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

cardboard dishes

 

these dishes.

 

 

 

Fast-food packaging



 

Polystyrene cups

Can be used to warm food.

 

containers

 

Overheating may cause the

Paper bags or



polystyrene to melt.

May catch fire.

 

newspaper

 

 

Recycled paper or



May cause arcing.

 

metal trims

 

 

 

 

 

Glassware



 

Oven-to-table

Can be used, unless decorated with a

 

ware



metal trim.

Fine glassware

Can be used to warm foods or liquids.

 

 

 

Delicate glass may break or crack if

Glass jars



heated suddenly.

Must remove the lid. Suitable for

 

 

 

warming only.

 

 

 

 

Metal

 



 

Dishes

May cause arcing or fire.

Freezer bag twist



 

ties

Paper

 



 

Plates, cups,

For short cooking times and warming.

 

napkins and

 

Also to absorb excess moisture.

 

Kitchen paper



 

Recycled paper

May cause arcing.

 

 

 

 

Plastic

 



 

Containers

Particularly if heat-resistant

 

 

 

thermoplastic. Some other plastics may

 

 

 

warp or discolour at high temperatures.

Cling film



Do not use Melamine plastic.

Can be used to retain moisture. Should

 

 

 

not touch the food. Take care when

 

 

 

removing the film as hot steam will

Freezer bags

 

escape.

Only if boilable or oven-proof. Should

 

 

 

 

 

not be airtight. Prick with a fork, if

 

 

 

necessary.

 

 

 

Wax or grease-proof paper



Can be used to retain moisture and

 

 

 

prevent spattering.

 

 

 

 

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Samsung GE89AST/XEH, GE89AST/XEO manual Cookware Guide, Browning plate

GE89AST/XEH, GE89AST/XEO specifications

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