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FOOD
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• Donot pop popcorn in your microwave
oven unless ina special microwave popcorn
accessory or unlessyou use popcorn
labeledfor usein microwave ovens.
• Donot boileggs in a microwave oven.
Pressurewill build up insideegg yolk andwill
cause it to burst, possibly resulting in injury.
• Operating the microwave with no food
insidefor more than a minute or two may
cause damage to the oven and could start
a fire. It increasesthe heat around the
magnetron and can shorLenthe lifeof the
oven.
• Foodswith unbroken outer "skin" such as
potatoes, hot dogs,sausages,tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers and other giblets,and
eggyolks should be piercedto allow steam
to escape during cooking.
• SUPERHEATEDWATER
Liquids,such as water, coffee,or tea,ore
able to be overheated beyond the boiling
point without appearing to be boiling.Visible
bubbling or boiling when the container is
removed from the microwave oven isnot
always presenL THISCOULDRESULTIN VERY
NOTLIQUIDSSUDDENLYBOILINGOVER
WHENTHECONTAINERISDISTURBEDOR
ASPOONOROTHERUTENSILISINSERTED
INTOTHELIQUID.
Toreduce the riskof injury to persons:
- Donot overheat the liquid.
- Stir the liquid both before and halfway
through heating it.
- Donot usestraight-sided containers with
narrow necks.
- After heating, allow the container to stand in
the microwave oven for ashorLtime before
removing the container.
- Useextreme care when inserting a spoon or
other utensilinto the container.
Foods cooked in liquids (suchaspasta)may
tend to boil more rapidly than foods
containing lessmoisture. Should this
occur, refer to the Careand cleaning of the
microwave oven sectionfor instructions on
how to clean the insideof the oven.
• Avoid heating baby food in glassjars, even
with the lid off. Makesure all infant food is
thoroughly cooked.Stir food to distribute the
heat evenly.Becareful to prevent scalding
when warming formula. The container may
feel cooler than the formula really is.Always
test the formula before feeding the baby.
• Don't defrost frozen beverages in narrow-
necked bottles (especiallycarbonated
beverages).Evenif the container isopened,
pressure can build up.Thiscan cause the
container to burst, possibly resulting in
injury.
• Hot foods and steam can cause burns.Be
careful when opening any containers of
hot food, including popcorn bags,cooking
pouches and boxes.To prevent possible
injury, direct steam away from hands and
face.
• Do not overcook potatoes. Theycould
dehydrate and catch fire,causing damage
to your oven.
• Cook meat and poultry thoroughly-meat
to at least an INTERNALtemperature of
160°Fand poultry to at least an INTERNAL
temperature of 180°F.Cookingto these
temperatures usually protects against
foodborne illness.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS s