4MICROWAVE COOKING PRINCIPLES1. Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areastowards the outside of the dish.2. Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortestamount of time indicated and add more asneeded. Food severely overcooked cansmoke or ignite.3. Cover foods while cooking. Covers preventspattering and help foods to cook evenly.4. Turn foods over once during microwavingto speed cooking of such foods as chickenand hamburgers. Large items like roastsmust be turned over at least once.5. Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfwaythrough cooking both from top to bottomand from the centre of the dish to theoutside.UTENSILS GUIDE1. The ideal material for a microwave utensil is transparent to microwaves, it allows energy to passthrough the container and heat the food.2. Microwave can not penetrate metal, so metal utensils or dishes with metallic trim should not beuse.3. Do not use recycled paper products when microwave cooking, as they may contain small metalfragments which may cause sparks and/or fires.4. Round /oval dishes rather than square/oblong ones are recommend, as food in corners tends toovercook.The list below is a general guide to help you select the correct utensils.Cookware Microwave CookingHeat–Resistant Glass YesNon Heat–Resistant Glass NoHeat–Resistant Ceramics YesMicrowave–Safe Plastic Dish YesKitchen Paper YesMetal Tray NoMetal Rack NoAluminum Foil & Foil Containers No