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MicrowaveOven:
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Readandfollow thespecific "Precautions t o
Avoid Possible E xposure t oExcessive Mcrowave
Energy"section.
To reduce
therisk offirein theovencavity:
—Do notovercook f ood. C arefully a ttend appiiance
ifpaper, p lastic orothercombustible materials
areplaced inside theoventofacilitate c ooking.
—Remove w iretwist-ties a ndmetalhandles
frompaperorplastic containers before placing
themintheoven.
—Donotuseyourmicrowave o ventodry
newspapers.
—Donotuserecycled paperproducts.
Recycled papertowels,napkinsandwaxpaper
cancontainmetalfleckswhichmaycause
arcingor ignite.Paperproductscontaining
nylonor nylonfilaments shouldbe avoided,
astheymayalsoignite.
—Donotpoppopcornin yourmicrowave o ven
unlessin a specialmicrowave popcornaccessory
or unlessyouusepopcornlabeledforusein
microwave ovens.
—Do
notovercook potatoes. T hey
could
dehydrate andcatchfire,causingdamageto
youroven.
—Donotoperatetheovenwhileemptytoavoid
damage t otheovenandthedanger
o f fire.If by
accident t heovenshouldrunemptya minuteor
two,noharmis done,However, t ryto avoid
operating theovenemptyat ail times—it s aves
energyandprolongsthelifeof theoven.
—Donotusetheovenforstoragepurposes.
Donotleavepaperproducts, c ookingutensilsor
foodin theovenwhennotin use.
—Mmaterialsinsidethe ovenshould
ignite,
keepovendoorclosed, t urnovenoff,and
disconnect t hepowercord,or shutoffpower
at thefuseor circuitbreakerpanel.
oSomeproductssuchaswholeeggsand
sealedcontaine~for
example, c losedglass
jars-will explodeandshouldnotbe heatedin
thisoven.Suchuseof themicrowave ovencould
resultin injury.
Seethedoorsurfacecleaning instructions
in
theCareandCleaning sectionof thisguide.
Q Avoid heatingbabyfoodinglass jars,evenwith"
thelidoff,
Makesureall infantfoodis thoroughly
cooked.Stirfoodto distribute theheatevenly, B e
carefulto preventscaldingwhenwarming
formulaor breastmilk.Thecontainer mayfeel
coolerthanthemilkreailyis.Alwaystestthemilk
beforefeedingthebaby.
Donotboileggsin a microwave o ven.
Pressure
willbuildup insidetheeggyolkandwillcauseit
to burst,possibly resultingin injury,
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Foodswithunbrokenouter'~skin"
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suchaspotatoes, s ausages, t omatoes,
.,
apples,chickenliversandother
giblets,
a ndeggyolksshouldbe piercedto allow
steamto escapeduringcooking.
*Donotdefrostfrozenbeverages
i n narrow-
necked bottles (especiallycarbonated beverages).
Even
if thecontainer is opened, p ressurecanbuild
up.Thiscancausethecontainer to burst,possibly
resultingin injury,
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