Consumer Guidance Series - (4 volumes in total)

Author: Wang Yongmu / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: What are the precautions for using a microwave oven safely and hygienically? If food is left in the microwave for thawing or heating and is forgotten for more than 2 hours, it should be discarded to avoid food poisoning. Meat that has been thawed in a microwave oven must be fully cooked before being placed back into the freezer. Frozen meat products should first be thawed in a microwave oven before being heated to a cooked state. When heating in a microwave oven, metal utensils can cause electrical sparks and reflect microwaves, damaging the oven and failing to cook the food properly. Heating ordinary plastic in a microwave oven can release toxic substances, contaminate food, and harm human health. When heating liquids, use wide-mouth containers to prevent excessive pressure buildup and avoid explosions. When cooking shell-bearing foods, pierce the shells with a needle or chopstick beforehand to prevent explosions after heating. The ventilation window grid on the microwave oven should not be covered with objects. When using a microwave oven, people should stay away from it or maintain a distance of at least one meter. Pregnant women and children are best kept away from the microwave oven.