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SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVING
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
MICROWAVE-
SAFE
COOKWARE
Make sure all cookware used in
your microwave oven is suitable
for microwaving. Most glass
casseroles, cooking dishes, meas
-
uring 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 “suit-
able for microwaving.”
How to test for a microwave-
safe dish.
• 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 meas-
uring 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 prod-
ucts. Recycled paper towels, nap-
kins and waxed paper can contain
metal flecks which may cause arc-
ing or ignite. Paper products con-
taining nylon or nylon filament
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 microwave 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 direct-
ed by package. If they are not,
plastic could burst during or
immediately after cooking, possi-
bly resulting in injury. Also, plas-
tic 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.