MICROWAVE COOKING PRINCIPLES
Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towards outside of dish.
Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount of time indicated and add more as
needed. Food severely overcooked can smoke or ignite.
Cover foods while cooking. Covers prevent spattering and help foods to cook evenly.
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.
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
The ideal material for a microwave utensil is transparent to microwave, it allows
energy to pass through the container and heat the food.
Microwave cannot penetrate metal, so aluminum foils, metal utensils or dishes with
metallic trim should not be used.
Do not use recycled paper products when microwave cooking, as they may contain
small metal fragments which may cause sparks and/or fires.
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.
Material of
container
Microwave
Grill
Combination
Notes
Heat-resistant
ceramic
Yes
Yes
Yes
Never use the ceramics
which are decorated
with metal rim or glazed
Heat-resistant
plastic
Yes
No
No
Cannot be used for long
time microwave cooking
Heat-resistant
glass
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plastic film
Yes
No
No
It should not be used
when cooking meat or
chops as the over-
temperature may do
damage to the film
Grill rack
No
Yes
Yes
Metal container
No
No
No
It should not be used in
microwave oven.
Microwave cannot
penetrate through
metal.
lacquer
No
No
No
Poor heat-resistant.
Cannot be used for
High-temperature
cooking
Bamboo wood and
paper
No
No
No
Poor heat-resistant.
Cannot be used for
High-temperature
cooking
