IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS
FOOD | CHILDREN |
Puncture egg yolks before cooking to prevent “explosion”. Don’t cook eggs in shells.
Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash, hot dogs and sausages so that steam escapes.
Use specially bagged popcorn for the microwave oven. Listen while popping corn for the popping to slow to 1 or 2 seconds or use special Popcorn pad.
Check foods to see that they
are cooked to the United States Department of Agriculture’s recommended temperatures.
To test for doneness, insert a meat thermometer in a thick or dense area away from fat or bone. Never leave the thermometer in the food during cooking, unless it is approved for microwave oven use.
Don’t heat baby food in original jars.
Transfer baby food to a small dish and heat carefully, stirring often. Check temperature before serving.
Don’t heat bottles with nipples on.
Put nipples on bottles after heating and shake thoroughly. “Wrist” test before feeding. Don’t heat dispos- able bottles.
After heating baked goods with fillings, pierce outside of food to release steam and avoid burns.
Don’t heat or cook in closed glass jars or air tight containers.
Don’t preserve foods by canning using the microwave oven, as
harmful bacteria may not be destroyed.
Children below the age of 7 should use the microwave oven with a supervising person very near to them. Children between the ages of
7 and 12 should have a supervising person in the same room.
The child must be able to reach the oven comfortably; if not, they
should stand on a sturdy stool.
At no time should anyone be allowed to lean or swing on the oven door.
Children should be taught all safety precautions: use potholders, remove coverings carefully, pay special attention to packages that crisp food because they may be extra hot.
Don’t assume that because a child has mastered one cooking skill they can cook everything.
Children need to learn that the microwave oven is not a toy. See
page 17 for Child Lock feature.
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