Microwave
Guide
Foil-1ined Paper Bags, Boxes and
Baking Trays
Metal or part metal pots, Pans,
Thermometers, Skewers and Foil
Trays
Boilable Hard and Soft Plastics,
such as:
jars, such as: for baby foods,
vegetables, entrees, syrups,
dressings
Handmade Pottery, Porcelain,
Stoneware
Microwave Plastics such as:
Anchor Hocking
Plastic, Mister Microwave, Nordic
Ware, Republic,
or Styrofoam Plates
and Cups
Oven Glass such
Anchor Hocking,
Fire King,
Pyrex
Regular Dinnerware, such as:
by Corning,
Generation,
El
Franciscan,
International Stoneware,
Marsh,
Unsuitable Dinnerware, such as:
Corning
and Floyd
Oven-to-table Ware, Melamine,
Dishes with metal trim
Paper Towels and Napkins,
Wax Paper
Glass-Ceramic
such as: Corning Ware,
Progression G by
Plastic Wrap, Cooking Bags,
Boil-in-bags, Storage Bags
Specialty Glass-Ceramic and
Porcelain, such as: El
Rogers,
Marsh Industries,
Paperboard Trays
used
for
entrees and dinners
Plastic Trays and Plates used
frozen entrees and
dinners
of Utensil/Cookware
Microwave Uses
Avoid. Use only foil trays 3/4-in. or less. Foil or metal will reflect
microwaves, thus preventing even heating. Arcing can occur if foil is closer
than l-in. to oven walls.
Cooking ground beef (colander).
Defrosting. Heating.
Avoid heating baby food in jars, especially meat and egg mixtures. Remove
metal caps to warm syrup or soften salad dressing from refrigerator.
Cooking and heating.
Cooking.
Heating and serving foods and beverages. Styrofoam should be used for
short-term heating to low temperatures and for serving.
Cooking and heating.
Heating and some cooking.
None.
Cooking bacon. Absorbing moisture and preventing spatters. Heating and
serving sandwiches or appetizers. Light covering to hold in steam.
Cooking and heating.
Covering to hold in steam (wrap). Cooking (cooking and boil-in bags).
Heating (storage bags).
Recommended
microwave oven-to-table cooking of special
Cooking and heating.
Cooking and heating.