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1. For personalsafetythe oven must be properly
grounded.Seegroundinginstructionson Page3 of
this book.
2. Cooking utensils may become hot because of
heat transferred from the heated food. This is espe-
cially true if plastic wrap has been covering the top
and handles of the utensil. Pot holders may be
needed.
3. Sometimes,the ovenshelfcanbecometoohotto
touch.Be careful when touching the shelf during and
aftercooking.
4 ‘CBoiiabl&>cooking pouche$i$and tightly ~l~~ed
piasticbagsshould be slit, pricked or vented as di-
rected in Cookbook. If they are not, plastic could
burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly
resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage.containers
should be at least partially uncovered becausethey
form a tight seal. When cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering
carefully and direct steam away from hands and
face,
5. Don’t defrost frozen beveragesin narrow necked
bottles especiallycarbonated ones. Even if the con-
tainer is opened, pressure can build up. This can
causethe containerto burst,resulting in injury,
6. Don’t overcook. Excessive overcooking dehy-
drates potatoes, and may cause them to catch fire
causingdamage.
7. If food shouldever ignite, keep the oven door
closed. Turn off the power immediately. Touch
CLEAR/OFF or disconnect power cord or shut off
power at thefuse or circuit breakerpanel.
8, Remove the tempmture probe from the oven
whennotu$lngit to cook with. If you leavethe probe
inside the oven without inserting it in food or liquid
and turn cm microwave energy, it can create elec-
trical arcing in the oven, and damage oven walls or
shelf.
9, Remove wire twlsbtles on paper and plastic-
bags before placing in oven. Twist-ties sometimes
causebag to heat, and maycausefire.
10. E#olllngegg$(In oroutof theshell) 1snotrecom-
mendedfor microwave cooking. Pressure can build
up inside egg yolk and cause it to burst, resulting in
injury,
11. Do riot pop popcorn in your microwaveoven
unless in a special microwavepopcorn accessory or
unless you use popcorn in a packago labeled for
microwave ovcms,Elecaixmof the heat generated,
without those precautions,the container could catch
fire.
12, like metal only as diroWd in cookbook. Metal
strips as used cmmeat roasts are helpful in cooking
food when used as directed, Metaltrays maybe used
for TV dinners. However, when using metal in the
microwave oven, keep metai at ieast l-inch away
fromsidesofmicrowaveoven.
13.
DO not use any thermometerin food you are
microwavingunlessthat thermometeris designed or
recommendedfor usein the microwaveoven.
14. Do not store fiammabiemateriaisin an oven.
Also, do not use flammable fluids in the vicinity of
your oven.
15. Do not use your microwave oven to dry news-
papers.If overheated,they can catch fire.
16. Piastic Utensiis--PIastic utensils designed for
microwave cooking ar6 very useful, but should be
usedcarefully.Evenmicrowaveplastic may not be as
tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or
ceramic materials and may soften or char if sub-
jected to short periods of overcooking. In longer ex-
posures to overcooking, the food and utensils may
even ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave
plastics 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 com-
pletesupervision.
17. Don’toperatethe ovenwhile empty in order to
prolong the life of the oven and save energy. if, by
accident,the oven should run emptya minute or two,
no harm isdone.
THE 1+001%
1. Have
Itinstalledandproperlygroundedbya quai-
Ified installer.See the special installation booklet
packedwith the microwaveoven.
2. The ventfan in yourSpacemakerovenw!!I oper-
ate autorna?lcallyundar certain corwfltkms(see
AutomaticFanFeature,page7), Whilethe fan is op-
erat[ngcautionIs requiredto preventthe starting
and spreadingof acckfentalcookingfireswhilethe
ventfanIsinuse.f%rthisreason:
A. Neverleave surfaceunits unattendedat high
heatsettings.Boiiover causessmoking and greasy
spilloversthat may ignke and spread if vent fan is
operating. To
HMiimim automatic fan operation,
use adequatesized utensils and use high heat set-
tings only when necessary.
B, M the event of a greasefire, smother flaming
pan on surface unit by covering pan completely
with well-fitting lid, cookie sheetor flat tray,
C. Neverfhmwfoodsundertheovenwiththevent
fanoperatingbecauseit mayspreadthe flames,
D. Keep hoodand greasefiltersciean, according
to instructions on pages 17 and 19, to maintain
good venting and avoid greasefires.