray. Use potholders
when removing utensils from the oven or when
removing lids or plastic wrap covers from cook-
ing utensils, to avoid burns.
•The Glass Tray will get hot during cooking. It
should be allowed to cool before handling or
before paper products, such as paper plates or
microwave popcorn bags, are placed in the
oven for microwave cooking.
•When using foil, skewers, warming rack or uten-
sils made of metal in the oven, allow at least 1-
inch (2.5 cm) of space between metal material
and interior oven walls. If arcing occurs (spark-
ing), remove metal material (skewers etc.)
and/or transfer to anon-metallic container.
•Dishes with metallic trim should not be used, as
arcing may occur.
•If an entree is heated in afoil tray, maintain at
least 1-inch (2.5 cm) spacing from the oven
walls.
6) PAPER TOWELS /CLOTHS
•DO NOT use paper towels or cloths which con-
tain asynthetic fiber woven into them. The syn-
thetic fiber may cause the towel to ignite. Use
paper toweling under supervision.
7) BROWNING DISHES /OVEN COOKING
BAGS
•Browning dishes or grills are designed for
microwave cooking only. Always follow instruc-
tions provided by the manufacturer. DO NOT
preheat browning dish more than 6minutes.
•If an oven cooking bag is used for microwave
cooking, prepare according to package direc-
tions. DO NOT use awire twist-tie to close bag,
instead use plastic ties, cotton string or astrip
cut from the open end of the bag.
8[THERMOMETERS
•DO NOT use aconventional meat thermometer
in your oven. Arcing may occur. Microwave-safe
thermometers are available for both meat and
candy.
9) BABY FORMULA/FOOD
•DO NOT heat baby formula or food in the
microwave oven. The glass jar or surface of the
food may appear warm while the interior can be
so hot as to burn the infant's mouth and esopha-
gus.
10) REHEATING PASTRY PRODUCTS
•When reheating pastry products, check temper-
atures of any fillings before eating. Some foods
have fillings which heat faster and can be
extremely hot, while the surface remains warm
to the touch (ex. Jelly Donuts).
11) GENERAL OVEN USAGE GUIDELINES
•DO NOT use the oven for any reason other than
the preparation of food.
.•DO NOT leave oven unattended while in use.
