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–-Donotpoppopcorninyour
microwaveovenunlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowaveovens.
–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.
~some
products suchmwhole
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
~Avoid
heatingbabyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
@Don’tdefrostfrozenbeverages
innarrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened,pressurecan
buildup.Thiscancausethecontainer
toburst,resultingininjury.
oUsernetii
onlyasdirectedin
cookingguide.Foilstripsas
usedonmeatroastsarehelpfi.d
whenusedasshownincooking
guide.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
infoiltrayslessthan3/4”high;
removetopfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowaveoven,keepmetal
atleast 1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
*COOMBgutensilsmaybecome
hotbecauseofheattransfer~*ecl
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil.
Q$ometimes,thecookingtray
canbecometoohottotouch.Be
carefidwhentouchingthecooking
trayduringandailercooking.
. F’oodscookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanfoodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage16forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.
eThermome~er—Donot
useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.
@~~~fic~te~~s—Plasticu~mils
designedformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefidly.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof
overcookingconditionsasareglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.Inlonger
exposurestoovercooking,thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil
manufacturer’srecommendations.
2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
@when cookingporkfOllOW
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast170”F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
Icilledandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
oBoilingeggsis
IIOt
recommendedinamicrowave
oven.Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.
oFo~d~withunbrokeno~te~
%IW suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
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ancltightiyclosedplasticbags
shbtildbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedincookingguide.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
orimmediatelyafiercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshould
beat leastpartiallyuncovered
becausetheyformatightseal.
Whencookingwithcontainers
tightlycoveredwithplasticwrap,
removecoveringcarefullyanddirect
steamawayfromhandsandface.