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Utensils should be approved for use in a microwave oven.
Cleaning ALWAYS UNPLUG THE OVEN AT THE WALL SOCKET BEFORE CLEANING
MATERIAL GRILLING MICROWAVE
COOKING
COMBI
COOKING
Glass (general). NO YES (1) NO
Glass (heat resistant). YES YES YES
Ceramic (heat resistant). YES YES (1) YES (1)
Earthenware. YES YES YES
China (heat resistant). YES YES (1) YES (1)
Plastic (general). NO YES (2) NO
Plastic (heat resistant). YES (2) YES (2) YES (2)
Aluminium foil
(containers).
YES NO NO
Aluminium foil. YES YES (3) YES (3)
Metal baking tins. YES (4) NO YES (4)
Metal (pots and pans). YES NO NO
Paper. NO YES NO
1. Without metal parts, trims or gold leaf.
2. Some plastics are heatproof only to a certain temperature. Check carefully.
3. It is permissible to use aluminium to shield certain areas of delicate food to prevent
overcooking but use small pieces only.
4. Metal tins may be use in combination cooking however if these are very deep, they
will greatly reduce efficiency as the metal will shield the contained food from mi-
crowave energy.