Microwave Utemil/Cookware Guide
~pe of Utensil/Cookware | Microwave Uses |
| Avoid. Use only foil trays |
Baking Trays | microwaves, thus preventing even heating. Arcing can occur if foil is closer |
Metal or part metal Pots, Pans, | than |
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Thermometers, Skewers and Foil |
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Trays |
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Boilable Hard and Soft Plastics, such as: Rubbermaid
Glass jars, such as for baby foods,
vegetables, entrees, syrups, salad dressing
Cooking ground beef (colander).
Defrosting. Heating.
Avoid heating baby food in jars, especially meat and egg mixtures. Remove metal caps to warm syrup.
Handmade Pottery, Porcelain, Stoneware
Microwave Plastics such as:
Anchor Hocking Microware, Bangor
Plastics, Mister Microwave, Nordic
Ware, Republic, Tara, Wearever Nupac
Paper or Styrofoam Plates and Cups
Oven Glass such as: Anchor Hocking, Fire King, Glassbake, Heller, Jena, Pyrex
Regular Dinnerware, such as:
Corelle by Corning, Dansk Generation, Denby, El Camino, Franciscan, International Stoneware, Lenox Temperware, Marsh, Mikasa, Pfaltzgraff
Unsuitable Dinnerware, such as:
Corning Centura, Fitz and Floyd
Dishes with metal trim
Paper Towels and Napkins,
Wax Paper
Plastic Wrap, Cooking Bags,
Specialty
F.B. Rogers, Heller, Marsh Industries, Pfaltzgraff, Shafford
Paperboard Trays used for frozen entrees and dinners
Plastic trays and plates used for frozen entrees and dinners
Cooking and heating.
Cooking.
Heating and serving foods and beverages. Styrofoam should be used for
Cooking and heating.
Heating and some cooking. Avoid metal rings or decorations on dinnerware.
None.
Cooking bacon. Absorbing moisture and preventing spatters. Heating and serving sandwiches or appetizers. Use wax paper as light covering to hold in steam.
Cooking and heating.
Covering to hold in steam (wrap). Cooking (cooking and
Recommended for microwave
Cooking and heating.
Cooking and heating.
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