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MICROWAVE-SAFE COOKWARE
Make sure all cookware used in your microwave
oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass
casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups,
custard cups, pottery or china dinnerware
which does not have metallic trim or glaze with
a metallic sheen can be used. Some cookware
is labeled “suitable for microwaving.”
■ If you are not sure if a dish is microwave-safe,
use this test: Place in the oven both the dish
you are testing and a glass measuring cup
filled with 1 cup of water—set the measuring
cup either in or next to the dish. Microwave
1 minute at high. If the dish heats, it should
not be used for microwaving.
■ If the dish remains cool and only the
water in the cup heats, then the dish is
microwave-safe.
■ If you use a meat thermometer while
cooking, make sure it is safe for use in
microwave ovens.
■ Do not use recycled paper products.
Recycled paper towels, napkins and waxed
paper can contain metal flecks which may
cause arcing or ignite. Paper products
containing nylon or nylon filaments should
be avoided, as they may also ignite.
■ Some styrofoam trays (like those that meat
is packaged on) have a thin strip of metal
embedded in the bottom. When microwaved,
the metal can burn the floor of the oven or
ignite a paper towel.
■ Do not use the microwave to dry newspapers.
■ Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use in
microwave ovens. Check the package for
proper use.
■ Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap
can be used to cover dishes in order to retain
moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to
vent plastic wrap so steam can escape.
■ Cookware may become hot because of heat
transferred from the heated food. Pot holders
may be needed to handle the cookware.
■ “Boilable” cooking pouches and tightly
closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or
vented as directed by package. If they are
not, plastic could burst during or
immediately after cooking, possibly resulting
in injury. Also, plastic storage containers
should be at least partially uncovered
because they form
a tight seal. When cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove
covering carefully and direct steam away
from hands and face.
■ Use foil only as directed in this manual.
TV dinners may be microwaved in foil trays
less than 3/4″ high; remove the top foil
cover and return the tray to the box.
When using foil in the microwave oven,
keep the foil at least 1″ away from the sides
of the oven.
■ Plastic cookware—Plastic cookware designed
for microwave cooking is very useful, but
should be used carefully. Even microwave-
safe plastic may not be as tolerant of
overcooking conditions as are glass or
ceramic materials and may soften or char if
subjected to short periods of overcooking.
In longer exposures to overcooking, the food
and cookware could ignite.
Follow these guidelines:
Use microwave-safe plastics only and
use
them in strict compliance
with
the cookware manufacturer’s
recommendations.
Do not microwave empty containers.
Do not permit children to use plastic
cookware without complete supervision.
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