Users Manual

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INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT FOODS
FOOD DO DON’T
Eggs, sausages,
fruits & vegetables
• Puncture egg yolks before cooking to prevent
bursting.
• Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash, hot dogs
and sausages so that steam escapes.
• Cook eggs in shells.
• REHEAT whole eggs.
• Dry nuts or seeds in shells.
Popcorn • Use specially bagged popcorn for the microwave.
• Listen while popping corn for the popping to slow
to 1 or 2 seconds or use special POPCORN pad.
• Pop popcorn in regular brown bags or glass bowls.
• Exceed maximum time on popcorn package.
Baby food • Transfer baby food to small dish and heat
carefully, stirring often. Check temperature
before serving.
• Put nipples on bottles after heating and shake
thoroughly. “Wrist” test before feeding.
• Heat disposable bottles.
• Heat bottles with nipples on.
• Heat baby food in original jars.
General • Cut baked goods with lling after heating to
release steam and avoid burns.
• Stir liquids briskly before and after heating to
avoid “eruption”.
• Use deep bowl, when cooking liquids or cereals,
to prevent boilovers.
• Food should be shorter than the Convection
Microwave Drawer. Please refer to the height of
side walls of the drawer.
• Heat or cook in closed glass jars or airtight containers.
• Can in the microwave as harmful bacteria may not be
destroyed.
• Deep fat fry.
• Dry wood, gourds, herbs or wet papers.
ABOUT UTENSILS AND COVERINGS
It is not necessary to buy all new cookware. Many pieces already in your kitchen can be used successfully in your new convection
microwave oven. The chart below will help you decide what utensils and coverings should be used in each mode.
UTENSILS AND
COVERINGS
MICROWAVE ONLY
CONVECTION BROIL,
SLOW COOK
HIGH MIX/ ROAST
LOW MIX/BAKE
Aluminum foil YES. Small at pieces of aluminum foil placed
smoothly on food can be used to shield areas from
cooking or defrosting too quickly. Keep foil at
least 1 inch from walls of oven.
YES. For shielding YES. For shielding
Aluminum containers YES. Can be used if 3/4 lled with food. Keep 1
inch away from walls and do not cover with foil.
YES. Broil-No cover YES. Can be used if 3/4 lled
with food. Keep 1 inch away
from walls and do not cover
with foil.
Browning dish YES. Do not exceed recommended
preheating time. Follow manufacturer's direc-
tions.
NO NO
Glass ceramic
(Pyroceram
®
)
YES. Excellent YES. Excellent YES. Excellent
Glass, heat-resistant YES. Excellent. YES. Excellent YES. Excellent
Glass, non-heat-
resistant
NO NO NO
Lids, glass YES YES. Broil-No cover YES
Lids, metal NO YES. Broil-No cover NO
Metal cookware NO YES YES. Do not use metal cover-
ing.