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.
GlassTray
/ cooking utensils / foil
Cooking utensils get hot during microwaving. Use
potholders when removing utensils and Glass Tray
from the oven or when removing lids or plastic wrap
covers from cooking utensils to avoid burns.
The Glass 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 Glass Tray.
Glass Tray can be very hot after removing cooking
utensils from oven.