* Do notouchheating ekments
or
ins of mm. These
surfacesmay be hot enough to burn
eventhough they are dark in color.
During and after use, do nottouch,
or let clothingor other flammable
materials contactany interior area
of the oven; allowsufficient time
forcooling, first.
Other potentiallyhot surfaces
includethe ovenvent openings
and surfaces near the openings,
crevicesaround the ovendoor and
the edges of the door window.
Remember: The inside surface of
the ovenmay be hot when the door
is opened.
oven
@ Read and followthe specific
“PRECAUTKINS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” foundon page 2.
@ Toreduce the risk of fire in the
ovencavity:
—Donot overcookfood. Carefully
attend applianceif paper, plastic,
or other combustiblematerials are
placed insidethe ovento facilitate
cooking.
—Removewire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bagsbefore placing
bag in oven.
—Donot useyour microwaveoven
to dry newspapers.
—Paper towels, napkins
andwax
paper.
Recycledpaper products
can contain metal flecks which
may cause arcing or ignite. Paper
productscontainingnylon or nylon
filamentsshould be avoided, as
they may also ignite.
—Donot pop popcorn in your
microwave oven unless in a special
microwavepopcorn accessory or
unlessyou use popcorn labeled for
use in microwaveovens.
—Donot operate the oven while
empty to
avoiddamagetothe
ovenandthe dangeroffire.
If by
accident the ovenshould run empty
a minute or two, no harm is done.
However,try to avoidoperatingthe
ovenempty at alltimes—itsaves
energy and prolongs life ofthe
oven.
—Ifmaterials inside the oven
should ignite, keep ovendoor
closed, turn ovenoff, and
disconnect the power cord, or shut
offpower at the fuse or circuit
breaker panel.
@ Some
productssuchaswhole
eggsandsealed
containers-for
example, closed glassjars—may
explodeand should not be heated in
this oven.
@ Avoid
heatingbabyfoodin
glassjars, evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
@ Seedoorsurfacecleaning
instructionsonpage26.
43
Don’tdefrostfrozen
beverages
in narrow necked bottles
(especially carbonated beverages).
Even if the container is opened,
pressure can build up. This can
cause the container to burst,
resulting in injury.
@ Use metal only as directed in
Cookbook. Foil strips as used on
meat, roasts are helpfid when used
as shown in Cookbook.
TV dinners maybe microwavedin
foiltraysless than 3/4”high. When
using metal in microwaveoven,
keep metal (except for DOUBLE
DUTYTM
she~t)atleast1inch
awayfromsidesofoven.
@ Cookingutensilsmaybecome
hot
because of heat transferred
from the heated food. Potholders
maybe neededto handlethe utensil.
@
Sometimes,theovenfloor
canbecometoohottotouch.Be
careful touching the floor during
and after cooking.
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@ FQods
cookedinliquids(such
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidly than foodscontaining
less moisture. Should this occur,
refer to page 26 for instructions on
how to clean the inside of the oven.
@ Do
notusea thermometerin
food you are microwavingunless
that thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwaveoven.
@
Removethetemperature
probefromtheovenwhennot
usingit
to cook with. If youleave
the probe inside the ovenwithout
inserting it in foodor liquid, and
turn on microwaveenergy,it can
create electrical arcing in the oven
and damage ovenwalls.
@
Boilingeggsisnot
recommendedina microwave
oven.
Pressure can build up inside
egg yolk and may cause it to burst,
resulting in injury.
@
Foodswithunbroken
outer‘&skin”
such as potatoes,
sausages,tomatoe~,apples,
chicken livers and other giblets,
and egg yolks (seeprevious
caution) should be pierced to allow
steamto escape during cooking.
@
PlasticUtensils—Plastic
utensilsdesigned for microwave
cooking are very useful, but should
be used carefully.Even microwave
plastic may not be as tolerant of
—
overcookingconditions as are glass
or ceramic materials and may
softenor char if subjected to short
periods of overcooking. In longer
exposuresto overcooking,the food
and utensils could ignite. For these
reasons: 1)Use microwaveplastics
only and use them in strict
compliance with the utensil
manufacturer’s recommendations.
2) Do not subject empty utensils to
microwaving.3) Do not permit
children to use plastic utensils
without complete supervision.
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