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General Use
Listed below are, as with all appliances, certain rules to follow and safeguards to assure top performance from this
oven:
11. Do not use the oven for any reason other than food
preparation, such as for drying clothes, paper, or any
other nonfood items or for sterilizing purposes.
They may catch on fire.
12. Do not use the oven when empty, this could damage the
oven.
13. Do not use the oven cavity for any type of storage, such
as papers, cookbook, cookware, etc.
14. Do not operate the oven without the turntable tray in
place. Be sure it is properly sitting on the rotating base.
15. Be caution when removing the turntable tray after cooking
meats that may have caused an accumulation of grease
in the tray.
16. Unlike microwave-only ovens, this oven may become hot
on the cabinet and oven door.
Always use hot pads or oven mitts when placing or
removing food and/or accessories from the oven.
Be cautions about touching parts other then control panel
during or immediately following grill or combination
cooking.
17. If the oven is hot from combination cooking, do not use
plastic or Styrofoam cookware for microwave cooking.
They may melt.
18. Do not use recycled paper products for cooking.
They may contain impurities which could cause sparks
and/or fires when used during cooking.
19. Do not continue to cook with metal utensils if sparking
appears. See "Accessories" section on page 7 for proper
use of cookware.
10. Do not leave the oven unattended during short cooking
times. Overcooking and fire may result.
11. Do not cook any food surrounded by a membrane, such
as egg yolks, potatoes, chicken livers, etc., without first
piercing them several times with a fork.
12. Do not pop popcorn unless popped in a microwave
approved popcorn popper or unless it's commercially
packaged and recommended especially for microwave
ovens. Microwave popped corn produces a lower yield
than conventional popping; there will be a number of
unpopped kernels. Do not use oil unless specified by the
manufacturer.
13. Do not attempt to operate this appliance with the door
open.
14. Do not attempt to remove covers, panels, etc.
15. Look at the oven from time to time when food is heated or
cooked in disposable containers of plastic, paper or other
combustible materials.
16. If smoke is observed, switch off or unplug the appliance
and keep the door closed in order to stifle any flames.
17. Microwave heating of berverages can result in delayed
eruptive boiling, therefore care has to be taken when
handling the container.
18. Make sure you remove caps or lids prior to cooking when
you cook food sealed in bottles.
19. Do not put foreign material between the oven surface and
door. It could result in excessive leakage of microwave
energy.
20. Do not pop popcorn longer than the manufacturer's
directions. (popping time is generally below 3 minutes).
Longer cooking does not yield more popped corn, it can
cause scorchings and fire.
Also, the cooking tray can become too hot to handle or
may break.
21. When heating food in plastic or paper containers, keep an
eye on the oven due to the possibility of ignition.
22. Always test the temperature of food or drink which has
been heated in a microwave oven before you give it to
somebody, especially to children or elderly people. This is
important because things which have been heated in a
microwave oven carry on getting hotter even though the
microwave oven cooking has stopped.
23. Eggs in their shell and whole hard-boiled eggs should
not be heated in microwave ovens since they may
explode, even after microwave heating has ended;
24. Keep the waveguide cover clean at all times. Wipe the
oven interior with a soft damp cloth after each use. If you
leave grease or fat anywhere in the cavity it may
overheat, smoke or even catch fire when next using the
oven.
25. Never heat oil or fat for deep frying as you cannot control
the temperature and doing so may lead to overheating
and fire.
26. During use the appliance becomes hot. Care should be
taken to avoid touching heating elements inside the oven.
