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BEFORE USING MICROWAVE OVEN
About Children and the Microwave
Children below the age of 7 should use the microwave oven
with a supervising person very near to them. Between the
ages of 7 and 12, the supervising person should be in the
same room.
At no time should anyone be allowed to lean or swing on
the microwave oven door.
Children should be taught all safety precautions: use pot
holders, remove coverings carefully, pay special attention to
packages that crisp food because they may be extra hot.
Don’t assume that because a child has mastered one
cooking skill he/she can cook everything.
Children need to learn that the microwave oven is not a toy.
About Food Safety
Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United
States Department of Agriculture’s recommended tempera
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tures.
To test for doneness, insert a meat thermometer in a thick
or dense area away from fat or bone. Never leave the ther
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mometer in the food during cooking, unless it is approved
for microwave oven use.
Note:
• Stay near the microwave oven while it’s in use and
check cooking progress frequently so that there is no
chance of overcooking food.
• NEVER use the cavity for storing cookbooks or other
items.
• Select, store, and handle food carefully to preserve its
high quality and minimize the spread of food-borne
bacteria.
• Keep the waveguide cover clean. Food residue can
cause arcing and/or fires.
• Use care when removing items from the microwave
oven so the utensil, your clothes, or accessories do not
touch the safety door latches.
Food Internal Temp
Fresh pork, ground meat, boneless
white poultry, fish, seafood, egg dishes
and frozen prepared food.
160°F
Leftover, ready-to-reheat refrigerated,
and deli and carry-out “fresh” food.
165°F
White meat of poultry 170°F
Dark meat of poultry 175°F
• ALWAYS use pot holders to prevent burns when
handling utensils that are in contact with hot food.
Enough heat from the food can transfer through
utensils to cause skin burns.
• Avoid steam burns by directing steam away from the
face and hands. Slowly lift the farthest edge of a
dish’s covering and carefully open popcorn and oven
cooking bags away from the face.
CAUTION
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