
SMW Oven Care and Use Manual | Microwave 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 preparing foods, check food
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Home Canning |
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| glass jars or air tight contain- |
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| • Can in the microwave as | |
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| harmful bacteria may not be |
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Drying |
| • | Dry meats, herbs, fruits, veg- |
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| etables,gourds,wood items or |
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| wet papers. |
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| • Dry nuts or seeds in the shell. | |
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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. |
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| • Puncture whole egg yolks before |
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| cooking to prevent explosion. |
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Popcorn | • Use popcorn packaged for mi- | • Leave oven unattended when | |
| crowave ovens. |
| popping popcorn. |
| • Refer to popcorn package for | • Use brown paper bags or glass | |
| popping time. Set the time early |
| bowls to popcorn in. |
| to check popping. |
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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 disposable | |
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| liners. | |
| ter heating gently and shake thor- |
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| oughly. Always “wrist test” be- |
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| fore feeding. |
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General | • When using oven cooking bags, | • Use wire | |
| 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.” | ||
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| that contain a synthetic fiber | |
| • Baked items with fillings should |
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| woven into them (the fiber | |
| be cut open to allow steam to |
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| may cause the towel to ignite). | |
| escape and avoid burns. |
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| • Pizza sauce can become ex- |
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| tremely hot. Check tempera- |
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| tures before eating. |
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