Information You Need To Know
ABOUT UTENSILS AND COVERINGS
It is not necessary to buy all new cookware. Many pieces already in your kitchen can be used successfully in your Convection Microwave Oven. The chart below will help you decide what utensils and coverings should be used in each mode.
| Utensils and | Microwave Only | Convection, | High Mix/Roast |
| Coverings |
| BROIL, SLOW COOK | Low Mix/Bake |
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Aluminum foil | YES - Small flat pieces of aluminum | YES - For shielding | YES - For shielding |
| foil placed smoothly on food can be |
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| used to shield areas from cooking |
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| or defrosting too quickly. Keep foil |
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| at least 1 inch from walls of oven. |
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Aluminum | NO | YES - Broil. No cover. | YES - Can be used |
containers |
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| if 3/4 filled with food. |
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| Keep 1 inch away |
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| from walls and do |
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| not cover with foil. |
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Browning dish | YES - Do not exceed recom- | NO | NO |
| mended preheating time. Follow |
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| manufacturer’s directions. |
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Glass ceramic | YES - Excellent | YES - Excellent | YES - Excellent |
(Pyroceram®) |
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Glass, | YES - Excellent. | YES - Excellent | YES - Excellent |
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Glass, | NO | NO | NO |
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Lids, glass | yes | YES - Broil. No cover. | YES |
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Lids, metal | NO | YES - Broil. No cover. | NO |
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Metal cookware | NO | yes | YES - Do not use |
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Metal, misc.: | NO | NO | NO |
dishes with metal- |
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lic trim, screws, |
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bands, handles. |
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Metal twist ties |
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Oven cooking bags | YES - Good for large meats or | YES - Broil. No cover. | YES - Do not use |
| foods that need tenderizing. DO |
| metal twist ties. |
| NOT use metal twist ties. |
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Paper plates | YES - For reheating | NO | NO |
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Paper towels | YES - To cover for reheating and | NO | NO |
| cooking. Do not use recycled paper |
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| towels which may contain metal |
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| fillings. |
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Paper, ovenable | yes | YES - For tempera- | YES - For tempera- |
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| tures up to 400˚F. Do | tures up to 400˚F. |
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| not use for broiling. |
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