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1.For personalsafety the oven must be properly grounded.See groundinginstructionson 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 ovenshelfcan becometoo hotto touch.Be careful when touching the shelf during and after cooking.

4 ‘CBoiiabl&>cooking pouche$i$and tightly ~l~~ed

piasticbags should 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 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,

5.Don’t defrost frozen beveragesin narrow necked bottles especially carbonated ones. Even if the con- tainer is opened, pressure can build up. This can causethe container to burst,resulting in injury,

6.Don’t overcook. Excessive overcooking dehy- drates potatoes, and may cause them to catch fire causingdamage.

7.If food should ever ignite, keep the oven door closed. Turn off the power immediately. Touch CLEAR/OFF or disconnect power cord or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breakerpanel.

8, Remove the tempmture probe from the oven whennot u$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 cause bag to heat, and maycausefire.

10.E#olllngegg$ (In or outof the shell) 1snot recom- 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 microwave popcorn 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, Metal trays 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 thermometer is 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’t operatethe oven while empty in order to prolong the life of the oven and save energy. if, by accident, the oven should run empty a minute or two, no harm is done.

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1.HaveItinstalledandproperlygroundedbya quai- Ified installer. See the special installation booklet packedwith the microwaveoven.

2.The vent fan in your Spacemakeroven w!!I oper- ate autorna?lcallyundar certain corwfltkms(see

AutomaticFanFeature,page7), Whilethe fan is op- erat[ng caution Is requiredto prevent the starting and spreadingof acckfentalcookingfires while the ventfan Isin use.f%rthisreason:

A.Never leave surface units unattendedat high heatsettings.Boiiover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that 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 grease fire, smother flaming pan on surface unit by covering pan completely with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray,

C.Neverfhmwfoodsunderthe ovenwiththe vent fanoperatingbecauseit may spread the flames,

D.Keep hood and greasefiltersciean, according to instructions on pages 17 and 19, to maintain good venting and avoid greasefires.