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. |
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| 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 |
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steam to escape. The dish | WOOD: |
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 |
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wrap touches the food. | TIGHTLY COVERED UTENSILS: |
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 |
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food. | BROWN PAPER: |
| Avoid using brown paper bags. |
PAPER: | They absorb too much heat and could burn. |
Paper towels, waxed paper, |
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paper napkins, and paper plates | FLAWED OR CHIPPED UTENSILS: |
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. |
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| METAL TWIST TIES: |
| Remove metal twist ties from plastic or paper bags. |
| They become hot and could cause a fire. |
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Do not use necycled paper products in the microwave oven.
They sometimes contain impurities that cause sparks to occur.
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