cookware guide

To cook food in the microwave oven, the microwaves must be able to penetrate the food, without being reflected or absorbed by the dish used.Care must therefore be taken when choosing the cookware. If the cookware is marked microwave-safe, you do not need to worry.The following table lists various types of cookware and indicates whether and how they should be used in a microwave oven.

 

Cookware

Microwave-

Comments

 

 

Safe

 

 

 

 

Aluminium foil

 

Can be used in small quantities to protect

 

 

 

areas against overcooking. Arcing can occur

 

 

 

if the foil is too close to the oven wall or if

 

 

 

too much foil is used.

 

 

 

Browning plate

 

Do not preheat for more than eight minutes.

 

 

 

China and earthenware

 

Porcelain, pottery, glazed earthenware

 

 

 

and bone china are usually suitable, unless

 

 

 

decorated with a metal trim.

 

 

 

Disposable polyester

 

Some frozen foods are packaged in these

cardboard dishes

 

dishes.

 

 

 

Fast-food packaging

 

 

•

Polystyrene cups

 

Can be used to warm food. Overheating

 

containers

 

may cause the polystyrene to melt.

• Paper bags or newspaper

 

May catch fire.

• Recycled paper or metal

 

May cause arcing.

 

trims

 

 

 

 

 

Glassware

 

 

•

Oven-to-table ware

 

Can be used, unless decorated with a metal

 

 

 

trim.

•

Fine glassware

 

Can be used to warm foods or liquids.

 

 

 

Delicate glass may break or crack if heated

 

 

 

suddenly.

•

Glass jars

 

Must remove the lid. Suitable for warming

 

 

 

only.

 

 

 

Metal

 

 

•

Dishes

 

May cause arcing or fire.

• Freezer bag twist ties

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