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About utensils and coverings for microwave cooking
It is not necessary to buy all new cookware. Many pieces already in your kitchen can be used successfully
in your Convection Microwave Oven. The chart below will help you decide what utensils and coverings
should be used in each mode.
Aluminum foil
Aluminum
containers
Browning dish
Glass ceramic
(Pyroceram _)
Glass,
heat- resistant
Glass,
non-heat-resistant
Lids, glass
Lids, metal
Metal cookware
Metal, misc.: dishes
with metallic trim,
screws, bands,
handles. Metal
twist ties
Oven cooking bags
YES - Small flat pieces of
aluminum foil placed smoothly on
food can be used to shield areas
from cooking or defrosting too
quickly. Keep foil at least 1 inch
from walls of oven.
NO
YES - Do not exceed
recommended preheating time.
Follow manufacturer's directions.
YES - Excellent
YES - Excellent
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES - Good for large meats or
foods that need tenderizing. DO
NOT use metal twist ties.
YES - For shielding YES - For shielding
YES = Broil. No YES - Can be used
cover, if 3/4 filled with food.
Keep 1 inch away
from walls and do not
cover with foil.
NO NO
YES - Excellent YES - Excellent
YES - Excellent YES - Excellent
NO NO
YES - Broil. No YES
cove r.
YES - Broil. No NO
cove n
YES YES - Do not use
metal covering.
NO NO
YES - Broil. No
cove r.
YES - Do not use
metal twist ties.