Viking RVMH Use and Care Manual - Page 11

Getting Started IMPORTANT - Please Read and Follow • Children should be taught all safety precautions: use potholders, remove coverings carefully, pay special attention to packages that crisp food because they may be extra hot. • Don't assume that because a child has mastered one cooking skill he/she can cook everything. • Children need to learn that the Built-in Microwave Hood is not a toy. See page 20 for Child Lock feature. Food Safety • Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towards outside of dish. • Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount of time indicated and add more as needed. Food severely over- cooked can smoke or ignite. • Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or cookbook for suggestions: paper towels, wax paper, microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers prevent spattering and help foods to cook evenly. • Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil any thin areas of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking before dense, thick areas are cooked thoroughly. • Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or twice during cooking, if possible. • Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed cooking of such foods as chicken and hamburgers. Large items like roasts must be turned over at least once. • Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway through cooking both from top to bottom and from right to left. • Add standing time. Remove food from Built-in Microwave Hood and stir, if possible. Cover for standing time which al- lows the food to finish cooking without overcooking. • Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that cooking 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. Food Eggs, sausages, nuts, seeds, fruits & vegetables Popcorn Do • Puncture egg yolks before cooking to prevent "explosion". • Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash, hot dogs and sausages so that steam escapes. • Use specially bagged popcorn for the microwave. • Listen while popping corn for the popping to slow to 1 or 2 seconds or use special Popcorn pad. Don't • Cook eggs in shells. • Reheat whole eggs. • Dry nuts or seeds in shells. • Pop popcorn in regular brown bags or glass bowls. • Exceed maximum time on popcorn package. Baby food General • Transfer baby food to small dish and heat carefully, stirring often. Check temperature before serving. • Put nipples on bottles after heating and shake thoroughly. "Wrist" test before feeding. • Heat disposable bottles. • Heat bottles with nipples on. • Heat baby food in original jars. • 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. 9 E