IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVING
Make sure all cookware
used in your microwave
oven is suitable for
microwaving. Most glass
casseroles, cooking dishes,
measuring cups, custard
cups, pottery or china
dinnerware which does not
have metallic trim or glaze
with a metallic sheen can
be used. Some cookware is
labeled “suitable for
microwaving.”
•
If you are not sure if a
dish is microwave-safe,
use this test: Place in the
oven both the dish you
are testing and a glass
measuring cup filled with
1 cup of water – set the
measuring cup either in
or next to the dish.
Microwave 1 minute at
high. If the dish heats, it
should not be used for
microwaving.
If the dish remains cool
and only the water in the
cup heats, then the dish
is microwave-safe.
•
If you use a meat
thermometer while
cooking, make sure it is
safe for use in microwave
ovens.
•
Do not use recycled
paper products. Recycled
paper towels, napkins
and waxed paper can
contain metal flecks
which may cause arcing
or ignite. Paper products
containing nylon or
nylon filaments should
be avoided, as they may
also ignite.
•
Some styrofoam trays
(like those that meat is
packaged on) have a thin
strip of metal embedded
in the bottom. When
microwaved, the metal
can burn the floor of the
oven or ignite a paper
towel.
•
Do not use the
microwave to dry
newspapers.
•
Not all plastic wrap is
suitable for use in micro-
wave ovens. Check the
package for proper use.
•
Paper towels, waxed
paper and plastic wrap
can be used to cover
dishes in order to retain
moisture and prevent
spattering. Be sure to
vent plastic wrap so steam
can escape.
•
Cookware may become
hot because of heat
transferred from the
heated food. Pot holders
may be needed to handle
the cookware.
•
“Boilable” cooking
pouches and tightly
closed plastic bags should
be slit, pierced or vented
as directed by package. If
they are not, plastic could
burst during or
immediately after
cooking, possibly
resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers
should be at least
partially uncovered
because they form a tight
seal. When cooking with
containers tightly covered
with plastic wrap, remove
covering carefully and
direct steam away from
hands and face.
MICROWAVE-
SAFE
COOKWARE
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How to test for a
microwave-safe dish.
