Whirlpool MT9160XE Microwave Oven User Manual


 
TESTING
YOUR DINNERWARE OR
COOKWARE
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Test dinneware or cookware before using.
To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven
with a cup of water beside it. Cook at 100% cook
power for one minute. If the dish gets hot and
water stays cool, do not use it. Some dishes
(melamine, some ceramic dinnerware, etc.) absorb
microwave energy, becoming too hot to handle and
slowing cooking times. Cooking in metal containers
not designed for microwave use could damage the
oven, as could containers with hidden metal (twist-
ties, foil lining, staples, metallic glaze or trim).
hole egg inside the
shell. Steam buildup
in whole eggs may
cause them to burst
and burn you, and
possibly damage the
allow a child to swing on it
when the door is open.
Injury could result.
oven. Slice hard-boiled
eggs before heating.
In rare cases, poached
eggs have been known
to explode. Cover
poached eggs and
into them.
e minute before cutting
energy does not heat
containers, but the heat
For best results, stir any liquid several times
before heating or
reheating. Liquids
heated in certain
containers (especially
from the food can make
the container hot.
containers shaped like
cylinders) may become
overheated. The liquid
may splash out with a
(coffee granules, tea bags, etc.). This can harm
the oven and possibly injure someone.
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