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Special Notes A bout Microwaving
UVou u se ameat
thermometer while cooking,
mare sure it is safe for use
mmlcrowaveogens.
How to Test for a
Microwave-Safe
Dish
microwaving.
Most
glass casseroles,
cooking
dishes,
measuring
cups,
cus-
tard cups,
porte1 T or china
dinner-
ware which
does
not have metallic
uim
or glaze with a metallic
sheen
can be used.
Some
cookware
is
labeled
"suitable
%r microwa_ing."
• If you are not sure ifa dish is
microwave-safe,
use this test: Place
in die oven
both
the dish you are
testing
anti a glass measuring
cup
filled with i 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
%r microwaving.
If the
dish remains
cool and only the
water
in the cup heats,
then
the
dish is microwave-safe.
* Do not use recycled paper prod-
ucts. Recycled
paper
towels, nap-
kins and waxed paper
can contain
metal flecks which may cause arc-
ing or ig_ite. Paper products
con-
taining wlon
or wlon
filaments
should be avoided,
as they may
also ignite.
* Some sb_'ofoam
trays (like those
that meat is packaged
on) have a
thin suip of metal embedded
in
tlle bottom.
When microwaved,
the metal can burn the floor of the
oven or ignite a paper towel.
* Do not use the microwave
to d U
newspapers.
package
%r proper
use.
* Paper towels, waxed paper
anti
plastic _Tap can be used to cover
dishes in order to retain moisture
and prevent
spattering.
Be sure to
vent plastic _Tap so steam can
escape.
. Cookware
may become
hot
because
of heat transferred
fi'om
the heated
%od. Pot holders
may
be needed
to handle
the
cookware.
"Boilable" cooking pouches anti
tighdy closed plastic bags should
be slit, pierced or vented as direct-
ed by package. If tlley are not, plas-
tic could burst during or immedi-
ately after cooking, possibly resuh-
ing in inju U. Also, plastic storage
containers should be at least pa>
tially uncovered because dley form
a tight seal. When cooking with
containers tightly covered with
plastic _Tap, remove covering care-
flflly and direct steam away fi'om
hands and face.
Use %il only as directed
in this
guide. TV dinners
may be
microwaved
in foil trays less dmn
3/4" high; remove the top foil
cover and return
the u'ay to the
box. When using foil in the
microwave
oven, keep the foil at
least 1 inch away fi'om tlle sides of
the oven.
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