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8Information You need To Know
About utensils and coverings
It is not necessary to buy all new cookwa re. many pieces already in your kitchen can be used suc cessfully
in your Convection microwave oven. The chart below will help you decide what u tensils and coverings
should be used in each mode.
Utensils and
Coverings Microwave Only Convection, Broil Fast Roast,
Fast Bake
Aluminum foil yES - Small flat pieces of
aluminum foil placed smoothly on
food can be used to shield areas
from cooking or defrosting too
quickly. Keep foil at least 1 inch
from walls of oven.
yES - For shielding yES - For shielding
Aluminum
containers
NO yES - Broil. no
cover.
yES - Can be used
if 3/4 filled with food.
Keep 1 inch away
from walls and do not
cover with foil.
Browning dish yES - Do not exceed
recommended preheating time.
Follow manufacturer’s directions.
NO NO
Glass ceramic
(Pyroceram®)
yES - Excellent yES - E xcellent yES - E xcellent
Glass,
heat-resistant
yES - Excellent. yES - Excellent yES - E xcellent
Glass,
non-heat-resistant
NO NO NO
Lids, glass yES yES - Broil. no
cover.
yES
Lids, metal NO yES - Broil. no
cover.
NO
metal cookware NO yES yES - Do not use
metal covering.
metal, misc.:
dishes with
metallic trim,
screws, bands,
handles. metal
twist ties
NO NO NO
oven cooking bags yES - Good for large meats or
foods that need tenderizing. Do
noT use metal twist ties.
yES - Broil. no
cover.
yES - Do not use
metal twist ties.
Paper plates yES - For reheating NO NO
Paper towels yES - To cover for reheating and
cooking. Do not use recycled
paper towels which may contain
metal fillings.
NO NO