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.

2.Enter time using number pads.

3.Touch clock pad again.

Microwave utensil guide

 

Use

 

Do not use

Oven proof glass (specifically

Metal utensils:

 

treated 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

 

 

 

trim.

Metal decoration:

 

 

China:

 

Bowls, cups, serving plates and platters without metallic trim.

 

 

 

Bowls, cups, serving plates and

Aluminum foil:

 

platters without metallic trim.

 

 

Avoid large sheets of aluminum foil because they hinder cooking and

 

 

 

Plastic:

 

may cause harmful arcing. Use small pieces of foil to shield poultry

 

legs and wings. Keep ALL aluminum foil at least 1 inch from the side

 

Plastic wrap (as a cover) - lay the

 

 

 

walls of the oven cavity and door of the microwave.

 

plastic wrap loosely over the dish and

 

 

 

 

 

press it to the sides. Vent plastic wrap

Wood:

 

by turning back one edge slightly to

 

 

Wooden bowls and boards will dry out and may split or crack when

 

allow excess steam to escape. The

 

 

 

you use them in the microwave oven. Baskets made of wood will react

 

dish should be deep enough so that the

 

 

 

in the same way.

 

plastic wrap will not touch the food.

 

 

 

 

 

Use plastic dishes, cups, semi-rigid

Tightly covered utensils:

 

freezer containers and plastic bags for

 

 

Be sure to leave openings for steam to escape from covered

 

short cooking times. Use these with

 

 

 

cookware. Pierce plastic pouches of vegetables or other food items

 

care because the plastic may soften

 

 

 

before cooking. Tightly closed pouches may explode.

 

from the heat of the food.

 

 

 

 

Paper:

Brown paper:

 

Paper towls, waxed paper, paper

 

Avoid using brown paper bags. They absorb heat and can burn.

 

napkins and paper plates with no

 

 

 

metallic trim or design. Look for the

Flawed or chipped cooking utensils:

 

manufacturer’s label for any special

 

 

Any utensil that is cracked, flawed or chipped may break in the oven.

 

instructions for use in the microwave

 

 

 

 

 

oven.

Metal twist ties:

 

 

 

 

 

Remove metal twist ties from plastic or paper bags. They become hot

 

 

 

and could cause a fire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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