Frigidaire 316495002 Learn more about your microwave oven, Setting the clock, Before Operating

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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