Thermador MT27 manual Microwave Oven Safety Precautions

M Oven Microwave and Safety Precautions

MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

IMPORTANT: Do not overcook food; fire could result. Proper cooking depends on selecting the correct power level and cooking time for the amount of food in the oven. Smaller portions of food that are cooked too long may catch fire. Always have food in the microwave oven when it is on to absorb the microwave energy. When using the oven at power levels below 100%, you can hear the magnetron cycling on and off. Condensation is a normal part of microwave cooking. Covered foods will not cause as much condensation as uncovered ones. Do not block oven vents. This oven is rated for 1100 watts by using the IEC Test Procedure. When preparation foods, check food 1-2 minutes before the minimum time and add time accordingly.

FOOD ITEM OR PROCESS	DO	DON’T
Home Canning		• Heat, cook or can in closed
			glass jars or air tight contain-
			ers.
		• Can in the microwave as
			harmful bacteria may not be
			destroyed.
Drying		•	Dry meats, herbs, fruits, veg-
			etables,gourds,wood items or
			wet papers.
		• Dry nuts or seed in the shell.
Foods with Nonporous	• Pierce skins of potatoes, apples,	• Cook eggs in the shell.
Skins or Shells	whole squash, hot dogs and sau-	•	Reheat whole eggs.
	sages so that steam can escape.
	• Puncture whole egg yolks before
	cooking to prevent explosion.
Popcorn	• Use popcorn packaged for mi-	• Leave oven unattended when
	crowave ovens.		popping popcorn.
	• Refer to popcorn package for	• Use brawn paper bags or glass
	popping time. Set the time early		bowls to pop corn in.
	to check popping.
Baby Food/Baby	• Place baby food in a small dish	• Heat baby food in the original
Formula	and heat gently, stir often, and		Jars.
	check temperature before serv-	• Heat bottles with nipples on.
	ing.	• Heat bottles with dispasable
	• Place nipples/cap on bottles af-
			liners.
	ter heatly gently and shake thor-
	oughly. Always “wrist test” be-
	fore feeding.
General	• When using oven cooking bags,	• Use wire twist-be to close an
	use plastlc ties or cotton string		oven cooking bag.
	to close. bag.	•	Deep fat fry.
	• Stir liquids before and after heat-	• Use paper towels or cloths
	ing to help prevent “eruption.”
			that contain a synthetic fiber
	• Baked items with fillingb should
			woven into them (the fiber
	be cut open to allow steam to
			may cause the towel to ignite).
	escape and avoid burns.
	• Pizza sauce can become ex-
	tremely hot. Check tempera-
	tures before eating.

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