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8)THERMOMETERS
•DO NOT use a conventional meat thermometer in your oven. Arcing may occur. Microwave safe thermometers are available for both meat and candy.
9)BABY FORMULA / BABY FOOD
•DO NOT heat baby formula or baby food in the microwave oven. The glass jar or surface of the food may appear warm while the interior can be so hot as to burn the infant’s mouth and esophagus.
10)REHEATING PASTRY PRODUCTS
•When reheating pastry products, check temperatures of any fillings before eating. Some foods have fillings which heat faster and can be extremely hot, while the surface remains warm to the touch (e.g. jelly donuts).
11)GENERAL OVEN USAGE GUIDELINES
•DO NOT use the oven for any purpose other than the preparation of food. This oven is specifically designed to heat or cook food. DO NOT use this oven to heat chemicals or other
•Before use, check that utensils/containers are suitable for use in microwave ovens.
•DO NOT attempt to use this microwave oven to dry newspaper, clothing or any other materials. They may catch fire.
•When the oven is not being used, DO NOT store any objects other than oven accessories inside the oven in case it is accidentally turned on.
•The appliance shall not be operated by Microwave or Combination WITHOUT FOOD IN THE OVEN. Operation in this manner may damage the appliance.
•If smoke or a fire occurs in the oven, press the Stop/Reset button and leave the door closed in order to extinguish the flames. Disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse.
•Extreme caution must be used when moving hot liquids.
•When handling cooking containers take care not to let the contents spill.
•Avoid hot steam, serious burns and scalds could result.
•Do not use a steam cleaner to clean this appliance. The steam from the cleaning appliance could penetrate live components and permanently damage the oven or cause injury.
•The use of accessories not recommended by Panasonic may cause injury.
12)HEATER OPERATION
•Exterior oven surfaces, including air vents on the cabinet and the oven door will get hot during Convection, Combination or Grill functions. To prevent burns, take care when opening or closing the door and when inserting or removing food and accessories.
•The oven has heaters situated in the top and rear of the oven. During and after using either the Convection, Combination or Grill functions, all inside surfaces of the oven will be very hot. To prevent burns, care should be taken to avoid touching the inside surfaces of the oven.
•TO AVOID THE RISK OF SCALDING, please use caution when touching accessible parts when oven is operated in Convection,Grill or Combination mode, because the accessible parts may become extremely hot.
13)BEFORE USING YOUR OVEN
•Before using the oven for the first time, wipe excessive oil off in the oven cavity and operate the oven without food and accessories on Convection at 450°F (230°C), for 10 minutes. This will allow the oil that is used for rust protection to be burned off. This is the only time the oven is used empty. (with the exception of preheating on Convection)
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