Advertisement
-.
(...tid).d)
–-Do
not
p oppopcorn
in
your
microwave o venunless ina special
microwave popcorn accessory or
unless youusepopcorn labeled for
useinmicrowave ovens.
–If materials i nsideovenshould
ignite, k eepovendoorclosed, t urn
ovenoff,anddisconnect power
cord,or shutoffpower atfuseor
circuitbreaker panel.
~some
products
suchm whole
eggsand sealedcontainers-for
example, c losedglassjars—may
explode andshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
~Avoid
heating
babyfoodin
glassjars, evenwithout t heirlids;
especially meatandeggmixtures.
@ Don'tdefrostfrozenbeverages
in
narrow necked bottles ( especially
carbonated b everages). Evenifthe
container i s opened,pressure can
buildup. Thiscancausethecontainer
toburst,resulting in injury.
oUsernetii
only as
directedin
cookingguide.Foilstripsas
usedonmeatroastsarehelpfi.d
whenusedasshownincooking
guide.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
infoiltrayslessthan3/4"high;
remove topfoilcoverandreturn
trayto box.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowave o ven,keepmetal
at least 1
inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
* COOMBg utensils
maybecome
hotbecause ofheattransfer~*ecl
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneeded tohandlethe
utensil.
Q$ometimes, t hecookingtray
canbecome toohottotouch. B e
carefid w hentouching t hecooking
trayduringandailercooking.
. F'oods c ookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidly thanfoods containing
lessmoisture. S hould thisoccur,
refertopage16forinstructions on
howtocleantheinside oftheoven.
e Thermome~er—Do not
usea thermometer in foodyou
aremicrowaving unlessthe
thermometer i sdesigned or
recommended f oruseinthe
microwave oven.
@ ~~~fic~te~~s—Plastic u~mils
designed formicrowave cooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefidly. Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerant o f
overcooking conditions asareglass
or ceramic materials andmay
softenor charif subjected to short
periodsofovercooking. Inlonger
exposures t oovercooking, thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plastics onlyandusetheminstrict
compliance withtheutensil
manufacturer's recommendations.
2) Donotsubject e mptyutensils t o
microwaving. 3)Donotpermit
childrento useplasticutensils
withoutcomplete supervision.
@
when cooking pork
fOllOW
ourdirections e xactly andalways
cookthemeattoatleast170"F.
Thisassures that,intheremote
possibility t hattrichina maybe
present i nthemeat,itwillbe
Icilledand m eatwillbesafetoeat.
oBoilingeggsis
IIOt
recommended in a microwave
oven.Pressure canbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resulting ininjury.
oFo~d~ withunbrokeno~te~
%IW suchaspotatoes, s ausages,
tomatoes, a pples, c hicken livers
andothergiblets, a ndeggyolks
(seeprevious c aution) s hould be
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
o ~~~oiiableJ9
cOOkiIlg~uc~~~
ancltightiyclosedplasticbags
shbtild beslit,piercedorvented
asdirected incooking guide. I fthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
or immediately a fiercooking,
possiblyresulting ininjury. A lso,
plasticstorage containers s hould
beat leastpartiallyuncovered
because theyforma tightseal.
Whencooking withcontainers
tightlycovered withplasticwrap,
remove c overing c arefully a nddirect
steamaway fromhandsandface.
Advertisement
