Viking RVM320 Use and Care Manual - Page 15

Cooking Safety

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Getting Started IMPORTANT - Please Read and Follow Food General Do • Cut baked goods with filling after heating to release steam and avoid burns. • Stir liquids briskly before, during and after heating to avoid "eruption". • Use deep bowl, when cooking liquids or cereals, to prevent boilovers. Don't • Heat or cook in closed glass jars or air tight containers. • Can in the microwave as harmful bacteria may not be destroyed. • Deep fat fry. • Dry wood, gourds, herbs or wet papers. Cooking Safety Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United States Department of Agriculture's recommended temperatures. Temp 145˚F (63˚C) 160˚F (71˚C) 165˚F (74˚C) Food Fish Pork, ground beef/veal/lamb, egg dishes For leftover, ready-to-reheat refrigerated, and deli and carry-out "fresh" food. Whole, pieces and ground turkey/chicken/duck. 170˚F (74˚C) 180˚F (74˚C) white meat of poultry. 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 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. 13 E

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Getting Started
Food
Do
Don't
General
Cut baked goods with
filling after heating
to release steam
and avoid burns.
Stir liquids briskly before,
during and after heating
to avoid “eruption”.
Use deep bowl, when
cooking liquids or cereals,
to prevent boilovers.
Heat or cook in
closed glass jars or
air tight containers.
Can in the microwave
as harmful
bacteria may not
be destroyed.
Deep fat fry.
Dry wood, gourds,
herbs or wet papers.
Cooking Safety
Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United States
Department of Agriculture's recommended temperatures.
Temp
Food
145˚F
(63˚C)
Fish
160˚F
(71˚C)
Pork, ground beef/veal/lamb, egg dishes
165˚F
(74˚C)
For leftover, ready-to-reheat refrigerated, and deli
and carry-out “fresh” food. Whole, pieces and
ground turkey/chicken/duck.
170˚F
(74˚C)
white meat of poultry.
180˚F
(74˚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 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.
IMPORTANT–
Please Read and Follow