49Don’t defrostfrozenbever-
agesinnarrow neckedbottles;
especiallycarbonatedones.
Evenifthe container isopened,
pressurecanbuild up. Thiscan
causethecontainer toburst,
resultingin injury.
oUsemetalonlyasdirectedin
Cookbook.Metalstrips asused
on meatroastsare helpfulwhen
usedasshown in Cookbook.
TVdinners maybe cookedin
metaltrays.However,when
usingmetal inmicrowaveoven,
keepmetalatleastl-inchaway
fromsidesofoven.
eCookingutensiismay
becomehotbecauseofheat
transferredfrom the heated
food. This isespeciallytrue if
plasticwrap has beencovering
thetop and handles ofthe
utensil.Potholdersmay be
neededto handlethe utensil.
@Sornetlmes,theovenfloor
canbecometoohottotouch.
Becarefultouching the floor
during andafter cooking.
ei30not me anythermometer
in food youare microwaving
unlessthatthermometer is
designedor recommendedfor
usein the microwaveoven.
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probefromtheovenwhennot
usingittocook wHh*If you b3Ve
theprobe insidetheovenwithout
insertingit in food or Ilquid, and
turn on microwaveenergy,it can
createelectricalarcing in the
oven,and damageovenwalls.
*PlasticLJtensils--Plastic
utensilsdesignedfor microwave
cookingare veryuseful,but
shouldbe usedcarefully.Even
microwaveplasticmaynot be as
tolerantof overcookingcondi-
tionsas areglassor ceramic
materialsandmay softenor
charif subjectedto short periods
of overcooking.Inlonger expo-
suresto overcooking,thefood
andutensils couldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Use micro-
waveplasticsonly “and use
them” instrict compliancewith
theutensil manufacturer’s
recommendations.2) Donot
subjectempty uterwiistomicro-
waving,3)Do notpermitchildren
to useplasticutensilswithout
completesupervision.
eWhencookingporkfollow
our directionsexactlyand
alwayscook the meatto at least
170°.This assuresthat,in the
remotepossibilitythat trichina
maybe presentin the meat,it
will bekilled andmeatwill be
safeto eat.
69Eh3illngeggs(inandoutof
shell)isnotrecctmrnwxfedfor
microwavecooking.Pressure
canbuild up inside eggyolkand
maycauseit to burst, resulting
in.injury,
ef%od$withunbrokenouter
“akin”suchas potatoes,hot
dogsor sausages,tomatoes,
apples,chickenliversand other
giblets,and eggs(seeabove)
shouldbe piercedto allow
steamto escapeduringcooking.
#cookingpotwhes
and clWMMfplasticbags
shouldbe slit,piercedor vented
asdirected inCookbook.If they
arenot, plastic couldburstdur-
ingor irnwiediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingin injury. Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshould
beat leastpartiallyuncovered
be(IaLH3they forma tight seal.
Whencooking with containers
tightly coveredwith plasticwrap,
removecoveringcarefullyand
directsteamaway fromhands
andface.
THE IHOOD:eHaveitinstailedandproperiy
groundedbyaqualifiedinstaller.
Seethespecialinstallationbook-
letpackedwith the microwave
oven.
s‘T’heventfanin yourSpace-
maker@ovenwilioperate
automaticallyundercertain
conditions[seeAutomaticFan
Feature,page7).While thefanis
operatingcautionisrequiredto
preventthestartingandspreaef-
ingofaccidentalcookingfires
whiietheventfanisin use.For
thisreason:
-Never leaveswfaceunits
unattendedat highheatsettings.
Boilovercausessmokingand
greasyspilloversthat mayignite
andspread ifventfan is oper-
ating.To minimizeautomaticfan
operation,useadequatesized
utensilsand usehigh heatset-
tingsonly when necessary.
—Intheeventofagreasefire,
smotherflamingpan on surface
unit by coveringpan completely
with well-fitting lid,cookie sheet
or flattray.
-Never framefoodsunderthe
ovenwiththeventfanoperating
becauseit mayspreadthe
flames.
-Keep hoodandgreasefilters
ckxm$according to instructions
on pages15and 16,to maintain
goodventing andavoid grease
fires,
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