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Cooking Utensils - use & care guide
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Cooking Utensils MICROWAVE UTENSIL GUIDE USE DO NOT USE OVEN PROOF GLASS (treated for METAL UTENSILS: high intensity heat): Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces uneven Utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie cooking. Also avoid metal skewers, thermometers or foil trays. Metal plates, cake plates, liquid utensils can cause arcing, which can damage your microwave oven. measuring cups, casseroles and bowls without metallic trim. METAL DECORATION: Metal-trimmed or metal-banded dinnerware, casserole dishes, etc. The CHINA: metal trim interferes with normal cooking and may damage the oven. Bowls, cups, serving plates and platters without metallic trim. ALUMINUM FOIL: Avoid large sheets of aluminum foil because they hinder cooking and may PLASTIC: cause harmful arcing. Use small pieces of foil to shield poultry legs and Plastic wrap (as a cover)-- lay the wings. Keep ALL aluminum foil at least 1 inch from the side walls and door plastic wrap loosely over the dish of the oven. and press it to the sides. Vent plastic wrap by turning back one WOOD: edge slightly to allow excess steam Wooden bowls and boards will dry out and may split or crack when you to escape. The dish should be deep use them in the microwave oven. Baskets react in the same way. enough so that the plastic wrap will not touch the food. As the food heats TIGHTLY COVERED UTENSILS: it may melt the plastic wrap wherever Be sure to leave openings for steam to escape from covered utensils. the wrap touches the food. Pierce plastic pouches of vegetables or other food items before cooking. Use plastic dishes, cups, semirigid Tightly closed pouches could explode. freezer containers and plastic bags only for short cooking times. BROWN PAPER: Use these with care because the Avoid using brown paper bags. plastic may soften from the heat They absorb too much heat and could burn. of the food. FLAWED OR CHIPPED UTENSILS: PAPER: Any utensil that is cracked, flawed, or chipped may break in the oven. Paper towels, waxed paper, paper napkins, and paper plates with no METAL TWIST TIES: metallic trim or design. Look for the Remove metal twist ties from plastic or paper bags. manufacturer's label for use in the They become hot and could cause a fire. microwave oven. 22