Follow These Safety Precautions When Cooking in Your Oven
IMPO_A_
Proper cooking depends upon the power, the time set and
the quantity of food. If you use a smaller portion than
recommended and cook at the time for the recomreen_l
portion, flro could mull
1) HOME CANNING IDRYING FOODS ISMALL
QUANTITIES OF FOODS
• DO NOT use your ovenfor home canning,your oven
cannot maintainthe food at the proper canning
temperature. Impmpedy canned food mayspoilend be
dangerousto consume,
• DO NOT dry meats, herbs,fruits or vegetables In your
oven. Small quantltlesoffood orfoods wtihlowmoisture
contentcan dry out, sonrchor catchon tim ifoverheated.
2) POPCORN
Pspesm may be poppedIn amlcrewaveoven corn popper.
Microwavepoponmwhichpops In ifs ownpecksgsls also
available.Folow popcornmanufacturers'directionsand use a
brandsuitableforthe wattage of your mlcmwsveoven.
CAUTION:
When using pro-packaged relcmwave popcorn, follow
recommrexledpadmgeI_ Cbe_ pedmge
w_ght_4_ro._ng theP_x=m _d (m Poplin Pad
seutlon). Sst the oven for the weight of the POlmOm
pack_e.
If these Irellrucllonl m not folto',wd, the _mly
cot pop ndequati,# or rosy Ignna Imd cauae ifire. Never
Iseve oven uuat_ded whco popping popeo_ AIkiw the
pop_m beg to €ool before opening, _veyo open the
beg mmy tram your tace and body to prmmnt stsere
burns.
3) DEEP FAT FRYING
•DO NOT attempt to deep fatfry in your microwaveoven.
Cooldngoils rnayburnt Into flames and may cBJesdamege
tothe oven and perhaps result tn burns.Microwave
utensilsmay nut be able to withstandthe temperature of
the hot oil, and could shatter or mall
4) FOODS WITH NONPOROUS SKINS
•Potatoee, apples, whole egg_ egg yolks, whole squash
and sausages am e_amples of foods with nonporous
skins. These types of foodsmust be pierced before
microwavecookingto preventtheir bursting.
•Use fresh potatoesfor baking and cook untiljust done.
Use recommended weiahts for omoremmed cooldna.
Ovel'cookinacsuses de_mtlon end rn_ resultin s _m.
5) UQUlDS
•Hested liquids can erupt if not relxsd with sir. DO NOT best
liquidsin your microwaveoven withoutfirsts'Urrlng.
Overheated liquidswillerupt.
6) GLASS TRAY lCOOKING UTENSILS lFOIL
•Cooking utensils get hut dudngmlsrowavlng. Heat is
transferred fromthe HOT food to the container and the
GlassTray. Use pothoidemwhen removing utensilsfrom
the oven orwhen removinglidsor plasticwrap covem from
cookingutensils to avoid burns.
•The GlassTraywill get hot dudngcooking.It shouldbe
allowedto cool before handlingor before paper produc_,
such as paper plates or microwavepopcom bags,am
placed in the ovenfor microwavecooking.
•When usingfoil, skswere,warming reck or utons'ds made of
metal inthe oven, allowat least 1-inch (2,5 cm) of space
between metal material and intedorovenwalls, if arcing
ocoure(spsddng),mrnove metal materiel(skewem, etc.)
and/ortransferto e non-metalliccontainer.
• Dishes with metallictrim should not be used, as arcing
mey Occur.
•If an entree isheated inafoiltray,maintainst least 1-Inch
(2.5 cm) spe_ fromthe ovenw_s.
7) PAPER TOWELS /CLOTHS
• DO NOT use psper towelsor dioths whlc_ coutaln a
syntheticfiber woven intothem. The syntheticfiber may
cause the towelto ignite. Use paper toweling under
supe=_sion.
8) BROWNING DISHES lOVEN COOKING BAGS
•Browningdishes or grillsme designedfor microwmm
cookingonly.Alwaysfollowinstructionsprovidedbythe
manufacturer.
DO NOT preheet browningdishmorethan
6 minutes,
• Ifanovencookingbaglsusedformicrowavecooking,
prepemancordingtopacks_ _'ec_ns. DO NOTLinea
wiretwist-dsto closebeg,inetsedusepla_c tic6,ontton
stringora stdpcutfromtheoponondofthebeg.
9) THERMOMETERS
• DO NOT usea conventionalmeat thermometer In your
oven. Arcingmay occur. Microwave-sefothermometers are
aveilablefor buth mest and candy,
10) BABY FORMULA lFOOD
•DO NOT heat babyformulaor food Inthe microwaveo_en.
The glassjar or surfaceof the food may appear to be only
warm while the Inierfor can be so hot as to bum the infont's
mouth and esophagus,
11) REHEATING PASTRY PRODUCTS
•When reheatingpastry products,checktemperatures of
any fillingsbefore estfog.Some food6 have fillingswhich
heatfester and csn be extremely hot, wilile the sudece
remainswarm tothe touah (e_. JellyDonuts).
12) GENERAL OVEN USAGE GUIDEUNES
•DO NOT use the _mn forany mason otherthan the
prepemtionof food.
• DO NOT leave ovenunattendedwhile in use.
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