(continued)
e
Usemetalonly asdirectedin
Cookbook.Metalstripsas
used
on meat, roasts are helpful when
used as
shownin Cookbook.
TVdinnersmaybe cooked
in
metal trays but when using shelf
they must be replaced in their
box.
However,when using metal
in microwaveoven,keepmetal
(otherthanmetalshelf)atleast
l~inchawayfromsidesofoven.
e Cookingutensilsmay
becomehotbecauseof heat
transferredfromthe heated
food.Thisisespeciallytrue if
plasticwraphasbeencovering
thetop andhandlesof the
utensil.Potholdersmaybe
needed to handletheutensil.
o Sometimes,theovenfloor
canbecometoohottotouch.
Becarefultouchingthefloor
duringandaftercooking.
e
Do notuseanythermometer
in foodyouaremicrowaving
unlessthatthermometeris
designedor recommendedfor
useinthe microwaveoven.
@
Removethetemperature
probefromtheovenwhennot
usingitto cook
with. If you leave
the
probeinsidetheovenwithout
insertingit infood or liquid,and
turn on microwaveenergy,itcan
createelectricalarcing inthe
oven,anddamageovenwalls.
e
PkwticLftensb-f%stic
utensilsdesignedfor microwave
cookingareveryuseful,but
shouldbeusedcarefully.Even
microwaveplasticmaynot beas
tolerantof overcookingcondi-
tions asareglassor ceramic
materialsand maysoftenor
charifsubjectedtoshortperiods
of overcooking.In iongerexpo-
suresto overcooking,thefood
andutensilscould ignite,For
thesereasons:1)Usemicro-
waveplasticsonly “and use
them” instrictcompliancewith
the utensilmanufacturer’s
recomrnendatiorw,2) Donot
subjecttwnptyutensilsto rnicro~
waving,3)Donotpermitchildren
to useplasticutensilswithout
completesupervision.
e
i30n’tdefrostfrozenbever-
agesin
narrow necked bottles;
especially carbonated ones.
Even
if thecontainerisopened,
pressurecanbuild up.
This can
cause the container to burst,
resulting in injury.
@ Whencookingpork follow
our directionsexactlyand
alwayscookthe meatto at least
170°.Thisassuresthat,inthe
remotepossibilitythattrichina
maybepresentin the meat,it
will bekilledandmeatwill be
safeto eat,
e INMingeggs[inandoutof
shell)Isnotrecommendedfor
microwavecooking.Pressure
canbuild up insideeggyolkand
maycauseit to burst,resulting
in injury.
@Foodswithunbrokenouter
“skin”suchaspotatoes,hot
dogsor sausages,tomatoes,
apples,chickenliversandother
giblets,andeggs{seeabove)
shouldbepiercedto allow
steamto escapeduring cooking.
@
“Boilable”cooking/X3W~W
met
tightlyckxmdplasticbags
should beslit,piercedor vented
asdirectedin Cookbook.{fthey
arenot,plasticcould burstcfur-
ingor immediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingin injury,Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshould
beat leastpartiallyuncovered
becausetheyform atight seal,
Whencookingwith containers
tightly coveredwith plasticwrap,
removecoveringcarefullyand
directsteamawayfrom hands
andface.
~ Useoftheshelfaccessory.
—-Removethe shelffromoven
whennot in use,
--Do notstoreor cook with
shelfon floor of oven,Product
damagemayresult,
-Use potholderswhenhandling
~~e~~telfandutensiis.They may
.
-Do not usemicrowave
1. . -. * . . a* - I . .
a- It
The
urownmg Cm3non sneu,
shelf could overheat,
T-I-E
44 Have it instailedand properly
groundedbyaqualifiedinstaller.
Seethespecialinstallationbook-
letpackedwiththe microwave
oven.
@Thevent
fan in your$pace-
maker@ovenwilloperate
automaticallyundercertain
conditions(seeAutomaticFan
Feature,page7).Whilethefanis
operatingcautionisrequiredto
preventthestartingandspread-
ingofaccidentalcookingtires
whiletheventfanisinuse.For
thisreason:
-Never leavesurfaceunits
unattendedathighheatsettings.
Boilovercausessmokingand
greasyspilloversthat mayignite
andspreadif ventfanisopet’-
ating,Tominimizeautomaticfan
operation,useadequatesized
utensilsand usehigh heatset-
tings only whennecessary.
40 theeventofa greasefire,
smotherflamin~Danon surface
unit by coverintibancompletely
with w%i-fittinglid,cookiesheet
or flattray.
--Never framefoodsunderthe
ovenwiththeventfanoperating
becauseit mayspreadthe
flames.
-Keep hoodandgreasefilters
dean, accordingto instructions
cmpages18and 19,to maintain
good ventingandavoidgrease
fires,
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