ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR
MICROWAVE OVEN
Q. Can I use a rack in my microwave oven Q What does "standing time" mean?
so that I may reheat or cook on two
levels at a time? A. "Standing time" means that food should be
taken out of the oven and covered for
A. You can use a rack only if rack is supplied additional time after cooking. This process
with your microwave oven. Use of any allows the cooking to finish, saves energy
rack not supplied with the microwave oven and frees the oven for another purpose.
can result in poor cooking performance
and/or arcing. Q. Can I pop popcorn in my microwave
oven? How do I get the best results?
Q. Can I use either metal or aluminum
pans in my microwave oven? A. Yes. Pop packaged microwave popcorn
following manufacturer's guidelines or use
A, Useable metal includes aluminum foil for the preprogrammed Popcorn Pad. Do
shielding (use small, flat pieces), small not use regular paper bags. Use the
skewers and shallow foil trays (if tray is "listening test" by stopping the oven as
3/_inch deep and filled with food to absorb soon as the popping slows to a "pop" every
microwave energy). Never allow metal to one or two seconds, Do not try to repop
touch wails or door. unpopped kernels. You can also use spe-
cial microwave poppers. When using a
Q. Sometimes the door of my microwave popper, be sure to follow manufacturer's
oven appears wavy. Is this normal? directions. Do not pop popcorn in glass
utensils.
A. This appearance is normal and does not
affect the operation of your oven. Q. Why does steam come out of the air
exhaust vent?
Q. What are the humming noises that I
hearwhen my microwave oven is oper- A. Steam is normally produced during cook-
ating? ing. The microwave oven has been de-
signed to vent this steam out the top vent.
A. You hear the sound of the transformer
when the magnetron tube cycles on.
Q. Why does the dish become hot when I
microwave food In It? I thought that
this should not happen.
A. As the food becomes hotitwiltconductthe
heat to the dish, Be prepared to use hot
pads to remove food after cooking.
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