IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
●If materials inside oven sho~d
ignite, keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect power cord, or shutoff power at the fise or circuit breaker panel.
●Some products such as whole eggs and sealed
example, closed
●Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.
●DonJt defrost frozen
beverages in narrow necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages). Even if the container is opened, pressure can buildup. This can cause the container to burst, possibly resulting in injury.
●Use metil ody as directed in this book and the cookbook provided. TV dinners maybe
microwaved in foil trays less than 3/4” high; remove top fofi cover and return tray to box. When using metal in the microwave oven, keep metil (other than meti shel~ at least 1 inch away from sides of oven.
●Cookware may become hot because of heat transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may be needed to handle the cookware.
Q Sometimes, the oven floor can
become too hot to touch. Be
careful touching the floor during and after cooking.
c Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may tend to boil over more rapidy than M contig less moisture. Should this occur, refer to page 19 fir instructions on how to clean the inside of the oven.
●
microwaving u~ess the thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven.
●Remove the temperature probe from the oven when not using it to cook with, If you leave the probe inside the oven without inserting it in food or liquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can
create electrical arcing in the oven and damage oven walls.
●Plastic
cooking is very useful, but should be usd
●When cooking pork, follow
the directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least 170°F. This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and meat will be safe to eat.
s Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure will build up inside egg yolk and will cause it to burst, possibly resulting in injury.
●Foods with unbroken outer “skin” such as potatoes, sausages,
tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks (see previous caution) should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.
●Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use in microwave ovens. Check the package for proper use.
. ~~Boilable” cooking pouches
and tightly closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as directed by package. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Also, pktic storage containers shodd be at lwt partidy uncovered because they form a tight seal. When cooking with containers tightly coverd with plastic wrap, remove covering caretifly and directs- away from hands and face.
Q Spontaneous
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