Use and Care

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• Add standing time. Remove food from oven and stir, if
possible. Cover for standing time which allows the food
to finish cooking without overcooking.
• Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that
cooking temperatures have been reached.
Doneness signs include:
• Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
• Center bottom of dish is very hot to the touch.
• Poultry thigh joints move easily.
• Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
• Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
About Safety
• Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United
States Department of Agriculture's recommended
temperatures.
TEMP FOOD
160°F (71°C)
for fresh pork, ground meat, boneless
white poultry, fish, seafood, egg
dishes and frozen prepared food.
165°F (74°C)
for leftover, ready-to-reheat
refrigerated, and deli and carry-out
“fresh” food.
170°F (77°C)
white meat of poultry.
180°F (82°C)
dark meat of poultry.
• To test for doneness, insert a meat thermometer in a thick
or dense area away from fat or bone. NEVER leave
the thermometer in the food during cooking, unless it is
approved for microwave oven use.
• ALWAYS use potholders to prevent burns when handling
utensils that are in contact with hot food. Enough heat
from the food can transfer through utensils to cause skin
burns.
• Avoid steam burns by directing steam away from the
face and hands. Slowly lift the farthest edge of a dish's
covering and carefully open popcorn and oven cooking
bags away from the face.
• Stay near the oven while it's in use and check cooking
progress frequently so that there is no chance of
overcooking food.
• NEVER use the cavity for storing cookbooks or other
items.
• Select, store and handle food carefully to preserve its
high quality and minimize the spread of foodborne
bacteria.
• Keep waveguide cover clean. Food residue can cause
arcing and/or fires.
• Use care when removing items from the oven so that
the utensil, your clothes or accessories do not touch the
safety door latches.
About Children and the Microwave
Children below the age of 7 should use the microwave
oven with a supervising person very near to them. Between
the ages of 7 and 12, the supervising person should be
in the same room.
The child must be able to reach the oven comfortably; if
not, he/she should stand on a sturdy stool.
At no time should anyone be allowed to lean or swing on
the oven door.
Children should be taught all safety precautions: use
potholders, remove coverings carefully, pay special
attention to packages that crisp food because they may
be extra hot.
Don’t assume that because a child has mastered one
cooking skill he/she can cook everything.
Children need to learn that the microwave oven is not a
toy. See page 19 for Child Lock feature.
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