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WORTANT SAFETY~STRUCTIONS
(condnued)
Usefoilonlyasdirectedin thisguide.
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dinnersmaybe microwaved in foiltraysless
than3/4inchhigh;removethetopfoilcoverand
returnthetrayto thebox.Whenusingmetalin the
microwave oven,keepmetal(otherthanthemetal
shelflat leastoneinchawayfromsidesof oven.
@ Cookware may
become hotbecause o fheat
transferred f romtheheated food.
P ot
holders m ay
beneeded tohandle thecookware,
Theovenfloorcanbecome toohotto touch.
Be
careful
touchingthe floor duringand after cooking.
*Foods
cooked in liquids
(suchaspasta)
maytendto boilovermorerapidlythanfoods
containing lessmoisture, S houldthisoccur,refer
to theCareandCleaning sectionforinstructions
onhowto cleantheinsideof theoven.
~Donotusea thermometer
i n foodyouare
microwaving u nlessthethermometer i s designed
orrecommended f oruseinthe microwave oven.
*When cooking pork,
followthedirections
exactlyandalwayscookthemeatto aninternal
temperature o f at least170°F. T hisassuresthat,in
theremotepossibility thattrichinamaybepresent
inthemeat,it willbe killedandthemeatwillbe
safeto eat.
Remove the temperature probe from the
oven when
notusingit
to cookwith.If you
leavetheprobeinsidetheovenwithoutinserting
it in foodor liquid,andturnon microwave energy,
it cancreateelectrical a rcingin theoven,and
damageovenwalls.
*
Hot
foodsandsteamcancause
.= burns.Be
carefulwhenopeningany
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containers ofhotfood.including
popcornbags,cookingpouchesandboxes~To
preventpossibleinjury, d irectsteamawayfrom
handsandface.
PlasticCookwar~Plastic
cookware designed
formicrowave cookingis veryuseful,butshould
be usedcarefully, E venmicrowave-safe p lastic
maynotbe astolerantof overcooking conditions
as areglassor ceramicmaterials andmaysoften
or charif subjected to shortperiodsof
overcooking. In longerexposures to overcooking,
thefoodandcookware couldignite,Forthese
reasons:
1)
Usemicrowave-safe p lasticsonlyand
usethemin strictcompliance withthecookware
manufacturer's recomtne~ldations. 2) Donot
subjectemptycookware to microwaving. 3) Do
notpermitchildrento useplasticcookware
withoutcompletesupervision,
.
Notallplasticwrapissuitablefor use
in microwave o vens.
C heckthepackagefor
properuse.
"Boilable" c ooking pouches andtightlyclosed
plasticbagsshouldbeslit,piercedor ventedas
directedonthepackage.
I f theyarenot,plastic
couldburstduringor immediately aftercooking,
possiblyresultingin injury. A lso,plasticstorage
containers shouldbe at leastpartiallyuncovered
becausetheyforma tightseal.Whencooking
withcontainers tightlycoveredwithplasticwrap,
removecovering carefullyanddirectsteamaway
fromhandsandface.
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Spontaneous b oiling—Under certain
special c ircumstances, liquids maystart
toboilduring orshortly afterremoval
fromthemicrowave
oven,Topreventburnsfrom
splashing liquid,stirtheliquidbrieflybefore
removing thecontainer fromthemicrowave oven.
UseoftheDOUBLE DUTYTM s helfaccessory.
—Remove theshelffromtheovenwhennotin use,
—Donotstoreor cookwiththe shelfon thefloor
of theoven.Productdamagemayresult.
—Usepotholderswhenhandlingtheshelfand
cookware, T heymaybe hot.
—Donotusea microwave browning dishonthe
shelf,Theshelfcouldoverheat,
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