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Utensils
Use
Remarks
Aluminium foil
Shielding
Small smooth pieces can be used to cover thin parts of meat or
poultry to prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur if foil is too close
to oven walls. Should beat least 2.5 cm away from oven walls.
Do not cover food completely with aluminium foil.
Browning dish
Searing meats
Follow manufacturer's instructions. The bottom of browning dish
must be at least 5 mm above the turntable. Incorrect usage may
cause the turntable to break.
Dinnerware
Reheating and
Microwave-safe only. Follow manufacturer's instructions. Do not
short-term cooking
use cracked or chipped dishes.
Glass jars
Warming
Always remove lid. Use only to heat food until just warm. Most
glass jars are not heat resistant and may break.
G Iasswa re
Cooking
Heat-resistant oven glassware only. Make sure there is no metallic
trim. Do not use cracked or chipped dishes.
Oven cooking
Cooking
Follow manufacturer's instructions. Do not close with metal tie.
bags
Make slits to allow steam to escape.
Paper plates
Short-term warming
Use for short-term cooking/warming
only. Do not leave oven
and cups
and cooking
unattended while cooking.
Paper towels
Reheating and
Use to cover food for reheating and absorbing fat. Use with
short-term cooking
supervision for a short-term cooking only.
Parchment paper
Cooking
Use as a cover to prevent spattering or a wrap for steaming fish.
Plastic
Reheating and
Microwave-safe
only. Follow the manufacturer's
instructions.
short-term cooking
Should be labeled "Microwave Safe. " Some plastic containers
soften as the food inside gets hot.
Plastic wrap
Cooking
Microwave-safe only. Use to cover food during cooking to retain
moisture.
Thermometers
Cooking
Microwave-safe only (meat and candy thermometers).
Wax paper
Cooking
Use as a cover to preveut_spattering and to retain moisture.
Utensils
Remarks
Aluminium tray
Aluminium tray may cause arcing. Transfer the frozen dinner into
a microwave-safe dish before cooking.
Fast food carton with metal handle
May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish.
Metal or metal-trimmed utensils
Metal shields the food from microwave energy. Metal trim may
cause arcing.
Metal twist ties
They may cause arcing and could cause a fire in the oven.
Paper bags
May cause a fire in the oven.
Plastic foam
cups
Plastic foam may melt or contaminate the liquid inside when
exposed to high tern perature.
Wood
Wood will dry out used in the microwave oven and may split or
UTENSIL TEST
Fill a microwave-safe
container with 1 cup of cold water (250 mL) and place it in the oven
along with the utensil in question. Cook on HI power for 1 minute. Carefully feel the utensil.
If the empty utensil is warm, it should not be used for microwave cooking. Do not exceed
1 minute testing time. This test cannot be used for plastic containers.
Make sure that closed containers are opened and plastic pouches pierced before cooking.
Tightly-closed
utensils could explode.
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