Deepfat frying
Donotattempt to deep fatfryinyourmicrowave oven.
Oilcanbeheated b eyond ideal t emperatures very
quickly ina microwave oven. T emperatures canclimb
high enough forthecooking oilsto reach their
respective flashpoints andburstintoflames. The
heated oilmaybubble andspatter c ausing possible
damage totheoven andperhaps r esulting i nburns.
Additionally, microwave-safe
utensils m aynotbeable
towithstand t hetemperature ofthehotoil,andcould
result i ntheutensil shattering i fitcontains e ven a slight
imperfection, scratch orchip.
Eggs
Donotcook/reheat whole eggs, w ithorwithout t he
shell.
Steam buildup inwhole eggsmaycause them to
explode, andpossibly d amage theovenorcause
injury. R eheating SLICED hard-boilded eggs and
cooking SCRAMBLED
eggsissafe.
Foodswith nonporous skins
Potatoes, apples, wholesquash a ndsausages are
examples offoodswithnonporous skins. T hese types
offoodsmustbepierced before microwave cooking to
prevent them fromexploding.
Caution: Cooking dryoroldpotatoes c ancause fire.
Liquids
,_, Heated l iquids canerupt i fnotmixed withair.Donot
heat l iquids inyourmicrowave oven without f irst
stirring.
Ceramic Tray
/ cooking utensils / foil
Cooking utensils get hot during microwaving. Use
potholders when removing utensils and Ceramic Tray
from the oven or when removing lids or plastic wrap
covers from cooking utensils to avoid burns.
The Ceramic Tray will get hot during cooking. It should
be allowed to cool before handling or before paper
products, such as paper plates, napkins or microwave
popcorn bags, are placed in the oven for microwave
cooking.
During cooking, heat is transferred from the hot food to
the cooking utensil and from the utensil to Ceramic
Tray. Ceramic Tray can be very hot after removing
cooking utensils from oven.
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