User Guide
General Use
'1.
Do NOT tamper
with
or
make any
adjustments or
repairs
to door, control
panel
housing,
safety
inlerlock
switches
or any other
part
of the
oven.
Do NOT remove outer
panel
from oven. Repairs
should only be
done by a
qualjfied
seruice
person.
2. Oo NOT operate the oven
if
empty. The
microwave energy will
reflect
continuously
throughout the oven
if no tood
or
water is
present
to absorb energy.
3.
lf
a
fire
occurs
in the oven, turn the timer to the
"0"
position
or
press
Stop/Reset
Time Pad and
LEAVE DOOR CLOSED.
Disconnect
the
power
cord, or
shut
otf
power
at
the fuse
or circuit breaker oanel.
4. Do NOT dry clolhes,
newspapers
or other
matedals in oven.
They may
catch
fire.
5.
Do NOT
use
recycled
paper products,
as they
may
contain
impurities which may cause sparks
and/or fires when used.
6. Do NOT use newspapers or
paper
bags
lor
heating.
7. Do NOT hit
or strike
control
panel.
Damage
to
controls
may occur.
L POT HOLDERS should always be used
when
removing items
from the
oven.
Heat is
transferred
{rom
the
hot food to the heating
container.
9. Do NOT store
flammable matedals
next to,
on
top
of, or
in the oven. lt could be a fire hazard.
Utensils
Use only containers
and materials specified by
their
manufacturers to be for microwave use.
1 . IVETAL CONTAINERS or dishes with
metallic
trims
should
not be used. Arcing may occur.
2. METAL TWIST-TIES
may not be
used
in the
microwave oven.
3. Do NOT use SEALED
JARS or NARROW NECK
bottles for cooking
or reheating. They may shatter.
4.
Do
NOT
use
CONVENTIONAL THERI/OMETERS
in the microwave oven.
They
may cause
arcing.
5.
Remove PLASTIC STORE
WRAPS.
before
heating in the oven.
6. When using
foil, skewers,
warming
rack or
utensils made ol
metal in the
oven
allow
at
least
one
inch of space between metal material and
interior oven walls.
lt arcing
(sparking)
occurs
remove metal material
(skewers,
etc.) and/or
transfer to a nonmetallic container.
Food
1
. HEATING
TIMES
given
in the cooking
guide
are
APPROXIMATE.
Factors that may atlect
heating are:
starting temperature, altitude,
volume,
size, and shape of
toods and utensils
used.
As
you
become familiar
with the
oven,
you
will be able
to
adjust
for these factors.
2.
II iS bEttEr IO UNDERHEAT
RATHER THAN
OVERHEAT
toods. lf tood is underheated,
it
can always be
returned to the oven for
further
heating. lf food
is
overheated,
nothing can be
done.
Always start
with minimum heating
times.
3.
SMALL
QUANTITIES
ot
food or foods
with
LOW MOISTURE
content can burn, dry out
or
catch on
fire if heated too long.
4. Microwave
popcorn
which
pops
in its own
package
is available.
Each
brand
of microwave
popcorn
recommends
that their
popcorn
be
used
in microwave ovens
listed at a soecific
wattage. For example:
"Use
in a microwave
oven 600 watts
or
greate/',
or'Tested
in
microwaves of
450
to
1000 watts.
"
Follow
ooDcorn
manufacturer's directions
and use a
brand suitable
for
at
least a
650
watts
microwave oven.
5. Do
not
attempt
to deep
fat {ry in
your
microwave
oven.
6. Do not boil eggs
in their shell
in
a
microwave
oven. Pressure
will build up and
the
eggs
will
exprooe.
7. Potatoes,
apples,
egg
yolks,
whole acorn
squash and sausages
are examples
of foods
with nonporous skins.
These types
of toods
must be
pierced
before
cooking,
to
prevent
bursting.
8. Liquids
can become
"superheated"
in a
microwave, and
when the container is
moved in
any way, the
superheated liquids can
"explode"
out
ot the container.
"Superheated"
water
is hotter than boiling water,
EVEN
THOUGH
IT DOES NOT APPEAB
TO BUBBLE.
To
reduce the
possibility
of
this occurrence:
Always
make sure that
liquids are stirred
vigorously
before
heating to assure that the
liquid is mixed
with
air.
NEVER HEAT
LIOUIDS
FOR AN EXCESSIVE
LENGTH OF
TIME.
9.
Heat only 1
frozen dinner or entree
in the oven
at a time. lf dinner
or entree is
heated in a foil
tray,
leave at least
1 inch of space between
foil
tray
and oven
walls.
'10.
Do not use
Daoer
towels or cloths
which contain
a synthetic
fiber woven
into them, such as
nylon.
The synthetic
fiber may cause
the towel
or cloth
to ignite.
1
.1.
Do not use the
oven for any reason
other than
the
preparation
of food.
12.
Your oven
is equipped with a
protective
device
designed
to
turn the unit off in
the event of
overheating.
The oven will automatically
reset
itself after
it has cooled.
(approx.
30-60
min.)
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