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Make
sure
all cookware
used
in
your
microwave
oven
is suitable
tor
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
fbr
nlicrowaving."
How to test for a
microwave.safe
dish.
o If you are not sure if a
dish is microwave-sate,
use this test: Place in the
oven both the dish you
are testing and a glass
measuring
cup filled with
] cup of water--set
the
measuring
cup either in
or next to the dish.
Microwave 30-45 seconds
at high. If the dish heats,
it should not be used
for microwaving.
SAVE
If the
dish
remains
cool
and
only
the
water
in the
cup
heats,
then
the
dish
is microwave-sate.
If you
use
a meat
thermometer
while
cooking,
make
sure
it is
sate
for
use
in microwave
ovens.
o Do not use recycled
paper
products.
Recycled
paper
towels,
napkins
and waxed
paper
may
contain
metal
flecks
which
could
cause
arcing
or ignite.
Paper
products
containing
nylon
or
nylon
filaments
should
be avoided,
as they may
also ignite.
* Some
stvrofbam
trays
(like those
that
meat
is
packaged
on)
have a thin
strip
of metal
embedded
in the bottom.
When
microwaved,
the metal
can burn
tile floor
of the
oven
or ignite
a paper
towel.
Do
not
use
the
n/icrowave
to dr}, newspapers.
Not all plastic wrap
is suitable for use in
microwave
ovens.
Check tile package
tot proper
use.
o 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 st)
ste}ln/
c}ln
escape.
* Cookware may become
hot because of heat
transterred
from the
heated tood. Pot holders
may
be
needed
to
handle
the cookware.
o "goilable"
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 i11.jur}_ A lso, plastic
storage containers
should
be at least partially
uncovered
because
they
torm a tight seal. When
cooking with containers
tightly covered with
plastic wrap, remove
covering carefl_lly and
direct steam away from
hands and filce.
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