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-safe

Comments

 

 

 

Aluminum 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.

 

 

 

Crust plate

Do not preheat for more than 8 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 may

containers

 

cause the polystyrene to melt.

• Paper bags or

May catch fire.

newspaper

 

 

• Recycled paper or

May cause arcing.

metal trims

 

 

 

 

 

Glassware

 

 

Oven-to-tableware

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

 

 

 

 

Cookware guide

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