COOKING UTENSILS
MICROWAVE UTENSIL GUIDE
USE | DO NOT USE | |
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OVENPROOF GLASS | METAL UTENSILS: | |
(treated for high intensity heat): | Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces | |
Utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie | uneven cooking. Also avoid metal skewers, thermometers, or foil | |
plates, cake plates, liquid | trays. Metal utensils can cause arcing, which can damage your | |
measuring cups, casseroles, and | microwave oven. | |
bowls without metallic trim. | METAL DECORATION: | |
CHINA: | ||
Bowls, cups, serving plates, and | The metal trim interferes with normal cooking and may damage the | |
platters without metallic trim. | oven. | |
PLASTIC: | ALUMINUM FOIL: | |
Plastic wrap (as a | Avoid large sheets of aluminum foil because they hinder cooking | |
the plastic wrap loosely over the | and may cause harmful arcing. Use small pieces of foil to shield | |
dish and press it to the sides. | poultry legs and wings. Keep ALL aluminum foil at least 1 inch from | |
Vent plastic wrap by turning back | the side walls and door of the oven. | |
one edge slightly to allow excess | WOOD: | |
steam to escape. The dish | ||
should be deep enough so that | Wooden bowls and boards will dry out and may split or crack when | |
the plastic wrap will not touch the | you use them in the microwave oven. Baskets react in the same | |
food. As the food heats it may | way. | |
melt the plastic wrap wherever the | TIGHTLY COVERED UTENSILS: | |
wrap touches the food. | ||
Use plastic dishes, cups, | Be sure to leave openings for steam to escape from covered | |
semirigid freezer containers, and | utensils. | |
plastic bags only for short | Pierce plastic pouches of vegetables or other food items before | |
cooking times. Use these with | cooking. | |
care because the plastic may | Tightly closed pouches could explode. | |
soften from the heat of the | BROWN PAPER: | |
food. | ||
PAPER: | Avoid using brown paper bags. | |
They absorb too much heat and could burn. | ||
Paper towels, waxed paper, | FLAWED OR CHIPPED UTENSILS: | |
paper napkins, and paper plates | ||
with no metallic trim or design. | Any utensil that is cracked, flawed, or chipped may break in the | |
Look for the manufacturer's label | oven. | |
for use in the microwave oven. | METAL TWIST TIES: | |
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| Remove metal twist ties from plastic or paper bags. | |
| They become hot and could cause a fire. | |
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Do not use recycled paper products in the microwave oven.
They sometimes contain impurities that cause sparks to occur.
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