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MICROWAVE COOKING PRINCIPLES
1. Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas
towards outside of dish.
2. Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest
amount of time indicated and add more as
needed. Food severely overcooked can smoke
or ignite.
3. Cover foods while cooking. Covers prevent
spattering and help foods to cook evenly.
4. Turn foods over once during microwaving to
speed cooking of such foods as chicken and
hamburgers. Large items like roasts must be
turned over at least once.
5. Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway
through cooking both from top to bottom and
from the center of the dish to the outside.
UTENSILS GUIDE
6. The ideal material for a microwave utensil is transparent to microwave, it allows energy to pass
through the container and heat the food.
7. Microwave can not penetrate metal, so metal utensils or dishes with metallic trim should not be
used.
8. Do not use recycled paper products when microwave cooking, as they may contain small metal
fragments which may cause sparks and/or fires.
9. Round /oval dishes rather than square/oblong ones are recommend, as food in corners tends to
overcook.
The list below is a general guide to help you select the correct utensils.
Cookware Microwave Grill Convection Combination*
Heat – Resis tant G l ass Yes Yes Yes Yes
Non Heat–Resistant Glass No No No No
Heat – Resis tant C e rami c s Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microwave–Safe Plastic Dish Yes No No No
Kitchen Paper Yes No No No
Metal Tray No Yes Yes No
Metal Rack No Yes Yes No
Aluminum Foil & Foil Container No Yes Yes No
* Combination: applicable for both "microwave+ grill", and "microwave+ convection" cooking.
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