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WORTANT SAFETY~STRUCTIONS
(condnued)
● Usefoilonlyasdirectedinthisguide.TV
dinnersmaybemicrowavedinfoiltraysless
than3/4inchhigh;removethetopfoilcoverand
returnthetraytothebox.Whenusingmetalinthe
microwaveoven,keepmetal(otherthanthemetal
shelflatleastoneinchawayfromsidesofoven.
@Cookware may becomehotbecauseofheat
transferredfromtheheatedfood.
Potholdersmay
beneededtohandlethecookware,
● Theovenfloorcanbecometoohottotouch.Be
careful
touchingthefloorduringandaftercooking.
*Foods
cookedinliquids(suchaspasta)
maytendtoboilovermorerapidlythanfoods
containinglessmoisture,Shouldthisoccur,refer
totheCareandCleaningsectionforinstructions
onhowtocleantheinsideoftheoven.
~Donotusea thermometerinfoodyouare
microwavingunlessthethermometerisdesigned
orrecommendedforuseinthemicrowaveoven.
*When cooking pork, followthedirections
exactlyandalwayscookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170°F.Thisassuresthat,in
theremotepossibilitythattrichinamaybepresent
inthemeat,itwillbekilledandthemeatwillbe
safetoeat.
● Remove the temperature probe from the
oven when
notusingittocookwith.Ifyou
leavetheprobeinsidetheovenwithoutinserting
itinfoodorliquid,andturnonmicrowaveenergy,
itcancreateelectricalarcingintheoven,and
damageovenwalls.
*
● Hot foodsandsteamcancause
.= burns.Be
carefulwhenopeningany
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containersofhotfood.including
popcornbags,cookingpouchesandboxes~To
preventpossibleinjury,directsteamawayfrom
handsandface.
● PlasticCookwar~Plasticcookwaredesigned
formicrowavecookingisveryuseful,butshould
beusedcarefully,Evenmicrowave-safeplastic
maynotbeastolerantofovercookingconditions
asareglassorceramicmaterialsandmaysoften
orcharifsubjectedtoshortperiodsof
overcooking.Inlongerexposurestoovercooking,
thefoodandcookwarecouldignite,Forthese
reasons:
1)Usemicrowave-safeplasticsonlyand
usetheminstrictcompliancewiththecookware
manufacturer’srecomtne~ldations.2)Donot
subjectemptycookwaretomicrowaving.3)Do
notpermitchildrentouseplasticcookware
withoutcompletesupervision,
.
Notallplasticwrapissuitableforuse
inmicrowaveovens.
Checkthepackagefor
properuse.
● “Boilable”cookingpouchesandtightlyclosed
plasticbagsshouldbeslit,piercedorventedas
directedonthepackage.
Iftheyarenot,plastic
couldburstduringorimmediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,plasticstorage
containersshouldbeatleastpartiallyuncovered
becausetheyformatightseal.Whencooking
withcontainerstightlycoveredwithplasticwrap,
removecoveringcarefullyanddirectsteamaway
fromhandsandface.
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● Spontaneousboiling—Undercertain
specialcircumstances,liquidsmaystart
toboilduringorshortlyafterremoval
fromthemicrowave
oven,Topreventburnsfrom
splashingliquid,stirtheliquidbrieflybefore
removingthecontainerfromthemicrowaveoven.
● UseoftheDOUBLEDUTYTMshelfaccessory.
—Removetheshelffromtheovenwhennotinuse,
—Donotstoreorcookwiththeshelfonthefloor
oftheoven.Productdamagemayresult.
—Usepotholderswhenhandlingtheshelfand
cookware,Theymaybehot.
—Donotusea microwavebrowningdishonthe
shelf,Theshelfcouldoverheat,
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