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mPORTmT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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*Don’t defrost frozen beverages in narrow necked botties (Qspecidly carbonated beverages), Even if the container is opened, pressure can butid up. This can cause the container to burst, resulting in injury.

●Use meti o~y as direeted in cookbook. TV dinners maybe microwaved in foil trays less tian 3/4” high; remove top foil cover and return tray to box. When using metal in the microwave oven, keep metal (other than mti shel~ at least 1 inch away from sides of oven.

Q Cooking utensils may become hot because of heat transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may be needed to handle the utensil.

*Sometimes, the oven floor can become too hot to touch. Be careful touchi~g the floor during and akr cooking.

*Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may tend to boil over mom mpi~y than fti containing less moisture. Shotid this occur, refer to page 28 for instructions on how to clean the inside of the oven.

@Thermometer—Do not use a thermometer in food you are microwaving udess the thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven.

*Remove the temperature p~~ from the oven when not using it to cook with. If you leave the probe inside the oven without inserting it in food or liquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical arcing in the oven and damage oven walls,

@Phtic utens&-Plastic utensfls designed for microwave cooking are very useful, but should be usti carefi~y. Even microwave plastic may not be as tolerant of ovetiking conditions as are @ass or ceramic materials and may sofien or char if subjected to short

periods of overcooking. In longer exposures to overcooking, the fd and utensils could ignite, For these reasons: 1) Use microwave plastics ordy and use them in strict compliance with the utensil manuticturer’s recommendations.

2)Do not subject empty utensfls to microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use plastic utensils without complete supervision.

●When cooking pork, follow our directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least l~°F. This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be tiled and meat will be safe to eat.

Q Boiling eggs is not

recommended in a microwave oven. Pressure can bufld up inside egg yolk and may cause it to burst, resulting in injury.

●Foods with unbroken outer “skin” such as potatoes, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks (see previous caution) should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.

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and tightly closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as directed in cookbook. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Mso, phtic storage containers shodd be at least partidy uncovered because they form a tight seal. When cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering carefu~y and direct steam away from hands and face.

●SPntineous boiling—under

certain special circumstances, liquids may start to boil during or shortly after removal from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir the

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liquid briefly before removing the - container fmm the microwave oven,

Q Use of the shelf accessory.

—Remove the shelf from oven when not in use.

–Do not store or cook with shelf on floor of oven. Product damage may result.

–Use pot holders to handle shelf and utensils, They may be hot.

—Do not use microwave browning dish on shelf; the shelf could overheat. Do not use shelf with Automatic Cooking feature.

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●Have it installed and properly grounded by a qtied instier,

See the spccid initiation bootiet packed with the microwave oven.

●The exhaust fan in your oven W operate automatidy under

certain conditions (see Automatic Fan Feature, page 6). While the -

fan is operating, caution is required to prevent the starting and spreading of accidenti cooking fires whtie the exhaust fan is in use. For this reason:

–Never leave surface units unattended at high hat settings. Bodovercausessmoking and greasy sptioversthat may ignite and spread if exhaust fan is operating, To mi- automatic M operation, use adequate sized utensils and use high heat ody when necessary.

—In 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.

–Never flame foods under the oven with the exhaust fan operating because it may spread the flames.

–Keep hood and grease fiiters clean, according to instructions on _ pages ~ and 29, to maintain good venting and avoid grease fires.

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