Safety Precautions |
Mode
Safety
IMPORTANT: Do not overcook food; fire could resulL Proper cookingdepends onselecting the correct power level andcooking time for the amountof food inthe oven. Smaller portions of food that are cookedtoo long maycatch fire. Always have food inthe microwaveoven when it is on to absorb the microwave energy. When using the oven at power levels below 100%, you can hearthe magnetron cycling onand off. Condensation is a normal part of microwave cooking. Coveredfoodswill not cause as much condensationas uncoveredones. Do not block oven vents. This oven is rated for 600 watts by using the IEC Test Procedure. When preparing foods, check food 1o2minutes before the minimum time and add time accordingly.
FOOD ITEM OR PROCESS
Home Canning
Drying
Foods with Nonporous
Skins or Shells
Popcorn
Baby Food/Baby Formula
General
| DO | DON'T |
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| Heat, cook or can inclosed glass jars or air |
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| tightcontainers. |
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| Homecaninthemicrowaveasharmfulbacteria |
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| maynot bedestroyed. |
| . | Drymeats,herbs,fruits,vegetables,gourds, |
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| wooditems orwet papers. |
| . | Dry nutsorseeds inthe shell. |
. | Pierceskinsof potatoes,apples,whole | Cookeggsintheshe!!. |
| squash, hotdogs andsausagesso that | Reheatwholeeggs. |
| steamcanescape. |
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. | Puncturewhob eggyolksbeforecooking |
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| topreventbursting. |
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. | Use popcorn packaged for microwave | Leaveovenunattendedwhenpoppingpopcorn. |
| ovens. | Usebrown paperbags orglass bowlsto pop |
. | Refer to popcorn package for popping | corn in. |
| time. Setthe timeearlyto checkpopping. | Placepopcornpackageonoven rackoroven |
. | Placepopcornpackageonamicrowaveo | bottom. |
| safedish. |
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,Placebabyfood inasmalldishandheat , Heatbabyfood inthe originaljars.
gently,stiroften,andchecktemperature Heatbottleswithnippleson.
| beforeserving. | Heatbottleswithdisposableliners. |
, | Placenipples/caponbottlesafterheating |
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| andshakethoroughly.Always'wrist test" |
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| beforefeeding. |
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. | When using oven cooking bags, use | Usewire twistotieto close anoven cooking |
| plasticties orcottonstringto closebag. | bag. |
. | Stir liquids before and after heating to | Deepfatfry. |
| helpprevent 'eruption." | Use paper towels or cloths that contain a |
. | Baked itemswith fillings should be cut | syntheticfiberwovenintothem(thefiber may |
| opentoallowsteamtoescapeandavoid | causethe towelto ignite). |
| burns. |
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. | Pizzasaucecanbecomeextremelyhot. |
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| Checktemperaturesbeforeeating. |
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