GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
Testing your dinnerware or cookware
Test dinnerware or cookware before using.
To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven
with a cup of water beside it. Cook at 100% 
cook power for one minute. If the dish gets
hot and water stays cool, do not use it.
Some dishes (melamine, some ceramic
dinnerware, etc.) absorb microwave energy,
becoming too hot to handle and slowing
cooking times. Cooking in metal containers
not designed for microwave use could dam-
age the oven, as could containers with hidden
metal 
glaze or trim).
Operating safety precautions
Never cook or reheat a whole egg inside
the shell. Steam buildup in whole eggs may
cause them to burst and burn you, and
possibly damage the oven. Slice
eggs before heating. In rare cases, poached
eggs have been known to explode. Cover
poached eggs and allow a standing time of 
one minute before cutting into them.
For best results, stir any liquid several 
times before heating or reheating. Liquids
heated in certain containers (especially
containers shaped like cylinders) may become overheated. The liquid may splash
out with a loud noise during or after heating
or when adding ingredients (coffee granules,
tea bags, etc.). This can harm the oven and possibly injure someone.
Stir before heating
Never lean on the door or allow a child to swing on it when the door is open. Injury could result.
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