Dacor PCOR30 Use & Care Manual

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8ABOUT MICROWAVE COOKING• Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towardsoutside of dish.• Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amountof time indicated and add more as needed. Foodseverely overcooked can smoke or ignite.• Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or cook-book for suggestions: paper towels, wax paper,microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers preventspattering and help foods to cook evenly.• Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil anythin areas of meat or poultry to prevent overcookingbefore dense, thick areas are cooked thoroughly.• Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or twiceduring cooking, if possible.• Turn foods over once during microwaving tospeed cooking of such foods as chicken andhamburgers. Large items like roasts must be turnedover at least once.I N F O R M A T I O N Y O U N E E D T O K N O W• Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfwaythrough cooking both from top to bottom and fromthe center of the dish to the outside.• Add standing time. Remove food from oven and stir,if possible. Cover for standing time which allows thefood to finish cooking without overcooking.• Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating thatcooking 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.• Check foods to see that they are cooked tothe United States Department of Agriculture'srecommended temperatures.To test for doneness, insert a meat thermometer in athick or dense area away from fat or bone. NEVERleave the thermometer in the food during cooking,unless it is approved for microwave oven use.• ALWAYS use potholders to prevent burns whenhandling utensils that are in contact with hot food.Enough heat from the food can transfer throughutensils to cause skin burns.• Avoid steam burns by directing steam away fromthe face and hands. Slowly lift the farthest edge ofa dish's covering and carefully open popcorn andoven cooking bags away from the face.• Stay near the oven while it's in use and checkcooking progress frequently so that there is nochance of overcooking food.• NEVER use the cavity for storing cookbooks orother items.• Select, store and handle food carefully to preserveits high quality and minimize the spread offoodborne bacteria.• Keep waveguide cover clean. Food residue cancause arcing and/or fires.• Use care when removing items from the oven sothat the utensil, your clothes or accessories do nottouch the safety door latches.ABOUT SAFETY... for fresh pork, ground meat,boneless white poultry, fish,seafood, egg dishes and frozenprepared food.... for leftover, ready-to-reheatrefrigerated, and deli and carry-out “fresh” food.... white meat of poultry.... dark meat of poultry.160˚FT E M P F O O D165˚F170˚F180˚FChildren should be taught all safety precautions: usepotholders, remove coverings carefully, pay specialattention to packages that crisp food because theymay be extra hot.Don’t assume that because a child has mastered onecooking skill he/she can cook everything.Children need to learn that the microwave oven is nota toy. See page 26 for Child Lock feature.ABOUT CHILDREN AND THE MICROWAVEChildren below the age of 7 should use the microwaveoven with a supervising person very near to them.Between the ages of 7 and 12, the supervising personshould 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 swingon the oven door.