OVERVIEW
TESTING YOUR DINNERWARE OR COOKWARE
Test dinnerware or cookware before using. To | microwave energy, becoming too hot to handle |
test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven with | and slowing cooking time. Cooking in metal |
a cup of water beside it. Cook at 100% cook | containers not designed for microwave use could |
power for one minute. | damage the oven, as could containers with hidden |
If the dish gets hot, do not use it. Some dishes | metal |
(melamine, some ceramic dinnerware, etc.) absorb | or trim). |
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OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• | Never lean on the door or allow a child to |
| cause them to burst, and possibly damage the |
| swing on it when the door is open. |
| oven. Slice |
• | Use hot pads. Microwave energy does not heat |
| In rare cases, poached eggs have been known |
| containers, but the heat from the food can make |
| to explode. Cover poached eggs and allow a |
| the container hot. |
| standing time of one minute before cutting into |
• | Do not use newspaper or other printed paper in |
| them. |
| the oven. | • | For best results, stir any liquid several times |
• | Do not dry flowers, fruit, herbs, wood, paper, |
| during heating or reheating. Liquids heated in |
| gourds, or clothes in the oven. |
| certain containers (especially containers shaped |
• | Do not start a microwave oven when it is empty. |
| like cylinders) may become overheated. The |
| Product life may be shortened. If you practice |
| liquid may splash out with a loud noise during |
| programming the oven, put a container of |
| or after heating or when adding ingredients |
| water in the oven. It is normal for the oven door |
| (coffee granules, tea bags, etc.). This can harm |
| to look wavy after the oven has been running |
| the oven. |
| for a while. | • | Microwaves may not reach the center of a |
• | Do not try to melt paraffin wax in the oven. |
| roast. The heat spreads to the center, from the |
| Paraffin wax will not melt in a microwave oven |
| outside, cooked areas just as in regular oven |
| because it allows microwaves to pass through it. |
| cooking. This is one of the reasons for letting |
• | Do not operate the microwave oven unless the |
| some foods (for example, roasts or baked |
| glass turntable is securely in place and can |
| potatoes) stand for a while after cooking, or for |
| move freely. The turntable can move in either |
| stirring some foods during the cooking time. |
| direction. Make sure the turntable is correct- | • | Do not deep fry in the oven. Microwavable |
| side up in the oven. Handle your turntable with |
| utensils are not suitable and it is difficult to |
| care when removing it from the oven to avoid |
| maintain appropriate |
| possibly breaking it. If your turntable cracks or | • | Do not overcook potatoes. At the end of the |
| breaks, contact your dealer for a replacement. |
| recommended cooking time, potatoes should be |
• | When you use a browning dish, the browning |
| slightly firm because they will continue cooking |
| dish bottom must be at least 3 ⁄16 inch above |
| during standing time. After microwaving, let |
| the turntable. Follow the directions supplied with |
| potatoes stand for 5 minutes. They will finish |
| the browning dish. |
| cooking while standing. |
• | Never cook or reheat a whole egg inside |
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| the shell. Steam buildup in whole eggs may |
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ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
If your electric power line or outlet voltage is less than 110 volts, cooking times may be longer. Have a qualified electrician check your electrical system