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GENERAL RULES OF COOKING PRODUCTS
IN MICROWAVE OVENS
WARNING: Open food hermetic or vacuum package before
cooking or heating in the microwave oven. Otherwise pres-
sure inside package can burst it.
– Shell eggs and whole hard-boiled eggs should not be heat-
ed in the microwave oven since they can explode due to
increased inner pressure.
– Some products (shell eggs, liquid or solid fat) and hermeti-
cally sealed jars, closed glass containers can be explosive,
therefore do not place them into microwave oven.
– Pierce pithy products (such as potatoes, whole squashes
or apples) in several places before cooking.
– Feeding bottles and baby food jars should be placed into
the oven without lids or teats. The contents should be
stirred or shaken periodically. The contents' temperature
should be checked before feeding to avoid scalding.
– When cooking bacon, do not put it on the glass rotary bot-
tom plate, local overheating of the bottom plate can lead to
the appearance of cracks in it.
– Use microwave-safe cookware only; put it on the glass bot-
tom plate.
– For even heating of products, put thicker slices near the
edges of the cookware.
– Follow cooking time. Set the shortest cooking time for
products, it can be increased if necessary.
– Do not exceed the cooking time, it can cause burning of
the products. Always watch the process of cooking when
using paper cookware, plastic and other inflammable ma-
terials.
– Cook products under a microwave-safe lid. The lid prevents
juice or fat splattering and provides even cooking of food.
– To speed up the cooking process, turn over easy-cooking
products (e.g. hamburgers) once.
– Large slices of meat should be turned over at least twice
during cooking.
Materials and cookware SUITABLE for microwave oven
Cookware for frying
Dinnerware
Glass containers
Glassware
– Rearrange foods during cooking both from top to bot-
tom and from the center of the dish to the outside.
INSTRUCTIONS ON CHOOSING COOKWARE
CAUTION!
• Tightly closed containers placed in the microwave oven
can be explosive.
• Closed containers should be opened, and it is neces-
sary to make openings in plastic bags for steam release
before putting them into the microwave oven.
• In case you doubt if the cookware is suitable for use in
the microwave oven, test it.
– Ideal material for microwave-safe cookware should be
"transparent" for microwaves, as it allows microwave
energy to pass through and heat the food.
– Microwaves can not go through metal; that is why nev-
er use metal cookware or plates with metal finishing for
cooking in the microwave oven.
– Do not place recycled (scrap) paper products in the
microwave oven, as they can contain small metal frag-
ments that can cause package burning.
– Round and oval cookware better suits for microwave ov-
ens than rectangular cookware.
– Do not use chipped and cracked cookware.
COOKWARE TESTING BEFORE USING IT
IN A MICROWAVE OVEN
– Put the cookware that you want to test (for instance, a
plate) into the cavity; place a glass with cold water on it.
– Switch the microwave oven on at the maximal power and
set the operation time for no longer than 1 minute.
– Carefully touch the test cookware. If it is hot and the water
in the glass is cold, do not use this cookware for cooking
in the microwave oven.
– Do not exceed testing time. Maximum testing time is
1 minute.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions. The cookware bottom should be 5 mm thicker than
the glass rotary bottom plate. Improper use of the cookware for frying can cause cracks in
the cookware and the glass rotary bottom plate.
The cookware should be marked accordingly. Follow the cookware manufacturer's in-
structions. Do not use chipped or cracked cookware.
Use containers made of heat-resistant glass only. Check that the cookware does not have
any metal rims. Do not use chipped and cracked containers.
Use cookware made of heat-resistant glass only. Check that the cookware does not have
any metal rims. Do not use chipped or cracked cookware.
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