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● Use the shelf only when
cooking food on 2 levels.
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Do not store or cook with
metil
shelf on floor of oven.
Product damage may result.
● Use pot holders when
handling
metal
shelf and
cookware. They may be hot.
● Do not store microwave
browning dish on
metal
shelf.
Extra steam generated from
Positioning
the Shelf
multiple food cooking may make
cookware hotter than with regular
microwaving.
Cookware for Shelf
Heating and Reheating
Before placing food in the dishes,
check to see that they will fit
together on or under-the
shelf.
To insert shelf, tip the back slightly
Also, be sure cookware is
and fit the shelf support guides
microwave safe.
onto the
suuuort
guides
located on
each side
o~
~he
o~en
in the rear.
The two-position wire shelf is
specifically designed for added
capacity heating and reheating in
your microwave oven. Now more
than one food may be heated or
reheated and ready to serve at the
same time.
When microwaving with the oven
shelf, some techniques will differ
from the Cookbook that came with
your oven. It is important to
arrange foods properly (shown on
the next page). Cookware size is
important; select from among the
suggestions at right. Also, food
Next, lower the front until the shelf
support guides fit
onto
the support
guides located at each side of the
oven in the front.
Cookware for heating or reheating
include 1 cup measuring cup,
8x4x3-inch loaf dishes, 9x5x3-inch
loaf dishes or 9-inch pie plates.
When properly positioned, the
shelf should fit snugly in place, be
level and not touch the back or
side wall of the oven.
If arcing occurs when using the
shelf to cook more than one food
at the same time, turn the oven
off. Make sure the shelf is
positioned right-side-up on all
four shelf supports and not
touching oven walls. To prevent
arcing, remove the shelf when
vou
are not
usin~
it.
siz-e-should
be considered; foods
over
3fi
inches high, or 3 pounds
are not recommended for shelf
cooking.
Batters and dough foods and also
uncooked foods which need to be
prepared from scratch should be
cooked without the oven shelf,
following cookbook directions.
Leftovers may be placed in small
individual ceramic or plastic bowls
-
or divided plates.
Use pot holders when handling
foods heated together with your
oven shelf, especially when
heating larger amounts of food in
8-inch-squ=e or other 2-quart size
\’
casseroles.
Use wax paper or plastic wrap
instead of lids on casseroles. Lids
may add too much height to dish.
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