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Microwaves pass through most glass, paper, and plastics without heating them so food absorbs the energy. Microwaves bounce off metal con- tainers so food does not absorb the energy.
Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast. The heat spreads to the center from the outer, cooked areas just as in regular oven cooking. This is one of the reasons for letting some foods (for example, roasts or baked potatoes) stand for a while after cooking, or for stirring
some foods during the cooking time.
The microwaves disturb water molecules in the food. As the molecules bounce around bumping into each other, heat is made, like rubbing
your hands together. This is the heat that does the cooking.
NOTE: Do not deep fry in the oven. Microwavable utensils are not suitable and it is difficult to maintain appropriate deep frying temperatures.
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Using your microwave oven may cause interference to your radio, TV, or similar equipment. When there is interference, you can reduce it or remove it by:
l Cleaning the door and sealing surfaces of the oven.
l Adjusting the receiving antenna of the radio or television.
0 Moving the receiver away from the microwave oven.
l Plugging the microwave oven into a different outlet so that the microwave oven and receiver are on different branch circuits.
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1 To test the oven put about 1 cup of cold water in a glass container in the oven. Close the
r3door. Make sure it latches. Follow the
1 directions in the “Cooking at high cook power” section to set the oven to cook for 2 minutes. When the time
Iais up, the water should be heated.
