MICROWAVE

Know How :

All microwave ovens are different. Before beginning to cook, get to know a little about your microwave oven. First find out what wattage your oven is. This is important to determine cooking times. If your microwave has fewer watts, foods will take a little longer to cook.

Learn how to operate or set your microwave oven from High to Low and how to set the Timer. Some foods cook a little more quickly than others in a particular dish. They need stirring as the cook so that they cook evenly. Place microwave dishes in the centre of the microwave oven.

Useful Tips :

Lots of special microwave containers are made out of plastic. Before you use them, look underneath the dish to make sure it tells you how it can be used. Some plastics are suitable for most think, but not food with lots of fat, oil or sugar. If you’re not using a suitable plastic dish, this get very, very hot, and the heat could damage it or even make it melt.

Don’t use any metal containers in the microwave. Don’t use any dishes, plates, mugs or cups that have a silver or gold trim. These metals react badly with microwaves. The nice trim could turn a nasty colour or more important, it may cause sparks that could damage the oven.

Don’t use fine bone china, crystal bowl or glasses. Some pottery mugs or casserole dishes have a glaze that contains small amounts of metal. These can get very hot in the microwave and could give you a nasty burn.

The best containers to use especially for cooking with liquid, are the handle for safe removal from the microwave. Don’t forget the oven might be cool, but the dish could be hot! Use oven mitts to remove anything from the microwave. Remember that anything you take from the microwave oven will be hot for a while.

Never operate the microwave oven without food inside and never put anything made of metal into the microwave.