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

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Browning plate

Do not preheat for more than eight

 

 

 

minutes.

 

 

 

China and

Porcelain, pottery, glazed

earthenware

 

earthenware and bone china are

 

 

 

usually suitable, unless decorated

 

 

 

with a metal trim.

 

 

 

Disposable

Some frozen foods are packaged in

polyester cardboard

 

these dishes.

dishes

 

 

 

 

 

Fast-food

 

 

packaging

 

 

Polystyrene cups

Can be used to warm food.

 

containers

 

Overheating may cause the

 

 

 

polystyrene to melt.

Paper bags or

May catch fire.

 

newspaper

 

 

Recycled paper or

May cause arcing.

 

metal trims

 

 

 

 

 

Glassware

 

 

Oven-to-table ware

Can be used, unless decorated with

 

 

 

a metal trim.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cookware

Microwave-

Comments

 

 

 

safe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plates, cups,

For short cooking times and warming.

 

 

napkins and kitchen

 

 

Also to absorb excess moisture.

 

 

paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recycled paper

May cause arcing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers

Particularly if heat-resistant

 

 

 

 

 

thermoplastic. Some other plastics

 

 

 

 

 

may warp or discolour at high

 

 

 

 

 

temperatures. Do not use melamine

 

 

 

 

 

plastic.

 

Cling film

Can be used to retain moisture.

 

 

 

 

 

Should not touch the food. Take care

 

 

 

 

 

when removing the film as hot steam

 

 

 

 

 

will escape.

 

Freezer bags

✓ ✗

Only if boilable or oven-proof. Should

 

 

 

 

 

not be airtight. Prick with a fork, if

 

 

 

 

 

necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wax or grease-

Can be used to retain moisture and

 

proof paper

 

 

prevent spattering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: Recommended ✓✗ : Use caution

: Unsafe

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