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Important Safety Instructions
—Do not use the oven for storage purposes.
Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils
or food in the oven when not in use.
—If materials inside the oven should ignite,
keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect the power cord, or shut off power
at the fuse or circuit breaker panel. If the door is
opened, the fire may spread.
• Some products such as whole eggs and
sealed containers—for example, closed jars—
will explode and should not be heated in this
microwave oven. Such use of the microwave
oven could result in injury.
• Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even with
the lid off. Make sure all infant food is thoroughly
cooked. Stir food to distribute the heat evenly. Be
careful to prevent scalding when warming
formula or breast milk. The container may feel
cooler than the milk really is. Always test the milk
before feeding the baby.
• Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure
will build up inside the egg yolk and will cause it
to burst, possibly resulting in injury.
• Foods with unbroken outer “skin”
such as potatoes, sausages, tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers and other
giblets, and egg yolks should be pierced to allow
steam to escape during cooking.
• Don’t defrost frozen beverages in narrow-
necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages).
Even if the container is opened, pressure can build
up. This can cause the container to burst, possibly
resulting in injury.
• Use metal only as directed in this guide.
TV dinners may be microwaved in foil trays less
than 3/4 inch high; remove the top foil cover and
return tray to box. When using metal in the
microwave oven, keep metal (other than the metal
shelf) at least one inch away from sides of oven.
• Cookware may become hot because of heat
transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to handle the cookware.
• The oven floor can become too hot to touch. Be
careful touching the floor during and after cooking.
• Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may tend
to boil over more rapidly than foods containing less
moisture. Allow the container to stand in the oven
for 30 to 40 seconds after the oven has shut off.
• When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F. This assures that,
in the remote possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be killed and the
meat will be safe to eat.
• Do not use a thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless the thermometer is designed
or recommended for use in the microwave oven.
• Remove the temperature probe from the
oven when not using it to cook with. If you
leave the probe inside the oven without inserting
it in food or liquid, and turn on microwave energy,
it can create electrical arcing in the oven and
damage oven walls.
• Hot foods and steam can cause
burns. Be careful when opening any
containers of hot food, including
popcorn bags, cooking pouches and boxes. To
prevent possible injury, direct steam away from
hands and face.
• Plastic Cookware—Plastic cookware designed
for microwave cooking is very useful, but should
be used carefully. Even microwave-safe plastic
may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions
as are glass or ceramic materials and may soften
or char if subjected to short periods of
overcooking. In longer exposures to overcooking,
the food and cookware could ignite. For these
reasons: 1) Use microwave-safe plastics only and
use them in strict compliance with the cookware
manufacturer’s recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to microwaving. 3) Do
not permit children to use plastic cookware
without complete supervision.
• Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use
in microwave ovens. Check the package for
proper use.
• As with any appliance, close supervision is
necessary when used by children.
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