Practical
Hints
7) CERAMICTRAY
/ COOKING
UTENSILS
/ FOIL
• Cooking utensils get hot during cooking.
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.
• Ceramic 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 Ceramic Tray. Ceramic Tray can be very hot
after removing cooking utensils from oven.
• When using foil, skewers, warming
rack or
utensils made of metal in the oven, allow at least
1-inch (2.5 cm) of space between
metal material
and interior oven walls. If arcing occurs
(sparking)
remove metal material
(skewers etc.)
and/or transfer to a non-metallic
container.
• Dishes with metallic trim should not be used
during Microwave or Combination
cooking,
arcing may occur,
8) PAPER TOWELS / CLOTHS
• Do not use paper
towels or cloths
which contain a
synthetic
fiber
woven into them.
The synthetic fiber
may cause the towel
to ignite.
• Do not use paper
bags or recycled
paper products
in
the microwave oven.
9) BROWNING
DISHES / OVEN COOKING
BAGS
• Microwave
browning dishes or grills are
designed
for microwave cooking only. Preheating
times vary depending
on the size of the
browning
dish and food being cooked. Always
follow instructions
provided by the browning
dish
or grill manufacturer.
Do not preheat
browning
dish more than 8 minutes.
• If an oven cooking bag is used for microwave
cooking,
prepare according to package
directions.
Do not use wire twist-tie
to close bag.
Instead use nylon tie, a piece of cotton string or
a strip cut from the open end of the bag. Make
six 1/2-inch slits by closure. Place oven cooking
bag in a dish slightly larger than the food being
cooked.
10) THERMOMETERS
• Do not use a conventional
meat thermometer
for
Microwave or Combination
cooking. Arcing may
occur. Do not use a microwave
meat
thermometer
for Combination
cooking or Bake. It
may melt.
11)BABY
FORMULA / FOOD
• Do not heat baby formula or food in the
microwave oven. The glass jar or surface of the
food may appear warm while the interior can
burn the infant's mouth and esophagus.
12)REHEATING
PASTRY PRODUCTS
• When reheating pastry products, check
temperatures
of any fillings before eating. Some
foods have fillings which heat faster and can be
extremely
hot while the surface remains warm to
the touch (ex. Jelly Donuts).
13)GENERAL
OVEN USAGE GUIDELINES
/ OVEN
DOOR
• Do not use the oven for any reason other than
the preparation
of food.
• Do not leave oven unattended
while in use.
• The oven door and the interior walls will get hot
during Combination,
Bake and Broil cooking.
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