Frigidaire 316495058 Before Operating, Learn more about your microwave oven, Setting the clock

Before Operating

Learn more about your microwave oven

•To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not operate the microwave oven empty.

•To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware, aluminum foil, metal utensils, or metal trimmed utensils in the microwave oven.

Setting the clock

Example: setting clock display for 9:00:

1.Touch Clock pad once for AM, touch twice for PM.

2.Enter time using number pads.

3.Touch Clock pad again.

Microwave utensil guide

	Use		Do not use
•	Oven proof glass (specifically treated	•	Metal utensils:
	for high intensity heat):		Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces uneven
	Utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie plates,
			cooking. Also, avoid metal skewers, thermometers or foil trays. Metal
	cake plates, liquid measuring cups,
			utensils can cause arcing, which can damage your microwave oven.
	casseroles and bowls without metallic
		•	Metal decoration:
	trim.
			Bowls, cups, serving plates and platters without metallic trim.
•	China:	•	Aluminum foil:
	Bowls, cups, serving plates and platters
			Avoid large sheets of aluminum foil because they hinder cooking and
	without metallic trim.
			may cause harmful arcing. Use small pieces of foil to shield poultry
•	Plastic:		legs and wings. Keep ALL aluminum foil at least 1 inch from the side
			walls of the oven cavity and door of the microwave.
	Plastic wrap (as a cover) - lay the plastic
		•	Wood:
	wrap loosely over the dish and press it to
	the sides. Vent plastic wrap by turning		Wooden bowls and boards will dry out and may split or crack when
	back one edge slightly to allow excess		you use them in the microwave oven. Baskets made of wood will react
	steam to escape. The dish should be		in the same way.
	deep enough so that the plastic wrap will	•	Tightly covered utensils:
	not touch the food. Use plastic dishes,
			Be sure to leave openings for steam to escape from covered
	cups, semi-rigid freezer containers and
	plastic bags for short cooking times. Use		cookware. Pierce plastic pouches of vegetables or other food items
	these with care because the plastic may		before cooking. Tightly closed pouches may explode.
	soften from the heat of the food.	•	Brown paper:
•	Paper:		Avoid using brown paper bags. They absorb heat and can burn.
		•	Flawed or chipped cooking utensils:
	Paper towls, waxed paper, paper napkins
			Any utensil that is cracked, flawed or chipped may break in the oven.
	and paper plates with no metallic trim or
	design. Look for the manufacturer’s label	•	Metal twist ties:
	for any special instructions for use in the
			Remove metal twist ties from plastic or paper bags. They become hot
	microwave oven.
			and could cause a fire.

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