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SAFETY (mtiniwi)
–Do notpoppopcorn
unlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfi]r
usein microwaveovens,
–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,[urn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord, or shutoffpowerat fuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.
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Someproductssuchaswhole
eggsandsealedcontainers—-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven,
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Avoidheatingbabyfoodin
glassjars, evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures,
e Don9t
defrostfrozenbeverages
innarrowneckedbott~es(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containeris opened,pressure
can buildup.Thiscancausethe
containerto burst, resultingin
injury.
* Use metal
onlyasdirectedin
Cooklmok.
Foilstrips as usedon
meatroastsare helpfulwhenused
Mshowni.~Cookbook.
TVdinnersmaybe microwaved
li~iltraysless than 3/4”high:
rcmmwtop fbiicoverand return
[rayU)[x)x.Whenusingmetalin
{hcmi~r(wive(wcn,keep metal
;]I least 1inch mray
fromsides
[)f‘$1!’(’11*
● Chokingutensilsmayhecomu
hot
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fromthehctitcdhf. Potholchxs
Infiybc neededtohandle the
utensil,
● Sometimes,theovenfloor
canbecometoohottotouch.Bc
carefulwhentouchingthefloor
duringandaftercooking.
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Foodscookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendto boilover
morerapidlythanfoodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage 14forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.
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Thermometer—Donot
usea thermometerin foodyou
are microwavingwdessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedfor use inthe
microwaveoven.
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Plasticutemik+Plastic utensils
designedfor microwavecooking
are veryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeas tolerantof
overcookingconditionsasareglass
or ceramicmaterialsandmay
softenor char if subjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.h longer
exposuresto overcooking,thefood
andutensils could ignite,For
thesereasons: 1)Usemicrowave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewith the utensil
manufacturer’srecommendations.
2) Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
micri>waving.3) Do not permit
childrento use plasticutensils
with(~utcompletesupervision.
cook”theIIIM totitleast170’’1:,Thisassuresthat, intheremote
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possihility thattrichina maytw
presentinthe meat, itwillIw
killedundmeatwillbcsaltit{)cat,
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Boilingeggsisnot
recommendedinBmicrowave
oven,
Pressurecan buildup
insidetheeggyolkand maycause
itto burst, resultingininjury,
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Foodswithunbrokenouter
“skin??
suchMpotatoes,Saustigcs$
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,w-ideggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldix
piercedtoallowsteamtocscapc
duringcooking,
o 66Boi~able>ycooking
pouches
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbeslit, piercedor vented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
are not, plasticcould burstduring
or immediatelyafter cooking,
possiblyresultingin injury.Aiso,
plasticstoragecontainersshouldlx
atleastpartiallyuncoveredbecause
theyforma tightseal. When
cooking with containerstightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefullyanddirect s[cam
awayfrom handsand fice.
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certainspecialcircumstances.
liquids may start toboil during or
shortlyafter removalfrom the
microwaveoven,Toprevent burns
fromsplashingliquid, stir the
liquidbriefly beforeremovingthe
containerfromthemicmwavemum,
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