Danby DMW608W Owner's Manual

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SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVING6IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATIONARCINGFOODSArcing is the microwave termfor sparks in the oven. Arcingis caused by:• Metal or foil touching theside of the oven.• Foil not molded to food(upturned edges act likeantennas).• Metal, such as twist-ties,poultry pins, or gold-rimmeddishes, in the microwave.• Recycled paper towelscontaining small metalpieces being used in themicrowave.• Only cook popcorn in yourmicrowave oven using aspecial microwave popcornaccessory dish, unless youuse popcorn labeled for usein microwave ovens.• Some products such as wholeeggs (with shell), sealed con-tainers, and closed jars –willexplode and should not beheated in this microwaveoven. Heating these productsin the microwave oven couldresult in injury.• Do not boil eggs in amicrowave oven. Pressurewill build up inside egg yolkand will cause it to burst,possibly resulting in injury.• Operating the microwave withno food inside for more thana minute or two may causedamage to the oven andcould start a fire. It increasesthe heat around the mag-netron and can shorten thelife of the oven.• Foods with unbroken outer“skin” such as potatoes, hotdogs, sausages, tomatoes,apples, chicken livers andother giblets, and egg yolksshould be pierced to allowsteam to escape beforecooking.If you see arcing, press the“STOP/Clear” button andcorrect the problem.Microwave Terms23Term DefinitionArcing Arcing is the microwave term for sparks in the oven. Arcing is caused by :• Metal or foil touching the side of the oven.• Foil that is not molded to food (upturned edges act like antennas).• Metal such as twist ties, poultry pins, gold-rimmed dishes.• Recycled paper towels containing small metal pieces.Covering Covers hold in moisture, allow for more even heating and reduce cookingtime.Venting plastic wrap or covering with wax paper allows excess steam toescape.Shielding In a regular oven, you shield chicken breasts or baked foods to preventover-browning. When microwaving, you use small strips of foil to shield thinparts, such as the tips of wings and legs on poultry, which would cookbefore larger parts.Standing Time When you cook with regular ovens, foods such as roasts or cakes areallowed to stand to finish cooking or to set. Standing time is especiallyimportant in microwave cooking. Note that a microwaved cake is not placedon a cooling rack.Venting After covering a dish with plastic wrap, you vent the plastic wrap by turningback one corner so excess steam can escape.Helpful Information