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08/2014
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Utensils
Notes
Paper napkins
May be used to reheat food and to absorb oil and fat. Only for short cooking
periods, supervising the process carefully.
Baking paper
Use as protection to prevent spraying or as a cover when steam cooking.
Plastic materials
Follow the manufacturer's instructions. The label “Microwave safe” must be applied.
Some plastic containers become soft when the food inside heats up. Make holes,
slits or air vents in “boiling bags” and airtight plastic bags, in accordance with the
instructions on the packaging.
Plastic fi lm
Use to cover food to prevent residual moisture from being lost during cooking.
Make sure the plastic fi lm does not come into contact with the food.
Waxed paper
Use as protection against spraying and to retain moisture.
Materials not safe for use in microwave ovens
Utensils
Notes
Aluminium tray
May cause an electric arc to form. Transfer food to a microwaveable plate.
Cardboard food
containers with
metal handles
May cause an electric arc to form. Transfer food to a microwaveable plate.
Metal utensils or
metal-fi nish utensils
Metal protects food against microwaves. Metal fi nishes can cause an electric arc to
form.
Metal sealing clips
They may cause an electric arc to form, which in turn may result in a fi re starting
inside the oven.
Paper bags
May cause a fi re to start inside the oven.
Expanded plastic
foam
Expanded plastic foam may melt or contaminate the liquid inside it when exposed
to high temperatures.
Wood
As wood dries after it has been used in a microwave oven, it may split or crack.
