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.

It is important to choose the correct cookware, therefore look for cookware that is marked microwave-safe.

The following table lists various types of cookware and indicates if and how they should be used in a microwave oven.

Microwave-safe utensils

If you are not sure whether an item is microwave-safe or not, you can perform the following simple test:

1.Place 1 cup of water (in a glass-measuring cup) inside your oven next to the item to be tested.

2.Press the One Minute+ button once to heat them both for one minute at high power.

After one minute, the water should be warm and the item you are testing should be cool. If the dish is warm, then it is absorbing microwave energy and is not microwave-safe.

COOKWARE

MICROWAVE-SAFE

COMMENTS

 

 

 

Aluminum foil

3 7

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

3

Do not preheat for more than eight minutes.

 

 

 

Ceramic, porcelain, and

3

Porcelain, pottery, glazed earthenware and

stoneware

 

bone china are usually suitable, unless

 

 

decorated with a metal trim.

 

 

 

Disposable polyester

3

Some frozen foods are packaged in these

cardboard

 

materials.

 

 

 

Fast-food packaging

 

 

Polystyrene cups/containers

3

Can be used to warm food. Overheating may

 

 

cause the polystyrene to melt.

Paper bags or newspaper

7

May catch fire.

Recycled paper or metal

7

May cause arcing.

trims

 

 

 

 

 

Glassware

 

 

Oven-to-table ware

3

Can be used, unless decorated with a metal

 

 

trim.

Fine glassware

3

Can be used to warm foods or liquids.

 

 

Delicate glass may break or crack if heated

 

 

suddenly.

Glass jars

3

Regular glass is too thin to be used in a

 

 

microwave, and can shatter.

 

 

 

Metal

 

 

 

 

 

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