Cuisinart IB-8084 manual About Food, About Safety, Temp Food

About Food

FOOD	DO	DON’T
Eggs, sausages, nuts,	• Puncture egg yolks before cooking to	• Cook eggs in shells.
seeds	prevent “explosion.”	• Reheat whole eggs.
Fruits and vegetables	• Pierce skins of potatoes, apples,
		• Dry nuts or seeds in shells.
	squash, hot dogs and sausages so
	that steam escapes.
Popcorn	• Use specially bagged popcorn for the	• Pop popcorn in regular brown bags
	microwave oven.	or glass bowls.
	• Listen while popping corn for the	• Exceed maximum time on popcorn
	popping to slow to 1 or 2 seconds.	package.
Baby food	• Transfer baby food to small dish and	• Heat disposable bottles.
	heat carefully, stirring often. Check	• Heat bottles with nipples on.
	temperature before serving.
		• Heat baby food in original jars.
	• Put nipples on bottles after heating
	and shake thoroughly. “Wrist” test
	before feeding.
General	• Cut baked goods with filling after	• Heat or cook in closed glass jars or
	heating to release steam and avoid	air tight containers.
	burns.	• Deep fat fry.
	• Stir liquids briskly before and after
		• Dry wood, gourds, herbs or wet
	heating to avoid “eruption.”
		papers.
	• Use deep bowl, when cooking liquids
	or cereals, to prevent boilovers.

ABOUT SAFETY

Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United States Department of Agriculture’s recommended temperatures.

Temp	Food
160ºF	For fresh pork, ground
	meat, boneless white
	poultry, fish, seafood,
	egg dishes and frozen
	prepared food.
165º F	For leftover, ready-to-reheat
	refrigerated, and deli and
	carryout “fresh” food
170º F	White meat of poultry (with
	bone)
180º F	Dark meat of poultry

To test for doneness, insert a meat ther- mometer into a thick or dense area away from fat or bone. NEVER leave the ther- mometer in the food during cooking, unless it is approved for microwave oven use.

•ALWAYS use potholders to prevent burns when handling utensils that are in contact with hot food. Enough heat from the food can transfer through utensils to cause skin burns.

•Avoid steam burns by directing steam away from the face and hands. Slowly lift the farthest edge of a dish’s covering and carefully open popcorn and oven cooking bags away from the face.

•Stay near the oven while it’s in use and check cooking progress frequently so that there is no chance of overcooking food.

•NEVER use the interior of the oven for storing cookbooks or other items.

•Select, store and handle food carefully to preserve its high quality and minimize the spread of foodborne bacteria.

•Keep MicroGuide cover clean. Food residue can cause arcing and/or fires.

•Use care when removing items from the oven so that the utensil, your clothes or accessories do not touch the safety door latches.

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