
Dimensions in parentheses are in
millimeters unless otherwise specified.6
INFORMATION YO U N E E D TO K N OW
Don’t heat bottles with nipples on.
Put nippl s on bottl s aft r h ating
and shak thoroughly. “Wrist” t st
b for f ding. Don’t h at dispos-
abl bottl s.
Aft r h ating bak d goods with
fillings, pierce outside of food to
r l as st am and avoid burns.
Don’t heat or cook in closed glass
jars or air tight containers.
Don’t preserve foods by canning
using the microwave oven, as
harmful bact ria may not b
d stroy d.
Don’t deep fat fry.
CHILDREN
Children below the age of 7 should
use the microwave oven with a
supervising person very near to
them. Childr n b tw n th ag s of
7 and 12 should hav a sup rvising
p rson in th sam room.
The child must be able to reach the
drawer microwave comfortably.
At no time should anyone be
allowed to lean or swing on the
oven door.
Children should be taught all safety
precautions: us pothold rs, r mov
cov rings car fully, pay sp cial
att ntion to packag s that crisp food
b caus th y may b xtra hot.
Don’t assume that b caus a child
has mast r d on cooking skill th y
can cook v rything.
Children need to learn that the
drawer microwave is not a toy. S
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FOOD
Check foods to see that they
are cooked to th Unit d Stat s
D partm nt of Agricultur ’s
r comm nd d t mp ratur s.
160˚F (71˚C) – Fr sh pork, ground
m at, bon l ss whit poultry, fish,
s afood, gg dish s and froz n
pr par d food.
165˚F (74˚C) – L ftov r, r ady-to-
r h at r frig rat d, and d li and
carry-out “fr sh” food.
170˚F (77˚C) – Whit m at of poultry.
180˚F (82˚C) – Dark m at of poultry.
To test for doneness, ins rt a m at
th rmom t r in a thick or d ns ar a
away from fat or bon . NEVER l av
th th rmom t r in th food during
cooking, unl ss it is approv d for
microwav ov n us .
Puncture egg yolks b for cooking
to pr v nt “ xplosion”. Don’t cook
ggs in sh lls or r h at whol ggs.
Don’t dry nuts or seeds in shells.
Pierce skins of potato s, appl s,
squash, hot dogs and sausag s so
that st am scap s.
Use specially bagged popcorn for
th microwav ov n. List n whil
popping corn for th popping to
slow to 1 or 2 s conds or us sp cial
SENSOR POPCORN pad. Don’t
xc d th maximum tim on
popcorn packag .
Don’t pop popcorn in brown bags or
glass bowls.
Don’t heat baby food in original jars.
Transf r baby food to a small dish
and h at car fully, stirring oft n.
Ch ck t mp ratur b for s rving.