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INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT UTENSILS AND COVERINGS
It is not necessary to buy all new cookware. Many pieces already in your kitchen can be used success-
fully in your new microwave convection oven. The chart below will help you decide what utensils and
coverings should be used in each mode.
UTENSILS AND
COVERINGS
MICROWAVE ONLY
CONVECTION,
BROIL, SLOW COOK
HIGH MIX/ROAST
LOW MIX/BAKE
Aluminum foil
YES -
Small fl at 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.
YES -
For shielding
YES -
For shielding
Aluminum
containers
YES -
Can be used if 3/4 fi lled
with food. Keep 1 inch away
from walls and do not cover
with lid.
YES -
Broil. No cover.
YES -
Can be used if
3/4 fi lled with food.
Keep 1 inch away from
walls and do not cover
with foil.
Browning dish
YES -
Do not exceed
recommended preheating
time. Follow manufacturer’s
directions.
NO
NO
Glass ceramic
(Pyroceram
®
)
YES -
Excellent
YES -
Excellent
YES -
Excellent
Glass,
heat-resistant
YES -
Excellent.
YES -
Excellent
YES -
Excellent
Glass, non-heat-
resistant
NO
NO
NO
Lids, glass
YES
YES -
Broil. No cover.
YES
Lids, metal
NO
YES -
Broil. No cover.
NO
Metal cookware
NO
YES
YES -
Do not use metal
covering.
Metal, misc.: dishes
with metallic trim,
screws, bands,
handles. Metal
twist ties
NO
NO
NO
Oven cooking
bags
YES -
Good for large meats or
foods that need tenderizing.
DO NOT use metal twist ties.
YES -
Broil. No cover.
YES -
Do not use metal
twist ties.
Paper plates
YES -
For reheating.
NO
NO
Paper towels
YES -
To cover for reheating
and cooking. Do not use
recycled paper towels which
may contain metal fi llings.
NO
NO
Paper, ovenable
YES
YES -
For temperatures
up to 400˚F. Do not use
for broiling.
YES -
For temperatures
up to 400˚F.
