USEFUL HINTS
*Aluminium foil must only be used to protect parts of food which could cook too much; e.g. chicken wings, the ends of chicken thighs and fish tails.
To avoid sparks, aluminium foil must not touch the oven walls. Food containers and other container must not come into contact with the oven walls, either.
* Aluminium containers:
1.Remove the container lid before heating it, so that the oven is not damaged.
2.Only use perfect aluminium foil containers.
3.We recommend using containers less than 3 cm. high.
4.The container must be at least 2/3 full.
5.To avoid sparks, leave 1 cm between the container and the oven walls.
6.Use individual containers and place them on the microwave oven turntable.
7.Follow the instructions on the food package, for even heating.
8.Remember that if aluminium containers are used to heat
9.Check that the food is hot (at least 720C) before serving.
10.Useful advice: put the aluminium container in a
How to check whether a container is suitable for microwave cooking
1.Put a container, empty or with a cup of water, in the oven. The cup of water avoids the oven working empty.
2.Switch the oven on at maximum power for 1 minute.
3.At the end of the time take the container out of the oven.
4.Check that the container is lukewarm; this means that the container is suitable for microwave cooking.
Container material | Cooking with microwaves |
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Glass in general (1) | Yes |
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Earthenware | Yes |
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Yes | Suitable | ||
Plastic in general (2) | Yes | ||
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Yes |
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Aluminium containers/foil (3) | Yes |
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Metal (casseroles, etc.) | No |
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Paper | Yes |
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(1) Without metal parts or metal edges. |
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(2) Some types of plastic do NOT withstand high temperatures. | |||
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(3) Aluminium foil can be used to protect the most delicate parts of the food, |
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to prevent these cooking too much. |
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