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–Do not pop popcorn in your

microwave oven u~ess in a special microwave popcorn accessory or udess you use prepackaged popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens.

–Donot overcook potatoes. They could dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage to your oven.

. Ifmateria~ ~side oven

should ignite, keep oven door

closed, turn oven off, and disconnect power cord, or shut off power at fuse or circuit breaker panel.

●Some produc~ such as whole eggs and sealed containers-for example, closed glass jars-may explode and should not be heated in this oven,

. Avoid heating baby food in

glass jars, even without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

●Don’t defrost frozen beverages in narrow necked bodes (especitiy carbonated beverages), Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to burst, resulting in injury.

●Use meti ody as directed in

this manual and cookbook provided.

TV dinners in foil trays less than 3/4” high may be microwaved– just remove top foil cover and return tray to box. When using meti in the microwave oven,

keep meti (other than metal shelfl at least 1 inch away from sides of oven.

. c~kwa~ may become hot

because of heat transferred from the heated fwd. Potholders may be needed to handle the cookware.

●Sometimes, the glass cooking tray can become too hot to touch. Be carefil when touching the tray during and after cooking.

. Foo& cooked in liquids (such

as pasm) may tend to boil over more rapidy than fd containing less moisture. Should this occur, refer to page 33 tir instructions on how to clean the inside of the oven,

●Thermometer-Do not

use a thermometer in food you are microwaving unless the thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven.

c Remove the temperature probe from the oven when not in use. H you Imve the probe inside the oven without inserting it in fti or liquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical arcing in the oven and damage oven walls.

s Plastic cookware—Plastic cookware designed for microwve cooking is very usetil, but should be used carefilly. Even rnicrowve- safe plastic may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char if subjected to short periods of overcooking. In

longer exposures to overcooking,

the fmd and cookware could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave-safe plastics ody and use them in strict compliance with the cookware manufacturer’s recommendations. 2) Do not subject empty cookware to microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use plastic cookware without complete supervision,

s 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 it maybe present in the meat, trichina will be wed and meat will be safe to eat.

●Boiling eggs is not recommended in a microwave oven. Pressure can build up inside the egg yolk and may cause it to burst, resulting in injury.

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●F~& with unbroken outer

‘%kin” 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.

●f+Boilable” cooking pouches

and tightly closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as directed in cookbook. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately atir cooking, possibly resulting in injury, Also, plastic storage containers should be at least partidy uncoveti because they form a tight seal. When cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove wvering care~y and direct steam away from hands and face.

●Spontaneous boiting-Under certain special circumstances, liquids may start to boil during or shortly after removal from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir the liquid briefly before removing the container from the microwave oven.

●use of the DOUBLE D~~

shelf accessory.

—Remove the shelf from oven when not in use.

–Do not store or cook with shelf on floor of oven. Product damage may result.

–Use pot holders when handling the shelf and cookware. They may be hot.

–Do not use microwave browning dish on shelf. The shelf could overheat,

–Be sure that the shelf is positioned properly inside the oven to prevent product damage. Use of shelf with Auto Cook, Auto Reheat or Popcorn feature is not recommended (see page 30).

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