SPECIAL NOTES AND WARNINGS |
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Eggs, fruits, | * Puncture egg yolks and whites and | * Cook eggs in shells. This prevents “explosion”, | |
vegetables, nuts, | oysters before cooking to prevent | which may damage the oven or injure yourself. | |
seeds, sausages | “explosion”. | ||
* Cook hard/soft boiled eggs. | |||
and oysters | * Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash, hot | ||
| dogs, sausages and oysters so that steam | * Overcook oysters. | |
| escapes. | * Dry nuts or seeds in shells. | |
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Popcorn | Use specially bagged popcorn for the | Pop popcorn in regular brown bags or glass | |
| microwave oven. | bowls. | |
| Listen while popping corn for the popping to | ||
| Exceed maximum time on popcorn package. | ||
| slow to | ||
Baby food | * Transfer baby food to small dish and heat | * Heat disposable bottles. | |
| carefully, stirring often. Check for suitable | * Overheat baby bottles. | |
| temperature to prevent burns. | * Only heat until warm. | |
| * Remove the screw cap and teat before | * Heat bottles with nipples on. | |
| warming baby bottles. After warming shake | * Heat baby food in original jars. | |
| thoroughly. Check for suitable temperature |
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General | * Food with filling should be cut after | * Heat or cook in closed glass jars or | |
| heating, to release steam and avoid burns. | airtight containers. | |
| * Use a deep bowl when cooking liquids or | * Deep fat fry. | |
| cereals to prevent boiling over. | * Heat or dry wood, herbs, wet papers, clothes or | |
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| flowers. | |
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| * Operate the oven without a load (i.e. an | |
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| absorbing material such as food or water) in the | |
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| oven cavity. | |
Liquids | * For boiling or cooking liquids see | * Heat for longer than recommended time. | |
(Beverages) | WARNING on page 2 to prevent explosion and |
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| delayed eruptive boiling. |
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Canned foods | * Remove food from can. | * Heat or cook food while in cans. | |
Sausage rolls, | * Cook for the recommended time. | * Overcook as they may catch fire. | |
Pies, Christmas | (These foods have high sugar and/or fat |
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Pudding | content.) |
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Meats | * Use a microwave proof roasting rack to | * Place meat directly on the turntable for cooking. | |
| Collect drained juices. |
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Utensils | Check the utensils are suitable for | * Use metal utensils for MICROWAVE cooking. | |
| MICROWAVE cooking before you use them. | Metal reflects microwave energy and may cause | |
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| an electrical discharge known as arcing. | |
Aluminium foil | * Use to shield food to prevent over cooking. | * Use too much. | |
| * Watch for sparking. Reduce foil or keep | * Shield food close to cavity walls. | |
| clear of cavity walls | * Sparking can damage the cavity. | |
Browning dish | * Place a suitable insulator such as a | * Exceed the preheating time recommended by | |
| microwave and heat proof dinner plate between | the manufacturer. | |
| the turntable and the browning dish. | Excessive preheating can cause the | |
| * Exceed the preheating time recommended by | glass turntable to shatter and/or damage internal | |
| the manufacturer. | parts of the oven. | |
| * Excessive preheating can cause the glass |
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| turntable to shatter and/or damage |
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