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IMPO~~T
S~ETY
~STRUCTIONS
(continued)
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If
materials
inside
oven
should
ignite, keep oven door closed, turn
oven off, and disconnect power
cord, or shut off power at the fuse
or circuit breaker panel.
.
Some
products such as
whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed
jars-wfll
explode
and should not be heated in this
microwave oven. Such use of the
microwave oven could result in
injury.
●
Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars,
even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.
.
DonJt
defrost
fro~n
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, possibly resulting in injury.
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Use
metal
only as directed in
this book.
TV dinners maybe
microwaved in foil trays less than
3/4” high; remove top foil cover
and return tray to box. When
using metal in
the
microwave
oven,
keep metal (other
than
metal
shel~
at least 1 inch away
from sides of oven.
●
Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food, Pot holders may
be needed to handle the cookware.
●
Sometimes, the oven floor can
become too
hot
to touch.
Be
careful touching the floor
during
and
afier
cooking,
●
Foods cooked in liquids
(such
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidly than
MS
containing
less moisture. Should this occur,
refer to page 25 for instructions on
how to clean the inside of the oven.
●
Thermometer—Do
not use
a thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
●
Plastic cookware-Plastic
cookware designed for microwave
cooking is
very useful, but should
be used carefully. Even
microwave-
safe plastic may not be as tolerant
of overcooking conditions as are
glass or ceramic materials and
may soften or char if subjected to
short periods of overcooking. In
longer exposures to overcooking,
the food and cookware could
ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use
microwave-safe plastics only and
use them in strict compliance
with the cookware manufacturer’s
recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to
microwaving.
3)
Do not permit
children to use plastic cookware
without complete supervision.
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When cooking pork,
follow
the directions
e~ctly and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least
170°F.
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
ki~ed
and
meat will be safe to eat.
●
Do
not boil eggs in a microwave
oven.
Pressure
wfil
buildup inside
egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
●
Foods with unbroken outer
“skinsj’
such as potatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, apples, chicken livers
and other giblets, and egg yolks,
(see previous caution) should be
pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking.
●
Not
all
plastic wrap is suitable
for use in microwave ovens.
Check the package for proper use.
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~~Boilable”
cooking puches
and tightly
closed
plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed by package. If they are
not, plastic could burst during
or immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers
shodd
be
at least
partitiy
uncoveti
because
they form a tight seal. When
cooking with containers tightly
covered with plastic wrap, remove
covering carefully and direct steam –
away from hands and face.
Q
Spontaneous boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
liquids may start to boil during or
shortly after removal from the
microwave oven.
To
prevent burns
from splashing liquid, stir the
liquid briefly before removing the
container from the
microwve
oven.
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